The Progress., 1896-08-06

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are waiting jor it most imDatiently, am
don't want it t5 all. TChccrs an
! laughter long Continued
Now, my friends, let ne come 70 tn
! great paramount issue. II they asI
us here why we Say more on the mono,
| question than We say On the 1arit
question | reply if protection has slain
its thousands the gold standar,
has slain its tens OF thousands. If the,
ask us why we did not emhodv al
these things IN our platform which W,
believe We reply that when we hay,
restored the money Of the constitution
M other nee ssary reforms will be DOS
slbIc, and that until that is done, there
IS no reform that can be Accomplished
Cheers. Why is it that within three
months such change has come owe,
the sentiments Of this countrY?
Three months ago Wheo it was conf.
IDENTIFY asserted that those who be.
lleVed the gold standard would frame
our platform and nominate our candi-
date even the advocates of the roI6
standard did not think that we could
elect president, but they had good
reason tor suspicion, because there i,
scarcely state here to-day askipr for.
the gold standard that's not within
the absolute control OF the Republican
party Cloud cheering), but note the
change. Mr.. Mckinley was nominal
ted upon platform that declared for
the maintenance of the gold standard
until 1t should be changed into bimet-
alllsm by international agreement,
MI. Mckinley was the most popular
man among the Republican patry. and
everybody three months ago in the
kepusllcan party prophesied his cleo
ton. How it to-day? Why, that man
who used to boast that he looked like
Napoleon laughter and cheers. I tina;
man shudders to-day when he thinke
he was nominated on the anniversary
OF the battle Of Waterloo. The coinci.
dence OF McKinley's nomination recall,
the fate of Napoleon at Waterloo"
The silver men showed their appre
clatlon OF the point by yelling, and tho
roar for twenty or thirty seconds pre-.
vented the speaker from proceeding
At length, when things Gained down
a trlfle, he resumed as follows:
"Not only that, but as he listens he
can hear with ever-increasing distinct
ness the sound of the waves as they
beat upon the lonely shores. rCheers. I
Why this change? All, my friends, It
Is evident to everyone who will look
at the matter. 1t is no private charao-
ter, however pure, personal popularity,
however great, that can protect from
the avcnging wrath of an indignant
people the man who will neither de-
clare that he is in favor of foisting the
gold standard upon this people, Or
who is willing to surrender the right |
Of self-government and place legislative
control in the hands of foreign poten-
tates and powers. Cheers
I'VE 90 forth confident THAI we
shall win. Why? Because upon the
paramount issue in this campaign
here is not a spot Of ground upon
which She enemy will dare challenge
oattle. Why, if they telt US the gold
standard is a good thing. we point to
heir platform and tell them that their
platform pledges the party to get rid
If the gold standard and bimetallism.
Applause. If the gold standard is
rood thing why try to get rid Of it9
Laughter and confirmed applause. !
might call your attention to iIe tact
hat some OF the very people who are
n this convention to-day. and VINO de-
lare that we ought to declare in favor
f international bimetallism, and there
y declare the gold standard wrong
nd the principle of bimetallism bet
en-, these very people four months
90 were open and avowed advocates
f the gold standard. and telling us
hat we could not legislata the two
letals together, even with all the
'orld. Renewed applause and cheers.
want to suggest this truth, if the
old standard is good thing we
usht to declare in favor of it's retan-
on. not III favor of abandoning it,
nd if the gold standard is a Lad
ling, why should we wait until same t
Their nations are willing to help us let
o? Applause. Here is the line of cat ,
c. We care not upon which issue
ley force the fight. We are prepared
} meet them on either issue, ono or
9th. If they tell us the gold stand.
ID is the standard Of civilization. We {
,ply that this, the most enlightened
all the nations OF the earth. has !
ever declared for the gold standard,
I'd both parties this year are dealar- Il
g against it. Applause. If The
Did standard is the standard of ciyili- ,
ltion, why, my friends, should we
1T have it? so, if they come to meet
on that we can present the history
our nation. More than that, we
N tell them this, that they will t
arch the pages of history in vain to
I'd a single instance ia which the e
mmon people of any land ever de-
AIRED themselves in favor OF the gold n
andard. Applause. They can ind