The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02


have to meet Is Z conspiracy which has
for its ultimate object the striking down
OF silver as onsibf the standard moneys
of the world. md that can only mean
gradual andt eDntinual increase in the
purchasing power of the dollar, and that
means an indefinite season during which
the holders of fixed Investments gather
more than theyT1oan, and during which
those who oweoaebts will pay more than
they agreed to pay; an indefinite season
during which twill be more profitable
to hoard money or loan it than to invest
1t in enterprises or property. l ask you
to point, II you can, single instance
in the history of the world where the
people have prOspered by an appreciable
standard. What we want is dollar that
will maintain its parity with the pros
pertty which that dollar is to- buy, which
will injure neither debtor nor creditor,
but gives us a standard that approx
mates Justice between man and man.
(Great applause and cheering. J How are
you going to get it? BY having enough
standard money to keep pace with the
demand for money and increase of popu-
lation. Gold does not give you that
money. We believe that gold and silver
will In advocating the restoration of the
gold and silver coinage of the constitu
ton we are advocating system which
will bring us back to something near
stability in the value of the dollar.
believe that we are right.
SILVER'S CAUSE IS JUST.
$50 confident are we of the justice of
our cause that we are willing to submit
this question to the sovereigns of this
land. We do not intend to exclude from
the consideration of this question the
financier, but to place by the side of the
man who exchanges money, the man
whose brain and hand produces wealth
and say to the toiler, You are the
equal of the other man before the law.
The ballot is yours as we'll as his, use
that ballot for your own use, and no man
dares to complain (Applause.) We
will not attempt to advise animosity
against any class Of citizens unless those
citizens assume superiority unknown to
the law of the United States But if a
man in this country assumes the right to
think or speak for somebody else, or
seeks to use his power as an employer to
| coerce the meE who work for him, we
stand and oppose him as we would OPP
pose the man who would attempt to es-
tablish monarchy in democracy. We
| oppose him and offer no apology for that
opposition. Sometimes we are told that
those great syndicates are against U.S.
They are, and we boast of it, because it is
the best certificate.
Eve boast of it because it is the best
certificate that our cause is just. CAP
plause.) There is nobody with us but the
people, my friends, and they are the
| ones for whomi this government was in
stituted. We are content to have it left
in their hands, s(Applause). beg you,
my friends, toIremember that when our
| opponents see fitsto use abusive epithets
against those Who were present at the
Chicago convention, and against those
whom the Chicago convention nomi-
mated, rememb fra that those epithets are
not used against us, but against those
people who have allied to the gold stand
ard, and are fighting the battle there in
| augurated. Can. our opponents afford to
apply those names to the great common
people of this country? Can our oppon-
ents afford to SANDER those people, who
In every hour1of danger have been the
nations safegdafd? (Applause) Sup
pose there were trouble today, either do
nestle or forefgf, where would we find
men to fight our battles? Would we find
them among the syndicates and stock ex-
changes, and combinations of money
grabbers? To whom would they appeal?
To you, and they would say, oh, anar-
chists, save our property (Applause
and laughter). If they must rely upon
you In times of danger should they not
let you have something to say in the
quiet hours Of peace? Is there a man
who has made property in this country
who is not willing to risk that property
in the hands of the people of the United
States? II there be one, then that man
has lost faith in the form of govern
ment under which he lives, because in
this land there is no power but the peo-
pie, and the man who fears them ought
! to leave this country for his country's
good. (Applause.)
Il beg you to study this question for
yourselves in the days that intervene be-
tween this day and the day upon which
you exercise your right as citizens to
vote. 1 am willing that you shall read
everything set before you by your op-
ponents, because, my friends, next to
free silver literature, the most convinc-
ing literature abroad in the land is the
literature that is making more votes for
us and others-the literature dissemina-
ted by the advocates of the gold stand
| ard, who do not dare to say that they
want gold standard. I do not presume
to tell you what you ought to do. Each
man knows for himself No man, no
matter how high the position for which
he is a candidate, has the right to tell the
humblest citizen in the land how to vote.
Your vote is your own. You use it as
you think best, and those who are can
didates before you must be content with
the result, whatever the result may be.
l thank you for your attention"
THE ATTACKS ON THE REPRESENT
ALIVE.
Ignatius Donnelly is having some bust
ness troubles in connection with his pa
per, "The Representative" at Mime
apolis. An effort was made to prevent
the getting out of his Aug. IL edition by
an element in the party which is attempt
ing to minimize his influence. Mr.. DON
nelly is man with whom all Populists
cannot agree on all things at all times,
but his honesty dof purpose, his fidelity
to Populism, ahdehis worth to the cause