, 1896-10-15

May See Their Errors Jones Said
Gold was the Standard Given by
God-Stewart Was. Against Silver
The most logical and convincing
argument made in the present cam
paign was presented last week by Col
Robert G. Ingersoll, at Chicago. 1t was
as follows:
Fellow Citizens: Again we are on
the field Of battle where thought con-
tends with thought, the field of battle
where acts are bullets and our argu-
ments are swords.
Again we appeal to the good sense,
TO the conscience, to the patriotism OF
the American people. This s III coun-
try, and we are responsible for the ad-
m~inistration. We cannot throw the re-
sponsibility on any lnOnarch or on any
party. This is our country, and we are
responsible for what our country does.
We are responsible for the policy
adopted, and If our country is dishon-
est, the brand of reputation will be on
every American brow. (Applause.)
We are responsible for IL country, and
it is the duty of every American citi-
en-, when about to exercise and use
the prerogative of a king, to examine
the questions presented. It is his duty
to arrive at a conclusion, without pre-
JUDGE, without hatred, and then it is
his duty t o discharge that obligation
according as he believes is for the best
interests of the people of the United
States.
All I wish is to appeal to your good
sense. l want to appeal to the reason
you have, not to you %prejudices. not to
your hatreds, but to your brain. to
your conscience, to your patriotism, to
your wisdom. l admit that all the par.
ties who disagree with me are honest
Large masses of mankind are always
honest, the leader not always, but the
mass Of people do what they believe to
be right. Consequently there is no argu-
ment in abuse, nothing calculated to
convince in calumny. To be kind, to be
candid is far nobler, far better, and far
more American. We live in a democ-
racy, and we admit that every other
human being has the same right to
think, the same right to express his
thought, the same right to vote that
we have (applause), and I want every
one who hears me to vote in exact ac-
cord with his sense, to cast his vote in
accordance with his conscience. I wan,
every one to do the best he can for q
great republic, and no matter how he
votes. If he is honest l shall find nc
fault.
SHOULD THINK INDEPENDENTLY
But the great thing is to understand
what you are going to do: the great
thing is to use the little sense hat we
have. In most of us the capital is
small, and it ought to be turned often
daughter and applause.) We ought
to pay attention, we ought to listen tc
what is said, think. think foc ourselves
Now, my friends. there are three
great questions in this campaign sub.
mitted to the American people, three
great questions that we are t o decide
and the first is the money question, the
second the tariff, and the third whether
this is a government of law, or whether
there is an appeal from the supreme
court to q mob.
Then we have to make our choice
We have to choose between men; We
have to choose between party. And
first, let us take up the money ques
ton. And let us begin at bed rock.
am going to give you the ideas and fact:
that have influenced me, believeing tina
what will influence me vii! influence
an average American citizen. Gap
plause.) And the first thing to be RICH
about, II you are a democrat, is the de
inition of money. What is money? II
the first place. money is the produc'
Of nature: money Is a part Of nature
No man aver made or created money
It Is beyond the power of legislature.
and congresses. It Is beyond the pow
er Of the human race. Money is no
made. 1t has been found.
Now, remember that. Money is no
something that men a create. It L
something that man must find. 1t Is
part of nature. And what else? Mon
ey Is something that does not have Il
be redeemed. Money Is the redeemer
fApplause.) Anything that has to b
bolstered up with the promise Of an IN
dividual or q nation is not money
Greenbacks are not money. They ar
promises to pay money. A nationa
bank bill II not money. It is a promis
to pay money. Nothing that a govern