The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-26
.SOUND-MONEY MEETING.
ID. PRESTON PdRR 10 4 LARGE
ArDrENCE II HARLOTTEsTILLE.
Enthusiastic Reception by UniYersiy stu-
dents and Workingnen--Mr. B' ~
Conman Aito speaks.

city, was greeted at Levy O2efa-house
this evening" by a large and enthusiastic
audience composed OF the best ciLzen5
OF Charlottesville. the University oil
/ virginia and county Of ADemei re- many
o. Tho leading ladies' Of the community
craced the occasion with their presence
. be-lICs large number OF stule-s at-
tended in body, bearing Jar So lh-Ih'-
. mated canvass Inscribed on the one sue
"souud-M0ney Students Of the Onlf-i-
aty OF Virginia and on Tie othei siNo
OF the banner Down with Populsts ana
/ -Auarclism.'
Air. d. Trpett Haxall presided al me
T meeting. and 100 SIJ o'clock Introduced
4 Nr, Iarr who was receN cd with dcAlen-
ing cheers by the large audience tne
F Varsity boys coming ina on thei- i@ncd.
/ yell "Wahl Who. Wah" with three cheers
Tor sound Democracy. Ar. iar- opened
T his address with some complimentary rc-
marks ia reference to the grand ola Dni-
Ncisify and ~ touudei-1lomas aieIson-
which brought prolonged cLe4.s Lom tne
I students.
A JETTERs0NIAN DEMOCRAT.
The speaker said that Dee was q Jeiier-
souian Democrat and had beer all ris
,fo. and be expected 10 De found in It's
ranks as long as Dee lived. and said that
/ The CHICAGO nominee WIS NOT % Demo
+ crat. but O. p0pulist Alr Parr discu sea
/ Tho currency question at consid rloie
length. ard declared that sound money,
ana not the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver was what the country need d 10 Or
der TO bring prosperity TO the ration.
He said that The man who should be
most interested in sound money was me
wage Garner and his remarks aong ms
lino evoked prolonged cheers rom Ia''-
way men especially. Air. iarr recfise@
profound attention from start u hflsh'
bis speech being cheered frequently
MR. PARIS SPEECH
1ir. Tar spoke in part as fohoAs'
IL is unfortunately true that ihe ma
iority OF us turn our thinking over 10
other folks when 20 comes 10 politics.
/ The plan is Lot a good one a-fe any
m0le thau 10 is ia other ahairs OF hie.
So FAR AS We are concerned VITA silver
and free coinage the practical question
is how much cash vs. are wlilnr 10 m-
1 vest in carrying Out sen-me lt are
we able 10 make dollars and pay f3r them
on basis OF 53 cents Tor ourselves and
AZ cents for the mle-0Wncr' Can We al-
ford philanthropy of lhat character;
Haden't wo better quit playing prudence
TO the owners of silver and let tAtm take
care of their precious product themselves
Hadn't we better save our money ana bug
a farm than throw 10 up in the sky at
the rate OF 80 cents ln every doiitr3 We
had better build shops. f0rsos and face
tories. Hadn't we better put out 81 cents
in something more solid than scn-if.eut2
Why should we have any sentiment f0r
/ silver? ls there any reason We SHOULD
Gr0an and sweat under burdens OF taA-
alton 10 keep the white metal equal with
the Yellow To seems 10 ine We should
/ like the yellow metal better. and indeed
/ think most folks do. Cold is more pre-
ci0us iu the minds OF all The world. They
are both merely servants Of barter. and
representatives Of so much storod-up labor
/ When We come 90 select our servants we
pick those who aro the most able TO do
the work they are hired for. Tha IS the
way 1 feel about gold and ~ silver is
| weaker and prone 90 further depreciation.
why should ! pay o. taX fO hold o. Ip and
help those who mine it TO dividend on
their stock, Merchants ana pr0fl isIOnal
men, manufacturers. clerks, and al that
class of wor1men engaged IN dispensing
q world product are mostly in favor OF
a high standard for their mOueT All
whose politics arc founded ON Their feel
ings rather than their judgments. and an
who think NOTHING worse would fapDcn
to them iu the event of O. change and
something might fan 10 them when that
! change comes constitute tho main rank
and Aie OF the free silver army. with
these are few impractical economists
| Who think they have studied the question
when they have examined it in tine lieht
/ OF their preferences and the preferences
of their neishbor. There are those who
lhlnk the majority can never err. and that
tAls movement is strong and VIII grow
/ accordingly There are those. too who
believe that. having cast their lot in with
q party they must forever stand by that
party through right and wrong. thic.1 and
Thin
The farmer in this country is to-day
better or than any man with q Ike
| amount OF capital invested in anv other
Kind OF business. Individual cn0rt IS as
iree as lt ever was. the chances OF suc-
cess are just as good, but there are TOO
many people bowling calamity instead
OF hammcriug out living
THE SILVER TRUST.
/ Whatever may Dee thought OF trusts now
In existence certainly the newest one uro-
posed Is open 10 the sevegest adverse crit
icisn. This IS nothing less than sclorne
Oh alVer-mine owners 10 mark un their
puiiion ninety per cent. and compel mar
/ ket for it at the advance by seIzino ir,,
the governmental machinery Of a nation.
Who are the other parties tO this extra
/ ordinary combination? The free-sl ly.r
! Republicans OF tho West. the free.sflcer
Democrats OF the East. the popuilsts rom
both sections the Greenbackers from NVav.
back and the agitators from everywhere
The promoters OF the great National Sill
yer trust. these gentlemen Of many minds
/ so haum0niOusly united by the great co.
hesive pYinc.ple OF public plumber are
now hustire over the country IN support
Of their scheme. 10 is for US 20 de-
feat their unpatnouc purposes and 70
use every honest means 10 that end. They
have contracted 80 sell our votes TO tho
combine. but tncy can't deliver then
/ inloss We are recreant 10 principles ard
ready 20 surrender our Democratic birth
right for a share in the miserable mess Of
pottage they nave accepted for them
selves.
PRO BONO pUBLICO.
In the day OF invention. the Injuries Of
life. its comforts conveniences and even
its elcgancies are getting moro and more
widely common IN use. An important
element in cheapening cost CT production
is volume OF product Great quantities
can be made and sold for less than little
lots. As We grow familiar with the pro-
cesses OF production. new ways Of lessen
ing the time and labor and cost come to
Us out OF our experience and invention
For instance;
once on a time. not FAR back IN our past
ice was luxury among the wel-to-do
| Even then IL was more often found by