The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-21
SrELLBINDlNG.
Democratic Rallies Held Last Night
at Northampton aud Holy0ke.

at Northampton and Holyoke.
Northampton, Mass. Oct. 2l.--Georgc
Fred Williams and Christopher L. Gala
han, the Democratic candidate for lieu
tenant governor. were given an en-
thusiastic reception last night by an
audience OF 600 in the city hall. Ex-
Mayor Cook. who presided, scored the
Republican party TOR its inconsistency.
lie said: THE party which stole the
presidency II years ago is now trying
To steal the smile OF providence In It's
riaim that prosperity was due TO the
Republican party returning TO power.
1t was the smile of the Almighty that
had given the west a bouptiful crop OF
wheat and caused the people to rejoice
in plethora OF money"
Mr.. Callahan confined himself prin-
cipally 10 considering the attitude OF the
Democratic party on the silver question.
IL was this party that discovered the
cause OF the distress of the people and
declared it through that great Demo
cratic standard bearer. william }.
Bryan. There was one man In this state
who was still determined that the cause
OF the people should not be crushed. and
that man was George Fred Williams.
The Republican party was silent on this
great question. The question or how
far injunction of the courts shall be
, tolerated in the governing of this coun-
try has been taken up by the party that
adopted the Chicago platform. The
Democrats want the responsibility and
Accountability Cf the commissions in
this state defined, as in the Police Com
missioner Martin case, where The gov
ernor had TO refer the matter 10 coun-
ell before acting. Both speakers had 10
shorten their speech.s IN order TO catch
a train for Holyoke to speak at a rally
in that city.
II believe that | am giving my weak
mind 10 the laying Of foundation deep
and wide for a new movement in the
politics of the United States" said Mr..
Williams. Il believe at last there has
arisen-and is TO grow in this blessed
land of ours-a party which is pledged
10 a new duty. a party whose purpose
can best be described in the designa-
tion. a party OF the people l am not
surprised that the creation OF such a
party alarmed many conservative in
terests and even conservative citizens in
our country IL WAS not TO be expected
that such q revolution as WAS proposed
In the creation OF this party should COM
mend itself at once 10 the conservative
thinkers OF this country.
THE Boston Journal calls my atten-
tion TO the fact that in discussing the
tariff in former campaigns 1 have pro-
tested against high prices caused by the
tariff. 1t is true that j have protested
against certain high prices. 1t is true
hat I "a Il. a fg,ef lon
prices. 1t is broad economic question
with which | have TO deal. 1t must be
borne in mind that the high prices
against which / protested in the tariff
discussion were not universal high
prices. They were high prices which
were supposed TO be produced under the
operation OF a law. The low prices
against which / am now protesting are
universal.
"The tariff Is a mere local instrument
by which some may be able TO exclude
competition for the purpose OF creating
high prices for the consumers of the
land. That is It's aVowed purpose. The
new party OF the people has gone beyond
the tariff question. l object TO prices
which are mere levies upon patient
people. j have tried to make il clear that
the IcdSui 4 nave tsICuSCu the CduSe Ol
the free coinage Of silver is, that the
prices OF all the products Of human toll
have been dragged down year by year
until there is no profit in producing
wealth; until the productive industries
of the country are at a standstill and un-
Ill want and starvation are abroad in the
land. How do YOU explain such thing
as a universal and continuous fall of
prices? You can understand IL only by
knowing what the price is. The price
is the money measure OF value of the
commodities or when they have some
thing else as q factor besides the great
bulk of the commodities Of the world
We are measuring the commodities OF
the world with something, and that
something is money; and if money meas
ures all the commodities of mankind, il
Is easy 10 conceive that ali commodi-
ties will fall il the measure has become
more valuable. That is the secret of
it. In some way the measure of every
thing is growing greater year by year
and as a result chat which IL measures
is expressed in lower terms than ever
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