The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-04

fixed investments and trade In money.
think you will come to the conclusion mat
l have come 10. that the fact that the soli
standard IL a good thing for thesn Is tho
principal reason why they are IN faHor OF a
gold standard. lApplausel
How 10 Get rid OF "A Had Policy.
''Now, my friends. when you make up
your minds that the gold standard Is bad
thing, then the only question That you nave
20 consider Is how YOU can get ria OF ".
They can raise objections 10 the plan when
we propose by saying II free coinage makes
a silver dollar equal TO a gold dollar why
then II Will be just as hard TO gel silver
dollar as II Is to get gold dollar. DO you
know what they overlook They overlook
the fact that when We bring silver INTO
competition with gold we Increase the sup
ply OF standard money: that while the sii-
yer dollar will be worth as mnch az the
gold dollar, IL will be easier 10 obtain Will
the products OF toll silver dollar or soid
dollar than IL Is to-day. lApplause. III mere
Is any person here who Is afraid that under
the policy proposed by the Chicago plat
form we are going to have a food OF money.
and that you will be downed In u. we cam
not appeal to you for support. But II there
Is anybody here whose experience ~ such
/ that he Is willing 10 risk the disastrous con-
sequences OF that flood upon him we ask
/ Won TO consider whether we are not enttieu
/ TO your vote? IA voice: Are you demo-
cratYl / think the principles which ad-
\ vocate are democratic. IA voice. Are you
a democrat?'l
II am myself, but you can call me any
name you please. You cannot s"e.Ne i'is
from what believe to be good Tor me peo-
ple Tremendous applause II bimetaihSiii
is to be restored the United states mus,
take the lead. fApplause1 assert INA.
I the American people have the right anu
the ability TO legislate for themselves on
every question no matter what other ma
tions may think about Ii. II.ong applause
The man who says that bimetaliism - ue'
srabe and yet that the United states y
impot,n to bring these advantages 10 our
people has made an admission that snai
not make We appeal to you TO remember
that the United States IL the only natloi
that stands ready to protect Its own peopi'
from every danger, foreign and domestic
, Applause Other nations may protect
their people, as they should, but our ma
, tion Is the only nation that can protect th'
American people. ! want TO suggest ina
you are interested not so much In knowini
the objections to our plan as In KNOWING
what plans the opposition nave 10 renew
! the conditions why don't they propos
something? 1t is because they do not know
: what ought to be done. So they are poo
people TO lead you out 81 bondage. Laugh
> ter Is II because they know and VIII no
: tell? If so they have not the candor ina
> ought TO be possessed by those who woul
> redeem IN people from their suffering an
: distress. fApnlause.1
: They say that our dollar will be 5
= cent dollar Well. now. my friends. the
refuse to apply TO the silver that Is Pre-
duced in the world the law of supply an
. demand.
- Increase Demand by Legislation.
!, I'VE say Increase the demand for silv'
= by legislation and that new demand, actin
n with the demand now in existence, VIII 81
y crate upon the price of silver. We say ina
az that new demand will he sufficient 10 COZ
In sLme all the silver coined at the mint, an
"a being sufficient. Will raise the value {
!, silver bullion TO si.2a throughout the worl
Applause We have reason for our b.
70 lief. They simply say II won't do II. the
se sit back and propose absolutely nothing.
n IF we need relief from the gold standal
so we must secure IL for ourselves, and If v
n must secure this relief for ourselves We e
20 only secure II through party which b
~ lieyes In the restoration OF the free Al
M unlimited coinage of gold and silver at q
ks present legal ratio of sixteen TO one. wit
- out waiting for the aid or consent of al
other nation" prolonged applause.l