The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-23

ment: why, they say, II the free coin
age Of silver makes a silver dollar equal
to a gold dollar, why then it will be just
as hard TO get a silver dollar as IL Is 20
get a gold dollar Do you know what
they overlook? They overlook the fact
that when we bring silver into competi-
tion with gold we increase the supply Of
standard money; that while the silver dol
Tar Will be worth as much as the gold
dollar, it will be easier TO obtain with the
products OF toll a silver dollar or a gold
dollar than il is to-day. (Applause). Our
complaint is that the same hostile legis-
lation, which has destroyed the demand
for silver and driven down the price OF
silver, when measured by gold has also
increased the demand for gold and driven
up the price Of gold, when measured 10y
other forms of property, and that the
opening of our mints TO the free and un-
limited coinage Of silver viii operate to
bring more money into circulation: ca
voice, that is what we want and les
sen the strain that has existed for gold
and that by increasing the demand for sill
yer we bring silver up until gold and sill
yer meet at the ratio now fixed by law
and a silver dollar and gold dollar will be
Of the same value all over the world.
But l have spoken beyond the time
expected, l simply want to say this: II
there is any person here who is afraid
lidl ulOtE Aite pOAtg HipbpStu uN llie 1nl-
cago platform we are going TO have a
flood of money and that you will be
drowned in 1t, we cannot appeal to you
for support; but if there is anybody here
whose experience is such that he is will
ing to risk the disastrous consequences of
that flood upon him, we ask you to consid-
er whether we are not entitled to your
vote" applause. A voice, Are you a
democrat?')
ssT think that tba .,rtnrinIes which have
advocated are democratic"
"a voice again, Are you a democrat@
Yes, / am myself that, but you can call
me by that name or any name you please
if you can serve me in what believe good
for the people (Tremendous applause).
My friends, I want you to study this
money question for yourselves, and want
you to understand that II bimetallsm is
to be restored, the United States
must take the lead. (Applause).
We have waited for more than
twenty years TO have the benefits of
bimetanism brought to us by those whose
interests are opposed TO ours. l assert
that the American people not only have
the right but have the ability to legislate
for themselves on every question, no mat
ter what other nations think about it,
(Long applause).
THE man who says that bimetalllsm is
desirable and yet that the United States
is impOtent to bring these advantages to
our people, has made an admission that l
shall not make. We appeal to you to re-
member that the United States is the only
nation that stands ready to protect its
own people from eevry danger, foreign and
domestic. (Applause) Other nations may
protect their people as they should. but
our nation is the only nation that can
protect the American people. (Applause.)
If we need relief from the gold standard
we must secure it for ourselves. and II
we must secure this relief for ourselves
you can only secure it through a party
which believes in the restoration Of the
free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at the present legal ratio of II
to /, without waiting for the aid or con
sent of any other nation" prolonged ap-
plause and three cheers)