The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-17
cAMERoN,s ARGUMENTS.
The Ex.Govcrnor Talks for the Gold
Standard.

attendance, and discoursed familiar
airs until little after s o'clock. when
inc speaker Of the evening. accompanied
by Judge l.. r.. Watts and Mr.. Goodrich
Hatton arrived. Mr.. d. Mccormick was
also on the stage.
He was introduced by Judge l.. r.
Waits in few complimentary remarks.
me speaker was greeted with applause
ahq at once commenced a discussion of
the merits and dement's of the silver and
gold question.
In the attempt to prove that silver
was the inferior OF gold Mr. Cameron
onered many illustrations citing the
experience of France and other coun-
tries and showed the production of sill
Yer and subsidiary coins up to 1884,
demonstrating that Andrew jackson,
whose Democracy was unquestioned.
maintained that gold was the only sta
Die and unquestioned standard OF value.
Senator Daniel, he said, is the worst
mistaken man in the United States Sem
ate. l say 1t with no personal feeling
toward Senator Daniel but because he
is one of Its main supporters. MT Cam
eron showed that the forty years be-
tween 1888 and 1873 there had not been
a silver dollar coined. He proceeded to
show Senator Jones and Stewart voted
In 1873 against free silver. Why this
chanSe? Because in 1873 4 dollar in sill
YER was worth sl.03 measured in gold.
Silver has always been measured by
gold To-day the silver dollar in bullion
Is worth 81 cents. AS silver mine owners
they to-day are not willing to admit
they voted against free silver and wish
10 put In their own pockets the differ
ence OF 40 cents. In speaking on the
value of gold coinage Mr.. Cameron
was interrupted by u voice in the au-
dience which said 1.-THE money was SO
good they were unable to get any of it,
rms was quickly replied to by Mr..
Cameron, who said, THE man who can
-
one coin or another. His only desire Is
TO get work. The reason why he cannot
get work since 1893 is the question that
confronts the workingmen and wage
earners OF today. Because the free
silver agitation has scared the capitalist
in the United States, Germany and
england, who have Withdrawn their
money from the banks and from manu-
factories. feeling their interests were
1copardlzed, consequently the banks
nave nave called in their loans, manufacture
ing concerns have closed, throwing hun
dIeds Of operatives out of employment.
VINO. because of lack of funds. could
purchase only the actual necessities of
lie, which has curtailed the production
OIL all classes of manufactured articles:
crippled the banks compelling business
men to cut down their discounts. and
making it impossible 10 negotiate. com
mercial paper
Eat him up, goldbug," shouted a
Nolce III the audience.
governor Caneion was equal TO the
occasion and quickly responded ~
Wouid rather be gold bug than a hum
bug" tApplause)
Ihat many Bryan men were nrasent
was shown by the reference by The
speaker 10 ms name which was cheere1
Cheer now" said the speaker "for
after the election You will never hive
an opportunity for to cheer for I3rvan
aeain. loud applause)
ne enects of attempts at the free
coihaSe OF silver and its demoralizinr
, ,.;a on the working classes in Va.
rlous countries was pointed out. For
many years Mr.. Cameron has been a
resident OF Chicago. He portrayed I'm
dramatic eloquence the scenes that
characterized the riot that grew out of
ne human strike near and in that
CIV. with pathetic phrases he illus
trated the attempt of the worl,inmen
ana women to maintain their rights
he described the action of the Execu
1--WE Onicer of the United States in MS
ing the troops to suppress the will of
the working people. and then. with an
earnestness that carried with him the
audience. told how the senior Senator
from Virginia had introduced in the
senate a resolution commencing The
wise and prudent action of the Presi-
dent in the means pursued by him in
suppressinE this mob.
But this same senior Senator in the
chicago Convention endorsed the plank
conforming Democratic President for
so acting.
A gentleman in the audience wanted
10 Know II Col. Cameron accused Hon.
william Jennings Bryan OF having
any socialism or anarchism in his make
up.
Il never saw Mr.. Bryan" said Col.
Cameron. Il Judge him only upon his
utterances. He says in his speech OF
acceptance that L endorse every plank
IN the Chicago PLATFORM which has a
tendency of Popuism and condemn the
ONLY Democratic President since the
war for his action in putting down the
mob in Chicago"
Col Cameron made an eloquent pero-
ration pleading for the cause OF sound
money. st1ting that while they were
leading n forlon hope. yet they were
honest in their efforts for the gold stan
dard. and welcomed all Democrats and
Republicans to join in this crusade, and
concluded with much applause and
cheers for Bryan.
judge l.. r. Watts then came forward
and said: Fellow CitiZens:-I thank
YOU for the attention to which you to-
night listened TO the eloquent speaker,
Col. Cameron. and hope you will take
what YOU have heard home with you
and think over it.
Assuring you the sound money Dem
ecrats are In this fight to slap and trust
ing YOU Will be with us on election day,
l now declare this meeting adjourned"
Col. Cameron. by his replies to the
FREQUENT sallies from the audience, be-
nf,E - tad 4. s.-z In