The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-27
FREE SILVER FALLAcY
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-tiOs--in bullion. than II WAS IN money;
therefore. no one had any silver 20 coin
| Ths silver men claim. be said. that sll-
YER has fallen IN price since the act OF
| 1913. and that the fall II due 10 that act
But this. he continued. IL not the case
| The fact that the great fnonsy powers OF
| Europe had declared that silver WIS no
/ longer legal tender wis the direct and
/ only cause OF the fall in the price OF the
white metal Even when the secretary Of
the treasury OF ths United States had
bocn required by law 20 purchase, ,l0,0o
| ounces Of silver a month the fall con-
| tinued. The speaker quoted statistics 10
show that such was the case and that
/ the fan IN silver WAS not due 20 the
/ gold standard. Then Judge BENEFITS ar
/ gumcnt for silver were picked TO pieces.
/ Here the speaker branched from his sub
/ jrct and declared that. while he would
| join In welcoming those already here.
the workingmsn could greatly be pro-
iectcd by shutting on immigration. wild
applause followed this remark
Returning 10 his subject, Judge Nor
thup brought the money question home
20 tho audience.
MY fishermen friends. n you receive
cents per pound for salmon now. do you
expect to get 10 cents per pound under
the free coinage Of Elver7 n such a
condition existed the Gamer, as now,
would sell his hsh In foreign markets.
yet gold for II. sell his gold for twice
sllyeri" lApplause)
Judge Northup then declared that he
had noticed with great satisfaction the
construction OF the Astoria railroad. lie
said he always believed Astoria should
have road, as the whole state would
be greatly benefited thereby. But there
II another thing-further improvements
In the harbor. He wanted n free Ever 10
Eastern Oregon. and n elected would
do his best 10 procure Il.
Astoria will soon forge ahead. / ask
you n you want deprecated currency
10 bring disaster upon the whole country
and keep your fiourishing little city back
for % years7 know you do not: and the
platform upon which l alone stand win
bring 10 you that prosperous condition.
II want 10 assure you OF my faithful
ness and earnestness In this cause You
/ remember that IN years gone by there
| was n man In Kentucky who was elo-
quent In speech. brilliant In thought,
magnetic in his person: and ask for
what Is Henry Clay remembered todayg
\ u u not for HIS eloquence: not for his
magnetism: but'itis for this: When they
said 20 him. you can have the nominal
tion for president n you give up certain
principle he answered. 7 would sooner
be- right than be president A man OF
the people whose memory this day is
honored by all men alike regardless OF
political opinion.
But for what Is that great patriot,
that great American. Abraham Lincoln.
remembered today7 Is II for the classic
words that he spoke at the dedication
at the battlefield OF Gettysburg! Is II
for the words that he penned striking
| the shaekles from millions OF slaves? No,
not for these. but II is for those words
spoken by him In his second inaugural
address, "mith malice toward none. with
charity for all. with a determination to
do the right as God gives me TO see the
right And SO. fellow citizens, as follow
ers and disciples OF Henry Clay; as q
follower and worshiper OF Abraham Lin
coin. ! say | will do the right on this
question-regardless OF party fear or any
thing else--as God gives gives me to see
the right | do. II for the same cause
as that did in lSsl7that l may up
hold the honor and Integrity OF our
country"