Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-23

ed the music for the occasion. fieSIog'l' fie.,,'ll
y a Rowrv. of Union Club. presided
and presented Captain GURUS WHO iN'-'
duced the speaker Of the evening.
Alr Hutcnins was given an enthusiastic
reception when he stepped before MS "u-
dieuce. After a few preliminary ielil"I no
ne said he had some statements TO mar
and If he was incorrect i'm any Oh lne" -.
wished some one fin the audience VINO ul-
fered with him would set up and can ii nllil
to task. If he Ghe speaker was sho" II
TO be in error he would achho"'eo50 ~
before his audience.
STATEMENT OF PLAIN FACTS.
He then made the following statements i.7'
First" he said, I'VE VIII an 'utits ',l+s
.bot times are very hard (applause)i lhdI
all products are lower in price thah ~, ~,
before. and prices are still ialhhs, ina.
while wages are fairly high there is no.
/ work enough to keep more than one-tHlIu
| of those who are willing TO work IN sleaUS
on,nlovment: that there is only one clas9
| whose condition is improving III 'h,9
country at this time-the class Whicn
/ controls the capital of the country "hlol
| holds the mortgages on the properly VI
/ the uroducers--in other words, the HloH0s
! lending class: that there is less MONEY ,'
tt. ,nssession of the laboring and miudle
! classes tUdn ever kilONAA b~AN-N
! ,he recollection OF any man WITHIN the
/ b.sring Of ms voice; that there are no
! si,ps of an immediate OF speedy rehei'
! tbot n moderately low tariff does not lui-
nisb sufficient revenue TO pay the eN-
nenses of the National Government
! aua that there Is no reason
| able prospect that people VINO WI"
| no. buv under a low tarn sill puy hluie
! LARGELY under "A high tariff which FORCES
/ the prices Of home manufactures up' lhhl
/ there is a steady increase IN the loi i'u''eS
/ of the very rich, and STEADY decrease "a
| Inc noesessions of the poor and middle
| classes. that IL requires from Two 10
| tbree times more labor and commodities
| IN nav a debt than when that DEBT Was
! contracted. that these D2leiul conditions
! hove been more noticeable ana nave Nlsl-
| hlv increased in the last twenty years
| since we have been leSislating III 'he III
! rection of "a gold basis that not one
man of national reputation can be hahleu
/ Who ala not warn against such couISe,
| and who did not, when they N"ihou
/ acairst it, denOuuce IT, tnat Whhc IL u
o1oirned we are on a gold basis there Is no
! gold whatever in circulation' tnat whle
| Il is claimed that an Increased supply OF
! rn,.er Uould bring disaster. we have no
| otbsr currency al present but silver; that
| . ,,onulation increases more money ~
/ cceded to do the business of the country,
| ,bot instead Of an increase In the cir
! culoting currency in the last TWO years
/ tbern has been a decrease of $ltOVyli that
-.a hove been running deeper In deDt IN
| order 10 pay the interest on the dsDt al
ready existing; that one great party sug-
/ COTS As a remedy for these hard limes
/ oirher tariff and confidence that uhder
| tbeir policy we must either raise ihuch
or
| bonds. that the trusts, while enrchihs
tbeir managers, are depressing the poor.
THEY CANNOT BE DISPUTED.
"low there are twenty-threo PROPOSE
tions" said Nj Hutchins, AL stated IN
compact and close phrases. Now STAND
/ bore Tonight to defy any gentleman VINO
/ a,e,ors from me 10 dispute the truth Of
/ any of these twenty-three propositions
| Noy I tell YOU what / would do II l were
| I'm an audience and any speaker chai-
! lenged the truthfi:ness Of his statements.
| I would do one of three things l would
ether leave the hall, | would get up and
| dispute them. or ! would vote the ticket
! that I myself propose TO vote
The speaker waited moment for some
one 10 DENY his statements, but no one
attempted TO DO so.
Mr.. Hutchins then went on TO say that
after reading the speeches III Doth
| houses Of Congress. which were made at
the time of the decentralization OF silver
| n he was to sit on a jury 10 try the
men WHO had plotted against the interest
| Of the country, he would vote TO send
them to the penitentiary ''The legisla-
ton which demonetized silver" he said
twas purchased. II .ver legislation was
purchased in this world" The speaker
/ declared that two years ago he was
gold man; but had studied the question
with his prejudices against the con-
clusion which he finally reached, and
| that now he was n silver man. because
he believed II to be just, and was for the
benefit Of every portion of the country.
WHY HE is FOR SILVER.
II am silver man because" he said
| II think IL is the only salvation OF this