The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-04-18

is a dollar because IL IS redeemable ir
coin; 1t is a promise Of Uncle Sam Il
pay you a dollar in coin upon presen-
tation; the silver dollar used to be dol
| lar because il was a dollar. (Appiause.
| 1t is now a fifty-cent dollar. Why2 Le
US burn that and see. Burn all three
OF them. The paper goes up in srnoks
| and your note is lost and you cannot
collect il. The silver dollar melts be
cause Il is indestructible.
The gold dollar melts and becomes q
dollar. But the silver now becomes
fifty cents and the gold is worth ons
dollar. Why? Because gold is the fav-
ored metal by act of congress.
SILVER STILL A COMMODITY.
',And you can go 10 the mint and get
its new dress Of dollar on ii. But
silver is a commodity, disfranchised, SO
to speak, legislated against, turned ou:
in the cold, and il cannot be coined;
therefore il has lost its value simply be-
cause OF the melting. And yet these
wise men say that the law does not
affact the value Of the metal. And yet
they bamboozle the people by saying
that we cannot do this by ourselves;
that We must have an international
agreement; that we must submit TO
o the kindly powers and moneyed peo-
pie Of Europe.
IF that be true, my countrymen, why
did We declare the declaration of inde-
pen dence? Why did not we remain col
Onies Of Great Britain?
IN THE ZENITH OF POWER.
Now, in our zenith of power, when
we are today the most powerful and
wealthy nation on the globe, we are
a-l-a - - 8 n
and adopt her financial policy, and not
TO adopt an Independent policy until We
get her consent. (Applause) Wen,
they have got that proposition out now;
they start up afresh in the British par
lament and propose TO give these fell
lows everywhere an excuse TO round up
Republicans and round up Mckinley,
and give US four more years OF modern
Republicanism.
Il happened to have a copy Of Lon
don paper, published the 18th of March,
1886, and for the purpose of showing the
utter absurdity and futility of any hope
in that direction, the waste of time and
absolute idiocy of any man who relies
on it. will impose on you long enough
to read a few extracts Of the debate.
l do not like TO do this, because 1 would
rather give the paper 10 the heporters,
and so if you will take my word for il.
will give it to them and not trespass
upon your time TO read it. (Voices:
Go on andl read.O
Here is the utterance OF the lord
of the exchequer, the Brit
ish premier:
q should hold, from information
am able to obtain, that as a whole the
aNr~xr ct, i,
look TO any of the ordinary sources OF
informa ation, L fail to gather but the
last four years have been the most dis
astrous years that have befallen us.
The wealth of the country is very great
and it is diffused more generally, per-
haps, than at any previous period OF
our history. The volume of our trade
is enormous and is increasing and i'm
proving since last summer. The work
ing classes, though Of course there is
still poverty and suffering in the land,
are, generally speaking, in the receipt
OF higher wages than they have ever
been before, and wages which purchase
for them more of the comforts and
of life than they ever did
before. l may add that there never was
I time when any country in the world
vas better able to bear an enormous
Dad Of taxation with less discomfort to
he taxpayers. Therefore I am bound
TO say, If l look at the condition of the
country generally, L see no reason
whatever that would justify a change
n our currency system
REVERSING THE SITUATION.
Now let US reverse the condition.
Let US suppose we had the silver. the |
hey tell us we would Immediately 60 |
o single standard-silver monomet-
Illism. When We ask for free coinage |
hey say, look at the differences be-
ween the two metals in the market.
they want 70 take advantage of their
Wn reasoning; they have legislated |
gainst the white metal for twenty
id years, and have driven ii down.
own, down. They say the ratio it not
he legal one, and that TO re-establish
would rob the creditor and give the
ebtor the benefit. Well, now, haven't
hey robbed the debtor for the cred
tors benefit. It takes twice as many
ushels of wheat to get dollar as il
id before; and to prove ii, let us sup
ose we have the silver standard. that |
II our dollars went to fifty cents, then
he same wheat here would double in
alue and become sixty cents a bushel.
I spite of all the things that you can
ell; because it is the law Of political
and nobody disputes it; be-
ause they tell you that the price would
se if they put these things back. I
iii prove ii to you in this way: He who
ow carries his wheat to London and
cts out Of II thirty cents a bushel, pays
4 his mortgage thirty cents
IF we had bimetaIlism, and our dol
lrS were worth fifty cents, he could sell
is dollars worth for sixty cents in |
liver, bring that home, and have |
ouble the amount 10 pay on his mort
age that he has now. Nobody can dis
ute the proposition. So would say TO |
u debators-and God knows you are
such an overwhelming majority that
le other fellows are not in it-that il |
ou want TO throw that burden off that |
as ground you To powder, you should |
Ike up this question and vote intelU-
entity do not mean by that that I | |,
ant TO be dishonest, or that 1 wan TO
10 the creditor Of his just dues. This ,,
ould not act that way; il would be /.
'adual
SILVER PITCHFORK.
One Of the great features Of the meet
g was the display OF the silver pitch
TX given the senator by the Silver
eagua club OF Denver. Governor Lew 7
ing took II in his hand and showed IL ! 7
the audience, who burst out IN thua- !
rs OF applause. Something Of the his
~ OF the p!tchforg may be Cleaned :
oD the following address OF Nayor I
cNiurray Of Denver in presenting il. '
Senator Tillman-I have the honor 2
q pleasure 10 represent the T5llmaa I
10 OF Colorado, who desire me 10 pre- I
NJ You with this implement: OF indus /
:, made from the silver and gold tax
from the mines in the state n which | :
Z ara now an hon3Ted guest; and with s
their c0mDl -melts. th.lr esteem and s