Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-29
ADDlCKS LEADERS AGlTATED
E. Tatnall Warmers Remarks
Respecting Them.
COL. BENJAMIN NlELDS' BALLOT
viii Not be Cast for Candidate
a Willis.
Cainpaien Speeches Delivered at the Au-
ditorium Last Evening by Siias w. Pettit,
Rudolph Biankenburg and Howard T..
French, Prominent PhiladeIpliians.

A successful meeting was held in
the Auditorium Monday under the
auspices of the Business MEMS Nc
Kinley and Hobart Club. The speakers
were Silas W. Petit, president of the
Union League, Rudolph Blankenburg
aud Howard Il. French Of the Nc
Kinley and Hobart Business Men g
Campaign Committee of Philadelphia.
Music was furnished by Hyatt's Mill
tary Band. Before the addresses began
Frederick Il. Bach explained the man
ner of voting. T.. Tatnall Warner,
president of the Business Mems Nc
kinley and Hobart Club, presided.
On behalf of Col. Benjamin Nielcih,
Mr.. Warner, denied that Mr.. Nields
would vote for Willis. He declared
that Addicks' leaders are in state of
agitation.
Mr.. Petit, in his speech, referred to
the number of women present and said
that the Republican party now wants
their Bdvice; whenever a moral ques-
tion arises the women have the courage
to meet it. He declared that in this
campaign the Republican party comes
before the people with platform in
accordance with its history. The other
party held ITS convention and its plat
form. condensed was no protection,
the Supreme Court to be packed TO
suit Congress, and the Federal court
and Federal government to have
nothing to do with internal affairs.
That convention was filled with every
ism" except patriotism. 1t lost all
the Democrats of prominence and these
men met at Indianapolis. At the In
dianapolis convention AZ States wers
represented by S4S delegates and every
man had been lifelong Democrat.
Mr.. Petit paid tribute to Senator
Gray who opposes Bryan. He asked
the laboring man, and the farmer il
they could follow the platform of a
party which has been reEudiated by
all the learned men and business men
OF the party. When men like Gen.
Palmer and Gen. BucKner unite against
Bryan, men who represent both North
Bryanism means.
Petit touched upon currency history.
In 1878, when silver became cheap and
tine mine owners wanted to got rid of
it, they got the United States to buy
their product. The output was about
35, 00O 00o ounces year. They got
the United States to buy 1000, 600
ounces. a month. Still silver went
down. Then they got the United
States to buy 4,5O0,000 ounces a
month, which was their whole pro-
duet. 1t did not accomplish their
purpose, though it cost the United
States $3.50, 900, 600 to try it. The pur-
chasing was stopped and the free and
unlimited coinage doctrine was put
forth. At present man can have
gold coined by paying the expense of
the coinage. Silver is not coined that
way, because silver dollar contains
less than dollar of bullion. The
government, therefore, purchases the
bullion, coins the silver and Keeps
what is left. Under tho free coinage
system man could bring his silver
bullion to the mint, have so cents
worth Of it stamped as a dollar and
carry it away. That is the difference
between good money and bad money.
Good money never made hard times.
Other nations have tried silver money,
but Queen Victoria and the Gar of
Russia failed to maintain it, and the
Boy Orator of the Platte can not do it.
The test of whether there is enough
money to go round is the rate OF in
terest. When money is scarce interest
is high. Before the "crime" of 1878,
the philadelphia Il Reading Railroad
Co. paid Ger cent for money borrowed
on property paying 10 per cent, while
in 1893, when 1T was bankrupt, it bor-
rowed money at per cent on the same
property. Philadelphia bonds fell from
per cent to per cont interest. The
government redeemed Az per cent
bonds with bonds issued at 9 per cent.
When Mr.. Bryan talks about tho money
ender doing such terrible things he
talks through his hat or he lies.
bryan says the dollar is 200 cent
dollar. If that be SO, Mr.. Petit
advised the workingman to hang on to
it. In reply to Mr.. Bryan's desire for
free coinage in this country without
the aid Or consent of any other nation
the speaker stated that the American
production of silver was 54, 600, 000
ounces and of the whole world, liza 600,
900 ounces We could not coin all that.
An international agreement is needed
to prevent other nations dumping
silver upon us and reducing us to the
Japanese level. Mr.. Petit declared
that Mr.. Bryan knows that under free
coinage tho silver dollar will be worth
"iis Nv GbHtb, vi tho "a eht
bond issue he stated that John Pier
pont Morgan got together syndicate
Of bankers 10 help this country anc
they saved its credit, The balance OF
trade was against us and we were losins
gold. Mr.. Bryan never understood this
matter or he would not talk as he did.
Mr. Blankepburg discussed the issue'
OF the campaign and referred to the
hard times which the country is nav
ing. He declared that the soup housel
will be closed on November Sd and the
mills will be opened. Experience of 81
years as an importer had hold him tina
the tariff was a tax upon the foreigt
manufacturer. He also took up th
money question. BY way of illustration
ne showed $40 gold piece meltet
Town and a silver dollar melted down
Ii'e gold is still worth SO; the silver
'U cents. He also showed piece o
silver the size of an honest dollar ant
Fald that If man would stamp it
uhliar he. would be arrested for counter
le'tlng aud still no would be 100 pc
outfit,
ile sneaker referred to the letter q
Arehbishop ireland in favor Of soun,
money money and said that other denomi
nations were also speaking for SCUM
snay m%ney' This country il too great to b
hmuuced by the words of man VIII
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