Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-24

ciples had II not been for the cry OF In
| dignation that went up from the Amerl-
| can people Courageous and calm men
are needed TO face the crisis Whlcn
threatens the country. Last fall we were
told by the Republicans that high prices
were a curse, and the dollar that would
buy the most was the best dollar, and
now we have dollar wheat and depre-
| ciated currency.
IF / were in. a war;" said Mr.. Monta-
| que. land was without shoes and ice ana
| snow covered the ground, and / came
| across a dead man. l would take ms
shoes, but would take no'pleasure in H.
LEGISLATION AND PROSPERITY.
In this connection he spoke of the In
dian famine. and said the man was
poor man indeed who could gloat over
his prosperity. bought at the expense OF
another. william jennings Bryan hao
said that if the Republican party had
legislated prosperity into this country
they had legislated famine and crop
failures throughout the world. Republ-
cans point with glee to the rise in Mheat
and bubble with delight at the shrlnkase
of silver. because they think 1t VIII per-
petuate the gold standard and they WIZ
stop at nothing TO preserve that standard
The fall of silver has turned thousands
of people out of employment. Where Is
the patriotism OF this country? he asked.
What does IL mean? Hostility to siiVer|
No Love for gold? No. They want 10
shrink the currency less and less, so that
they may the more easily control IT, Al
vast quantities of gold were to come W
this country from the kiondike they
would demonetize gold, which Is an uii-
stable metal.
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of France years ago. when silver clause
was inserted in contracts, just as we have
a gold clause now.
THE GREAT CURRENCY QUESTION:
The Republicans say they are In favor
of a bimetallie standard by mternatiohai
agreement. The Democrats are in favor
og ~ NV international agreement IL they
can get IT. but IL not, they are not Will
ms, that foreigners shall legislate Tor TINS
country. There is no such thing as IN
trinsic value of money. Value Is eXtrln-
sic not intrinsic. Value Is human es'
innate. IL is relative between the man
who has and the man who wants Inc
Intrinsic value of glass of water In TINS
country and on the Desert of Sahara Is
the same. vet on the desert 1T VIII bring
50 and 50 a pint. If demonetized, gold
would not be worth as much as sllser'
because IL cannot be used In the manu-
facture of so many things with con-
slant contraction In the currency anu
decline i'm prices no nation can be stable.
Mr.. Montague then spoke OF the manipu-
Iations on the Stock Exchange; wars
could he created, and it looked as though
our humiliation could be purchased ana
our flag be spit upon at so much SPIT
He said he should like to see the settle
ment of international issues by arpltra-
ton hut did not believe 1t would come
To pass. II at all, for generations. Old
time politicians are called LIMOGES. our
debt has been increased s262,00o,@o under
the plea of maintaining the credit or the
country A countrys credit Is main
tained by the meeting of its obligations.
Thev saw they are afraid OF England,
said Mr.. Montague, and he brought the
house down by asking the question whe-
ther e was not time that we stood up
for ourselves.
STATE ISSUES DISCUSSED.
The speaker then turned his attention
TO State politics again, and asking the
question What all this had to do with
them. said that it had 10 do with the
election of our senator's, and that unless
the people who are so heartily in favor
of honest elections and spent $l65.OOO I'm
the campaign last fall can control the
issue. John w. Daniel would be sent TO
the Senate for six years more. He
eulogized "the lame lion OF Lynchburg'
I'm rounded terms, and urged the Demo-
Gratis. if they wished to win the battle
of 1900, to organize. The day VIII come
for US he said, in conclusion, II the
Democratic party will set its face stead
tasty I'm the interest Of the masses.
Thousands of hearts in the country are
dead. patrlotically speaking but you
will yet see a free people casting a free
ballot without fear or favor. our history
and traditions should stimulate us, our
resources encourage US, and the bright
vista Of the future inspire us, for Vir-
gina will yet take the lead again to-
wards prosperity and harmony.
Mr. Montagues speech created
splendid impression. lie was followed
with closest attention and cheered again
and again.