The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-15
AT THE HERMITAGE.
Frce Coinage Of Silver is Not an IGx-
periment-Endorsed DyAthe History
Ofthe Human Race.

good fortune to visit Nashville more
than year ago when we were Begin
ming the fight which resul ed in secur-
ing the control Of the Democratic con-
vention. | remember with pleasure
my visit then and it gratilies me much
upon returning to find that the santi-
mCnt IN favor OF the Immediate rcstora-
tlon Of the free and unlimited coinage
OF both gold and silver at the present
legal ratio OF l6 to |, (cheers) without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
nation on earth has expanded until
today vast majority of the people Of
Tennessec are arraycd under q double
standard banner. / beg to thank the
young men who have opened this meet
ing with our campaign song--our bat
tie hymn it might be calied-for in
this fight for the defense Of the homes
OF this land. the humble as we'll rs the
palatial home, we we'll might take as
our battle hymn that most beautiful
OF all songs, Home, Sweet Home"
| (Chccrs.)
Our warfare is in one sense aggres-
slvc, in another sense it is defcnsive
1T Is aggressive in the sense that We
are asking for remedial legislation. 1t
is aggressive in the sense that we are
insisting that something shall be done,
and 1T Is defensive in the sense that we
are lighting for our homes and our
people. from the invasion Of foreign
financial policy. (Cheers.)
AS passed through The streets to-
mig ut and listened to the exclamatiops
OF The people, | could easily believe
that was in city SO near that sacred
spot, the Hermitage. (Cheers) can
understand why the people of this State
should leel 80 deep an interest in the
cause which is being represented by
inc Chicago platform, because, my
friends, we are fighting today the bat
tie tnat Andrew Jackson fought when
he was in office. Great cheers.) We
lind arrayed against us tho same COM
binatlons, the Same aggregations OF
wealth, We meet the same intoler-
ancc that he met: we suffer from
the same abuse that he suffered
from every name is applied today
to the advocates of free coinage that
were applied to Old Hickory whom
he fought for the American people.
Great chcering.> 1t has been the lot
OF those who have cspoused our cause
to be denounced and abused by those
who favor tho gold standard. 1t
has been the lot OF those who have de-
Tended the cause Of the common people
to be assailcd by those who doubt the
IL
ment, and would deny to them the
right Of eating the bread which they
earn. (Cheers.)
In declaring in favor of bimctallsrn
We are standing upon ancient ground.
The free coinage Of silver is no expert
mcnt. 1t is endorsed by history OF the
human race. 1t has the sanction OF all
the great statesmen of this nation
from the beginning Of our constitution
al history down to 1913. No person
will assert that the American people
abandoned bimctalism after full and
complete discussion. If You read the
records OF the time you will find that
the newspapers which are SO quick to
grasp upon any item OF ncws and so
ready TO spread it before tho public
did not understand and explain that
the law of 1873 dcmonctizcd silver,
closed the mints to the coinage OF the
white metal and left Nj with gold only
as our standard money Ever since
that DAY VIC have been seeking to undo
what was done in the dark. (Chccrs.)
My friends that man who talks about
our not needing any more money in
this country is curiosity. have
always noticed that the man who
thinks we do not need any more money
happens to be The man who has the
money. (Chcers.) Let me show You
| that our linancicrs themselves acknow-
ledge our need Of more money. Our
hnancicrs rcjOlcc at tho thonght OF
money coming from abroad. If we
haze enough money in this country
! now why should we want Il single dol
lar TO cone from any other country ;
! Do we want too much money in this
country? Nobody wants too much, wo
all want just enough. My friends,
whenever We admit that we ought to
have any money como from abroad, we
admit that there is not enough here
and when we admit that there is not
enough money, now then assert that IL
Is better to let this country get out OF
our own mountains'the money than 0go
abroad and borrow money to be- paid
afterwards in interest (Choors.)
But they ask US how are we going
TO get hold OF this money hvon if there
Is moro. 1t is very easy question
1t ls true that you cannot get money
until you have something to soil, but
1T is just as true that every producer
ought to have something to sell, ana
the price he gets for what he has tt
tsell, depends upon how much money