Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-28

spoke to an audience IN kuhnS hall.
The Reed band gave most excellent
concert on the street below. About
eight o'clock Frank Boss, the republ-
can candidate for prosecuting attorney,
introduced the speaker. Below will be
found some of the sentiments which
Mr.. Brick expressed:
"ThIs year there are other topics more
absorbing than politics. This year we
will think of nothing but of our coun.
try, we will think only of public honor,
only of the old flag, and then go to the
polls and vote. Patriotism, public honor
and the old flag will win us the day.
Do you want me to talk of the tariff
Within two years our country has
passed from depression to prosperity
looming with militant glory. | need
not remind you of the three weary
years passed under the Wilson bill.
Free trade is settled question. 1t was
settled by personal poverty and national
financial depression. This is the en-
dearing lesson it has taught; take care
of the people at home instead of spend
ing your money with foreigners.
Protection was settled and then came
free silver. A doctrine fOStered by sill
yer mine owners for personal advanta-
ges. The year that this poisonous argu
ment was put forth every factory chin
ney grew cotd. Silver never was real
issue. 1t was waif blown in by cy
clone of poverty and despair from old
Mexico. The cry of free silver is now
only Renaissance. Am required TO
talk of free silver when the cries of vic
tory are yet on our ears? Am | re-
quired to talk of free silver when Old
Glory is waving with sublimer signifi-
canoe than ever before? Am l required
| to talk of free silver when the sons of
freedom with the battery of liberty are
tuning the shores of the Philippines to
| the cadence of eternal freedom? When
free silver was put forth it was at
time when S457.0OO,OOO in silver was in
the hands of this country. Part of the
money was in the treasury because 1t
had no one to call it out. Now we have
got chance to earn an honest dollar
Now, when debts are being paid and
mortgages released. At the Omaha eX-
position Mckinley gazed on pyramid
covered with Cancelled mortgages on
farms which had been paid off In Ne
braska during his administration.
Would you vote for democracy and
trade these magnificent prospects for
doubt and discomfort? Even serious
argument on the silver question pro-
duces depression.
| Without going into detail We are on
the same basis we were in 1876 and as
| far back as 1884.
What does free silver mean? 1t
means 40 cent dollar. 1t means the
mine owners in the world coin money.
He will use 1t to pay his own debts, not
yours. No money will ever be worth
more than its intrinsic value. The
reason our silver dollar stands for 81 Is
because it can be exchanged for gold at
the treasury. The gold standard does not
mean that we wont coin all the silver
needed. We use gold because it is
sought after, because it is always the
same price and remains staple. Look
at the countries with a silver standard.
Mexico Is an example. She is too poor
to establish herself on gold. China is a
silver country. Japan, the young giant
of the orient has made several rapid
strides towards civilization. One of
the biggest is the attempt to establish
herself on gold standard. In the
Field Museum ia Chicago l saw gold
coin made by Spain in the time of Co
lumbus. That coin will buy as much
now as it did then.
Attention is called to the splendid
administration of VIM. Mckinley.
This years prosperity surpssses that of
the year '92 when exports etc., reached
the high water mark Remember the
revenue policy of Mckinley who Dor
rowed money of the people at 3 per
cent. How different is the case of
Cleveland who in times of profound
peace borrowed money of foreign bond
holders and gave 4per cent bonds. The
superb Americanism of Mckinley is
worthy of attention. He selected the
army of officers from both the North
and South.
Other nations have soldiers trained to
fight machines, soldiers with callised
hearts. Our boys went to war inspired
by the remembrance of mothers tears.
Every one was little general.
There are two ways to vote boys.
Will you vote to keep the flag floating
which has been raised through blood
and storm, or will you vote to have the