The herald., 1896-11-01

Now. that" said the speaker, "is how
much Democrats know what they are
talking about.
You know what gold is, what silver is,
what copper is, what iron is? Metal,
that's all; simply metal, dug out of the
earth-no conscience, no senses, and it
can't talk; but to hear some people talk
you fancy that gold is dressed up in a
plug hat and broadcloth, holds it's head
high, and won't speak to the poor; while
silver is depicted without shoes, without
clothes-poor silver, despised by the
earth and only fit companion for the
poor. What rot! Two pieces of metals,
both dug out of the earth! To call such
pictures argument is lllnacy. Why
down in San Diego 1 saw a picture of a
British lion killed by a free silver az
row shot by Bryan. Think of it! The
great British lion writhing in death
agony, with silver arrow through him!
You might as well say that wheat is
aristocratic because it is made into
cakes and doughnuts for the rich to eat,
while corn, poor devil, is fed to the hogs,
and the rest of it is made into whisky
to sustain the Democratic party"
This was told in such fetching way
that it evoked great laughter, as it was
really the bon mot of the evening. as
well as convincing argument Then the
speaker graphically described the min
ing of gold and silver, the disappoirt-
ments of unsuccessful miners, and the
countless graves of unknown dead, who
had delved to supply the world with the
precious metals. Copper and iron are
mined the same way and with propor-
tionate deaths and disappointments.
"There was time when eggs were a
medium of exchange, when shells and to-
bacco were used as money and made
legal tender We use gold because it is
convenient to handle, does not soil the
fingers, and is hard to get. and it is the
basis of circulating medium The
stamp on gold coins does not give them
their value; it is only a guarantee that
each piece is of certain weight and con-
talns certain proportion of pure gold
and so much alloy. The government can
not give value to any metal. The m a tier
of value of metals is left to the market
except in the case of silver-and the
government is behind that. as I'll ex-
plain presently" the speaker added. and
then forgot to explain.
Jhen he told of dream" he had, Of
Nebraska farmer going to Liverpool
with corn; an Indiana farmer with a car
load of horses for Glasgow, and an Ohio
man with a shipment of wool, and all
lost money on their ventures, while he
bought $510 worth of silver bullion.
took it to Washington, had it coined, and
now has $4,000
You say, how about the Republicans
that once declared in favor of free sill
Yer and then Topped? Well, how was
it your Democratic delegation from New
York went to Chicago for sound money
and went away from the convention
changed to slvertes? Why, they sim
ply got in line, that's all.
"You can't stamp piece Of silver and
make it count for more than the world
is willing to take it for said Mr. Knight.
"You want 16 to 1. You should go fur
ther and declare that one ounce of sill
yer is worth an ounce of gold. When
you do have free coinage there are only
two ways to get the money-work for
it or steal it,
Then the speaker dwelt upon the re-
laton of capital and labor, to show that
they are dependent upon each other
and cannot be made antagonistic. After
this he glorified the Republican party
as containing the only truly great men,
declaring that all the great men named
in the school histories are Republicans
Tell me-" he said, "the name of any
Democrat whose name is blazoned in
history. You can't name him."
Sometimes ! get out of patience with
temperance societies." said Mr.. Knight,
and Hervey Lindley, who sat at his coat :
tall looked up with an uneasy start, as
though he feared bad break II have
no patience with people who want to
hold man up by the seat of his pants
to make him be good" Then he went
on to explain that he referred to the
Prohibitionists who had abandoned the