Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-18
Mr.. PRENTlss' PLEA.
Continued from Fifth Psge.

ohdIC Al5t Al thkS OOaaekN
free silver. But there is an an arch
ist leader who lives down in New
York. But he is q gold man and
has come ont for Mckinley. Hi.
name is Herr Most. He is
the only anarchist who has ex.
pressed himself on the money ques.
ton. And he is with the other fel.
lows. Herr Most is no fool. 1t il
to his interest to be with them. He
is familiar with the history of the
adoption OF the gold standard in
other great nations in the world.
It has invariably led to the fall OF
law and order and greatness in the
past Of the people, and the reign Of
ruin, disorder and anarchy.
1t IL Not Anarchy.
But, gentlemen. we are not an.
archists. We believe in peace; VIC
love the stars and stripes. We love
law. Let US have just laws and
there will be no anarchists"
The speaker reiterated the state
ment that the legislation which de-.
monetized silver WAS not in the in
terest of the people. but for the bene-
fit only of few; that we're we not in.
telligent. energetic and progressive
people we would long ago have been
reduced to state of beggary. But
We have stood it as long as we can.
There must be a change. 1t is won-
derful to what extent the wealthy
men have interested themselves in
the workingmen's cause of late-An.
drew Carnegie, George NJ Pullman,
Marcus Hanna and some more of the
dear, good friends of labor. They
tell us that 53-cent dollars will be the
consequence OF free coinage. The
speaker assured the audience that il
these gentlemen and the remainder
of that class thought they could get
a 53-cent dollar to pay off their work
ingmen with they would be out
cl.moring for 16 to 1. Money is like
blood-if you have plenty of good
rich blood your body is healthy and
strOng-but if it becomes thin and
congested it divides into spots, aud
the body wears away and gets out OF
working order. 1t is the same with
money. The only way to circulate
money is to have plenty of it. The
speaker said the republicans wanted
to know how We were going to get all
of the silver into circulation. He
had always found that his money
got into circulation too fast
The republicans are bowling about
making the mine owners rich; giving
them 100 cents for their silver which
will be only worth So cents to the
rest of the world, yet they want to
do the same thing if England will
allow them to do 50.
Mr.. Prentiss concluded BY refer
ring to the love which eastern iinau.
ciers had for money; how they val.
ued it more dearly than flesh and
blood and would sacrifice to humilia-
ton rather than lose a dollar; how
that class opposed the contest which
resulted in the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence for fear it would mean a
financial loss to them, and how they
were clinging to that same motto.
only with increased ardor, to the
present day, and to a man oppose the
platform of the democratic party in
this campaign because it advocates
the undoing OF a great wrong.
But" he asked, who will saw
the common people did wrong when
they declared their independence in
1776?". He then related the memoir.
able incident of the civil war, when
the gallant general, Phil Sheridan,
turned retreat into victory by turn
ing the shattered forces back, and
compared it to the present time, when
the demoralized democratic forces
were turned back by John P. Altgeld,
and appearing at his side the brilliant,
gallant commander, William Jen.
nings Bryan, who rises up in the
name Of the salvation OF the common
p. op,e.
Mr.. Prentiss was vociferously
cheered as he completed his remarks,
as were the strong points of his ad-
dress, and he was heartily congratu.
lated in the convincing force of his
arguments. He is a pleasing aud
able speaker, and the natural sin.
certify and earnestness with which
he presents his address, as well at
the logic with which he sustains his
position, make him one of the mos,