The herald., 1896-09-19


country to adopt policy or try an ex
J periemnt in defiance of the facts of his
: tory and in opposition to the judgment
of the wisest friends of silver in the
l'world.
The Republican party is for bimetal-
lism. 1t believes in the use of both
gold and silver for money. It believes
in the admission of both to the minis
of the United States on equal terms as
soon as it can be done with safety and
honor Our party is pledged to it in the
ST. Louis platform. They tell the farm
er he will get his prices for his products
with free coinage, and they tell the Ia
| borer at the same time that he will
have more work and his wages will be
higher
History shows that the price of labor
is TIE first to go down and the last to
so up. The Democrats propose in some
mysterious way to suspend the law of
supply and demand. There is rot the
| slightest doubt that the free unlimited
coinage of silver in this country would
! bring wages down. And that is what
many men who favor free trade and
| free coinage want. One of the dangers
| of this country is the reduction of
i wages. 1t will be a sad day when the
| wages of the laborer in the United
States shall be reduced to the level of
those in China, Japan and Mexico. When
| this time comes we might control the
markets of the world, but it would be
at the expense of our republican gov
eminent and our civilization. When
the wage Garner is pauperized in this
oil of
government will have departed.
| Whenever hard times have come up
| on the country there have always been
men. calling themselves by some party
| name, who tried to ride into power on
| the misery and discomfort of their
countrymen. But, thank God, they
have always failed, and will fail again.
Four years ago the Democratic party
was successful on the tariff issue What
followed is familiar to you all-hard
times misery and distress such as was
never before experienced by this genera
ton. Two years ago the country again
turned to the Republican party for re-
lief. Why? Because the silver trust
led by the senators from the silver
states, was strong enough in the senate
to bind that body hand and foot and
absolutely refused to permit any bill
affording more revenue for the support
of the government to pass unless it con-
tanned free coinage amendment.
They were willing to allow the country
to go to universal bankruptcy and even
revolution itself to accomplish their
ends. 1t is but repetition of what was
attempted eighteen years ago, under
the leadership of some of the men who
are now at the head of the silver conspir-
acy. They threatened to 'starve" the
government to death unless they were
allowed to repeal certain laws which
We're obnoxious to them. Did the coun-
try approve of their action?
The election returns answer the ques-
ton. 1 believe the effort of the present
conspiracy to starve the country into the
adoption of free and unlimited coinage
of silver will as sgnelly fail. They tell
us we need more money, that an imitation
of the currency, such as would follow the
free coinage of silver, would result in
higher prices for all the products of the
farm, etc. Such has always been the
cry of men who desired to obtain some
thing for nothing.
THURSTON FOLLOWS
Senator Thurston, on being intro
duced by Gov. Bushnell, said:
My Fellow Citizens: 1 am glad to meet
you here at the home of that illustrious
American, our nominee for president,
William Mckinley
Brave in war. eminent in stateman-
ship, the best living exponent of those
American policies which insure national
and individual prosperity, it yet re-
manned for the crucible of presidential
candidacy to fully test the fine gold of his
grand character War proved his SOL
dierly qualities; a quarter of a century
of legislative and political contention
developed, strengthened and disclosed
his wisdom, patriotism and leadership.
But now, for the first time, his coun-
trymen can understand the sweet, sim
pie, sublime soul and character of the
man, and, fellow citizens, what corr
trast there is between the two candidates
now presented for your suffrage. One
nominated amid the excitement and hys-
terra of emotional frenzy, triumph of
prearranged spectacular and oratorical
red fire; a nomination not thought of an
hour before, and regretted an hour after.
the other nominated in obedience to the
ripened and deliberate demand of the
people themselves, whose spontaneous
uprising in his behalf attested and en-
phasized their belief in the principles for
which he stands, and their sincer9 conf
dence in the ability, integrity, patriotism
and craftsmanship of the man.
One notified lin accordance with his
own requesD in that great show garden
of New York city, designed expressly
for circuses, menageres, horse fairs, dog
shows and chrysanthemum exhibitions,
amid the blare of trumpets, the glare of
electric lights and the incessant tramp
of disappearing hosts; the other at his
own humble fireside, in an unostenta-
tious manner, the simple ceremonies wit
messed only by his family and immediate
friends. One now steeplechasing through
the country in a mad scramble for place
and power, fearful that some elector may
escape the witchery of his silver-fluted
voice; the other, dignified (as BELTS the
exalted place to which he Worthily as
pires), trustfully and calmly waiting In
his own home, while the nation comes
to him. One has selected for his arena
the sand lots-his appeals are to the
passions and prejudices of men. The
forum of the other is an American door