New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
WHAT GREE SILVER MEAAS.
s. I. wooDHoUsE AND OTHERS SPEAK TO
EASTERN DISTRICT VOTERS

Eastern District Republicans gathered in grea.
numbers in Masonic Temple last night and listened
TO speeches by Sylvester L. Woodhouse Congress-
man Wilson Assernblyman Brennan, p. r. Laird
and James c. Cropsey. Mr.. Woodhouse's EFFORT was
unusually fine. II was, in part, as follows;
Mr. Chairman. ladies and gentlemen: cannot
look upon an audience like this on the eve or great
political contest without remembering no" great d
thing It Is 10 be American citizen: TO i've IN this
Nation and be part Of II: 10 be inspired III ''S
freedom and protected by its laws Is the proud nert
age OF every citizen OF this great Republic. But let
s not forget the great price wherewith these bless
,nps were purchased. We stand tonight on The hill
ton of history breathing the free air or liberty ana
are protected by the Nations might, because our
fathers toied suffered and died. that the Nation
nigh, live: we rejoice IN an unbroken Union and
share the triumphs OF peace. because your brothers
and mine bathed the land with their blood and BILL
lowed 1t over with million graves. that the name
Free America" might be written among the stars
and be made immortal
On November 3. 100000 voters will be arrayed on
the field Of battle: no garments will be rolled IN
hIooa but the fingers which hold the ballot will
hold the destiny Of the Nation. lnfod the conscience
and intelligence Of the voter In the ballot and the
Union Is secure fathers walked to the ballot
box with uncovered heads and with prayer upon
tbeir lps: let US also remember that voting Is a
s.cred trust-a duty to country, a duty to God.
II Is now thrty-sx years since Abraham Lincoln
WAS first elected President Of this Union since then
new generate OF voters have appeared. whose
knowledge of our Civil War was received from the
Inns OF those who actors in that bloody strife:
many of those actors have answered the celestial
drum call and are walking the unclouded heights
unseen Of US S. 00 100000 Of treasure and 10000 lives
are the tragic story experience alone can interpret
s meaning there were giants In those days-Lincoln.
| Grant Sherman. Sheridan Stanton. Chase. Seward.
Garfield Blaine. were they living to-day. does any
man doubt for whom they would vote?
In 1850 The issue was the Nations LIE; now 1t IS
the Nations honorthe jewel Of the soul Free silver
Is repuda ton; reputation is crime against cvili-
| za;ion What is the proposition? Let me separate
| It's strands.
FIrst-It is 10 receive at the American mints the
$40 $4,000 present stock Of American silver. coin 1t.
without charge. into 100000 silver coins. stamp
them This is a dollar 1t is legal tender for all
debts public and private" and return them to the
! mine-owners
second-It is to receive at the American mints
| tho 81 ooo 0o0O present silver stock of the world
| 100 times our American stoclO coin 1t. without
| charge. into sooo00o.O0o silver coins. stamp them
oublic and private and return them to their own.
| ers. taxing the American people for the cost OF
Thrd-It is to receive at the American mints the
entire future silver product OF the world turn every
IL This is dollar; 1t is a legal tender for ali
debts public nnd private and return them to their
Coming Ny friends that is the Tost sisantic fraud
m and to we
| oil roanknd: a financial panic would follow such a
crime as would shake this Nation to Its centre and
| tarnsh its fair fame for a generation to come
| Nor would q single interest In America perma-
| nentlv profit thereby. The American mine-owner
| might double his wealth and a few OF the debtor
class might temporarily profit. but the world out
side of America would hasten its silver to mints
| for coinage thus shutting out the American mine
| while the American debtor would be caught In q
| financial cyclone which would turn, his temporary
Gains into irretrievabe loss. Already n silver syn.
| dicate is forming in London with the intent OF
flooding markets with deprecated silver said
| profit Why? Because you cannot coin lie that
| will tell the truth.
Mr. woodhouse then turned his attention to the
| Anarchist threat against the United States Su.
| preme Court contained In the Chicago platform
| and to the tariff issue His speech which was lib
| erallv punctuated with applause made a deep i'm
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