The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-31
sILvERIrl AND eoLosUe.
Their Heated Argument On the Corner and
Its Strange Sequel.

Their Heated Argument on the Corner and
IT. Strange Sequel. 49,,
Two men who encountered each other
near prominent street corner few morn
ings ago stopped, shook hands, inquired
after each others health and spent min
ute or two in dssultory talk.
Then they shook hands again, asked to
be remembered to each others family and
were about to separate when one Of them
said:
by the way, Higgins, I presume you
are for Bryan and free silver2''
Free humbugr' retorted the other
"I'm for Mckinley and prosperity
GIVE got nothing in particular against
Mckinley" was the rejoinder, except
that he's a proteotionist and gold stand
ard man and wouldn't make q good presi-
dent. The issue Of this campaign is"--
II know exactly what you're going to
say. The issue Of this canpaign"-
lis free silver, and you know 1t, Hig.
gins! Don't try to squirm out Of itp'
Who's trying to squirm out Of 1t,
Rogers We're ready to meet you ON the
free silver or any other issuel OF all tho
blamed fool, nonsensical, idiotic"-
what you are Higginsl l thought you'd
have more sense
"I've got sonse enough to be honest,
Rogers. I've sense enough to be honest!
don't want to swindle my creditors by
paying my debts in 80 cent dollars!''
They had raised their voices, and q
crowd had begun to gather, but the two
men were oblivious Of their audience and
went on.
"Look here, Higgins" roared Rogers,
"if you can't discuss political question
without calling names
calling names, you feather hsadp You
called me an Internal goldbug not ten sec
onds agop'
"Well, that's what you orel Any man
that wants to put the currency system OF
this country into tho hands of Great
Britain is a public enemy, and he ought
to be hung! BY George, he ought to be
hung"
Any man that hasn't brains enough to
see that free silver will bring the country
to the verge Of ruin is an idiot and ought
to be in some asylum for the feeble mind
edp'
"Give 1t to himl" yelled number of
voices
Paying no attention to the interruption,
Higgins resumed:
"If you would only read the miserable,
cheap, mandy PANTY little speeches your
candidate Bryan
mckinley can't make q speechi He
can't make speech to save his life"
"That's a.
LOOK outl'
"If he calls you liar, hit him" vo-
ciferated al angry free silverite The
crowd now numbered hundred or more.
Gentlemen" said Rogers, turning to
the bystanders, I appeal to youl asked
this man simple question, and he chose
to take offense. If he were disposed to
discuss the silver issue fairly
Discuss the silver issuer' shouted Hig.
gins Gentlemen, he hasn't intelligence
enough to know
"Ive got intelligence enough, " retortcd
Rogers at the top Of his voice. "to know
what every man in this crowd needs. You
will pardon me, gentlemen" he went on
rapidly opening small valise he carried
in his hand ~ take this opportunity of
calling your attention to little article
which I am introducing in this city. I
call 1t the universal implement. 1t will
pare potatoes without wasting any of the
body of the potato, elice tomatoes shave
cabbages into strings, trim n lamp wick,
cut the pages Of magazine, remove
warts
He paused and looked about him. The
crowd had fed Chicago Tribune