The American guide., 1896-08-08
What Is Behind the Agitation for
Free Coinage, and Who Has
Carried on the Silver
Campaign.
Charges Made by a Prominent
Democratic Paper That Re-
main Unanswered
An Object Iesson-The Mexican DOL
lar and the Present American
Silver Coin.
A Brief Reply to the silver Arguments
of MIR. &. :. Darrow, of
Chicago.

of Mr. q. ;. DArrow, OF
Chicago,
Madison, Wis, July 3l.-The great
political campaign of 1896 wns most nu'
spiciously begun in the west to-day. In
the presence of nearly 5000 people SEN
ator John NJ. Thurston, Of Nebraska
and Clarence 5. Darrow, Of Chicago,
presented the respective sides of the
currency question for two hours and h
half. 1t was great audience and a
great debate.
senator Thurston was greeted with
long and continued applause, and 1t was
several minutes before he could make
himself heard. His voice rang out sharp
and clear. Every word of his eloquent
plea for a sound and stable currency
could be heard. lie spoke without
notes, calmly and clearly, laying the
currency question before his hearers
md asking them TO decide II on lis mer
It's MS business proposition. lie told
Of the ruin and devastation which He
predicted would be brought by 30
cent dollar, and how the poor man
would br The one 10 feel its evil effects
most. He said:
"Mr. Chairman. Ladies' md Gentlcm, n.
My Fellow Citizens! It II ,nosl gratifying
to me to-day to come back here to the
scenes OF my childhoof. for SO many years
aFo that do not care to tell. | used to wan
= lnl vsfth
In my hand that my father trusted me
with, and with which ! think I amused the
ducks and alarmed the Inhabitants | love
to come back to dear old Wisconsin, for II
was here In the midst OF this sturdy people
that grew to manhood's years It was
here that ! learned those lessons OF duty
and OF patriotism that have endcavored
to make the guide OF all my life. love TO
come back to dear old loyal Wisconsin. Tor
in the first regiment of her cavalry my IA
thor went out a private soldier to fight md
die for his country's nag, tApplause,l
~ love my country and her free insiitu-
tons | have no aim. | have no ambition
! have no desire to win her people In this
great campaign to any action or TO my
decision that shan no, rebound TO the
honor Of the government. to the welfare .;
the people, and to the prosperity of all
the classes. whose prosperity IN every
by side. united and together. n we are
to 20 on progressing and developing enu
advancing az u nation.
Desires To speak only Truth.
II am an ofiicer OF the government of Int
United States. ! have something at stake
IN this great campaign. and in those events
which are sure to follow II, for have an
ambition that the people Of this country
when the heat OF this campaign Is over ana
ft..i. don a nj nd a.
truth or the falsity OF the cause repro.
pcnt-I have an ambition that the people OF
this country shall then say to me, after
tho heat of antc-clcctlon time Is over The
lessons that you taught to us were for
our benefit and resulted well for the coun-
try, | would feel myself false TO every
instinct OF Amcricanism II | sought TO
win a single vote for the republican party
unless felt deep In my heart, profounJ-
ly In my soul, that the success OF that party
in the one thing upon which the wolferc
OF the American people must rest Tap
pluusol
"My countrymcn, we are met here to-day
TO discuss more especially some OF the
franciaI vicwa and theories which are now
disturbing our people, have no polished
yoms Of rhetoric, no studied outburs,s OF
clouucnco, with which to delight your ears
or woo your senscs, But come here. In the
oulctudo Of this aftornoon-out here, In
the clear air. | comc-for the purpose OF
plcaking words TO you that you VIII bear
home with you to the quiet OF your own
chambers, that you Will recall by your
frcsldes, where the judgment of the Amerl'
can people ought to be made up,
MY countrymcn, there Is disturbance In
the political world over the question OF
money, There have been disturbances In
the political world In years gonc by over
other questions We arc meeting y ncs
issue to-day. 40 far as u presidential can
yaAs Is concerned, and yet, az look the
forces over, fnd that nrrayed upon one
side Is the same old stalwart patriotism
Is the same old wisdom Of statcsmsnship
Is the same security OF accomplished
efforts, which has stood upon the statute
books OF tho United stnies for the last 3,
ycarH. for that wonderful measure OF pros.
pcrity and advancement which has to,at
In all Its fullneas and all It's wonder to the
people alone OF the United stntca.
successful Men Ms an Example.
II am not here to-day to attempt to In
fuonce your Judgment unfairly by any dis.
paragement Of men and measures, and yet,
! was brought up as boy to believe that
the Judgment Of the men who hnd sue
ccodod In life was better to follow than the
judgment Of the man who has ipilch lAp.
plauae,l was brought ~ to believe that
the promise OF the man who had always
kept his word was better than that OF the
man who had always broken IT, lap
plause.l ! was brought up to believe that
the promise Of those men who knew had
In every emergency OF the nation stood for
lts honor and Its glory and It's dignity was
better for income individual-to follow
than tho Judgment Of those men who had
mover represented any OF the measures or
any Of the things that had resulted for the
honor and the glory and the welfare of the
American people. lAnplause.l
~ say TO you to-day, In all sincerity and
candor, believing II to be a legitimate argu-
mont and knowing that II is entirely appro-
pirate to say. that II had no other guide
to light me onward In the right rath OF my
political duty. II seems to me that In Justice
and honor to my country II would be anfer
for mo to turn away from the leadership
Of Tlllman and AltReld and Waite to follow
the liberty OF Allison and Reed and the
greatest among them All. William McKin-
ley, Loud applause.l
-Four years ago the opposition to the
republican party had varied this country.
am not here to infer In any terms the
reproach of the party. or by what terms
Il secured n majority OF the votes Of the
people OF the United States; but call your
attention to this Important fact, that four
years ago the Issue before the American
people was the tariff. made SO for the first
part by the men who are here to-day pre-
renting another Issue. happened TO hear
William ], Bryan four years ago, In his
congressional campaign In the First dis
strict OF my state pledge you, my coun.
trymen, and II Ia a solemn fact, that from
tho beginning Of that campaign to tho end
william J. Bryan advocated no othnr Issue.
made no other argument than thnt upon
the tariff. ! say 10 you. In all honesty and
sincerity. and the record Is my proof that
neither he nor his associates ever took up.
ever advocated. ever attempted to carry