The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-21
TWO GREAT
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that In whether q few men, banded ~ /
gether, are more powerful than all tho
people.
And while do not want to array class
against GLASS am willing TO array all |
the people who suffer from the operations
Of these trusts against the few people who
operate the trusts
II our opponents are pot afraid TO dis |
cuss the money question and rest @ verdict |
on that alone, we are willing TO meet |
them and let the public decide whether |
those who are discreditins the free coinage
Of silver or those who pfe standing upon
the Chicago platform can hotter he trusted
with government Shall syndicates, the
Stock Exchanges, the money grabbers and
the trust representative who have banded
togothr run this COUNTRY for four years
moree
understand that distinguished citi-
ZEN If this state, Hon. Chauncey Depew-
understand that he also thinks that my
election would DO dangerous To che coun- /
try. My friends, there 10 one advantage
In having Mr.. Dvpew against mo, and that
IL that II am elected he will not come
down 10 Washington and tell me TINT as
he helped to elect mo he wants me to get
on that plank that declares In favor Of the
ATDitIughOu VI uluoT0uCEo OcbWOoh koAhcSsAo
and their employees
Shall derive from his opposition II l am
elected, he will not como down 70 Wash
lngton and, on tho ground that he has
elected me, ask me to use executive infiu-
snce against that bill that passed the son
ate which attempted to protect peoplefrom
government by injunction.
My friapda thora fa ma eYQaf ron aOla-
ton that find In the opponents that have
arrayed themselves against me, and that
IL that by not having their aid In the cam
paign won't have their domination after
tho campaign is over But, my friends,
our platform has declared that the para
mount issue of this campaign is the money
question, and believe it IL true, because
| on the result of this election will turn, for
| the time being at least, the financial policy
| Of this country. The Republican party In
| convention assembled has declared that
| this nation must retain its present fpan-
| oial policy until foreign nations shall join
with us In abandoningit. The Democratic
| platform declares in favor Of an American
| financial policy for tho American people.
And when I defend IN independent
financial policy am not appealing 70 any
prejudice which any citizeno OF the United
States may have against any foreign ma
ton am simply doing In this nation
what every Englishnan docs In England,
what every German does In Germany,
what every Frenchmnn does In Franco
am asserting and shall defend tho rights
of these people to attend to their own poo
pie.
Seeking Only the Good.
II the gold standard IL n good thing,
then we ought TO keep IL, whether other
nations want us TO keep IL or not; II 1t ID
a bad thing, we ought to get rid OF 1t, nc
matter how much other nations may want
Ms to keep It. The Republican party ex
prcssly declares that bimetallism 10 better
than a gold standard, because when Q Re
publican platform pledges the Republican
party to substitute the double STANDARD
for the gold standard 1t IL q positive and
emphatic declaration that the double
standard is desirable In preference TO thu
single gold standard. That n the platform
and when, after declaripg bimetallism dc
sirabIe. it asserts that we must delay III
| advantages until those advantages an
brought to us by other nations 10 proposes
| to surrender the rights of legislation owe
this subject and transfer Legislative pow
or from Washington to tho sod Of one o.
moro foreign nations
NV friends, no foreign nation has eve
adopted such policy as the Republican
party asks us to adopt. No foreign part,
has ever gone before the country with sucl
a proposition as the Republican party nov
presents So far as know, no Statesman
In foreign land has ever advocated a poll
cy that would make the people Of his ma
ton dependent upon the decision OF tn
people Of some other nation. 1t has beef
left to free America to set the example OF
national party proposing to surrender tn
right Of self government and bind Its pee
pie to the law Of foreign powers
want to show you not only that no ma
J tional party has ever advocated the gol
standard In platform, but want to sho,
you that the leading Representatives OF tn
Republican party have expressly denounce
the gold standard and the results whic
follow It.
Mr.. Mckinley said in 1891 that the prcs
emit president Of the United States wante
to make money scarce and dear, and no'
he stands on the platform which indorst
the process and promises to carry ont an
make money scarcer and oonsiderabl
= dearer. He said In 1891 that the preser
president wanted to mike money the MAJ
ter and everything else the servant, an
| vet he stands upon tho platform, that ca
ries out the present policy and makes MOI
ey the master and everything else tho eor'
{ ant.
). MY friends, the Republican candidate
a speech at Toledo said that he understood
this. The fundamental principle that NJ
e derlies the money question Is that Il
: value of dollar depends upon tho numb'
II n ~c<xoxnl1n<l than that
oould make dollars dear by lessening the
number: he recognized then that you ooul
raise the power OF the dollnr by law an
nv law reduce the value of all kinds
r property; he recognized then that lsgisl
tion in favor of the gold stsndard MAJ
money the master and all thiugb else q
r servant, and we have a right TO oonclut
J, that since he adopted, that policy he b
a iieyes that money should be tho mast
and that all things else should DO the ser
ant.
J, NV friends, we support our cause not
ima9ininR Ill of people. We oan quote yc
what the candidate for president on Il
Republican ticket says and tell you
those words were true thon they arc tn
IL now. even though he would blot them OF
and change them altogether. We can ca
}; 10 YOUR attention the fact that Senat'
~ sherman, who has been the most success
e ! full politician in the Republican part
ID only six years ago declarUd thaS the pc
ple musS have an increasing volume
money 70 keep pace with increasing pop
lation and business My friends, that M
/ sherman was the most succeesfuI pol
D. tic,an in the Republican party Ia true.
II mid that Mr.. Sherman was the mo
, successfui politician IN the Republics
4, party. He has for 20 years ana mo
y horne almost alone the odium of havir
T ass,sted In the characterization Of silve