The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-26
cor. CIMIHON'S SPEECH.
Free Silver Means - Hepetition ofthe Old
story OF the Oyster shells ana Cheese.

story ofthe Oyster shells ana Cheese.
Ex-Governor Cameron's address at
SiauEton Monday, was listened 10 Win
marked attention by a large crowd.
Colonel Cameron said he was born, bred
and mustered in the doctrines OF JelleI-
sOnlan Democracy. At ChlcdsJ. however
the principles euuucidted " Jefferson IN
lTD2 had been abandoned. The Chicago
convention meant only 10 take a fopul5t
PLATFORM but II took a FopuliSl cahdl-
date. ard" said Colonel Cameron, ~
Mr.. Rrvau is elected he Will nave 10 KICK
ouC AIR. Clerelaud's excellent appOintccs
and put IN his Populist friends. FOR the
FopuIists are the hungriest people ioT
offices OH the face OF the earth.
Colonel Cameron then went into a us
tory al lie early politics OF the country,
and added. ~ hen our Wlnts were es-
tablishcd in 11g-. this great principle
was enur ciatcd by Thomas Jefferson,
that the polity OF TWO ilelHs 10 Dase"
on their cOmmcfC.al values. MT. Jclter-
son knew that II you takc "a basin VI
water aud put ia two things OK 0lHereht
weights you can keep them al a leNel,
But, as the old kings or England clpp,i
tho lglt-weilht CONS aud pothtteu ths
difference to rob the people 90 the shFef
mine ON utrs want 90 lOlst on the peo-
Die J3-cent dOliar and pocket uA diite-
renee. What good Will tine 9lVp.VvV,vJv VA
the silver nine owners DO YOU
Every senator from the Pacific states
voted Tor tie act or 1913 NOV called Tue
demCLeti1'n g chine OF 1870, ana senator
SbermJE vas Gle " lhe rev M"' 49,
against It, Now, these oh'etlte9 lnl"n
that the Government creates value ptl
the minute gold is taken irOm behind slE
yer, silver Will descend 10 Jj cents on NiS
dollar. SlIyCntcs AID silver never lCuid
OUT The crime Of 1913 till 1871, and wheat
did not md IL out tlll lsy2 But II was
the reduced cost of production that
brought these articles down. II SILVER
bats already dropped from Sl.lz 20 - cents
how far Will u drop when coined lh ui-
limited quantities. None OK ihe sANNF
alton ~ prosperous pr gave any
standlhg ln tie aSorld. commercially OF
politically. We have 40 objection 10 Tree
and unlimited coinage OF silver ii ihty
Will come up ON this Democratic platform
and put a dollar worm oi silver DID a
dollar. But they say you VIII get L"y
dOlNrs boo piece OF one. ION VIII get a
half-dOilar instead OK ole. cold mas al
ways beer the measure OF value, ana ever
viii bee. DO you thinh when rs getting
hot up hero u We asa Senator Daniel 10
pass a law saying that the thermometers
shall not register over 40 degrees mat lA@t
VIII make &c any cooler
"Ono Oh tine old Dutch Governors OF
New Amsterdam lNcW York;. seeing now
tie Indian got alOnS with u5 wainpuh
lOyster ana other slellsI declared that
shells should bee the money Of low Ain
sttridm. y Connecticut Yankee heard OF
this, and DE went down TO oyster Bay
and manufacturer shell money galore out
OF oysters. Then be went TO NeW Amstsf-
dam. traded lis vampum lONster snells)
for an the products and cOls money ana
when the bargains We're over IL Was lOLno
that Connecticut bad an the money ana
Dutch cheese, and New Amsterdam had
all the Cyattr Shells. Free silver means
tEat foreign countries Will get all our
e5ld and We Viii have LEFT only our De
preCigtcd silver, which no one else wall
have.
They ask us. What is your remedy
We say. You started all this thing. stop
it. TIE remedy Will come az once, and
naturally. IL Will not come by sticking
more poison IT, our body. stick any more
poison in and We Will be dead"
The speaker alluded Atn anecttonate
terms 10 the leader OF tho Virginia free
silvcrites. Senator John W.. Daniel
Then. speaking OF the Chicago riots,
Colonel Cameron told how bee had looked
out of the window Of his hotel IN chi
cago one night and had seen ten miles
OF lurid flames. the burning or loaded
cars, set on fire by Anarchists. For
four days property was destroyed, and
tho lives OF men and women were IN
During all this time" said Colonel
Cameron. 'the porulisL Governor. Alt
geld, and the Polulist Mayor sat SIN.
Finally Mr.. Cleveland sent United states
troops and quelled the riots. soon Mr.
Daniel Will he on the stump advocating
tho Democratic platform, which denouu-
| c,s Mr.. cleveland for this action. and
vet Il was Senator Daniel who introduced
a resolution in the Senate commencing
this action OF Mr.. Cleveland"
INA conclusion, Colonel Cameron said:
what are we here for to-day? am
here to raise the flag thao was lowered
at Chicago. 20 Tcpualate The foul trade
that was made with the POpulsts and
Anarchists. 10 beat Bryan and help
save this cOrrtry. They can turn Up their
noses a us and hurl threats al US. but
In the smash that will come 20 Dem0cra-
cy they will see the ola Guard stu
standing true 10 its cOiOrs. and the ark
of tho covenant safe ln the h~ds OF the
remnant
The free-sl ser crazl IS abating ia
Virginia. for the people are studying the
currency question, and as they master
10 they drop one by one into the sound
money column. Basil r. G0rdOns an
nounCemcnt that be Will support Me-
Kinley has had a salutary erect. MI.
Gordon Is a leading Democrat, and Tor a
number of years was chairman OF the
Democratic State Executive Committee.
II a vigorous campaign is wdged from
now on by the s~ound-money men, Viz
ginia's electoral vote may 20 TO chl
Icy and Hobart. u-