New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
HARRISON'S STRONG APPEAL
ContInurd from second Pngc.

and settIe the question after that broad deep In
quirv to which Mr. Bryan invites you, as 10
whether Won want TO enter into other experience
such as you had during the War. when WIGS "u ~,
vnmr living T." moved on so swiftly CMr Harrison
looked at his watch-cries OF 20 on. W." az a., ,n, %
here All OF my strength and my voice Is not
here.
Az ILLUSTRATION OF HOW 1T WOULD WORM
have skotchcd very hastily cf the evils that
will result from this change to a debased dollar
contraction Of currency by the exporting oi
our sold and readjuslmcnt OF everything ree'
the other day in paper most amusing ues'''P''"
OF the troubles Of the ticket agent AT Laro"o sta
ton the Mexican railway, who had 70 sen t''kr'S
10 people who came from the United o%th'es % ~ VIZ, ~
United States money going into MeS,S2 h stn oTrered
people VINO cam" out OF Mexico ana WHO Oh, oli n
him Mexican money. lie had large doom no",u ~, up
with yellow paper and he had to cover one , whoie
N.aughtcr) That is what would happen everywhere.
Everything would have TO be readJusted' lne p,C p,
OF everything the whole intricate business duJ.S1I
ments Of the country would have to be readJus'eu.
and while that process Is going on uncertainty Wou'
characterize business, resulting IN panic anu us
Now. who will get any benefit? Well. the man
who debt that ne contraciei upon Goi
basis and t. able to pay it with hfty-cent dollar;
price for the products Of his mine. are the only Two
would have any benefit out Of It. My friends. the
people who advocate this class legislation ms
laton favorable to the mlne-owners TO double en-, NE
price Of tho products OF their mines. and VINO oner
this temptation OF reputation TO the debtor class IS
ing against class legislation Applause)
EFFECT on THE FARMER
They make strong appeal to the farmer They
say II will put up prices. We'll, in sense, yes.
Nominally yes Really. no. II wheat goes from.
fifty .ents 10 81 ~ he price has been increased,
you will say but if the price OF everything else has
gone up in the same proportion. bushel of wheat
won't buy for the farmer any more sugar, or
coffee or farming implements. anything else
that he has to purchase. II that dollar wont buy
for the farmer any more OF be IA better dollar than
the Ons have now. whore is the good to any
body of Introducing these fictitious prices that are
not real; 1t would work very well for the FARMER
If the prices of wheat. hay, oats, and rye would
double and nothing else would double but II every
thing doubled who is the richer-wh Is richer
than he was befc-e? only the man who bought
when We had an honest dollar ana paid III ue-
based one. only the minc-oWncr who uses this Gov
dollars worth OF meta that h" produces rom ms ms
mine. Npplause2 Tha; Is not even Democratic
bur that they pa the interest on its bonds and
My countrymcn this country Of ours during the
troublous times Of the war may have mad severe
less troublous than those. During those troublous
times We had accumulated debt so large that
us we could never pay it We had had a currency
which we were COMPELLED to maxi a legal lander
science Of tbls pconc declared the Nation that has
I'm it's prid" and its constitutional glory a fear
less position among the nations of the earth should
not continue 10 : ave deprecated and debased
currency.
And we walked up 70 resumption. and we made
tn" greenback dollar pa dollar in gold Shall
we now in these times when all the ills We suffer
are durable If only pass revenue bill that
will generously rcpcnish the Treasury OF tho
United States that will generously protect Amcri-
can labor against injurious competition and brins
back again full prosperity to all Our pcople-Sha
we now contemplate for nomcnt. allow 10
have any power over 1ul hearts and minds this
temptation Il, base our currency and put 1t i'm its
dnancal position alongside of the Asiatic coun-
tries weak and struggling sister republic
of Mexico. Does not every instinct Of pride
does not every instinct Of s,lf-nterest, does
not every thoughtful. afectioratc interest in
others. docs not our sense Of justice and honor
rise IN TO rchuk, tho Infamous proposition that
this Government and its people shal! become a
Nation and people Of rcpudatOrs' prolonged
applause ana chccrs)