The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27

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ing from General Buckner. from Kentucky,
with which sentiment the audience was in
nearly sympathy. and calls we're made for
the gentleman, who responded.
AS you have been kind enough to call ON
nonored in 1896 as one Of the leaders OF
National Democracy. CApplause.) We
enunciated the doctrine of a single gold
STANDARD. and II has been said IL was the
only party in this country that ever did
enunc1ate such a doctrine. We did 1t. sir.
and | advocate the report of this COMMITTEES
because Il proposes TO carry out that axiom
in finance. tApplause.( IT has become an
axiom. Mr.. Chairman for as long ago as the
Grecian era OF civilization 1t was discovered
that an inferior coin would drive out of cir
culation one of superior value. AT that age
the philosophers attributed it to the bad
taste OF mankind. II they could have sur
vived TO this period. what would they have
thought of the manners of this people upon
that subject? But this report proposes to-
carry out rs ! have said an axiom IL was
demonstrated to Charles OF France that
the inferior coin would drive out Of circula-
ton the other That same idea was subse-
quentiy demonstrated by Copernicus. and
afterward most ably by Locke, as fully and
day has demonstrated il. That has become
an axiom and we simply propose to carry
out that axiom in finance. an axiom which
secures also honesty and itegrity in the
payment of debts by individuals and natior-
alities and by states. An aliusion has been
made to d proposition now pending before
poses 4 double reputation OF the debts OF
this country and a double dishonor upon
this Nation. ! allude TO a resolution re-
Gently introduced by q senator proposing
to pay the debts of this Nation in a cur
rancy which viii become valueless as soon
as thar shall become 4 law.
JUDGE TAYLOR'S REMARKS.
Chairman Stanard stated to the conven-
ton that Judge Taylor of Indiana a MEM
Der of the commission. was present, and al
though the convention had been in session
four hours. the audience signihed their de-
sire to hear from Judge Taylor, who spoke
as follows:
Il suppose 1 need not assure you that L
am in favor of this report. You may take
that for granted. l am not only DESTROYS
that it shall receive the seal of your APP
prevail, but that il shall receive the approval
or the great American people to whom II is
are necessary of which | will speak Tor just
moment. First, / will illustrate by two
little stories. not funny. but significant.
During tie campaign of 1896 | was On one
occasion driven from country appoint
ment to tn railroad by a plain, unlettered
man, who made his living by driving horses
for a livery stable l drew him into con-
yersation on the money question. He said
to me: i cannot understand this free-silver
business. silver dollar is good enough for
me; think 1t is good enough for anybody,
and / don't see the harm in having
quantity But see this: see the business
men do not want free silver, and what we
would do without business and the business
man no one knows better than / do. / Will
vote ag'in free silver, but damn me if 1 can
tell why l had another conversation with
another man on that question couple of
weeks ago. lie was a prominent representa-
tive OF his State. He said he believed in
the BILL but that he did not believe that the
country was ready. l said to him, All the
business men favor it,. He said that 1t was
remarkable movement; that Il repre-
sented the wishes of Il large body of very
Well-informed business men, but that the
business men of the counti- generally did
a when
ever he was convinced that 1t was the wish
of the business men of the country that
steps of this kind should be taken he was
ready. Men are not unlike after all, whether
they sit in Congress or drive Il livery wagon.
AS all the business men OF the country want
currency reform, and you know 1t, you VIII
see that you give information to Congress
by the resolutions of this convention. That
information must come TO them from every
business organization, little and great. from
the press, by correspondence, by letters, by
petitions, by every means of information by
which the people can convey their de-
SireS to their representatives.
When you have done that, another work
remains. 1t is to convey to. the minds OF
the people generally. consciousness OF the
justice and the necessity of the reform
which you propose. 1t is to reconcile the
people to the idea of giving up a form of
money which they have used for a ge1era-
ton, to which they have become attached
and around which associations cluster
which go far to influence the minds of men.
The greenback is and has been in the banks
and hands of the people, which has Well
ans %ered their purposes, or which they
| have been proud. And as they it. ii is
| as good and answers all the necessities and
| has all the qualities which they attribute
| to good money.
You some times see a man who is in all
| the ordinary work and business of life a
useful man. but perhaps three or four times
| q year when you least expect 1t, he Will
| have a fit. Such a man you could not trust
| for an important and serious piece of bus
| mess. Now. as good the greenback
| looks, as useful as it has been, II has this
| serious disqualification, IL is liable to have
| fits. Now. to provide substitute for that
/ now do you understand what a vast un-
| dertaking that is? Nobody, no set of men
| have ever undertaken such work as that.
/ but to that work you have committed your
selves To take action this day, and may God
| speed you with it,"