The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-07

low was the fellow who returned lame
COWS to the lender; the first successful
business man was the man who sent back
thoroughly good merchantable cows oil
the time. (Applause.) So it is with this
nation. But the question perhaps of the
nation is going to be subordinated in this
campaign in many respects to the indi-
vidual; ana you say, some Of you, have
We not hard times? won't this silver
basis help us get out of 1t? How can it
possibly do itY Won't 1t stimulate trade
to have more dollars? My friends, that
Kind of stimulus will do YOU no good.
We are going to get out of our difficult
ties. Our trouble now is
TROUBLE WHICH ARISES OUT OF
HUMAN NATURE.
which arises out of the very nature of
mankind and has been perpetually ex-
emplifiad in our history. We had
calamity of this sort away back In 1887
we had 1t in 1857; we had 1t In 1878. And
what was needed to bring us out Of itP
The removal of those obstacles which
now exists. to universal confidence of
mankind IN each othsr. Why is it that
men buy houses and land and property?
Why does the merchant fill his shop with
goods? 1t ID because he believes that the
condition of the public feeling is such
that he can sell those goods or that house
a5 a better price and get his pay after
he has sold them. What brings on those
calamities such as we have now been GO
ing through Why, 1t is the beginning
of distrust. Dlstrust in 1893 paralyzed
our entire banking system. Today, in
New York, and for a dozen years prior
to 1898, checks have been received from
all over the country, credited oc any
mans account, and he could draw
against them today although you had
to send them 5000 miles to San Francisco.
Why was thatp 1t was because men
were paying their che cks. But I'll of a
sudden, in 1893, this distrust set in, as it
always does at some time, and the effect
of 1t was that no man could get credit
for a San Francisco check until it was
paid Thence was the boarding of money
and general panic. Now, these panios
seem to be a part Of human nature.
Thank God, also the recovery is part
of human nature. (Applauss.) And
when we get this currency question set
tied, as it will be this next election, and
settled right. -(applause). when we get
that done, and then when We add to it
tho necessary measures so that the people
of this country will do their own WORK
(applause) and our people become en-
ploy ed by the use OF capital which only
confidence can lure out of the strong
boxes, than l tell you, man will look
into his neighbor's face, the merchant
will look into his customers face, the
farmer will look into his customer s
face, and all
THE FACES WILL BE LIGHTED
with the joy of that period Of prosperity,
which we ourselves were foolish enough
to give up at tho bidding of these men
who want to lead US again in the dark
ness of disaster. (Appiause.) Now,
what I am telling you isSnot speculation,
1t is history, history perpetually repeating
itself. If you want to get well, you want
to take the proper remedies. (Applause. }
This is not patent medicine world at
least the well part Of it is not
There arc more things that I wish to
say, bat l shall not say them today, be-
cause time only will decide what things
you have got to meet during the cam
paign: but / venture the assertion to
you, that OF the side of the Repu blican
party in this campaign is oil human his
tory. | noticed that Mr.. George Frede-
rick Williams. whose kind mention of me
| reoiprocate, says that he is obliged to
say new things everywhere that he goes,
in order to get.reported; but | notice that
there Is one thing which he says every
where, and it has ceased to be new, that
be hasn't time on that parti oular eve
ming to explain the silver question, but
will do it later. daughter and APP
plause.) When that time comes, hs
won'b find vsry responsive audience
Yes, my friends, you want all of you to
| stand up and
VOTE FOR SOUND MONEY,
because it is the best thing for the restor-
ing OK oonfidsnce; and you want to vote
for Mckinley and Hobart, (applause)
because they represent that and other
equally good things.
On the other hand, If you don't know
what you want if you have vague idea
that you want something and that all
| things are the same, and that if you get
| any one of them. you get what fits your
case. why vote for the triangular comb
| nation of Bryan and Watson and Sewall,