Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-10

found out that the arguments which
support bimetallism are based upon
the solid rock Of truth, and they have
been coming over to the cause OF
bimetallism with a rapiditY never
known before in the history Of the
United States.
The arguments in favor OF bimetal-
lism are directed toward the intellect
OF the man who thinks and to the
heart Of the man who feels. The
gold standard argument is directed to
the pocketbook Of the man who wants
to live while others die.
Who in this nation will defend the
gold standard as a good thing3 And
If no party has arisen in more than a
century Of progress, if no party this
year has arisen that tells the Ameri-
can people that the gold standard
confers blessings upon the human
race, who will say that we must keep
a thing that is bad until foreign
powers shall take pity upon us and
relieve us of this burden.
If a man says he is in favor of
bimetallism, you ask him how much
he is in favor Of 1t. If he says he
wants bimetSlllsm, ask him when he
wants 1t. II he says he wants other
nations to help, ask him what other
nations he wants to help. And if he is
willing to wait for other nations, ask
him how long he is willing TO wait. :
When we declare for independent
action, we do not offendTthose who
live IN other lands. We do not ap-
peal to any feeling Of hostility against
those who are not citizens of the
United States. We simply uphold
the dignity of 100000 of people to
whose care alone must be committed
the policies which are good for them
selves. II some man living in for
eign land were to ask his nation to
surrender the power and the right Of
self government and invest Legislative
power. in the United States, what
would we think of that mans patriot
ism? If we would despise the for
eigner who would attempt or desire
to let the United States control his
nation, what contempt must foreign
ers feel for those Americans who are
willing to surrender the right to gov
ern themselvesi
Our opponents tell us in their plat
form-and the only authorized way
to construe platform emphasizes the
declaration-that this nation cannot
undertake to open It's mints to silver
without the concurrent aid of other
nations. 1t does not say that we are
not able to do SO for a month, or for
year, or for one presidential term, and
according to,the statement this nation
will never be able to do it until other
nations join us in the act. That is
the doctrine-that we must continue
gold standard, not for a few months,
but for an indefinite duration of time.
What is this thing that we must en-
dureH All, my friends, when the
American people at last turn their
thoughts upon the gold standard,
when they at last discuss it from all
sides and understand it's results and
the motives that lie behind it, have
no doubt as to what will be their YER
dict.
AN OBJECT LESSON.
And right here let me call attention
to something which / have learned
since I came into your city. 1 am
told that some Of your merchants, in
order to give an object lesson to the
people, have been offering to furnish
Mexican dollars for so cents as part
of change when you buy goods. My
friends, let me give you an opportun-
ity to test the sincerity of those peo-
pie. Let me give you q suggestion.
They tell you that If we had free coin
age of silver, the American dollar
would be az little as the Mexican dol
lar is now. They tell you that il we
have the free coinage Of silver, silver
will not rise in value. Let me give
you suggestion by which you can
beat them. Whenever man offers
you a Mexican dollar for so cents,
you take it and then take it to your
savings bank or to any other bank
and ask them if they will take that on
deposit now for 80 cents and give you
written agreement to give you a
Mexican dollar the next day after the
Inauguration OF the next president.