, 1896-09-19
BRYAN CLUB FIZZLE.
\ COLORADO RANTER SAWS THE
AIR TO NO PUR-
POSE.

He Garhlcs a Speech Made by James G.
Blaine and Makes a Whole Lot Of
Other Statements Which Cannot
stand tn" Light Of Reasonable
Meeting a Failure.
\ mall crowd gathered at the head
quarters of the Bryan and S"wall club
last evening. perhaps more through
curiosity to see the new Odd Fellow
hall than TO hear the orator t?D who
had been secured by the democrats to
address the meeting There were no
women in the asscmbiaGc.
\. T.. Mckenzie. a travelling man. was
the speaker and he aired his ignorance
of the subject in hand to the taste of
tn" audience. He announced himself
a prut"ctionist of the most ultra type,
and laudcd James G.. Blaine to the
skies. saying that if Blaine were living
today he would be the leader of the
free silver forces instead of Bryan. He
then proceeded TO dishonesty garble
the remarks of Mr.. Blaine upon the
subject, using the portions of his
speech which have been printed so fire.
qucntly by the democratic papers of
late. In order that there may be no
misapprchensiOn about where Mr..
Blaine actually stood on the question
of free silver. The Republican will add
right here just what Mr.. Blaine said
in the now famous speech which has
been so widely garblcd. after he had
made the u~tterances quoted by the
speaker last night:
CtEMEMBER THAT WHEN MR..
BLAINE SAID THIS THE SILVER IN
A DOLLAR WAS WORTH 80 CENTS;
NOW IT is WORTH ONLY SO
CENTS.)
However men may differ about
causes and processes, all will admit
that within n few years a great disturb
aIHcc has taken place in the relative
value of gold and silver. and that silver
is worth less or gold is worth more in
the money. markets of the world in
1878 than in 1873 when the further
coinage of silver was prohibited in this
country. To rcmOnetiZe it nov as
though the facts and circumstances of
that day were surrounding us is to
willfully and plainly deceive ourselves.
If our characterization were the only
cause for the decline in the value of
silver, then reconciliation would be
its proper and effectual cure. But 9TH
or causes quite beyond our control
have been far more potentially opera
than the mere fact of congress pro-
hibiting its further coinage: and as
Legislators we are bound to take cog
niZance of these causes. The demone-
tization of silver in the great German
empire and the consequent partial and
well nigh complete suspension of COIN
age for the governments of the Latin
Union, have been the leading dominat-
ing causes in the decline in the value
VI SllNW.
"I.believe then that if Germany were
to remonetize silver, and the kingdoms
and states of the Latin Union were t o
their minis. silver would at once
resume its former relation with gold.
" The difficult problem is what
we shall do when we aim to re-estab-
fish silver without the cooperation of
European powers Evil
IDENTIFY the first dictate of prudence Is
to coin such a dollar as will not only
do justice among Il citizens at home
will prove a protection-an abso-
barricade-against the gold mono
metallists of Europe who. when ever
the opportunity offers. will quickly
draw from us the $16O. OOO. 900 of gold
coins still in our midst. And if we
coin a silver dollar of full legal tender
obviously below the current value OF
the gold dollar, we are opening wide
our doors to invite Europe to take our
gold. And with our gold flowing out
from us, we are forced to the single
silver standard and our relations with
the leading commercial nations of the
are at once embarrassed and
crippled.
REMEMBER THAT WHEN MR..
BLAINE SAID THIS THE SILVER IN
A DOLLAR WAS WORTH 90 CENTS;
NOW IT is WORTH ONLY SO
CENTS.)
The question before then
sharply defined in the pending house
bill BLAND bill for the unlimited coin
age of silver at 16 to - is whether it Is
safe and expedient to offer free
coinage to the silver dollar at 412k
with the minis Of the Latin I'm
ion closed and Germany not permit
ting silver to be coined as money. At
current rates of silver the free coinage
of the dollar containing 4l2k grains,
in gold about 80 cents, gives an
Legitimate profit to the owner Of the
enabling him % take 90 cents
to the mint and get it stamped
coin and force his neighbor to take
it for a dollar. This is an undue and
advantage which the govern
has no right to give to the own
ers of silver bullion, and which de-
the men who are forced to take
the dollar.