Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-06

should be chosen President OF the Uniifi
states that he would execute the low a.
Mr. Cleveland exeouied III He has not
said H. but no has accepted every word
aud sentence 0f the Chicago cons entlon.
and Is therefore IN effect pledged that IL
he should be President and IN New 1Ork
or Chicago or any other great centre oil
population mob should lift the red hag
of anarchy and stay the progress OF your
maiia he would not interfere until the
Governor of the state asked him 10. Citi-
z.ns OF Virginia whatever may nave
been your party Affiliations. are you pre-
pared for that?
Nov there Is another question" the
speaker said further OF. that 10 most
minds seems more engaging and interest
Ing than this Dut 10 my uund always
the question " the enforcement OF 'ne
law IS the supreme issue II the laws
arc not 10 be enforced, u does not matter
much what they are"
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
The speaker then took UP the financial
question. He declared that while the op-
rosit.on was going around win the cIg
that the coinage OF silver had stopped 49,
O0OCO had been coined from the Isl OF jan
nary 10 the 3Oth Of September That, ne
declared. was 10000 more than was used
by the COVE rnment up TO 1913. Ana since
the Sherman law was repealed ne Sdiu'
there had been coined more than twice
as many dollars az were cOlned III Tue
entire history OF the government up 10
1873. The speaker declared that no ia"
could raise the value Of a commodity.
The commercial ratio OF SILVER ne saIu,
was 81 TO !. lie said the inferior metal
always drove the better metal out OF CIR
culatlon. For If you can pay more depl
with a cheaper thing you are not going
10 give the dearer.
WOULD DRIVE GOLD OUT.
$50 il is a clear proposition" he said.
chat II YOU have free silver gold VIII
he driven out OF circula ion" Silver
mine-owners. he said. stockholders in
such property. and silver bullion brokers
were the only ones to be benehted by
the free-coinage act "They say that sii-
yer will appreciate. though. that II
will come up to a parity with gold. Wen.
that is a prophecy. and ] have an I'M
preston that the sons OF the phophets
ere an dead. II is a mere prophecy. ana
n prophecy OF men not well instructed
in finance. Bryan" he declared. mas
studied this question theoretically He
has never managed any business enter
prises of any moment. Now. ! am sure
the Lord has spoken 10 us for the last
Mr.. Harrison said that with free silver
everything would go M but wages. They
were the last thing 10 90 Up. he said;
"thev slowly crawled behind every pro-
drc, Of the world" He concluded by
nicttlring the magnificent resources OF
Virginia. and appealed 10 his hearers not
10 drive capital away. and thus prevent
their development.
FLATTERY FOR THE SOUTH.
'T come 70 you with this message" he
said. that there Is not only no hostility
no desire 10 oppress you. no desire 70
unduly NEEDLE on the part Of the Repuo-
lican party. but there is an honest, SIN
cere desire to help you. and this time
we appeal to you 10 show your independ-
ence and exhibit a progressive spirit,
and stand for these great things, In
which your State is so much interested.
love all the States; 1 have no bitter
ness I'm my heart for any, / have no
ureiudice against the man who fought
under the Confederate flag I am Will
ing TO take his hand and walk with him
under the Stars and Stripes. 10 which he
has given his allegiance again" Con-
iinuing. he said: 81 am in favor OF a
navy. and we must have some place on
the seas where they can fill their coal
boxes without coming back 10 the United
states. The closing remarks OF the
sneaker could hardly be heard for the
noise made by the crowd in leaving the
building.
TRAIN HELD FOR THEM.
General and Mrs. Harrison were driven
directly from the Auditorium TO the
Chesapeake and Ohio depot whore the
train for the West was being held for
them and. with Mr. Murat Halstead and
Mr. Tribbltt and Mrs. Harrsons maid.
they embarked on President Ingalls's pri-
vate car for Charleston, W. Va, where
the ex-President speaks tonight