Deming headlight., 1896-08-28

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mlatnkon. The election Of 1879 wns q
great misfortune. II mny bo wo would
have had q collapse then no one can
DO quite nuro. But If wo had been In
akillfnl hands we should never have
gone 40 far or suffered 90 much.
"when the Sherman law was strue.
Cling 20 bo repealed the Democratic
press aud even somo Republicans told
US that tho repeal would DO the final
remedy and business would revive.
never shared That belief on tho con.
trary, just three years ago, lacking two
days. while was cun,arsinR with good
Democrats. took occasion m tho pres.
enoe Of 5000 men. women and children,
20 declare that the repeal pf the shcr.
maj law was only ono stop IA the on.
ward march since then many bad
things have happened pluusing us deep.
er IN the miro, In that very discussion
] told the Democrats that did not OK.
poet the Democratic rulc 30 bo 'ntterly
bad But I had not at tho time tho
alightcst idea what the Chicago convcn-
tion would do or say ir 1898. Since
that speech IN 1898 we have had n severe
lesson. When the tariff net proposed
by Mr.. Bryan aud his associates was
presented Ia the house. II was certainly
a great shock 70 tho business interests OF
tho country. Tho shock had stopped
huanons. Then camo the income tax,
unconstitutional and destructive, dc.
olared so by the supreme court. and
thcn tho attendant deficiency. That do.
flcionoy aud the way II has been man.
aged has scared aud frightened our peo.
plo beyond all reason. Why has this
ei00, ,O0O frightened MS sog Because
the government has refused either 10
raise the rovenue or separate the deficit
from the redemption of grcenbacks
"Iiad tho house bills OF tho lasr scs.
sion passed congress aud become a law
tho country. with full hope In Ropub-
lican administration IN the near future.
would then have started upward and
onward.
eve must restore confidence. How
cnn we restore confidence? First, by
pntting anarchy down and all manaci
Of disturbances poaco aud stable
government arc the illtt necessity. Thi,
IS borrowing and lending world No
amount OF donuncialion Of money lend,
cra. no wild talk nhoat Wall rtrco,,
which, hy the way. IL tie greatest
money Bosroweriu tho woriil. viii over
! Put down that fact Enterprises are
carried on by tho uaited confidence u
men and monoy and mon OF brains.
"Rsmcmber that this contest today IA
not between bimolallism aud monomst.
nllism. That subject would bear dis.
cussion. This contest Is bctwocn silver
inouomctallism which we have not and
gold monomctallsm which we have.
That subject viii not bear candid dis.
oussion. This contest also ia not be-
tween tho east and the west. There
can be 10 such cont 81, Our interests
nro identical. With their growth comes
our growth. We cannot 30 on alone,
We have sent Cur children there oui
money Ia thorc. no misfortune can
happen 10 thcm that does hot happen Il
Us. Every wlse man agrees that beyond
the Mississippi lies the great wealth Of
days to come. Ia the development OF
this wealth wo arc all interested and
we. IN tho cast. arc not the unwlse men
20 b iiove that we arc not concerned IN
the progress and future Of the west
Unfounded sectional differences ar'
without excuse nnd II win be woe L
those who try to fomont thom. Th'
west is too vigorous not 10 find out th'
truth and IL Is too yalient not 70 follow
Il when found.
"whEt the west needs is loanabl'
capital which win develop i,s resources.
No part Of this Union is 40 concerned ii
restoring confidence as the undeyelopod
territory The south has a similar in
terest, but they aro busy just now a.
nottlng their rights and Keeping down
tho negro. II they couid ho persuaded
to look after their interests what hap
ny country this might DO"
In conclusion Mr.. Reed said;
"rhoso financial matters are goycrnes
by natural laws and tuko thoir course
ne not deceived by false prophets. Il
the west they tell the people that Mainl
Is falterlng. You aud know she wa
never so eteadfast. Here In tho ems
they tell Us tho west is blazing with all
yer crosses and Is crowned with sllye
thorns, but when tho tug Of battle come
the gallant west, pooplcd ~ our chill
dfon, win show to tho world that broth
ors, true and tried, who have fought y
many fights shoulder 10 shoulder, IN IN
great conflict Of human rrogrcfa, wil
never be separated from each other, o
from that great party around whicl
clusters al Iha gloiiea Of 80 Of the MOI
illuSlrloua years this connlry's history.
Meeting a. iiostaa.
BoroN, Aug. 70. -Tho convention o
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