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tration. persistently used his position

trstion, persistently used his position
to that end. He was determined to con-
tract the circulating medium and de-
monetize one of the coins of commerce,
limit the volume of money among the
people. make money scarce and there
fore dear. Ell would have increased the
value ON money and diminished the val
ue of everything else; money, the mas
ter, everything else the servant"
Following these same lines the Re
publicans in 1892 declared at Minneapolis
that the American people from tradition
and interest are in favor Of bimetallism.
That is the language in 1892, that the
American people from tradition and
interest are in favor of bimetallism.
Have traditions changed in four years?
Have interests changed in four years?
No, my friends, and the forgetting the
platform of 1888, forgetting the denunci-
alton expressed by this distinguished
leader in 1891, forgetting the platform
of 1892, the Republican party in conven-
ton assembled declared that the Amer
lean people must forego the advantages
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dition and interest endeared them, until
foreign nations should bring these ad-
vantages to them. 1t is not strange that
men who had looked for bimetallism in
the Republican party should have given
up hope and turned elsewhere for relief
The Republicans cannot be criticized for
leaving the Republican party. They
hqVa Annn what Ar1nripan nftf-
zen has a right to do. They have done
better than the Democratic advocates
of the gold standard have done, because
those Republicans when they left the
party, Joined with those who had a
chance to succeed, while our Democratic
advocates of the gold standard sought
to secure the election of Republican can
didates by nominating a Democratic
candidate.
To show you that the actions of the
Republicans is defended by experience
and example, let me carry you back
to the periond just preceding the war.
If you will turn to book recently pub
lished, entitled John Sherman's Recol-
lections," you find on page 112 of the
first volume portion of a speech which
he delivered in congress in 1856 Let
me read this extract: II am willing to
stand by the compromises of 1920 and
1850, but whenever our white brethren
of the south allow this administration
to lead them off from their principles,
when they abandon the position which
Henry Clay would have taken, forget his
name and achievements and decline
any longer to carry his banner, they
lose all claims on me. And I say now
that until this wrong is righted, until
Kansas is admitted as a free state, I
cannot act in party association with
them
This was the distinguished senator
from Ohio, asserting to the people of this
country upon the floor of congress that
he was willing to accept compromise
after compromise, but the time had at
last come when he could go with them
no longer that until certain things were
accomplished he could not act with
them. The situation today it but a re-
petition of history. Compromise after
compromise had been submitted to by
the silver Republicans in the hope that
the party of their choice and life would
at last bring to the people the relief
which they desired. But the Republic
an party in 1896 has been led off by an
administration until it has deserted it's
traditions and it's platform, and the Re
publicans have right to say to their
Republican associates. I'VE will go with
you no, longer until this nation is re-
deemed" We do not ask those who
present this nomination to pledge their
future services to the Democratic party.
The same intelligence which directs
them today in the discharge of this duty
will be with them four years from now
to direct them in the discharge of the
duties that will then arise. The same
patriotism that leads them today in
what they do will be with them four
years from now to guide and direct
them. We trust them now, we shall
trust them then. The Democratic party
has proven itself worthy of their conf
dence today and it received their sup
port. If four years from now it proves
unworthy of their confidence it should
not then have their support.
The chairman of the notification COM
mittee has told you that we have to meet
today a great money trust. He is right
We are confronted today by the most gil
gantic trust that has ever been formed
among men. Talk about trusts in var
ious articles which we produce! My
friends, all their trusts together fall into
insignificance when compared with the
money trust which has it's hands upon
our country. Place the control of the
standard money of the world in the
hands of a few great financiers and times
will be good for them, no matter what
distress may overtake the rest of man
kind. 1 believe that John G. Carlisle
did not eXaggerate the truth when he
means more of misery to the human race
than all wars, pestilences and famines
that ever occurred in the history of the
world" Who does not stand appalled,
before misery like that? Who among
you is willing to be a partner in a con-
spiracy that has for its object the con-
summation of this scheme so eloquently
and so forcibly described that the silver
Republicans have arisen in protest? I
respect the convictions which have led
them. I thank them for the support
which they have rendered and all that
I can promise Is that shall. to the best
of my ability, endeavor to prove worthy
of the confidence.
Mr.. Harrington of the notification com
mittee, arose on the conclusion of Mr.