Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-28

on their knees and lick the boots OF this
demo pOpulistic candidate In order to retain
place In his party"
General Palmer then discussed the sill
vor issue az some length. He declared that
the claim OF the popocrats that they were
for the free coinage Of gold and silver was
false on its face. what man who owned
gold bullion would have coined In order
that he might bring It into competition with
silver on this basis? Gold was Of equal
value whether coined or uncOlued. II was
not so with silver Referring to the
declaration Of Mr.. Bryan that free silver
was an experiment, the speaker asked what
was to become OF the business Of this coun-
try while the experiment was being tried.
Certainty Is an essential element in the
successful prosecution Of any business. VINO
could say what dollar would be worth
next year II this policy came into being7
Who would buy property or sell property
and take a note for II, who would engage
i'm business or invest money In any enter
prise? You must 20 to the polls on the
Sd day OF next November and squelch out
this free silver and reputation and then
you can invest safely"
DO NOT LIKE HIS DOCTRINE.
General Buckner received a most cordial
reception he advanced to the front OF
the stage. In his opening remarks he spoke
of Mr. Bryan's visit to Kentucky. abiding
To that candidate as a worthy gentleman OF
whom he had heard much good report
while the Kentucky people may have
liked him personally they did net like the
doctrine he preached He had represented
tho wes,ern section OF the country as suf-
fering all kinds OF ills because the people
could not enjoy the benefits Of the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver"
General BucJner favorably commented on
tho thrift. the enterprise and the industry
that had built up the great west and emu
merated the many changes that he noticed
on this, his first trip through the west for
many years. In building up the west much
borrowed capital had been used and now
IT was proposed by 2 certain set Of people
to repudiate these debts. He had nothing
at all to say against the personality Of Mr..
pryi,n. He believed him to be a man of
high moral integrity and of the greatest re-
spectablity. But he could not endorse the
financial scheme that Mr.. Bryan would have
tho country adopt Mr.. Bryan might be
able to deceive himself, but he could not
deceive others. In all his 500 and more
speeches he had failed to advance a single
argument. He had told the people that the
free coinage Of silver would cure all all
ments. including the measles and whooping
cough. But there was sufficient senti-
ment in favor OF paying debts dollar fol
dollar throughout the country to overwhelm-
ingly defeat this boy orator OF the Platte
on November 3. Npplause.)
NOT A NEW QUESTION.
Tho question now being argued was not
new one. It had been discussed in France
500 years ago and quite as fully then as IL
was being considered today All history
proved that the free coinage OF silver would
drive the gold out Of circulation. The least
valuable n Cncy would always take the place
of the most valuable money IL was the in
evitable result. Fiat money had been tried
time and time again and II too, had always
failed. During the French revolution. LOG
years ago, the question had been argued.
All such experiments had resulted In robbinE
the poor people and in enriching the
wealthy when such money became valua-
less"
General Bucincr illustrated the value OF
the silver dollars of the United states and
OF Mexico by exhibiting the coins and eN-
planning their intrinsic and legal values.
He showed the depreciation Of the silver
dollar the moment the government no longer
stood behind 1t. lie spoke OF the valueless
confederate money as an example Of the
wOrthlessrcss OF Hat money. He provoked
some mirth by abiding to the opposition o.
the northern people to the establishment OF
the confedcracy and the redemption of that
paper money. lie had con'e to helicvc Thai
General Ptlnact and his comrades were then
as nows hghdng against fiat money. ZAP
plause).
General Bucl,Ecr said that THE deIsS-
cratic party had ever stood for national
ism and that it was true to its cardinal
principles today. Though the republican
party had for years ignored a great section
OF tho country this year had seen a change.
That party had this year announced through
its chosen leader that it would know no
sectional lines but should, | am glad to
say regard all as one broad country. ZAP.
plau5e.) Tho other party-'I hardly know
what to call party which stands on three
platforms''-had made sectionalism its chief
stock In trade. While its candidate had
sought to array section against section,
loudly proclaiming before he went into an
other part OF the nation that he was going
into the encmy's country
KNOW NO ENEMY'S COUNTRY.
plauseA We believe II Is all our country
whereveT those glorious stars and stripes
wave" III
In conclusion General Buckner appealed
to the voters before him TO rally around the
nag and In defense OF national honor and
integrity to stamp out forever the doctrine
of free silver and Reputation As he nm
ished his remarks he was given another
hearty round OF applause, TO which he
graeiously bowed his acknowledgment
Throughout his address he was given the
closest attention, and but few OF his many
thrusts at the free silvertes or his eloquent
appeals for the preservation OF the nations
credit and integrity were allowed 20 go un-
rewarded
When the applause that followed General
Buckner's peroration had subsidized. Chair
man Mahoney introduced Il. s. Bibb OF
Beatrice as "the only democratic candidate
for governor Of Nebraska" Mr.. Bbb has
n splendid voice and an energetic delivery
anu btlnIt nc udu spoken NNt minutes naG
completely captured the audience. His ar
ra!gnment of Bryan and Ibis popocratc fol
lowers" was most severe, and the humorous
illustrations that were used to describe the
various phases Of the situation we're apt
AMI bright lie drew n sharp distinction
between the true democracy and the
"popocracy."
NOBLEST WORK or COVERNIENT.
In part he said: "The democratic party
Is the harbinger OF hope ana future pros
perlty Of the people of the United States.
When speak of the democratic party
we mean tho democratic party. Npplausel
When We say democracy we mean the his
tonlcal democracy of jefferson and Jack
son. tho strong democracy OF Douglas and
Tilden, the sturdy democracy OF Grover
Cleveland (applausel, the glorious. sef.sac-
riAcing dcmocrlcy of Palmer and Buclner.
(Applausel With the poet we agree that
an honest man Is tho nonlest work of God.
We also think that a dishonest dollar is
the most iguoblo Wort; Of any government
on earth" Npplause)
Democracy was not to be COMPOUNDED with
the popocracy OF Bryan. of Altgeld OF Till
man and of PETER True democracy had
never attacked the supreme court Of the
United states The national platform Of
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