Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-26


people OF America on the floor OF both
the Senate and House, in the discussion
OF the Bland Allison bill in 1875 and yet,
Mr.. Ingalls,. president of the Chesapeake
and Ohio, had said in n speech made IN
this city that the man who denounced
the passage OF that bill as a crime was
either a fool or knaye. Mr.. Jones
paid his respects 10 Mr. ingalls,. who, by
his words, had indicted the mass OF the
people, charging them with being either
knaves or fools. The speaker read tes-
timony OF eminent men who denounced
the Sherman act as a great crime, land
yet" said he. "M f. ingalls,. president
OF a great railroad, had the auGacty TO
say to this people what he wouldn't dare
say 10 me. The act Of John Sherman
has brought upon us more disaster than
famine or all the pestilences Of mankind
would have done"
Mr.. Jones read from speeches made by
Blaine. Thurston. and other Republican
leaders to show that they believed that
cree silver was the remedy needed by
this country He quoted from one of
Thurstons speeches. in which he declared
as an original advocate Of bimetalism,
and then taking up a speech made by
Palmer. the presidential candidate on
the decoy ticket. showed that he had
championed free silver, and declared that
the silver dollar should be the unit OF
value in this American republic. McKin-
ley. too, the speaker showed had been a
silver advocate, and reading from a
speech made by him, Il was proven that
he had testified for free silver.
a NEW DEPARTURE.
mo political party in the United States
ever had the audacity TO put IN
any declaration i'm favor Of single
standard" continued Mr. Jones "rhe
Republican platform OF 1858 contained a
plank favorng bimetalism. and de-
bouncing the Democratic party as being
in favor Of single standard In 1892 the
money plank Of the Republican platform
demanded the use OF both gold and silver
as standard money yet we are told by
those same Republicans that there can
be no two standards OF value"
FREE COINAGE AND PROSPERITY.
From the 4th Of March. 1901. until the
4th of March 1861 the Democratic party
controlled and dominated the govern
ment Of this country, and I'm all those
sixty years OF prosperity we had the
free and unlimited coinage of silver.
From 1861 TO 1877 the Democratic party
was out Of power, and in 1873 silver was
demonetized. In 1915 the Democrats went
back into power. and a bill was intro
duced I'm that Congress 10 remOnetize sill
yer. Later on I'm that same Con-
gress a bill was introduced to
restore silver. and that bill was
passed by the House by a large
majority. The Senate was Republican
and the bill was killed there. Another
bill TO remonetize silver was introduced
by Richard T. Bland and only ten Demo-
Gratis voted against IT. That bill passed
and was downed in the Senate. A COM
promise bill. giving to the people 100000
in silver money, was substituted for IL.
The substitute was accepted by the
House and voted for by both John q.
Carlisle and William Mckinley. 1t was
vetoed by r. B. Hayes. the then Presi-
dent but passed over his head.
FIGHTING FOR IT'S RIGHTS.
"Other bills for the reconciliation OF
silver Were introduced from time to time.
and the Democrats have up until the
present day beer striving to restore
silver TO the position which is its right
Ever since | have been "A member OF
/ Congress the people of the whole country
have demanded the restoration Of the
money of the masses. We have been try
ing. my friends, in season and out OF
season to right the wrong perpetfated on
this people I'm 1873.
.Tn the face Of these facts. how can
Ruckner stand before you and say he
stands for the masses OF the people"
"Teu US how O'Ferrall voted" cried q
voice in the audience. "He was in Con-
gress."
"Pd rather not go into personal mat
| ters." Mr. Jones replied. Governor
| O'Ferran and 1 have always been friends.
| and ! want 10 maintain my friendship
with him. This I will say, however,
| that he and / are as tar apart on this
| question as are the two poles. | stand
with the masses; he throws his vote with
! the plutocrats.'
KNEW WHAT WAS COMING.
Reverting to his speech where he left
off when interrupted. Mr.. Jones told OF
| the strong free silver sentiment that
| nrevailed at the Chicago convention, ana
said that any gold-bug that gave as his
excuse for bolting that he didn't know
what the convention was going to do
! when he voted for delegates 10 II was
either false or an ignOramus. 81 was a
| delegate to that convention he con-
tinued. "and | knew full well that | was
going there to either vote for free silver
or betray the trust of my people. Yet
| those latter-day saints, these purlsts IN
| Dolitics. these men who arrogate 10 them
selves the belief that they represent all
| ba > .
| claim that they are not bound 10 support
| that platform because the Democrats
.overstepped themselves and revolution.
| ted the doctrines Of the party When a
/ man writes that I'm newspaper he Is a
| falsffer and knows IT when he writes H.
| fC.reat anDlause) These saints say that
| conditions have changed. What conui-
| lions have changed? In 1873 was there
any demand for the demonetization OF
| silver? Was any newspaper ASKING loI
10 There was no more silver mined, al
ratio Of is TO /. than gold. There was
loss silver mined in the United states
| tbon Gold and yet In the face or the lac'
| 80 oliver was worth cents more OF
49, dollar than gold in face OF the fac'
| ~, there was more gold mined thah
su,,ar a. was demonetized. The hlcn-
| v,ond Times was recently asked why sn'
yer was demonetized and II repheu - 81
| torially. that silver was worm NOR '' .u.l'
| "a and consequently would not crCu-
s so'' THAT seems strange, doesn't II.
, n. 4, ,nust be so, the Times says So
| Great laugnterD
Ut1v NOT DEMONETIZE GOLD?
..t1era was a dollar worth three cents
more than gold dollar. ana pe.aua y y
was worth so much nobody wou,t va A.
=, on that principle why don't tney ue-
o,tze ~. cod now? 1t is worth more
.,N,, silver now. and because II Is tnr
ao,io well. they don't say they won
bave n hut they can't get II.
] A. Iones referred TO the statement Oh
-, aIarmists that If free-silyer laws Were
a..aJ In this country the government
.,.o,,,d he flooded by silver bullion from
o,bsr countries, and said: II admit that a
,-reat deal more silver Is mined In TINS
country now than gold. but the Two
.eo,ats arc not confined 70 any one ma
'i'' ,,,..,. a,a IN demand everywhere or