The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-11
DEAD MAN TO SPEAK
James G. Blaine to Reach One Million Me'
This Campaign.

James G. Blaine to Reach One Million Men
This Campaign.
New York, Aug. 10.-gn few days
the Republican national committee VIII
distribute LOCO, 900 copies OF the speech
delivered by James G.. Blaine Tn the
senate Feb. Z, 1878, in the progress OF
the debate on the Bland-Allison act
Concerning the publication OF this
speech the national executive commit
tee today authorized the following
statement:
Headquarters Republican National
Committee, New York, Aug. Z, 1896
For several months the silver news
papers and public speakers OF the DEM
ocratic and Poputst beliefs have been
quoting extracts from this speech and
asserting that Mr. Blaine was a believer
in the free and unlimited coinage or
silver at a ratio of 16 to l, and that. II
alive today, he would be In the ranks
OF the free silveriteS.
The few Republicans VINO. since the
ST Louis convention, have declared for
free silver also assert with eonsidera-
Bile vim that IL Mr.. Blaine were alive
he would be with them in opposition TO
the Republican Sound-money platform
These assertions are the grossest IL
bells on the memory of Mr.. Blaine, and
are made for the deliberate purpose Of
deceiving the people, especially the
millions Of laborins men who always
tdoliZed this great statesman
The speech from which they quote
shows conclusivaly that II Its author
were alive today his position on this
question would be the position which
the Republican party occupies.
1t also SHOWS that his party's posi-
ton with respect to the free and unlim-
tied coinage OF silver IN 1878 was the
same as It is now. 1t is one OF TITO
strongest and most eloquent arguments
against the independent free coinage OF
silver at the ratio Of 10 TO l. In = MI.
Blaine points out with much cleerness
the distress to the country and 10 the
people that would surely follow the
adoption of that policy.
If. as he then said, the free COMA ge
Of a silver dollar containing 41e14 grains
worth IN gold about 90 cents, giving
an Ilsgttimate profit 10 the owner OF
the bullion, enabling him 70 take %
cents worth OF Il % the mint and get
IL stamped as coin. and therefore force
his neighbor 10 take it as full dollar.
was an undue and unfaira dvantage
which the government Rad no right 10
give to the owner Of silver bullion. and
which defrauds the man who Is forced
to take the dollar" how much more
earnestly would he be, II alive today.
plead with his countryman for an honest
dollar of 100 cents and against free COIN
age OF silver : proposed by the Demo-
: fs.z =
mate profit TO the owner of the silver
bullion. under their proposed free coin
age policy. would be about ~ cents on
the dollar instead OF cents. as IL was
or would have been at that time?
The free silver advocates have not
dare5 70 publish. either Fl press or from
Platform, the full text % this speech.
but have culied such ssntences fnon IL
a. they could distort into expressions
favorable 70 their theory.
In view OF the fac1 that Nh Blaine
,s being thus presented and rs
memory and Repubiican-s-n 50 gross.y
Ehelsd by the advocatcS Of free silver.
and the people deceived by TIE jGsgled
quotations from his speech, the Repub-
tcan national executive co1-Dli tee
have deemed Il their duty % have ire
speech printed in full and distributed
20 the voters % the United STATES.
The speech itself r tle most conpiet>
refucation of the attempt 20 make ths
country believe that were Nr. Blaine
alive today he would be al enemy .
sound money and a traitor - the Es-
publican party
West Virginia. Idaho and otse- states
cssssed as doubtful. are swinging into
Ens for Mckinley. according 20 reports
heard at the national committees head
quarters
Senator Shoup os Idaho was az Re21S-
Lean headquarters today he believes