The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11

GOVERNOR CHAR
/ expense. have il coined ana then stamped
"a collar, ana with 10 TO pay off his
sound-dOllar obligation 10 the farmer,
ariizan, mechanic. labOrer or banker.
/ Where is the difference between protect
ing q MANI facturer by tariff so that
hc can sell nfty-three-cent article TO!
dollar and empowering the silver mine
owner 20 dispose OF his nlty-tnree-cent
silver piece AT a dollar? Each gets his pro-
nt through legislation. la each case the
receiver OF the product suifcIs-the manu-
facturer or silver mine owner alone -
benefited.
The silver mine owners I'm the last twen-
~ years have unloadcd 100. OuU. 900 ounces
, of silver on this country, at net loss TO
the Government OF SIG OQupuU. Now the
Chicago plauOrm proposes 10 do tar bet
ter Tor them al the expense OF the peo-
ple-to give them TWO dollars for every
dollar s worth of thor product.
In 1873, when free coinage was under
discussion i'm the Senate OF the United
states, Georgia great senator Il. y.
HILL said. Il beg my friends 10 consider
that there IS no excuse for the Govern
melt. under The preituce OF relieving the
people. TO adopt a. system Of coinage that
Will put millions Of dollars into The
pockets of a few private individual
silver bullion holders. There is no rca-
son why they should have any more than
the market value of their bullion
Again. after insisting That the measure
would give no relief and would confuse
which was contracting the circulation
Of money and enrich only Few, Nh
ltill said. III this bill passes II "iil take
Us place in history as the. pickpockct
bin Of American legislation Al that
time silver was worth ninety cents. al
this time IL is worth only nfty-three
cents That DIN would only have picked
The pockets Of the people ten cents In
the dollar The proposition OF che Ni-
cago Convention If 10 should prevail.
viii pick the pockets OF the people
forty-scvcn cents i'm the lOliar-ueurly
five times as much.
It IS un-DcmoCratic TO foster any class.
IL is as un-DemoCratic 10 foster Che sill
yer mine owner ass TO protect the manu-
tacture Of clothing or agricultural imple-
ncnts.
Fifth. il deolarcs: I'VE are opposed TO
the issuing OF ln.crcst-h-lIing bonds of
the United States in time of peace md
condemn the traIiicking with banking syn
dictates. which. IN exchange for bonds
and az an enormous profit 10 themselves.
supply the Federal treasury with gold
10 maintain the policy OF gold monomeu-
lism."
This Is q direct attack upon President
Cleveland. ana contains covert charge
that he was engaged in scheme al heavy
expense to the people. 10 maintain gold
monowctallism. No more untoundcd ace
cusation could have been made. 40 moro
unjust imputatiOn could have been cast.
The non-action Of the United States Sem
forced the President 10 issue bonds 10 raise
money 10 preserve the credit and honor
of the Government. Hc informed 'oA-
gress Of the condition Of the treasury
and earnestly appealed for relief bat no
response came. and his appeals were
treatcd with soon. lie was therefore
left with the alternative of issuing bonds
or allowing the credit Of the Government
to suffer. With the pride that should
characterize not only the President but
every American citizen in the honor Of
his country Mr. Cleveland directed bonds
to be issued and sold 10 the best possible
advantage. For thus maintaining IN the
only way he could the credit of the great
country over which he was presiding
as Chief Magistrate. the Chicago COnVeu-
ton attempts 10 reflect upon him in the
most unwarranted manner. and some
SenatOrs are engaged In an effort 10 SHIFT
the responsibility Of the bond issue from
their own shoulders 20 those OF the Presi-
dent II the Senate had met the situa-
tion in the proper spirit and adopted
measures for maintaining the reserve in
the treasury. there would have been no
bond issue and no banking syndicates
supplying tie treasury with gOld.'
This is a plain statement of facts easily |
comprehended.
Are you. my fellow Democrats. as just /
men, willing. under the circumstances. !
however much YOU may oppose the issu- I
ing Of "intcrcst-bCaTin bonds, 10 con- J
denim by your votes the man whom you I
have twice elevated TO TIE Executive I
chair OF this nation. and who was laudcd /
by every Democratic canVasscr In 1872 ]
az a pure and upright statesman. the /
friend OF the people. and the defender of /
the masses? Populists may do II, but will .
the thoughtful and well-nformed Demo- ,
Gratis be guilty Of so great wrong?
VIII you not put the saddle on the right
horse?'
Sixth. The Chicago Convention, not con-
tent with unjustly rejecting upon the /
President In the manner just stated.
went farther. and without the slightest /
pI OVOCatiOu or excuse. declared against
"A third term for President The Presi-
dent was not seeking a nomination at
their hands. his name had not even been
suggested: he desired no third term; like !
his ilustrious predecessors. who served
two terms. he was not only willing but
anxious TO retire 10 private life. No
convention had ever made such a decla- |
ration. Then why deliberately give Mr..
Cleveland this affront? Why ATTEMPT