The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-10-20
TWO ABLE SPEECHES.
Senator Wellington and Col.
Pearre flake Addresses in
Oakland.
LOGICAL ANALYSIS OF TIE Money QUESTION.
Senator wellington Tells How the Repub-
Hcans Redeemed Every Promise Made
and Speaks of the Necessity of Gold
Standard Legislation.

Saturday evening last the voters of
Oakland and vicinity had an oppor-
tunity to hear the questions of the
present campaign ably presented by
two of the ablest men of this congress
sional district in the persons of Sena-
tor George l.. Wellington and Col.
George A. Pearre, the republican
nominee for Congress.
Senator Wellington and Col. Pearre
arrived in Oakland on train 55 from
Cumberland and were to have been
accompanied by Col. George r. Gath
er, of Baltimore, but at the last mo-
ment it was deemed eXpedient to hold
Col. Gather in reserve to address an
other meeting which is to be held here
later during the campaign.
The opera house was comfortably
filled when the speakers of the even
ing made their appearance. Col.
Sturglss was named as chairman of
the meeting with Mr. J. G. Renninger
as its secretary. The vice presidents
were Capt. j. NJ. Jarboe, Thomas
Bartlett, f. 4. Tower, A. T. George,
Capt James A. Hayden, Capt. r. r.
Sanner, e. L. Sollars and +. H. Sin
cell.
Col. Pearre was the first speaker
and was introduced by Col. Sturgiss
Col. Pearre began by remarking
that he was unable to discover the
apathy and Indifference to which our
democratic friends had referred as
existing in Garrett county and
throughout the State. He said that
the people Of Garrett county were as
deeply interested in the vital issues
of the campaign as when those issues
We're made up in 1896. He has noted
the fuilness Of the meetings and the
prosperous condition of the people
and believed that on November 8th
the voters would emphatically regis
ter their approval of the magnificent
administration 0f William Mckinley
and the republican party. If there is
any Indifference it arises from the
absolute confidence in the ability,
wisdom and craftsmanship of William
Mckinley, sustained by the Senate
and House of Representatives
He said that in 1896 the paramount
issue was whether the people approx
ed Organism and a deprecated cur
rency. He eloquently described the
ardor manifested in that campaign
by adherents of both sides. and said
that the issues of that campaign were
identical with those in this. The
democratic party has made a change
in policy, not of principle.
In 1896 the democratic party une-
quivocally declared for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1 and the republicans
took the anthitical point and declared
their unqualified opposition to that
financial heresy and pledged them
selves to sustain a sound financial
system and an undegraded and unde-
preciated currency.
The policy of the democrats has
changed. They wish to mislead the
people as to their position on this
great financial question. The plat
form of the Sixth District convention
was a readoptiOn of the State conven-
tion platform, which was a straddle.
1t was so adjusted as to enable hem
to say to the soft money or free-silver
men that it declared for free silver.
1t is proper to ask if Mr. Poffen-
berger is in favor of sound money.
Every citizen ought to know how his
candidate stands on this important
question. | think | am just in assum-
ing that my worthy opponent is to-
day as he was in 1896 and has not
changed his political coat. My worthy
opponent was then one of the strong
est advocates of Bryan, and went
through Washington county as an
avowed soft money or free silver man.
AC IJCthCI bIlCil bOOh u lllOICN
question and ably and logically dis
cussed it. He said that the free silver
heresy was not a new heresy. 1t was
no new thing for the democratic party
to try to make something out of moth
ing. He referred to the greenback
issue, which had been buried in dis
honored grave.
The scheme advocated by Bryan
he regarded as taking fifty cents
worth of silver and by the fiat of the
government adding fifty cents of value
to it. eau government add to 16
parts of silver enough value to make
them equal to one part of gold, if
nature, com merce and the law of sup
ply and demand have not fixed that
ratio?
He did not believe that the Ameri-