The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-13

81 Which p1IlcECB Cauuoo 1uiiy unocAo.aho' IL
,re.It Win him fully and freely personally OF by
City. There is NO charge for such consultation
initial.
introduced it said it was not necessary
for him to say anything on the subject
because he knew they all agreed with
him; and when two men had the courage
to rise up and say the law was Just
one, and they were willing to ABIDE py
it. there was not taX-dodger IN the
whole crowd who dared get up ana say ne
opposed it.
OFTEN BURIED.
I know my opponents say the silver
question is buried, but, my friends, 1t mas
been buried so often that a little thing
like funeral don't bother us now like
it used to. Gaughter) In 1876
our opponents fought under the mask OF
International bimetallism.
Then they showed a resolution passed by
the English Parliament in 1896 pledSinS
the English Government o<help restore
the parity between gold and silver: and
they took that resolution and laid 1t be-
fore the American people. and promised
to go over there and ask England to
carry out that promise and restore the
double standard by international agree
mcnt. The gold Democrats de-
StTNC CIS1it VI ~ 80,
desire to call it, in having the only party
in all the history of this country to adj
vocate the gold standard.
THE PRESIDENTS COMMISSION.
And the first thing that the President
did after he took his seat was to send
commission of three distinguished men
all the way to Europe to get rid of the
gold standard - There are some Dem
ocrats who won't give credit to the Re-
for bI,t 7
am 50 fair-mindcd that I an willing to
give the Republicans credit whenever
they do a good thing. The PreS1-
dent sent a commission to Europe since
the last Presidential election. a Re-
publican Congress appropriated money to
pay tor the expenses of that commission
since the last Presidential election.
France joined in trying to get bimetal-
lisn after the last Presidential election
The la.boring men OF England pettioned
for bimctalism since the last election;
and that agricultural report was made
since the last Presidential election. But
You tell me England did not join. That
is true. Do you know why? On the 22d
OF September, 1897, the bankers Of Lon
don met at the Clearing House, closed
the doors. pledged themselves to secrecy.
and declared that the gold standard was
all right
SOME HARSH EPITHETS.
Eut there were some who said that re-
cent events had settled this question. and
you will remember that when Congress
met the first thing that was done was
to introduce bill to provide for the gold
Standard and the financial element urged
Z that bill upon Congress. The business
men who could be controlled by the finan
cers petitioned to have the bill passed.
And the bill went through the House, and
all of those little Republicans who look
up every morning to Mr.. Hanna and say,
"Give us this day our daily opinion
Qaughter), said that the time had come
for a plain statement on this subject.
Then it went over to the Senate, and the
Senate committee reported back to the
House with the gold standard clause in.
But within week the Finance Commit
tee of the Senate has reported an amend-
ment, which declares this bill is not in
tended to establish the gold standard per-
manently 1t shows that, having taken
the mask off and come out completely
for the gold standard they now want to
put the mask on in order to get ready
for another campaign of fraud and de-
ception. (Applause.) The gold standard
never took a step in the daylight. The
gold standard always fights behind the
mask of the burglar, and carries the
knife of the assassin, because it is con-
spiracy it is engaged in. (Applause.) -
THE GOOD TIMES.
Explain, if you can. why you have bet
ter times now with more money II more
money does not make better times? Why,
in 1896, they said it did not make any.
difference whether we had much money
or little money, just so it was all good.
- want to say to you That the
good times of which they speak has not
reached all the people. Some of the peo-
pie have had their depression; and, re-
member. we borrowed two hundred mil
lions of money and mortgaged the future,
and spent the money among the people
Did the gold bugs promise that? Where
have we had a thing that they promised
that has contributed to better cond1-
tlons?
Eut, my friends if you think that the
increase of two hundred millions IN gold
has given us more money than we sneed
I want to remind you that the Secretary
of the Treasury sent message to Con-
( Gress the other day, a letter in which he
explained that he found it necessary 70
loan out the government revenue to ma
tional banks without interest@to prevent
contracting the currency. He had to let
It come back into. circulation for fear the
people would suffer if any or II was
locked up in the Treasury. CAppl;a'1use.)3
What would have happened II we had
not had the two hundred milllons9 WAY,
Just after the bill passed thesH ouse the
other day there was panic in New q York Or.
|. What caused it? "A panic in London. - And y q
what caused tfat7# The reverses OF sAthe
English IN South Atr.ca -.
near people say we cannot # nave 2oi-
all1smY now because we have 30 much
COLO. Why, my friends, they said we
could not have II awhile back because
we had so much silver. they said the
Continued I Pr Third sPaSel