The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-08
Daniels Great Speech
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actcr, learning, and ability, We hmi |
filled with the great and distinguishes
names of the Republican leaders.
In the House there were Burchard
afterwards Director of tie Mint; Can
non, now a distinguished member Of the
House of Representatives,: Conger, j. ID
Cox. Il soldier and Il statesman; Cum
mings, Hanna, Keifer. formerly Speaker
of the House of Representatives; Kelley
rig Iron Kelley" as he is familiarly
knOwn-a great Republican light. We
find also the names. the familiar Repub-
lican names. of Aldrich, Bayne. Brewer,
II. NJ. Brown, Calkins, Foster, and
Ryan-men whom the Republican party
has delighted to honor III account OF
their ability AND their regulations; and
in their midst | find also the name Of tho
now President of the United States,
voting for these resolutions: voting for
the free coinage Of silver; voting for the
Bland-Allison Act: voting for everything
which is now defined as trcnching upon
honor.
Moreover, Mr.. President. | might say
that hose who have had charge of the
Treasury of the United States by the
voice of both parties have been men who
supported these resolutions. | find emf
nent Democrats standing side by side
with eminent Republicans in support of
them. Amongst them j. e. Carlisle. 5.
S. Cox, of New York: Sparks. Springer,
SaylOr. Durham, Herbert. Ewing, Turn
er, and the distinguished jurist, John
Randolph Tucker, of Virginia.
Nay. Mr.. President. | find the Pres
dent of the United States in this cate
CORY: and surely the Grand Old Party,
1,iII g. ~, ~ I.,,I n Wv 81 on, ~ ,N,no -, r
public morals to this country, would
never have elevated to the Presidency of
the United States one who had ever ad-
vocated Il thing they thought OF quCs-
tionable honor.
The platforms of the Republican
party. the platforms Of the Democratic
party, the platforms of the Pop!ist party,
have all unitel i'll one way or another i'll
support of the principles or the policy
which are embodied in these resolutions:
and it can not be that all parties of this
country have at one and the same time
advocated any dishonorable thing.
Mr.. President, | have before me a
transcript of Il portion of the speech
made by the distinguished gentleman
who is now Chief Magistrate of this ma
ton. | have the utmoS respect for his
august office: | have great respect for
the eminent talents and attainmcnts and
personal virtues which he has brought
to It's discharge. and surely he, who has
been put before us by the very gentle
men who are here insinuating diShonor
against the advocates of these re>olI-
items. would. never have published these
sentiments unless in Il land of moral en-
~llghtcnment he knew he would have the
support Of honorable and worthy men.
On September II, 1890. at Il meeting
of the Ohio League of Republican Clubs
at Toledo this ~dismtingu:shed gentle
man thus expressed himself in regard to
what WAS then sought to he made the
policy of the Democratic party Of the
country. With respect to President
Cleveland. Mr.. Mckinley said:
During all his years at the head Of
our Government he was ~diShonoring one
of our precious metals, one Of the great
products, discreditinG silver and cnhanc-
ing the price of gold"
How would those remarks apply today
to the Senator from Massachusetts tAIr.
Hoar) and to the Senator FROM Con-
necticUt tMr. Ilattl. who spoke on yes
terday? The thing that their President
denounced is the thing that they are
here doing now, dishonOring one of our
precious metals and enhancing the price
of gold.
He ayOred-
Says the distinguished speaker
even before his Inauguration to office.
to stop the coinage of silver dollars, and
afterwards, to the end of his Administered
ton, persi>tently used his power to that
end. He was determined to contract
the circulating medium and demonetizc
one of tn" DIN Of commerce, limit the
volume of money among the people,
make money scarce, and therefore
dear
| refer the distinguished Senator from
Connecticut to this speech for an an
swer to his argument on yesterday about
cheaper money.
Mr.. Mckinley proceeds further. He
says:
Ae would have increased the value
of money and diminished the value of
everything clSe-moncy the master of
everything, everything else the servant
Was this. Mr.. President. arraying
class against class! Was this making
wal upon wealth? Was this going ne-
yond the border ground of honor? If it
WAS, why have these gentlemen who
are here lecturing us elected as PreSi-
dent of this country and rejoiced over
the election of the man h did it?
The distinguished speaker continues:
He was not thinking of the poor
then. He had left their side. He was
not standing forth in their defense
Cheap coats. cheap labor, II dea1
money; the sponsor and promoter OF
these, processing to stand guard over
the welfare of the poor and lowly. Was
there ever a more glaring Inconsistency
or reckless aSsumptlOn:'
"PrOfGSsing to stand guard over tho
welfare Of the poor and lowly-doe<
that describe the attitude of the Senator
from Massachusetts and the Senator
from Connecticut on yesterday? They
seem to be at the head of their own Sc
lectel bands and appeal to us. The
Senator from Massachusetts had charge
of the widows and orphans of Massa
chusettS. The Senator from Connection
had put himself i'll command Of tn
Grand Army and appealed for the pen
sioners. ! would say to those Who hear
the Senator from Massachusetts, in TIL,
language Of the elder Weller, "Bevar,
of the vidders, Samivcl; beware of tn,
yidders."
Some widow i'll her weeds is alway,