Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-10-28
sTAUNToN sPEoTATloR AND .vINDToAToR.


shorn Of Its power by the act OF 1873, put i
back where it was then and we will talk tt
you about Its worth. What, said he, is this
dollar worth with its inscription gone
Suppose barrel were brought in here and
paper handed me giving its contents,
lift the lid and look in. find that the pa
per stated that in the barrel were all the
elements going to make man of 100 lbs
and say 40 years of age. But I turn from
the sight nauseated. The elements are there
which constitute the man. but he is dead
life is gone, and he is useless and worth
less. But give him life, let him step forth
living man with the immortal spark re-
kindled in him, and his value cannot be told
in money. So with this dollar. take away
the only principles from it. or take away
the only princicle which gives the gold dol
lar its worth, the right to be coined and
used as money and it is useless, it is dead.
No matter what causes it there Is alway.
depression on falling market Who would
buy farm today If he knew he could buy
the same farm a few months hence for less
| money. The contraction of the currency
leads always to q declining market and
when the material out of which money is
made is 1essened, money is contracted, and
when money Is contracted depression fol-
lows. Put 100 bushels of wheat in one cor.
ner of this room and 300 In the other. and
the wheat may be worth the same as the
money, or one dollar per bushel, but double
the wheat, and then 1t Ia only worth 50 cts.
and SO on till the wheat may only be worth
cent bushel. Money may be reduced in
volume until it becomes as in China, where
SO small coin as one-tenth of one cent is
used, and is made with a hole in the
middle and strung on a string like
beads. Take glass of water.
Here it costs little or nothing. In the desert
OF Sahara 1t might be sold for any price,
and yet its intrinsic value Is no greater one
place than another. 1t is the demand for
the article which regulates the price, and
when one set of men are able to control all
the money in the world they can regulate
Its value by the demand.
The fight he declared is not against silver,
but against any enlargement Of the currency.
When Jefferson read the constitution
it is said to have been noticed that
all the applause came from the COM
mon people, the rich men and tories
did not enjoy its provisions. When
the Bank bill was taken to Jackson cold
Hickory bankers appeared before him and
told him that II he signed that bill not one
single member who helped pass it. nor any
body who favored 1t would ever be returned
to office, he said give me that pen, and by
heavens I'll sign It,"
The rights Of the people have been wrung
from the powers which wealth and influence
have controlled by determined effort of the
people. They forced John to sign magma
eharta, ct Runnymede. they wrung from par
lament the Habeas Corpus and have given
US the right Of trial by jury. These sover-
eign rights are ours and they are the pride
and glory Of our county. If standing for
the rights of the people be anarchy then l
am an anarchist. If upholding freedom of
speech. and constitutional liberty be trea-
son, then make the most of it.
When an American spoke to the Gar Of
Russia and the Gar kept on his hat an at
tendant said to the American that is the
Car. You should remove your hat. The
American replied I am king In my country
/ take off my hat to no man. He closed by
warning the people to take no risks in this
Jno. W. Daniel returned to the Senate. His
splendid ability his pure life, his stainless
public record his devotion to Virginia, his
intrepidity as soldier and as a civil officer
entitled him to this honor and the people
he knew would not be satisfied unless it
was bestowed. 70 elect our nominees
would insure this. to elect the republican
nominees would tend to the defeat OF this
object. Don't wait then until election day.
but 60 and see your neighbor and if he has no
way of getting to the polls help him, see that
he is there. He spoke of the strength and hon
esty of Mr.. Tyler, the head Of the ticket,
but as to Mr.. Echols he said he would say
nothing he was amongst his own people and
his record in the Senate had so fixed him in
their confidence as that he need not add
word.
1t is impossible to report such speech as
Mr.. Montague's, unless it be done by YER
batim report. of which our space would not
admit. There must always be the lack of
the speaker in such reports, and his pres
ence is so agreeable, his manner so charm
ing. his voice so resonant, his logic so clear.
his periods so we'll rounded, and pervading,
| and above it all such honesty of purpose,
and conviction of right. they give pleasure
and profit to the listener which can be
gotten nowhere except when standing with.
| in the sound of his voice and hearing for
oneself. We regret that every man in the
county, white and black, of what political
faith soever, was not present. Not one word
was uttered that might not have been spOk-
EN- from the pulpit, every thought was dig
nified, every sentence clean, and every ac-
ton chaste and agreeable, and the party
can have no higher enconium pronounced
and no more lasting OF surer claim on pub
Lilo confidence than that she has such men to
offer as public servants.
! When Mr.. Montague closed Mr.. Ech0ls
was called for and made short speech full
of enthusiasm. He said he was placed in
the awkward position here as at Waynesboro
few days ago, Of having to follow Mr..
Montague here as he followed Maj. Daniel
there For this reason he would attem pit
no speech OF any length. but he wanted to
say now and here and to his own people,
that there had been some charge Of his not
standing on the Chicago platform, and not
being in sympathy with the Democratic
fight last fall. but he was here to say that
had he not been in full sympathy with both
he would not have accepted the nomination
at Roanoke nor would he be before this au-
dience to-day. He closed By introducing
Capt. Jno. N. Opie as the next State Sena-
tor from Augusta.
Capt Opie made short speech, large
number of who had staid to hear Mr.. Mon
tague and Mr. Echols remaining to hear
him. He defined his position on various
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