Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15

can never get so long as the Rothsohilds have that country by the throat); say that you will do 1t in combination with France and Germany land there ought to be no question In the mind of any reasonable man that these threo nations could sustain the parity of the metais)-say you will do that, and I will vote for it. know that all legislation is a compromise, and even in this great matter I will compromise to almost any limit on the means If only tho end be openly avowed and speedily sought.
 But what I say, Mir. Chairman, Is that the Republican party must at this time make up It's mind to do something. The people of the United States have passed vote of confidence in the Republican party; that Is all. We must now justify that confidence by being equal to the emer- genoies that confront tho people. Our platform pledges us explicitly to the re- mobilization of silver, to mako it "stand- ard money" oven as gold Is. The people want that done They have not yet de- oided exactly how, perhaps, but that Is what they elected us for-to find out how, to show them the way and lead therein. Be assured, sir if wo fail to do what they want done, they gro not so untrained in managing their affairs but that they will find somebody else to do it.
 MT. Chairman, I did not think to have spoken so long. I did not think that could have abused the courtesy of ths house to such an extent But the qnes- ton is most important and well nigh ex- haustless. Even now l am conscious of having omitted many things that ought to be said thank the house very much for extending my time and for the unusual nt of fla cat1Aral an1 ppOlOJ1 Op1 attention. I desire to express my grati- tude for this indulgence end shall endeav- or not to be thus again debtor during this session.
 But, sir, | could not be silont. I love my country. 1 cannot endure to sec her suffer without relief whom relief is within call. And the Republican party is dear to mo. My ancestors were Federalists and Whigs of New England. My father fol- lowed the standard of Fremont and Day ton to tho glorious defeat of 1856 The in fancy of the Republican party rocked my own cradle Since my youth have treas ured the deathless fame of its groat lend CTS, studied and professed It's doctrines, benefited by It's policies and wielded ceaso- lessly what little strength was mine in It's strenuous contests for tho confidence of the people. My anxiety that it shall now rise level with tho emergency that meets us is greater than can express.
 Sir, we are told in an old German legen | how monster, Alberic became possess l of magic ring of gold which gave h.,n unlimited power, which power ho used in heaping up and hoarding all the gold and wealth of the world, and that he fash toned for himself n helmet of gold that en- abled him at will to become invisible to men or to take upon himself any form he pleased. And the world, it Is said, was at the mercy of that monster until the god Wotan appeared and took him captive whilo, in the insolonoo of his power, he was boastfully wearing his most odious shape. If, sir, thero Is in this country today malevolent power with ring and helmet of gold, now invisible and now terrible In aspect, as it either insdiously or openly un- dermines the foundations of liberty, could there be for the Republican party a more glorious destiny than, like the god in the story, to como to tho relief of the peopleS