The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-09-18

The regular meeting of the Bel Air Bryan
and Sewall Club was held ut the Court House
on Saturday night. The spacious room was
crowded with an enthusiastic audience, among
whom were a number of Republicans. After
the business of the club was transacted. the
president, Hon. George Y. Naynadier, intro
duced the orator of the occasion, Hon. George
NJ JeYett. He was received with an outburst
of applause. which was renewed frequently
during the course of the evening. Mr.. Jewett's
speech was d clear enunclation of his principles
and u thorough resume OF the condition Of the
country, with the effects of the decentralization
of silver and the necessity OF bimetalic STAN
dard. He said in part
ri want YOU to understand that the words
Won will hear tonight are the words of the old
Democracy of your forefathers, the Demo
cracy of Jefferson Rpd jackson. As this is my
| first ofiicial utterahoe since my nomination,
will sound tonight the keynote of the cam
Daiun and | think it is meet that l shall touch
lpon the issues laid down i'll the Chicago plat
| form, as that is the proclamation upon which
we 70 forth to battle. Never before has there
| been such an array of capital and press intiu-
| ence brought to bear upon platform"
| referring to the plank which relates to fed
| eral interference in local affairs, he said :
| .'rhere is no intention to my mind in the plat
| form that we should do more than preserve
| order, AS il was intended We should do by the
| founders of this country. All the platform
means to say in this respect is that when a riot
| takes place in large city the law, saYs il the
| Legislature is not in session and the State Of
| icers cannot quell it, then the Governor may
invoke the aid of the United States govern
| ment TO preserve life and property. In the
| great riots in Chicago both Mayor Hopkins and
| Governor Altgeld moved slowly until the riot
assumed such proportions that it was neces-
| sary that Federal troops be called upon to aid
| the State authorities. The platform says to
Governors and sheriffs do not be too slow !;
| move quickly and decisively. We simply call
| uDon the Governors OF the States to put down
| violence. There is nothing populistic or parti-
| referring to the criticism of the Supreme
| Court he said: mo body of men more revere
the judiciary than the Democrats Eternal
vigilance is the price OF liberty and 1t is proper
| that we review the work of our courts. We
do not say that we will pack that bench in order
| to pass an income tax, thlnk " was hepub-
| Iican Congress that increased it. We say only
| that we will carry out the wishes of the party
in constitutional ways. Should a vacancy oc-
| eur during Mr.. Bryan's administration he will
no doubt appoint n man whose views are in har-
| mouy with Democracy, and we will expect him
to do it. While we criticise the Supreme Court
in its income tax decision, we do not and must
not criticse their motives.
Mr.. Jewett referred to the National Demo-
cratic party as 'the otfshaat 81 the Democratic
| party, the annex of the Republican party, their
allies" Go" we say TO them. but do not
stab us as you go,with such men as Perry Bel
mont, the son of the betrayer Of the Demo-
cracy in 1868. Go and vote for Mckinley; he
means right, but is not allowed TO do right. "
He then read extracts from speech of Major
Mckinley delivered in Toledo, OHIO, in 1871, in
bringing disaster to the country by ignoring
| silver and continued Enjoying MaioF Nc
Kinley as ! do, l have no doubt, in the still
| sma N hours of Ills own communion, he is wiring
ing his hands that he is forced to do what he IL
| doing"
| day Mr. Jewett said 1--WE stand upon the
brink of a financial crisis. The history of all
countries prove that when they attempt to es-
tablish Il gold basis alone, they invariably
J brought suffering, distress and disaster upon
the Degple. What system OF hnanee shall we
adaIt Shall We, Rfmet4illGta appeal ia those
other countries, where .theY have single
t standard The people There are demanan n
J that silver money shall be restored. We de-
mand an American system of finance. We say
TO these capitalists does it threaten disaster
our shoulders. 1t is our labor, our prosperity
that supports the government, and we shoulC
have some say in the matter DO you mean tt
tell us that you will spurn our petitions. Are
we repudiationists? Go back to the days from
: 1862 to 1866, when the government had nc
coin and was compelled to issue paper. Gold de
: preciated then until dollar was only worth
30 or 40 cents, but we gave our labor, time anC
products for those dollars.
e ANY dollar we coin in this country is Il goot
dollar and it can only depreciate by destroy
| ing TIE legal tender. 1t will 10 iMpoqsblp ~
for Years. Tie output Of tie minis is onl!
9 thirty-nyo millions per year and tho capacity
of the mint is only forty millions.
Ask the farmers, for it is them we have t
turn after all; ask them what they want"
v Mr. Jewett spoke of the amount of our ma
: tiona debt, the principal and interest of which
: is payable in gold, and showed the lmpossblllt!
= of getting gold to meet these obligations with
4 out borrowing, and pointed out what the re
: suit might be thirty years hence when the re
), cent issues of bonds mature. He said: "Yol
G nor |, nor anybody in this country. wants a de
. preciated dollar. The only way we COULD hay
y want us to do, namely, do away with the green
1 backs, The reason OF the great fight agains