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

quetting with this silver element. Neither
Of them had the indeDsndence or holiness
to take up the subject and deal with IL as 1t
deserved. The excuse, perhaps for it, was
shat none OF them understood the sub
Now, in 1896. almost without either party
understanding how they got there Oaugh-
tefl-one OF the parties certainly did not
understand Qaughter)-it just SO happened
that the Chicago convention got on the side
of silver and the Republican convention got
on the side of gold, and neither of them
other fellow got on the other side laugh
teri Now. IN 1885, the discussion that took
place upon the subject probably the
most thorough. the ablest, the most pro-
round that ever occurred upon any polit-
zeal subject in this or any other country.
IN every place, however large or however
small, III an audience could be assembled
there was man to discuss the subject the
one side appealing To the honest feelings
and convictions Of the people to sustain
public and private credit and discharge hon
est obligations in honest money; the other
name Of the party that tor forty years / had
belieVed was the real true party of this
country. / am sorry TO say that / found
advocates running over this country from
one end to the other procIaiming the basest
principles of dishonesty and Reputation.
tAppiause) They did not reckon with the
force and power which existed in the Dem
ocratic party and which had been there for
generations, that could not be wheedled and
dragooned or driven into the advocacy Of
tnat which they believed to be unpatriOtic
OF dishonest, or improper or unbecoming
in the great Democratic party. (Applause.)
WORK IN PENNSYLVANIA.
The Chicago convention adjourned, If l
recollect Alright, on Saturday / happened
to be absent from home / saw the pro-
ceedings of that convention set forth in
Sunday mornings papers. ] reached Phila-
deIphia on Monday night. On Tuesday
morning l had issued one hundred notices
70 Democratic citizens of Philadelphia,
whom believed to be honest, upright, true
patriots (Applause) 1 stated that wished
them to come together for the purpose of
determining what such men as they were
which we found ourselves by the betrayal
of the Democratic party by the Chicago
convention. OF that one hundred citizens
Wlom sent notices to. without knowing
anything whatever about their views ex-
cept their general soundness and honesty
and integrity, all but one responded and
were present on Wednesday. / organized
the gold Democratic movement in the State
of Pennsylvania with the aid of these, men,
and as far as | recollect, il was among
the earliest, if not the earliest. movement
OF that kind in the country. What oc-
CURED? We had the brains and intell-
gence and the honesty of the Democratic
party with us all over the State. CAP
plause.) That thing extended itself through
out the United States, and with all due re-
Spect 10 the gentlemen now filling stations
in the Republican party. let me say to
them that but for the nelp and assistance
that they received from the gold Demo-
Gratis, IN my judgment, Bryan to-day would
be in the White House instead of McKin-
ley. HaughterD
Now gentlemen what had we che right
TO expect after the election of 1896 under
the circumstances to which have referred?
The battle was fought upon the gold issue.
1igence or the United States has demon
Strated that the people intended to be for
honest money and for gold. Then it was,
submit the duty of the Republican party,
having come out of that test as they did,
TO have carried out the expectations which
we all had the right to demand from them,
that they should enforce this gold standard.
that they should adopt a currency system
which would make it secure and which
States that which they needed that which
they wanted, that which they had pro-
claimed by the election of 1896 that they in
tended to have. 6ApplauSe) Gentlemen, |
am In the habit of speaking plainly. [ uon't
wish to wound the sensibihties of anybody,
but think when we are dealing with great
questions like this we have the right to
speak plainly, and ! am saying nothing
but what I have said to those who were
very high in authority in. this country in
the Republican party and that is this, il
they are to hold the reins of power, if
they are to control this government, If they
are to continue to carry the presidential
and the congressional elections, they can
not afford to lose the support of those who
believe in currency reform and believe that
they have a right to demand of them that
they should establish currency reform.
(Applause.)
You go to Congress and what do you
see? Have you seen any real determined
effort there in the, lower house to promote
this currency reform movemnt? Don't you
an your newspapers constantly hear from
taose VINO profess TO SPEAK ~ the name +, OF
time to act, that no action will be taken
an this session; and then when you go TO
the Senate. what do you see? You see
there that the majority of the Senate, gem
tlemen who claim to belong to this domi-
nant party fatty saying they are in favor
OF silver and against gold. (CrieS o.
'Shame.O
THE REPUBLICANS RESPONSIBLE.
Now do not mean to say that the Re
publican party is responsible for all the
vagaries of the senators from the six silver
States but do say this, that we all know
that when the men who control the DOM
anant party in this country, with
its vast field of patronage, into which
the hungry calves are looking for food, we
know that when that dominant party choos-
es to put the pressure. on certain individ-
uals, as is well known in politics how it
can be done. that sometimes an Indiana
senator who was always in favor of silver,
could be induced to vote for the repeal Of
the silver purchasing clause. Laughter.)
do not say that Mr.. Mckinley is q bit
less patriotic than Mr.. Cleveland, and L
hardly think that lie is much more faStid-
lous about using his Influence than Mr.
Cleveland was. but l do think, gentlemen,
that If the Republican party acting tn, ough
the headlights. chose to put a pressure
somewhere upon the House or Senate, that
there would be a good many more favors
shown To currency reform than We have
now. (ApDlause) And ] should be very
glad if the honorable chairman of this
meeting or some other gentleman who
stands high in the Republican councils.
could give a proper warning land it would
be needed too) that If the Republican party
proposes to themselves To perpetuate their
power in this country. they must. and they
must with sincerity of purpose and earnest
ness of conviction and promptneSs in dis
patch show the people of this country that
they are what they profess To be- in favor
of the gold standard and proper currency
reform. (Applause.)
Now, gentlemen, don't want to talk to
yoa too long. / have got out my mind on
that subject. and l assure You 1T has been
there for good while Qsaughter.) But now
gentlemen. there are discouragements and
difficulties here. We recognize the fact that
no great movement was ever yet accom-
plshed without difficulties and delays and
distractions. and sometimes such as seemed
to produce almost despair of result. We are
bound to meet with them. We cannot eX-
pect anything else. i have alluded TO some
of the causes There are others. But, gem
fiefnen | have an abiding faith In two
and the other is in the force of opinion.
(ADpause.) We 90 something toward
aeCeleratng this movement ourselves our
opponents can do a great deal toward re-
tarding it, The force of the laws of trade
is just as memorable and just as exacting
as that of the laws of nature. The laws OF
trade of the world have proclaimed that
gold Is the only true stanus1to "a Vsa-eS.
in this country. Silver has gone 10 point
where Ii has scarcely any friends except
those who are forced to its side by the pro-
duction of silver and, unfortunateiy II sns