The herald., 1896-08-31

to control it. and use it to further their
own interests
Ihe speaker said the Republicans.
Wlthout attempting to justify the de-
monetization of silver. say it is not best
70 return to the former condition be-
lore silver was demonetizad, notwith-
stanulns they declare i'm their ST Louis
platform, practically that the country
ana world ought to return to the double
standard, until there can be an inter
! national agreement to do SO.
The speaker asked why we should wa {
for England and the other single gold
| standard countries.
1t was not a very patriotic view for
! Americans to take, after 100 years ago
| declaring their independence of Great
| Britain politically and maintaining that
| stand. now to place itself in the abject
! position of waiting for Great Britain
to say what financial system shall be
adopted.
Mr.. Wright then gave attention to
the reading upon the bond issued by
the government, upon which did not
appear anywhere the promise to pay
them in gold, but in coiu-meaniug gold
or silVer-and it was at the option of
the government to pay them in money
of either of the two metals, and no hold
er of bonds could come to the United
States treasury and demand that they
be paid in gold, and enforce his demands
at law.
The speaker continued for some time
longer in showing up the inconsistent
cies of the positions taken by the Re
publicans on the money question. and
how they had, as party gone back on
all the good records they had made on
the money question. because Mark Han
ma had said they must He respecte /
Mckinley, but thought he had gotten
into very bad company.
Mr. Murphy. the next speaker said
he had been a Republican all his life. He
was a protectionist from the crown Of
his head to the soies of his feet. He was
| in favor of making every foreigner who
desired to do business in this country
pay for the privilege. He paid no taxes
to keep up this government, and he
should not be allowed to come in COM
petition with Americans who did pay
taxes, without its costing him some
thing. He was in favor of the Monroe
doctrine, and he had been in favor of
preserving the union of states. In these
things he was as much a Republican as
he ever was. But if destroying the
money of the constitution was a Re
publican doctrine today, then he was
not a Republican.
The speaker made one of the most
telling points that has been made so far
in the campaign by quoting the financial
plank in the Republican state platform:
I'VE favor the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16sto l.
and the making of silver, as well as gold,
a legal tender in the payment of all
debts. both public and private"
These Republicans" said the speak
er, were certainly not anarchists.
Uaughter) They as vehemently de
clared in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver as do the free silver
men a this date-three months later"
He supposed Geo. a. Knight and other
Republican speakers, who We're opening
the campaign in Los Angeles, and We're
members of the last Republican staIe
convention, We're explaining how they
were anarchists, cranks and repudiat-
ors three months ago. Iaughter)
Mr.. Murphy showed up the false posi-
tions taken by the Republican party in
this campaign, eliciting round after
round of applause, and with but few
exceptions the entire audience remained
to the end, Notwithstanding the hour of
IL o'clock had been passed before the
speaker finished. 1t was a great night
for the silver forces.