Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-04
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llUNt tHNtINh uJOii ~ AdAAtUhfkh
means much to the American people
II our opponents speak truly wheI
they describe what will, In their judy
ment. be the effect Of free coinage
then the success Of the Chicago ticke
win be calamity to the country. /
on the other hand, we speak trutl
when we describe to you the effects o
the gold standard, then the mainten
ance of the gold standard until for
eign nations come TO our relief is al
evil which cannot be contemplated by
those who love their country.
We have begun an unceasing war
fare on the gold standard. The Re
! PUBLICAN party, without declaring the
gold standard is "a good thing, has de-
clarsd that the gold standard must be
maintained. call your attention to
the fact that no party in the history
OF the country has ever, in n national
convention, commended the gold
standard. Its effects are so bad no
party has dared to uphold it,"
Mr.. Eryan went from the front to
the side Of the platform, excusing
hi nself TO the audience in front as
follJws:
"Excuse me Tor moment, and per-
haps by making them hear me on the
other side | will be able to bring order
out Of confusion. If you people will
be as still as you are now for little
while, / will come back TO you
Pryan then spoke from the side of
the platform, saying:
"I desire TO impress upon your
minds the fact that the enemy we are
fighting In this campaign Is an enemy
which has never gone into an open
battle. The advocates of the gold
standard have never dared to submit
the gold standard to the arbltament
Of the ballot. Every step that has
been taken has been taken by stealth
and without the approval OF the
American people. When silver was
demonetized IN 1879, the people had
not discussed, and persons who were
members OF congress and who voted
upon the measures have testified that
they did not understand the bill de-
monetizing silver. When the crime
was discovered and the people at
tempted TO restore silver to its place
by the side Of gold, the 0ppon-
ents of free coinage forced the Bland
act upon congress as compromise,
and as soon as the Bland act went
into force, the enemies OF free silver
proceeded TO repeal the Bland act and
left nothing in It's place.
"But the silver sentiment grew un-
I'll 1879, and that year the opponents
OF free coinage, being afraid OF the
passage OF free-coinage bill, secured
another compromise which was known
as the Sherman law. In the support
of that measure Senator Sherman
made a speech, and he went on TO say
that we required more than $42, 600, 900
new money every year to keep pace
with the population and Industry, and
he advocated that measure on the
ground that IL gave TO the people
more money, and yet, In his recollec-
tlons, published only a few months
ago, you will find that Senator Sher
man there says that he was In favor OF
the Sherman law simply TO prevent
free coinage and that he was willing
TO vote for Its repeal the day after 1t
was enacted, II he could prevent the
substitution of free coinage. Their,
lyou will hnd the chief supporter OF
the gold-standardp policy In the United
States supporting bill because II
gave money to the American people,
and then declaring that he would
have voted for the repeal of IL tn,
next day. (Applause.)
"They secured the repeal Of tn,
Sherman law,an they pretended tina
when they got that out of the wa!
they would restore silver to its forme
place. There were some who said the
trend Of the ShermaS law was to tina
end, and we had To clear the rubbish
away before we could build up u goOC
system, and there were Others VIII,