Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21
FREE SILVER RALLY.
Thomas MaIoney OF Rutland and n. 3.
ChIIds Talk on the PanRcen for Ma
tertnl Ills.

Thomas Maloney OF Rutland and n. 3.
ChIlds Talk on the Panacen for Ma
terial Ills.
The auditorium was filled Monday even
ing when the free silver Democrats of
Brattleboro held their first rally of 1896.
The speakers desk was draped with ma
tional colors, and on the front of it was
picture of William Jennings Bryan. At
one side of the stage was flag bearing the
names Of the Democratic standard bearers,
and on the other one with the portrait of
Mr.. Sewall. After music by the First
Regiment band II TO 10 prominent Demo-
Gratis took seats on the stage and N. T.
Ryan called the meeting to order, introduce
ing r. S. Childs as the chairman. Mr.
Childs made short address which was an
atfront to any intelligent audience. He de-
clared that the campaign was one of mo-
nopoly against the common people, and
that the question was whether we were to
be ruled by British policy. He repeated
the stock stories so many disapproved
aboCt the "crime of 1873" At the close
of his speech Mr.. Childs introduced LAWYER
Thomas Maloney of Rutland, who was
a member of the legislature several years
ago. Mr.. Maloney is young man of good
appearance, and an interesting speaker.
He spoke at length at the policy of the op-
pOnents of free silver in indulging in cpl
thets, and especially of the term "anarch-
lists as applied TO free silverites. This term.
he should know, arose from the plank in the
Democratic platform assailing the United
States supreme court and the fiery state
ments OF the populistic wing of the Demo
cratic party rather than from the decara-
ton for free silver. Mr.. Mallory argued
that there was not money enough to dis
charge our debts and that through free
coinage OF silver was the only way TO re-
lleve our children and our children's chill
dren OF perpetual bondage. He did not
state That our debts were small in COMPARE
son with those of other nations of the
world, and that under Republican admins
tratlons they had been greatly reduced. He
spoke OF the decline in the values of farm
lands in Vermont, but said nothing of the
increase in the value of farm lands in the
country as a whole. The cutting in two of
the worlds redemption money by the act
OF 1873 attracted much attention, but that
tact that our coinage Of silver dollars pre-
yious to that time was only about SIS, 0OO,-
OOO, and that the coinage under the Bland
Allison act of 1873 was "a times this amount
was ignored. This redemption money was
cut in two without the knowledge of the
United States, he said, when in fact the
act of 1873 was considered through five ses-
slons OF Congress. Mr. Malonev argued
that there was no danger in having gold at
premium, and that the most prosperous
days this country ever knew were under
such conditions, but said nothing of the
collapse that followed. He also argued to
the effect that this country would not be
dumping ground for silver and that there
would be no such thing as a 80 cent dol
lar, claiming that free coinage bv the
United States would cause an increase in
the price, compel the reOpening of the
minis of India to silver and in this way in
crease In the commercial ratio of that com
modify. He claimed that the gold stand
ara mad brought about more anguish and
more suffering than any other cause of the
last century, etc, ridiculed the alleged re-
marks of local speaker, and touched upon
other phases of the question in a way that
won the applause of those who believe in
free silver. There was but little in his argu-
ments, however, that was new, and in
spite of his telling way of putting things il
is doubtful if he made any converts to his
cause.
S. T. Davenport of West Brattleboro was
next introduced and spoke for half hour
or more upon the silver question. Like his
predecessor Mr.. Davenport maintained that
the business depression was due to the de-
monetization of silver in 1873, and had been
felt to greater or less degree ever since. He
held that prosperous condition of affairs
could be brought about only by a return to
the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16
TO l. To demonstrate the sincerity of his
remarks Mr.. Davenport made an offer, to
hold good until September l, that TO any
person, gold Democrat or Republican, who
would bring him 5000 "53-cent" silver dol
lars within four months after the United
States minis began coming silver at a ratio
or IL to l, he would pay for them 90 cents
each in gold.