, 1896-10-05

the products OF your sweat and toll, the
products of our fields, your mines,
your forests. and take back with me to
Germany"
And do you expect me to take thai
which you consider worth but $3.50, 900.
and coin it into American dollars worth
1000, 600, and then purchase goods in
competition with us of American"
That's what | expect"
An right says this keeper OF the
mint o III law. for the free and unlim.
lied coinage Of silver makes it manda,
tory to do so. Stand aside until ! get
through this job of coming for this
gentleman from China, and you shall
have your turn" daughter and ap-
plausc.
Scene second: The same place-the
United States mint at Philadelphia, but
in the presence and control OF another
keeper, The same party appears COM
ing up the roadway with the same
wagons, bearing the same burden OF
.JllIIlpn. lit ltdiltI VI Tie ItDuDilCdh
party says: Halo. there! Who are
you, and what have you got?"
I'm a German. and I've got a lot OF
silver | want coined at your mint. /
have brought it all the way across the
waters
How much have o got?"
We'll. I've got what cost me in Ger
many $3.50, 900, and l bought it at the
commercial value"
And what do you want me TO do
with it,"
your mints and put the stamp Of your
government upon it and say that ev-
cry Ape grains are worth 100 cents"
What! Dou you expect to take what
you have bought for $780, 900 as you say
you have. and get 81 900. 900 for it,"
That's what | expect"
And what are you going to do with
the money!"
Il am going tt AXE that money out
to Wyoming, and I am going to buy
Wyoming cattle with it: l am going to
Nebraska, and buy a lot of Nebraska
corn and oats with it: and l am going
to take the products of your mines, and
your forests, and your factories and
take them back home with me-"
And the keeper says. That's what
you van is it? Now supposing | do
this for you: will you sign an agree
ment with me to take an amount of bull,
lion from us costing s53O,0O0 in the
United, States of America. and will you
take it to the German mint across the
waters, and will you make it into a
millicn pieces of good German money
worth $1,000. 900, equal in purchasing
power to any other?"
The German says. No: Pm no FOOL
daughter and a%pplause.)
Then says William Mckinley,
take your silver back to Germany
where you got it from, and when your
minis get ready to coin American sill
yer, I'll coin German silver, but I'm a
ltluplItdH, NI<ouu dpIIihtSeJ, anu 1 Dt>
lieve in the doctrine of reciprocity: and
If you're against American beef. I'm
against German sugar; if you're agains,
American cotton. I'm against German
products" (Applause.)
NOT THE GREATEST.
Now that's just the difference. That
appeals to the reason, the patriotism
and the intelligence of the American
people.
But | cannot, in view of the history
of the nation: I cannot accept the state
ment that the money question is the
only question before us. Great as it is,
l believe 1t is the least Of all the ques-
tons which we are called upon to con-
slider. 1t doesn't make any difference
what kind. Of money we have in this
nation, if you and | can get hold of 1t.
U4aughter.) 1t doesn't make any diff
ference whether gold, silver, or paper
are used, If we have an industrial pol
icy that takes away from the workers