The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-29

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tacle. I have immense audiences in
tbe cities where a great many people
live in a small territory, but this is the
largest audience that / have ever seen
assembled in the midst of an agricul-
tural country. (Applause). / am glad
to notice here the mothers and wives
as well as the sons and husbands:
because. my friends, our cause is the
cause in which the whole family is in
terested. (Applause). Ii we are enti-
fled to succeed in this campaign it is
because the principles which we rep
resent and the policies for which we
stand will be for the benefit of the hus-
bands and wives, the parents and
children, and all the people of our be-
loved land. (Applause).
II am glad that at this meeting we
are having as the presiding officer
man who has until this year voted the
Republican ticket. / am glad because
some of the newspapers parade before
the public the names prominent Dem
ocrats who are going to desert the tick
ct, and I am glad that for every de-
serter we are to have accesslons from
the Republicans more than enough to-
make up the difference. (Applause).
Politics is practical question. 1t
is ST. SIINplN DtIdhJ1 IL IhAl NC
hended by our people / want to talk
practical politics to you for little
while this afternoon. Neither my
time nor my physical strength will
permit an extended discussion of the
issues of the campaign. But I desire
to suggest some thoughts which may
help you in your study of the issues
and your determination of thes part
which You shall take. | want to read
YOU an extract from speech made by
John g. Carlisle in 1878, and want you
| to mark the political philosophy there
in set forth. He was speaking on an
amendment to the Bland act; he used
these words: IF the execution of this
measure could be entrusted to the pub
| lie officer whose opinions on the sub
| iect were i'm accord with those of Il
| great majority of the American peo-
| pie Let me pause for moment to
| say that if it was desirable at the time
| TO have the Secretary of the Treasury
in accord with the opinion of the vast
/ majority of the American people it
| would be a good thing to-day to have
/ the Secretary of the Treasury in ac-
cord with a majority of the American
| people. (Applause.) And he said fur
| ther, and whose sympathies' mark
| the words-.and whose sympathies
were with the struggling masses who
produce the wealth and pay the taxes of
| the country rather than with idle hold
ers of idle capital, the provision al
| luded to would be of little consequence
because he would coin the maximum
instead of the minimum amount allow
ed by the amendment. But, situated
| as we are, we all know. or at least, we
| all have reason to believe that not a
/ dollar beyond the minimum amount
!, will be coined and consequently the
process of getting this money into
| circulation will be too slow to afford
| the full measure of relief which the
| people now demand and need
TWO CLASSES IN SOCIETY.
| MARK those words. John G. Carlisle
!, divided society into two classes. On
J the one side he put the idle holders of
+, idle capital, on the other side he put
/ the struggling masses who produce
the wealth and pay the taxes of the
i country. (Applause). IT that divis-
ion existed then, it exists now. More
| than that, John g. Carlisle said that
public officer, sworn to do his duty,
would be controlled in his official con
duct by his sympathies, and if his sym
pathies We're with the idle holders of
idle capital, hewould coin as little mon
ey as possible whereas, if his sympa-
thies were with the struggling masses,
he would coin as much as the law
, would permit. (Applause).
This is the language of John G.
Carlisle, not uttered when he was
young, as might be charged, and as
has been said about me. Iaughter).
, 1t was when he was seven years older
. than I am now. applause and laugh
teri / believe that he spoke the truth
when he said that society was divided
into these two classes upon any ques-
tion involving money. I believe he was
right when he said that if a mans
sympathies We're with the struggling
masses he would favor larger amount
of money than he would if his sympa-
thies were with the idle holders of
money.
my friends, the issue to-day is an
issue between the idle holders of idle
money and the struggling masses, who
produce the wealth and pay the taxes
of the country. (Applause.) And when
this question is understood, when men
find out about the money question, you
viii find that if there is a man in your
| community whose interests or whose
sympathies are with the idle holders
of idle money, he will be in favor of
gold standard and not daring to say
so he will talk about honest money
! and sound dollar (Applause.)
DEMOCRATIC BOLTERS.
'But if his sympathies are with those
who produce the nations wealth he
will be for the gold and silver coinage
of the Constitution no matter how
many times you call him an anarchist
They tell us that these prominent fl
nanciers are going to leave the Demo
cratic party because it declares for the
restoration of silver. We shall not go
into court to secure an order to pre-
vent their going. cloud laughter and
applause.)
''The Democratic party has been
weighed down by these mill stones
long enough. IT is glad to be rid of
those who want to use the party or
ganization for private gain and their
country for public plunder. (Applause)