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has seen the circus sider riding two
horses at the same time, but he has OBJ
served thai both horses were going the
same way; he has no doubt observed
that if they had been going in differ
ent directions. the performance would
have stopped. (Laughter.) Mr.. Crum-
rine doesn't run away from the ques-
tion to keep up with Mondell. Laugh
ter
Now ladies and gentlemen. you know
l am no person to laud Mr.. Cleveland.
l know l have my sins to account for.
but when l stand before the Great
Judge l al say that never voted for
his coronation. (Applause.) We like
the man who has the courage of his
convictions, and despise the backward
rooster that lacks the courage to crow.
Uaughter.) The stubborn aggressive
ness and the %unbending will with
which that American despot saw the
rising tide of silver as he sat serenely
like Old Xerxes and issued his man.
dates to the ocean, are somthing to in
spire the confidence and enthusiasm OF
any man: and so 1t is that Mr.. CrIm-
rine and l, with mutual respect for
each others opinion, have me- to dis,
cuss this question without any regard
to politics. (Laughter.)
The issue between us is plain. He
defends the St. Louis platform whioh
is opposed to the coinage OF both gold
and silver at any ratio unless We first
secure the consent and cooperation of
other leading commercial nations OF
the world. l stand upon the Chicago
platform, which demands the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold at
the ratio of 16 to ! as full legal tender
for all debts, without asking the con-
sent or cooperation of any other coun-
try on the face Of the globe. cloud
%applause.) The issue is plain. Ameri-
ca today stands at the parting OF the
ways. There is no middle ground. Her
feet must press the n or the other
path. Every man and woman in the
State of Wyoming must decide this
question either one or the other way,
and while. my friends, l will admit that
l may be wrong in some Of the theories
presented tonight; while l do lot ask
you to take an unsubstantiated state
ment elf mine without Independent in
vestigation, I do ask you to give this
matter careful thought-not make up
your minds on what l say here tonight
or on what Mr.. Crumrine has said, but
that you will investigate the matter for
yourself SO that when you come to cast
your ballot. it will be your W vote.
tApplause.)
Everybody admits there Is some,
thing wrong. America Is the greatest
nation in the world. There is no other
country which has Y, O0O, 900 OF people
speaking the same language, with the
same political traditions. the same
faiths. and the same hopes. We ought
to be a prosperous nation. Two oceans
wash our eastern and western coasts;
we have fertile lands; the south has
been white with cotton,-the north
with golden grain; we have had great
mines which pour their boundless
wealth into the lap Of the nation: last
year we sold nearly ten millions of dol
lars worth more than we bought,-and
yet dhere's some strange paralysis
~ ,nluyho p Pcoord n on pop min
constIue 1t as you may. this county is
not upon a sound financial basis, and
we want to know what's the reason.
Papa" said little Dombey. what's
money!" Money? Why it's pound
sterling. shillings pieces, gold. silver,
copper,-you know what money is."
Eyes. l know, said the little fellow.
but what is money any way?" AS
brushed the honest tears from his Dyes
and said, Gentlemen. Charles Dickens
didn't have genius to put into that
Dombey's mouth the answer" We are
here to say that little Dombey is very
much alive still, and today thousands
of voices are asking, Whats money!"
The startled money changers Of Wall
street are saying, why it's gold:' but
the same insistent voice asks again,
What is money, any way?" Gap
plause.)
Mr.. Crumrine and I agree upon one
proposition; that money is a human in
vention. The moral law written amid
the thunders Of Sinai and handed down
to the race. vas God-made. The gold
en- calf which the children Of Israel
w%orshipped was man-made. Money is
a device with which men work, to an
swer the use and purpose of man. What
are these uses? Mr.. Crumrine has CIV
en- you but two Of them; but ladies and
gentlemen, he lodged the question
when he didn't mention three. In the
first place money Is = medium of ex-
which I wish to exchange for what I