Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-20

portray. and that IL the picture OF q
mother holding 10 her arms her babe.
"Within the shadow OF this monument
reared 20 her. in love and loyalty. was
the mother Of each one Of US l bow In
humn- reverence TO motherhood Great
applaIse)
WlR-sCARRED sPOTsYLVANIA.
q M, told that In this county have been
fought more battles than IN any other
county OF like size In the world; that
upon the earth within the limits OF this
county there have fallen more dead and
wounded than ever fen on a similar space
I'm an the history OF the world. Here op-
uoslug lines were drawn up face 10 face.
here opposing armies met and stared at
oqoh 0tnor. and then sought TO take each
others lives. but all those scenes have
..assod away. and those who met IN dead
lv array now meet and cOmmingle here as
friends (ADuiaugsl Here the plough
share has been made out Of the sword
prd arears hove been converted into prun-
ing-hooks, and people learn war no more
Here the bands on either side stirred NJ
the tagging zeal with notes that thrilled
the hearts Of men. These bands are now
component parts Of one great band, and
"a that band marches on in the lead
playing Yankee Doodle and Dixie"
too great applause. behind the band fol-
low the war-scarred veterans who wore
the blue and the war-scarref veterans
who wore the gray. each vleing with each
other in the effort 20 make this the great
est and granlest nation on Gods foot
stool. Great cheering)
WAsHINGTON's SILVER DOLLAR.
81 an glad to visit this historic place.
They say that here George WASHINGTON
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across the river: but remember. my
friends. that when Ne threw that silver
dollar across the river, 81 It, it fell. and
remained on American sol. Great cheer
ing) They thought it was a great feat
then. but we have developed so rapld'y
IN the last hundred years that we have
Hnancers now who can leave GEORGE
Washngton's achievement far behind
We have financiers who have been able
10 throw gold dollars all tho way across
the Atlantic, and then bring them bacl,
by an issue OF bonds. Great cheering)
would you believe. my friends, that o
silver dollar, which was good enough TO
be handled by the Father Of his Couu-
try, is now so mean thing 8s 10 excite
the contempt Of many a. our so-called
hnanciers? ono. MOI Wei. 70 is II f.
so mean that they don't like H. Why.
that will go al over the world. We
have had dollars which have gone over
the world a. rapidly that we want a
dollar that vii. stay q home without a
curfcw law. (Cheers) Our opponents
tell us that they want "a collar which
they can sec anywhere IN the world n
they travel abroad. l am not SO much
rrici about our dollars which traver
abroad. | want a dollar that won't be-
ashamed 10 look a farmer in the face.
loud appause)
DOLLARS PURCHASING POWER
People can have just as good a dollar
as they want. because dollars are crca-
lures Of law and you can determine the
purchasing power OF q dollar when you
determine the number OF dollars. II you
want do lars dear, make them scarce
and they win be dear.
II our dollars IRE good enough now.
when a dollar viii buy ten bushels o.
oats, you can make 81 so good that IL
vii buy 100 bushels Of oats a voice.
we don't want that kind Of dlliar.1
" anybody here has been raising farm
products and complains because they are
not cheap enough, you can make them
cheaper II you vote the Republican ticket
this fall"
In company with Mayor White. the
members Of the Fredericksburg recep-
ton committee, and a delegation from
the District OF Columbia Democracy that
met him AZ Mayor Whites house. Nj.
Bryan was driven 70 the railway station
OF the Old town. Several hundred people
who had gathered there caecred him as
be stepped OBJ 1rd a local train. which
left Fredericksburg for Washington at
1.49 =. VI.