The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-08

Iar2' and Mr.. Beck replied that he did
not. (Cheers.)
4 heard a most distinguished man,
and believe the ablest man New York
sent to the senate during his day, say that
he did not know it when he was mem
Der of the house and he voted for the
bill, that it demonetized silver. That
man was Roscoe Conkling. heard
Allen Thurman say I did not know
when voted for the bill that it de-
monetIzed silver know another
thing that is significant In this coun-
try, where the newspapers are active,
no newspaper next morning after the
bill passed mentioned the fact that
there had been a characterization of sill
yer. Nor could you find a line in any
American newspaper about it for twelve
months. Some power, some agency,
knowing what the effect would be upon
commerce and trade knowing that the
destruction OF the silver dollar would
double all the credit money, all the
bonds and all the securities of that
kind in this country, stood back of 1t
and engineered and secured its pass
age.
The great Republican party that
Joined in my early life, that party that
in my good judgment stood nearer to
the great American masses than any
party ever did, promised great things
and did accomplish great things.
We know that the history of inter
national bimetallism is that Great Brit
ain alone prevented its accomplish
the international conferences
in 1875 1881 and 1892. All the great
countries in the world sent their rep
reSentatiVes and the four greatest ma
lions of the world said that they were
agreement to have the use of silver
made universal all over the world.
Great Britain has been obstinate; she
always VIII be. We have contended
with England on land and sea, and we
did not come out second rate, either.
(Great arplauSe) Why are We not able
to contend with her in our financial af-
fairs and at least try the financial sys-
TEN that our fathers adopted in 1882
and successfully maintained until 1871
(Cfeat applauSe.)
Senator Teller then discussed the ap-
probation of the gold dollar in value
and maintained that relief was to be
had in the free coinage Of silver.
The senator closed in the following
words:
L want TO say to you today that I am
a protectfonist. I believe in protection
to American labor Great cheering.)
have not changed my views upon that
question. But let me tell you the Will
son act is not protection. (Applause.)
It is q protection measure, and I say
here, without fear of successful contra
diction, that it is a better bill for the
manufactures of this country q do not
speak for the farmerS), than the Re
publican act of 1898 The people who
make iron and steel tell US that the
schedule on iron and steel was abso-
IuteIy satisfactory ana Iney OlQ not ask
any more. The great bugbear is free
trade. You cannot have free trade,
and everybody knows it. That buga-
boo is nonsense, and in my judgment it
is equally as sensible to say that legis-
Iation touching the tariff can bring
to this country. 1t cannot
do it. (Applause-)
I feel Just as the Irishman did who
replied, when his employer said: I am
afraid that your wages would be cut in
two if you vote for Bryan replied. If
you thought so wouldn't you vote for
Bryan, too daughter and applause.) /
Let me say one word about Bryan, /
for fear somebody may think I am not
in accord with him. I say to you here, /
now, that in the whole ranks Of the !
Democratic party there was not a bet
ter man equipped and more worthy of
nomination than he. (Great cheering !
and app1ause) He who calls him an /
anarchist is a slanderer. There is no /
man il the state of Illinois who has a |
better moral character than Bryan. He /
has everything that made Abraham /
Lincoln great. (Applause.) If he is elect !
ed president he will see to 1t that there |
is fair treatment Of the people of this |
cOunt1v'' CONTINUED applauSe.)