The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-26
GLENN AND LOCKHART.
Campaign in Union opened With Two
Powerful Speeches.

Monroe, n. c., Aug. 25.-(SpeciaD-
Congressman j. A Lockhart and Hon.
r. B Glenn spoke here to-day to
crowd Of over 1000, Mr.. Lockhart COM
ing merely as a spectator, spoke only a
short time, making a vigorous silver
speech. Mr. Glenn spoke for nearly
two hours, and the crowd hung upon
his words with the utmost earnestness.
1t was true silver speech, and rang
as clear as a bell for the great Demo-
cratic doctrine of 16 to i.
His effort to-day is given up 10 be
one of the most eloquent and effective
campaign speeches ever heard in this
county. 1t was a dispassionats appeal
to the common sense of the people,
and shout after shout went up as regis
tering their approval. 1t was a temper
ate and conservative speech, having no
harsh epithets or abuse, yet from it's
sturdy strength and honest position
capable of arousiRg the greatest en-
thusiasm and zeal. 1t should set the
pace for North Carolina orators for
this campaign. The tariff, income tax
and monopolies were all discussed in
a trenchant manner, but the great
question of finance came in for the
greatest portion of the time.
The speaker said he had no apologies
for either the Democratic platform or
its candidates. it was, he said, the eX-
preston of one of the wisest and most
patriotic conventions of the people
which had ever gathered, and from
whatever po4nt considered, William J.
Bryan was as good and grand a man
as was upon Gods green earth. so
worthy is he that three great parties
hars@ @aominated him. Since 1873 a great
monster, whose home is in Lombard
and Wall streets, has been devastating
this country, and every man has felt
is bIighteXcept the bond clippers. That
monsters name is mono-metallism,
and, strange to say, some people wish
ed to continue to legislate for him
We believe in sound money, but sound
money is bi-metallisrn, equal rights to
both gold and silver. They say we are
fools, but none of their greatest men
have yetbeen able to answer the speech
Of the idiotic little Bryan All parties
have declared for bi-metallsm, but
some of them say we must wait for the
action of other nations. Gladstone to-
day laughs at us for waiting Did Eng
land wait for US in 1916? Let us tell
her that we can legislate for ourselves,
as our forefathers fought for them
selves in 1776. The price of silver and
the price of products go together. In
1873 one ounce of silver would buy a
bushel of wheat, it will to-day, but a
dollar coined will buy twice as much
as it did then. Let all the silver be
coined that can be brought here. If all
in the world were Coined by our mints
we would have only about $40 per cap
ita. II a mine owner can get a dollar
for Afty-three cents worth of silver,
why will not that be one hundred
cents to you. If all the mints OF the
country were run on full time for one
year, our per capita would be increased
only about one dollar"
Thus the speaker continued to pre-.
sent logical licks for silver, one after
the other, for nearly two hours, his
words eliciting the greatest applause.
1t was the great opening speech for
this section of the State.