The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-27

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81 thank thee. o, Father, lord of heaven
and earth. because thou hast hid these
things from tho wise and prudent and
hast revealed them unto babes. - (Laueh-
ter.
But the cyclone of oratory has spared
some of the monuments of history. The
eternal walls of fact stand unshattered
by the. musketry of dreams and theories.
We do know that no nation has dared to
invite bankruptcy, public and private,
by assuming by legislative fiat to over
ride the laws of nature and natures God.
We do know that law has its limit and
that liberty of human action will break the
chains of parchment legislation. 1t was
written, not on Sinai, but on the tablets
of the human heart that the
LAWS OF COMMERCE GIVE VALUE
TO MONEY.
Statute law but sanctions it, Whittier
will We travel, the broad highway of his
tory or the traokless forest of idle theory.
Under which flag pray you? With
the Republican party with both feet upon
the rock of experience square shouldered
and erect. Or in the miro or dishonor
with q silver plated Dem ooracy. Mind
you my friends this is not a question of
currency but of standards. Let me quote
There is vast difference between a
standard of value and currency for mon
etary use. The standard must necessarily
be fixed, and certain. The currency
may be in divers forms Fand of various
kinds. While the value of gold as a
stan dard is steadied by almost universal
commercial and business use, it does not
despise silver and seek it's Punishment. /"
The brave words of brave man until
1896 a Democrat. Grover Cleveland. Cap
plause.)
II Mr.. Bryan had read the history of
his own country he knows that the ratio
of 16 to means single silver standard
If he has not read the history of his own
country then he has no right to ask 70, :
900, 900 of people to trust their future to
his unframed hand.
The gentlemen that seized the Demo-
cratic party at Chicago dared not de-
mand publicly what they hoped privately
blind and headlong plunge to the
silver standard. A counterfeit Demoo-
raoy, they demand counterfeit dollar
A dollar indiotable at common law for
an attempt to cheat by false prstenses
(Applause.)
Does any reasonable man doubt that
the ratio of 16.to must Inevitably seud US
to silver standard. No more does any
reasonable man doubt that such is the
plan, the inten ton, the hope Of the gen.
tlemen now in control of the Democratic
party. To deny it is to disoredit their in
telligence.
The issue is not gold vs.. silver, not
free silver, not bimetallism, but can this
nation defy history, defy the laws of COM
meree. and coin silver without limit to
the ration of 16 to 1 without forever ex-
polling gold and sinking into silver
standard. Can an act of Congress COM
pei the world to accept 16 ounces of sill
yer for one of gold against their will and
against the Judgment. of all mankind
y Mr.. Heath then went on to discuss the
inconsistencies of Mr.. Bryan and his fel-
lowers, quoting Bryan's own words
against himself and showing how Bry-
antics were departing from all the prin-
cipies of the great leaders of the Demoo-
raoy, Benton, j ackson and Calhoun, who
were for gold. Mr.. Heath quoted Blaine
and Lot M. Morrill, in support of the gold
standard.
In conclusion Mr.. Heath said:
These patriots, invisible in war, in
vinoible in peace. appeal with Eypoorit-
ical can't to the American people, After
battling for century to fasten upon us
the British policy of free trade il will be-
comes the Democratic party to appeal TO
our prejudioes against England. Because
England is wise must we be foolish
When before was the Republican party
arraigned for lack of patriotism. Was it
when ohristened amid the clanking OF
the chains of slavery, 1t was
BAPTIZED IN THE BLOOD
that flowed in Virginia's lonely woods
Was it while reading the constitution
in the light of the bursting shells that
few DER Sumter's crumbling walls. Was
| it on the heights of Gettysburg, whence
| liberty said to the nations ''Arise and
follow mel" Was it above the clouds or
| Lookout mountain, when heaven benz
to kiss Old Glory's folds? Is the party OF
Sheridan, Sherman, of Meade, of Grant,
| of Lincoln to be taught patriotism by a
| Tillman of South Carolina? It W il
| face the problems Of the hour fearing nc
power save the God that holds the nations
of the world IN the hollow Of his hand.
1t comes with no panacea to cure all ills
After 12 years of advancing prosperity
under Republican rule and four years OF
slow death under Democracy it asks the
American people to sit no longer under
the upas tree that has paralyzed national
industry.
What says MaineP What say her roll.
ing rivers eager to turn the wheels Of