The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-10-03

| sued by the government in time
| of peace interest bearing Indebtedness? 1
| think Mr.. Cleveland made mistake in
dealing with the syndicate as he did in the
| first instance. I think he should have done
| in the first instance as he did afterwards
| have offered the bonds. when they must be
| issued, to the people Of the United States.
| But l don't propose for one moment. here
| or hereafter. to criticize Grover Cleveland
! for doing his utmost. even in a bungI.ng
and awkward way. TO maintain the credit
| OF these United States. Applause
That is a very significant platform
and it brings to my mind, ladies and gen
| tlemen, one thought, which permit me to
| express to you, and which | hope may
have your consideration. 1t was we'll ut
tered by that distinguished statesman and
orator and patriot, than whom in all the
public life of this country We have no bet
ter and pureT-eX-President BENJAMIN
| Harrison from Indiana [great cheeringI
when he told the people. and 1t was the
truth, that the president of the United
States, without any action by congress- had
| IT in his power any day, II he chose to
dare TO do So to dishonor the credit and
| faith OF the government. and TO put this
| country alongside of Mexico and China
upon a silver basis. We are TO be con
graduated, with all of Mr.. CleveIands
| faults OF omission and commission that he
| has been steady and steadfast TO maintain
| the public credit
Free Coinage Discussed
Another feature OF that platform which
| | wish briefly TO discuss is this and il is
OF vital consequence to our people. 1t may
| be made very complicated, and II may be
made very simple. | have read a great
! deal upon both sides of it. l have been
beWidered and bewildered in the mazes
! of statistical information until | almost
! grew to agree entirely with the utterance
! Of the man who said that there are three
| kinds of lies: Lies damn lies and statis-
! tics [Iaughter.l But after all it is a
simple proposition, and its correct solu-
! ton depends upon the application Of simple
! principles. Free coinage OF silver, the free
and unlimited coinage Of it at a ratio of
| Is to l. without the power to contract for
! gold, is the demand of the Democratic
! platform, and that is the burden of the
! song which Mr.. Bryan is singing from one
! end of the country to the other. Now We
/ have heard for some years a great deal
about the free and unlimited coinage Of
! silver. We have heard a great deal said
! about restoring the money of the Constitu-
! ton, the dollar of the daddies' You
! have heard a great deal about the crime
! of 1873, which it is said struck down by
| one blow, and that secret and assassin
! like blow, One-half of the metallic money
/ or they call it. the redemption money
! of this country and almost of the world.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, there are
/ some things on that subject that are very
! plain. I deny. and it is susceptible Of
/ proof that the constitution makes gold and
/ silver the money of the country. It gives
! congress the power 10 coin money, and to
1 regulate its value, which means it's coinage
value, its ratio and the value of foreign
4 coins. We have had gold coins, silver
/ coins, copper coins. nickel coins equally all
! of them money Of the constitution. Who
wants to tell the people at this day that
/ under the circumstances which surround
! US, the free and unlimited coinage of sill
! yer at ratio Of 10 TO I is a restoration of
/ the money of the constitution Why. ladies
4 and gentlemen. you reCOllect that in 1872.
! Thomas jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
/ acting in concert, made careful investi-
! cation to ascertain the market value of
! gold and silver bullion in their relation
| to each other. It was a much more diff
! cult undertaking in those days than it
/ would be in this day Of telegraph ami
! rapid ocean communication. They thought
! they discovered it. and they fixed in the
/ first coinage law passed by the congress of
i the United States. the ratio betw cen gold
and silver at what they found and determ-
/ ined-the commercial ratio between them
! to be Is to J..
/ Comparative Value of the Metals.
/ 'No men on this earth knew more about
/ the history Of finance than Alexander Ham
iltJn and Thomas jefferson. No men could
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