The Portland daily press., 1896-09-14

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the air here this afternoon, when ST.
John the Baptist band blew the final
salute to Hon. NJ. p. Frank. The meet
ing took place at p. M, at the Town
hall, VIII ere an audience of about 400
had assembled. They did not seem very
numerous in the big hall, which will
seat 1900 but they made up In enthu-
siasm what they lacked in numbers. Mr..
Frank was loudly and frequently ap-
plauded.
Mr.. Clement Given presided, and the
speakers were Mr.. Frank and Fl. n.
Eddy of Colorado.
The local managers had distributed at
the door. as the audience arrived, lit
tie advertising dodger on which were
the Inscriptions: s.-
"a few choice arguments by the Hon.
VIM. q. Clifford to induce Democrats to
vote to secure the election Of McKinley's.
1.-THE silver Democrats are liars,
thieves. socialists, repudiators, traitors,
anarchists, wild-eyed. long haired hooters.
From Senator Erye's (revised) un-
abridged and famous dictionary. Demo-
orat: A socialist, repudiator, an an
archist. an ass.
The obvious intention of this was to
excite prejudices against the parties
arrayed against the silver Democracy.
Mr.. Frank was first introduced, and
was received cordially.
He devoted his time principally to dis
cusstng the silver question, pursuing
much the same line of argument which
he took in the opening speeches of his
campaign. His hearers applauded when
he oonjured them In regard to the silver
dollar, to 'tRaise 1t up, heal it's wounds,
and put upon 1t the habiliments of liber-
ty.''
They talk of 53-cent dollar. he said.
very question.
We used to raise two kinds of wheat.
winter wheat and spring wheat. Now,
suppose the government should enact
law that thereafter no more spring
wheat should be ground into flour. Do
you not suppose that spring wheat
would go down In prioea 1t would be
discrimination against spring wheat, and
in favor of winter wheat. But If the law
should be repealed, and spring wheat
again be admitted to the -four mills, do
you not suppose that it price would go
up again to an equality with the price
of winter wheat? (Applause.)
Now, one more fact, we are great
silver producing country. Together with
Mexico we produce a large part of the
world production. Europe has to come
to us to buy silver. Now the greater part
of the value of silver is in the labor put
into it, A silver dollar is about three
quarters labor. That labor is furnished
by the toilers in the mines. Why do you
discriminate against these producers,
sending them to tramp among the un-
employed. whilo you send your bonds to
Europe to buy golda
They say silver is not SO good a metal
as gold. But it is good enough metal
for. people.
Furthermore, az we are producers Of
silver, it is very poor policy for us to
cry down our productions. (Applause.)
In 1879 England bought our silver for
81. SO an ounce. and took it to India where
rupse will buy as much now in agrioul-
tural products as it would in 1879. But
now England comes here and buys silver
at 81 cents an ounce, and turning to
India buys as much wheat with 1t as
she ever did. How can the American
farmer hope to compete with the shrewd
capitalists OF England, when we deory
our own silver in this way.
Mr.. Frank mere referred to the days
of 1919, when, because our sailors were
impressed upon the seas, our people flew
to arms, defed England and in many
glorious actions on land and sea planted
the stars and stripes above the GROSS of
st. George. He iInplored bis hearers
| not to cringe; but to be as bold now.
There can be but one policy for our peo-
pie, and that is for us to take as good
| care Of our interests as the bankers aud
money lenders take of theirs. CAP
plauSe.)
West Is encouraging Together we will
march on the triumphant election OF that
giant of Nebraska, and the shipbuilder
of Maine.
Mr.. frank was followed by Mr.. Eddy
who discussed the silver question entire
ly.
1t was expected that Allen o. Myers of
Ohio would also speak, abut he did not
appear until the meeting was nearly
over. Then he came under full head of
steam. He said: II have come to drive
red hot facts into those scared intellects
of yours" Again he said: II come
o toll these poor benighted sinners that
they are going to elect Mckinley in the
West-I mean Bryan, Qoud shouts) next
Novem her,
Honest mony! Every gold dollar that
has been coined by the Republican party
has the curse of Godlon it. (Shouts. J
Silver is the honest money. (Cheers)
Silver and wheat are brothers. They
| go hand in hand. The gold hog has
been fattened, and has gone out of the
country"
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