Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-19

when you come TO the ballot-box. by at
tending to your own business. and no
longer give your business into his nanos.
Great applause)
BfMETALLIsT AND "GOLD-BUG."
l call your attention to the difference
between a bimetallist and a "gold-bug.
Q.aughter.) Now. l want TO explain TO
you that when use the term 'gold-bug
/ do not use II I'm any offensive sense.
When / use the word ''gold-bug" ! use
It In the same spirit that he uses the
word 'lunatic" when he speaks OF me.
Laughter and great applause) call
your attention TO this marked difference
between the bimetallist and the gold
bug" You ask a farmer why he wants
bimetallism, and he says he wants IL be-
cause II is good for himself. He Is not
worrying about other people; he mas
troubles enough OF his own. daughter
and applause) You ask the laboring
man why he wants bimetalism, and ne
tells you that he wants 1t because II Is
good for himself; he Is not worrying
about others; he, too, has troubles enough
OF his own. You ask the businessman
why he wants bimetallism. and he tells
you that he makes his money, not from
the man from whom he borrows money,
but from the man to whom he sells his
cial policy that will enable the people to
buy more goods, so he can make more
money; and. therefore he is for bimetal-
lism because 1t is good for himself. But
you ask an eastern advocate OF the
gold standard why he wants gold stand
ard, and does he tell you that he wants
IL because ii Is good for himself? You
never heard one of them say that. (Ap-
plause.) The eastern financier wants the
gold standard because 1t is good for
other people Qaughter), and he wants the
gold standard, he says, because 1t Is good
for the farmer; he wants the gold stand
ard because II is good for the laborer;
he wants IL because Ii Is good for the
businessman. You tell him that these
people are willing to risk bimetalllsm, and
then what does he say? Rising 10 the
full height OF his moral stature, he tells
you that he cannot according to his con-
science, allow other people to hurt them
selves, even IL they want to hurt them
selves. Great applause) When the east
ern financier is troubled with inability to
sleep, his doctor does not ask the cause,
he simply tells him to quit worrying about
the poor people of this country, and go
to sleep. Laughter and appause)
NOT ENTIRELY DISTINGUISHED
My friends, when you try to convince
this man that the great mass of people
have a right to voice in the legislation
under which they live, he tells you that,
while he would profit by the free coinage
OF silver, yet because he loves others
better than he loves himself he will
ram the gold standHd down their threats
whether they wan,it or not. (Applause)
DO you believe them when they tell you
that they are entirely disinterested? 1
don't When l find a man who wants
a certain financial policy because 1t will
be good for him, I say he is a very ma
tural sort of a man; that / have seen
men like him before; but when 1 find
man who Is always wanting to help rae
against my will; who is trying to do
something for me that / don't want him
to do; who is always feeling for me, l
watch to see that he don't reach me
when he feels for me. daughter and
applause)
When these advocates Of the gold
asserted that the free coin
age Of silver would be a good thing for
them, it took a great load off my mind.
For twenty years these people accord-
ing to their say-so. have been sacrificing
themselves for the rest of the people;
and, my friends, l don't believe they
ought TO be allowed to simply ruin them
selves always for our good. daughter
and applause) And when these people
insisted that the free coinage Of silver
would be a good thing for them. thought
now our time has come. We will pay
back this debt that has been accruing
for twenty years, and we will just make
them enjoy the benefits of free coinage
all the rest of their natural lives; and
we will bear with fortitude whatever
evils II can do us. (Appiause.)
Il II
Of mo. no; 80 onr) have been proving
my loyalty TO the ratio of 16 to l by
working sixteen hours in one day. and
cannot go beyond that my friends.
CApplause) / want you 10 take this
question and do with It what you think
Is best; and whatever is the result /
shall willingly abide It. whether 1t be
to elect or to defeat conscious that vic
tory must at last come 70 all those who