The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-17
7 LoNosTREET FOR M'KINLEY.
The Southern soldier Declares for the
sound Money Candidate.

The Southern Soldier Declares for the
sound Money Candidate.
The largesf republican rally held
since Redistribution days in Augusta
took place on the night OF October ..
The Grand opera house was comforta-
bly, filed and a large part OF the white
side OF the house was occupied by demo-
Gratis, drawn there to hear the old con-
tederate commander, Gen. Longstreet.
and Maj. j. f. Hansen, the latter being
4 manufactures OF cotton goods at Ma
con. Ga. Col. a. +. Buck, the repub-
lcan leader OF Georgia, also delivered a
short address. Gen. Longstreet was I'M
able 10 speak owing TO a throat troublc
caused by the wound he received at the
battle OF the Wilderness, and the speech
he had prepared was read from the
platform. Gen. Longstreet sat on the
stage and heard the rebel yell" from
a number OF his old soldiers, who. al
Enough democrats, turned out TO do
honor TO their old commander. On his
arrived in the city a salute of 10 guns
MAS fired 10y eX-confederate democrats.
In his address Gen. Longstreet said:
when people feel the pinch OF hard
times IL is unpatriotic to make incendlary
appeals 10 their prejudice and seek TO
arouse the masses against the mythical
Glasses, debtor against creditor poor
against rich, employee against employer
and section against section, as In times OF
distress caves OF Adullum multiply and
the disconnected are prone 10 catch at
any nostrum or remedy that blatant In
lcendiary demagogues may ingeniously de-
wise
4 "a deprecated currency. when abused
Thy ignorant remedies and empirical treat
sment Will reduce nearly every home in
ythe union TO more or less suffering, and
imany 10 poverty No nation ever redeemed
lies obligations with the cheaper currency
without lrreparable Injury, and never low
lcred It's financial standard without weaken
Ing the confidence Of the people in their
own government, besides mourning the
ldistrust and contempt OF the great family
tof nations
Gen. Longstreet reviewed the de-
lpreciation Of confederate money and
said:
'This silver craze merely points the
long. arduous way all nations must weari-
~ travel who wrongfully seek n high cut
TO prosperity by money debauch.
seventy per cent OF our cotton Is sent
20 foreign markets. where the single gold
NtAHHuIA pItNalh anu IfkuidAtN
and how can this wild project change the
standard or value and force up the level
of prices In Europe, and particularly In
England2
1T Is a grave error TO assume that the
gold standard is the enemy OF silver. IL is
rs only protection There can only be one
standard coin as a measure OF value and
legal tender for all others"
Gen. Longstreet quoted figures show
ing, as he said, the increase of the
south's wealth while on a gold basis
and continued
"Our trade relations arc not with the
SIX little far western states that produce
silver. but with the east and with Eng
land. France and Germany. and II we
would consult and vote for our material
interests we might make the south the
seat ana center OF the money power and
have more 'plHtocrats' and fewer paupers
down here"
Gen. Longstrcet closed with an APP
peal for protection and the republican
ticket.