Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-09-24
cANToN's BIGGEST DAY.

half the night was devoted to Paradlng'
speech making and fireworks.
Mckinley made dozen short speeches
to the visiting delegations, shook hands
with thousands of men, entertained
dozen people at dinner, and with the
crowd listened to the music of thirty-six
brass-bands.
The first delegation to come in that
morning was from Columbia Co., ONO
and it was followed by those from FAR
field, rittsbuis &, Columbus, Akron "s1e-iifg
and other places until all the principal
streets of the town were crowded.
The afternoon meeting was in the big
tent which holds 10000 people. Cow
Bushnell presided and Senator Collum
was the first speaker. Columns remarks
were very good and were in part as fol-
lows.
"What a period of distress for the past
three wears. Plenty of money, but lock-
ed up-nobody in fact W anting 1t or dar-
ing to invest it. am reminded OF the
lines:
Water, water everywhere and not drop
to drink.
Water, water everywhere, but all the
boards did shrink
"Fe1low citizens, the Republican pol
lev of protection is still living lssue-lt
will remain an issue until the Wilson,
German bill is repealed and measure
framed on protection lines, is adopted
and approved by President Mckinley.
'Bryan, Altgeld and their followers say
that Gold is dearer than it was IN 1873
and that we need more money. 1he
truth is for very many years the price OF
money has been getting cheaper, The
our State rnan IT useu 10 irsis-- ftff'
en- from 10 to 7 per cent, and l think men
do not pay more than S or per cent,
and the government is able to get it for 3
and sell its bonds at premium, while
before the war it paid s per cent, and
sold its bonds at heavy discount.
'Iet US not run off after moonshlne
theories pressed upon us by Bryan, Till
man and Altgeld, and men who may be
honest, but who are urging the people OF
this country to adopt policy or try an
experiment in defiance of the facts OF
history and in opposition to the judg-
ment of the wisest friends OF silver IN
the world.
"The Republican party is for bimetal-
lisn. 1t believes in the use of both gold
and silver as money. 1t believes IN the
admission of both to the nints of the
United States on equal terms, as soon as
it can be done with safety and honor.
Our party is pledged to. it in the st Louis
platform.
Senator Thurston was the next speaker
He called attention to the contrast be-
tween the two Presidential candidates,
one nominated amid the excitement and
hysterie of frenzied emotion and the other
in obedience to the rpened and dellber-
ate demand of the people themselves.
Of the present conduct of the two candi-
dates he said
Zone now steepechasing through the
country in a mad scramble for place and
power, fearful that some elector may es-
cape the witchery of his fluted voice; the
other. dignifed, as befts the. exalted
place of which he worthily aspires, trust
fully and calmly waits in his own home
while the nation comes to him. One has
for his arena the sand lots-his appeals
are to the passion and prejudice OF men;
the forum of the other is an American
door yard; his rostrum is the porch of an
American cottage; his words simple and
torceful, are addressed to the intelligence
the conscience, the patriotism and the
common sense of a brave, thoughtful,
Just and hopeful people"
The Senator asserted that the present
battle is not between Republicanism and
Democracy. The Chicago convention
was not the council chamber of the De-
mocracy. The nominee of that conven-
ton carries the regular banner, but it
was wrestled from true Democracy by
Populism and the commune, He told OF
his visit to the New England States. and
how Vermont and Maine spoke not alone
for her Republicans, but for her true
Democracy as well. Massachusetts, and
New York, he said, would do equally
well las would Maryland, West Virginia,
Indiana and Ohio.
There was another big meeting at night
in the tent. The speakers were Gov.
Hastings, of Pennsylvania, and Repre-
sentative McClearney, of Minnesota.
Both speakers were enthusiastically re-
ceived. Gov. Hastings said:
''It is of the utmost Importance in the
present discussion that people should re-
call the fact that during the period of
three-fourths of our national existence
there was one question upon which both
parties agreed with substantial unan-
unity. While they were divided upon
almost every other question, they travel
ed the same road with reference to our
currency issues.
"The change from the present money
standard to free silver involves business
revolutions, disaster and ruin. If ulti-
mately a silver standard were reached,
which would place us in the category of
free silver nations, the pathway from the
gold standard to the free silver basis is
fraught with dangers and disasters which
the imagination can hardly conceive.
"Over cautious peopl," said Gov. Hast
ings, "are placing gold in hiding and are
resorting to various devices to keep it in
safety vaults against the possible evil
day." Citing an instance to prove this
assertion he continued:
"The banks of all kinds in this country
the trust companies building associations
and other kindred institutions, have over
100000, 600 on deposit which sooner or
later must be paid. 1t is owing to the
people of the United States. When they
want it they have the right to withdraw
it under the terms of the deposit. If
the attempt should be made now it would
require three times the amount of all the
money in the United States to pay it.