Evening star., 1896-10-09
VIM. III. MCMmeW,
Headquarters for Underwear,
033 Pa. Ave.
INGERSOLL FOR MCKINLEY.
He Tells ChicaSOans Why He Or


He Tells ChicaSOans Why He Op-
poses Bryan.
Col Robert G. Ingersoll addressed a large
mass meeting in Chicago last night in sup
port of Mr.. Mckinley. He said in part:
"a piece of gold coined by the Romans
900 years ago is just as good today as
though Julius Caesar rode at the head of
the legions. Stree that time darkness has
fallen over the Roman empire, and the en-
pire has passed into oblivion. but the gold
coined shines as brightly now as in Rome's
palmiest days. That is good money. But
when you issue bill or a note you want
some good person behind it. Money that is
money needs no guarantor: needs no back
er; 1t Is always good. No matter how many
nations go down to dust, good money re-
mains forever the same We have a man
running for the presidency on three plat
forms with two Vice Presidents that says
money is the creature of law.
IF the government can make money by
law. why should the government collect
taxes?
Let me tell you how I have stood on
this question. Twenty years ago. at Cooper
Union, in the city of New York. in 1915.
made speech upon this subject, among
others. and l want to Just tell you what I
said at that time, and you will see how
much have changed Here is what said:
I am in favor of honest money. l am in
favor of gold and silver. / am in favor of
pdpeT WIFI SOlu ana SILVER benihI IL. L be-
lfeve in silver because it is one of the great
American products, and / am in favor Of
anything that will add to the value of an
American product but want a silver dol
lar worth gold dollar, even if you have to
make it four feet in diameter. You would
say my head was level then. No govern
ment can afford to be a clipper Of coins A
great republic cannot afford to stamp a lie
on silver or gold or paper. Honest money
for an honest people, issued by an honest
nation. fou cannot make a paper dollar
without taking q dollars worth of paper
We must have paper that represents money,
L want it issued by the government, and 1
want behind every one of these paper dol
IarS either dollar In gold or a silver dol
lar worth 100 cents, 80 that every green
back under the flag can lift up its hands
and swear 1 know that my redeemer liv-
eth That was where l was twenty years
ago. and that is where I am tonight
For nations and individuals at all times,
everywhere and forever, honesty is the best
policy. Better be an honest bankrupt than
rich thief. Poverty can hold in its hand
the jewel honor-a Jewel that outshines
all other gems. A thousand times better
be poor and noble than rich and fraudulent.
Nobody can be helped by free coinage ex-
cept the few people who could pay their
debts If they were willing.
Some say that it would help the mine
| owners. 1t would not. Coming this bulior
| into dollars would not increase its value
| because you could coin the bullion Of the
| whole world and the supply would b.
! greater than the demand Have free coin
| mine owner that would make a dollar no
| one. by changing it into American coin. I
| would only be worth what the bullion I:
| worth In the open market We want goo(
| never any real prosperity for q nation O.
! an individual without honesty, without In
! tegrity. and 1t Is our duty to preserve tn,
| reputation of the great republic"