Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-06-02
CAPT. w. J. STONE
MAKES 4 FINE SPEECH AND LARRrPs
HARDIN.

w. j. stone, the one-legged Confeder-
ate veteran, entered on crutches amid
great applause. He was introduced by
Judge Sauiley and began his speech OF
an hour and 10 minutes by saying he
was glad to meet aud become acquaint-
ed with the people OF this part of the
State and to give them his views on
the Issues Of the day. The people are
sovereign and they had right to know
how those who offered for their suf.
frages stand on every question. They
are entitled to the best material and
the best service that can be rendered
and II Is their duty TO select men for
offices, who will make IL the one object
OF their terms to labor solely for the
public good and see that the affairs Of
government are conducted In the most
economical manner consistent with its
object.
The speaker declared he was a dem
ocrat, not because II was popular To be
so, but from principle aud because he
believed that the greatest good and the
fullest happiness and prosperity was
possible under democratic admins
tration. He then contrasted the salient
principles OF the two leading parties
the one standing for lower taxation and
the government by the people for the
people aud the other for the classes
against the masses, making trusts and
combines possible. TO rob the people. as
every tendency now H. 4 review of the
history OF the passage Of the Mckinley
tariff bill, then OF the Wilson bill and
finally the Dingley bill was given and
II was shown that although the tariff
now was the highest that,ever Cypress
ed people 1t was still inadequate for
the expenses OF the government, be.
cause OF its protective features, which
practically shut out competition from
abroad and legislated money into the
pockets OF favored few, who controll-
ed the principal articles of necessity in
this country.
The gold standard Is responsible for
many OF the ills OF our body polite also
aud ought not to prevail. The demo-
cratic party stands for bimetalism and
the coinage Of both gold and silver at a
hxed ratio and has since jefferson, the
great founder Of the party, laid down
the plan and principle OF metallic mon
ely. Every democratic convention since,
that considered the subject, has endors-
ed the free coinage OF both metals and
yet we have the spectacle OF a candi.
date for governor strltting around and
calling the cause OF silver "My Cause"
and would make you believe that IL
would go down forever, II he fails TO
get the nomination be seeks.
Dwelling while on the history OF
the silver dollar and its treatment by
the republican party, he said that no
silver dollars were being coined now.
except from bullion bought under the
Sherman Law. With our increasing
population, the amount of money should
be Increased both by the use OF both
metals as money, and credit money.
redeemable In either, the combined gold
aud silver being inadequate for the
uses OF trade. He showed that to make
the silver dollar OF the full debt paying
value as a gold dollar would not make
II a dishonest dollar, "a claimed by the
gold adherents. For 50 years gold and
silver had circulated side by side and
the 75,0O0,0O0 people OF the United
states could make IL do 80 now without
the aid or consent OF any nation. We
have recently shown that we can take
care OF ourselves on land and sea aud
we are rs fully as able TO take care of
our financial affairs.
Rev.rting to State affairs, Capt.
Stone said that he was for the greatest
improvement possible in the common
school system 80 that every child could
get an education TO tit him for all the
duties of life, that he opposed the
book trust, and would do all in his
power, If elected, to suppress 1t.
While member OF the Legislature
in 1883. he had procured the passage of
a bill 10 give more prison room for con-
vlcts and take them out OF competition
with the miner, the railroad laborer
and the farmer, aud he was for working
them TO the point OF being self sustain
ing, making their labor, il II has to
come in competition with free labor, to
compete less with that class which has
to work hardest for living. The LIST
congressional district, from which he
had the honor TO hail, had always
been democratic and had always helped
democrats from other portions OF the
State TO be elected. IL now thought
that IL might ask for one OF the better
offices and II its candidate is worthy TO
discharge It's duties 10 let him win on
his own merits. The democratic party
owed him nothing nor In fact does IL
owe any man anything, but he owes the
party everything and every member
should give IL his full allegiance. He