The evening times., 1900-07-13
REPUBLICAN, vOTE-MAKING.
Democratic Speeches to Induce Sup
port for Gold and Imperialism

Democratic Speeches to Induce Sup
port for Gold and Imperialism
Iae Republican National and Congress
sional Committees are sowing New York
with the currency speech of Representa-
tive briggs Democrat, of the Third
tBrooklyn) district of New York Mr..
briggs adv, sted the passage of The Re-
publican Gold Standard bill and voted for
it. The burden of Mr.. briggs speech was.
Commerce of recent years preferred gold.
Legislative .ction has not forced silver "a
the wall. commercial action has. The
merchant says. Silver has now become an
article OF commerce, rising and falling in
price as do all other articles of commerce
dependent upon laws of supply a. de-
mand. Its value, therefore, is fletuating
constantly; hence it is undesirable as a
standard of values"
Mr.. briggs informed his friends on the
Democratic side OF the chamber: Il do not
arrogate to myself that / am right and
you wrong, but l do assert. and will en-
deaVor to prove later in my argument.
that the money plank OF the Chicago plat
form demanding the coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to 1 was not in harmony
with the tenets OF the Democratic party
Another speech delivered by a membs ?
OF Congress who is indicated in the Cor
gressional Directory as a Democrat, ard
which is being used as a campaign door
ment by the Republicans. is that delivered
on December II. by Mr.. SibIey on the
subject OF the increased production OF gold
ana its effect on the SILVER question. Mr..
Sibley said: as
The discoveries Of the Klondike. the de-
velopmeEt of Cripple Creek. the perfection
OF the cyanide process. which has enabled
Grsp frnN
OF Africa, have SO augmented the proiUc-
tion Of gold that last year the world bro-
duced more than three hundred millions OF
that metal. more of gold alone added TO the
worlds stock Of money than had ever beeI
added Of both both gold and silver in any
one year since the history of man was first
written. Resi- Onsiye 10 the law laid down
by Aristotle and accepted and advocated BY
the friends II bimetalliSm. following this
great increase OF the worlds stock Of mon
ey, prices have risen. hope has again been
enkindled in the human heart. commerce
sought new fields. and industry and erergS
find substantial recompense."
Mr.. Sibley'S speech on the expansion
proposition is also being circulated as q
Republican campaign document
In Maryland. West Virginia, Kcutucky.
and North Carolina the Republican mara
gers are spreading the speec1 o. Senator
McLaurin on the Philippians. \ striking
paragraph in this speech foll0ws:
1t Will be seen that il was under Der O.
cratic Administrations that the a-sa OF the
United States which was ~. 900 sluare
miles in 1898. has been increa sci 10 g
SOO.OOO square miles. aud that the leaders
OF Democracy IN the last century have been
the authors and promoters OF all the m
periaiism that there is in the practice 4
the Government today Another pert ne a.
fact in connection with this acquisition Of
territory is that in the annexation 20 the
United States by treaty Of Louisianl. FloT-
ida. California. New Mexico. AMI Arizona
the consent Of their inhabitants Vas not
obtained nor even sought In the pJr-
chase Of the Hawaiian Islands Nc such
consent was given Porto Rico hss N
ceded to the United States by Spl'a wi,h-
out the consent OF its inhabtan-s
In the discussion OF the Phil -ppine
question We hear indignant pro- ssts thst
We acquired The archipelago and arc held
ing 1t and intend TO govern the people
without their consent. No pro:ests have
come from the inhabitants except part OF
one tribe headed b. Aguinalfo. And vet
with the knowledge that our title t. Lu-
zon Is better than the title Louisiana.
and rests upon a more Just foU ndat.on thaa
our title 10 Texas. Senator's talk about The
/. criminal aggression Of the United Stetes.
and a violation Of the Declaration OF In
dependence in attempting to suppress n
surrection and assert her sOveiguIy''