The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-03
It has In the last twenty-five years."
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mas IN the last twenty-five years.
tApplause and cheers for YounE).
concluding, DIR. Landlord referred I,
Mr.: Young's canvass complimentary
ana TO the gentleman himself, sayinf
ne had been true. faithful, dignifieo anf
strong, and the people should stand l.,
MN. me speaker sat down amid
whirlwind of cheers that lasted while
the band played Dixie" ana with in
creased volume greeted Mr.. Yolul., wher
he rose to speak. Some one sent to rho
stage two beautiful bouquets of chrys
anthemums, one of them attached to 9
new hroom-which sweeps clc:ln, ant
the other containing sixteen pig white
blossoms to one yellow one
In opening Mr.. Young said that some
lrlenuS had sent n bouquet with sixteen
white chrysanthemums to one yellow
one. and he took it as an omen of vic.
tory Tor the white metal. He then called
on the American citizens on the morrow
to make n renewal of the Declaration OF
independence. Applause.)
III man Will only cast his eye over
history" said the speaker, "he can sec
why Great Britain wants Il gold stand
ard. We pay her tribute i'm gold. All
nations who pay her tributes pay it in
gold.
THE opposition has called us anar-
chists, socialists and lunatics, but we
have right on our side and on the NOR
row we will win by the largest majority
Great applause)
ANY man who comes before you and
says this Government will issue Il dollar
or reputation is either Il wicked and ma
iicious man.o is ignorant of the history
of the country in which he lives. This
Government Will not put Il stamp on a
piece OF silver and call it Il dollar that
wont be worth u hundred cents" GA
voice from the gallery. "Oh, you will
win out all right" lApplause.)
a lit AT MIR. INGALLS,.
Continuing, Mr.. Young Said: MIR. In
) gals told the worlingmen of the city of
Norfolk that if silver won they would
get paid in 80 cent dollars. Don't YOU
know that corporations; have no soul
Don't you know that ii Mr.. Ingalls, had
thought he could pay the employees of
| the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad in SO
| cent dollars he would have broken his
neck getting into the silver band
wagon"
Mr.. Young then gave the history of
IN" decentralization of silver in all OF
us details. He referred To General
Grants letter, in which he asked why
SILVER was not coming in. not knowin,
| mat he himself had Signed the bill strik-
| ihS 1t down; he referred Ia the Blaine
statement that he did nat know silver
was demonctized: he read the extract
| rom carliSic's speech, in which he pre-
dicted such dire results If silver was
stricken from the currency He pro-
ce"dou thereafter TO discuss the financial
question IN is various phaSes-thr re-
| iai!pn of 'lrcr To the price OF farm
products, iiNin. of the prize of silvc,
bullion by England.
| III, said he. I'VE We're coming q
thousand times as much silver as we
were when it was denonctized il was
| Inc duty of our Government To keen III,
price Of the bullion w to What il was
or higher rather than cut ii i'm two 50
| That the nations OF the East who bought
| IL Tor small change. rs Il circulating
medium. o. for use in arts. could get /;
cheaper.
"lf We had free coinage of silver i,
would he years and years before enough
or II could be coinc1 10 pay the taxes
OF the government"
| About the cry Of labor saving ma.
chinei and over production MIR. Young
! said he did not deny that labor saving
! machines might have somcthin. 10 do
with it. but he denied that over prodlc.
| ton did. saying the trouble was not ovel
production but MISREPRESENTATION.
The coinage Of silver" said Mr.
! Young, lis American i'm every detail
The gold standard is British in ever,
! respect"
Going into the history Of the Govern.
| ment bond issue the speaker entered
into some detail. telling how the bond
holders manipulated bonds We did
not ask Great Britain 10 their advant-
ages.
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