The Oskaloosa herald., 1899-12-28

.sE;va hundred million dollars. y
uvo,, mean to put the stamp of the
government on it?" Yes" "How
are you going to redeem that
noonev9,, And be looked at me with
> nitying smile and said, Redeem
herr Never! Just print her and let
her go" daughter.
The people, if called upon to re-
cruit Coxey army or Kelly navy
now. would reply: TOO busy! Too
busy!"
Eu,somIsed "isdom
Major Lacey then proceeded to
ranidly deliver succession of polit-
zeal and financial aphorisms. con-
tanning epitolnized wisdom manifest
ing exhaustive research. He said in
part:
A legislative milestone should now
be erected to mark the progress of
National thought
This bill will serve that purpose.
With it's provisions upon the statute
books, any resident must ODE the
law until it is repealed, and no mere
executive order could then overturn
the standard of commercial value.
The sound money democrats, who
aided us by their votes and influence
in 1896 and 1898 will see by our action
that the party with which they have
been temporarily associated is worthy
of their permanent support.
In 1900 the attempt to overthrow
the legislative settlement of this
question will be resented by every
business interest in the United States,
and labor will insist on keeping good
the standard of wages, too One
more contest must be fought out up
on this issue.
Free silver was the financial Keely
motor by which wealth, like power,
was to be produced by vibrations of
sound.
But in 1899 it takes bold man to
attempt to form the lines again for
such a contest.
The smoke OF the battle of 1896 has
cleared away, and thep peaceful smoke
of the factory and the forge now
again rises and floats over the scene.
il is hard to look with becoming
seriousness upon the proposition of
our opponents to renew the contest
upon the issue of the Chicago plat
form.
That platform is what Dickens
would call the desdest and buried
est" of all the things of the world.
In 896 we had an abundance of
| prophecies upo which to draw. Evil
and that continually was the fore
boding our opponents, if the free
coinage OF silver at Is to / and con
sequent silver standard were not
adopted. .a
were toid that the "Ofyanloe
of silver" was our only remedy for
the ills which all knew to exist. We
were assured that the gold standard
would resultIn the widespread BANK
rnptcy AND rain Just as III 1873 we
were assured mat Inc resumption oi
spec ay"'e"oS "oOla lea" 70 UNI
NetS nna"cial calamity
III 1850, d. l" l'''' our opponents
evil preoIcuoHs were n Justlhe0 oy
event, ,.,
A+tbis ro;r. ~. 60 % Tan
passao ono % tho o,s,, - n -
members nnd.r+o 49, - enter the
lists with aTaio, rooo, and was trim
med nm j., +r5 f,II,,,,!.. roo,nar..
Mr. tTacov - ,,y%.ps ,l--Ana on
uon+oulr-, ~ ~. l 80 80
con+irno,,srr na,,,s 80 So. 90 n,a,,v
Years hack has , 49,, 80 riooa IN
Yea year . 9s1H, mas retaaen It's Pi"'0 !"
Mr. csfres And ,.,,.t.a . GOLD
Democrs+ foy, , .l',@ ''''''~
Mr.. coz O'' i, Gentleman
from Tenreysao b b",.s ~ 70 inter-
rupt me. He Frao = tba state of
Tennessee?
Mr., Gaines-co,.,,,,u And the
expenditure Of 80 aaa ooo to carry
on tbo,wor os ~ U1'O0O'Oo 1900 de-
-, " oie"Veu an enioioo -
South.
Mr.. Lacev Tbon 10 Gentleman
from Tennessoa - .. ,nu to admit
the suggestion 0 t : Willis .sare il .spros.
perity in spotsqn may 'no,
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