The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16

in the reach of the massas % ,
pie. Applause. The gold me
instead of being Just me- 1,',sandaH
ferred payments, has becon,at y, Old
ure OF deferred hopes, and hone lone d ,lea
On this money question socia,n
vided into two classes. Mr. RIy: sd.
vides society. 1 told you % caaI9e d.
tain my position by quoting o frdOd 90
publican authorities. No Pe no9 Re
who has lived in the last dpau1olle@
years is more popular an Idol tbo y'1N
Blaine. His name is still char Iah Nj
the name of the greatesr Rsn',llee1d a
who has existed in the last ipauolleal
years. In 1873 Mr.. Blaine sau.'y'1Ve
The destruction of silver AZ n,o, a'l tla
the establishment of gold ~ and
unit of value would have a rni,1es os
feet on ali forms of properlv ' op e.
those investments which viaid e4ncep
return in money; that these wo,i HSet
enormously enhanced i'm vain b.
would gain disproportionate ana and
fair advantage over every other soac w.
of property. 'lecs
BLAINE SUMMONED TO WITNESS
My friends, if that was time H..
is true now. On the one side Mr. pIn!
put the holders of fixed ipvesta "ale
on the other side he put the ras a'' nsn
people, and he tells you that tba ge
structiOn of silver as money an any We
abolition of gold as the sole N.Y.; .ue
value would have a ruln5us effa,.VQ
those VINO own property ami Womb
give an unjust and unfair advantagon
those who hold fixed investments s'@
Where does the gold standard oo.
from? 1t comes from the ha'd4roffvasS
investments and the trader In roaa ~el
it comes from the money owner o.!,,
the money changer D. Won bsli Su
that these people, who profit asus
dollar rises, are seeking il maks Wv
dollar rise without understanding tSa.
they get any value out Of fl? 6o r"n
suppose they do it because thew tb iis
e. neips 'ooie'S uo IoI oelleVe it, my
They tell us they are iuteIligant. :,
fact, they assume to possess ali thsi"
telligence there is in this country ons
if they have so much more iutelIig1noa
than we, don't you suppose That thew
can see their interests in d gold stand
ard? Applause.
Our laws recognize the right Of pacb
one to use his ballot as ne pleisps and
the only offence that we give no. the 4.
naDciers is that we are not willing r.
have stand up and cry: II ann boIis,
than thou" without being Buked 7
am willing to let financier think q,
he pleases, but | demand that all Tho
rest of the people shall have "a right h
think as they please. | am Willngtbst
he should act az he pleases, but ! de-
maud that the rest of the peaule shall
have a right to act as they please
am willing that he should vote a. h,
pleases, but | demand that the rest q
the people should be permitted 10 vol
as they please.
THREATS OF MONEY OWNERS
L denounce the attempt of Tie mone
owners to intimidate aud terrorjza h.
threatening to withdraw their loan
from those who dare to exercise Nh
right of American citizens. Ar
plause.)
My friends, they tell you thew wan
ONNhN AAOhCJs II tucJ were UOles
instead of using Ambiguous phrase
they would tell you what kind
money they thought was sound. bC
they do not say that Their very tern
are confession of deception, becaus
if by sound money, they meant be gol
standard, why don't they say 50?
asked man once why he didn't So
that, aud he SAID it was because theI
was an unreasonable prejudice among
the people against the word gold A
plause.) 1t is not so. l do not kuo
of anybody who has prejndice again
gold. Why? The great beaut
about being a bimetalIist is tn.
we can love all kinds of none
gold and silver both. (Appau.e
But L must not detain you i0nge
(Cries of go on ~ l have oye
talked my time. (Cries of allow abo
Grover?'D We are not talkine abo
him now. Since our Republican iren
came To the support Of the Admin
tration we have not found il a. -.sa
to say anything about Il. (Laueht
and cheers.