The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-22

been started by this same club In the
state He confidently prophesied there
would be 10000 men In line in the state
parade when that great event took place.
After relating a humorous incident in the
career OF the first speaker. he introduced
Curtis Guild, Jr., lieutenant governor OF
Massachusetts.
LIEUT. GOV. GUILD.
Lieut.. Gov. Guild expressed his pleasure
at being present at the meeting and after
telling how an enthusiastic but not over
exact western statesman. introduced him
TO an audience as Col Gould OF Boston.
the first man TO volunteer In answer TO
President Lincoln's call to arms. II was
born I'm 1860 so you see | really was in the
infantry at that time" he said.
He said i'm part:
The awful burden OF the war on our A.
nances had been relieved only by the des-
perate resort 90 paper money. The first
step towards sounder ground was the re-
sumption of specie payments. The Repub-
lican party resumed. The Democratic
party opposed Resumption and Samuel j.
Tilden was nominated on a platform de-
mandng a repeal OF the law and a back
ward step towards so-called rag mon
ey" lie personally endorsed this attitude
In his letter OF acceptance. He was de-
feated Resumption was secured in spite
OF the Democratic party
You have noticed that not one New
England delegate even In this years Ma
tional convention rose TO protest against
the Reputation OF gold by the Demo-
cratic party, and that even Judge Parker
who had twice voted for silver. kept gold
out OF the New York Democratic platform
and only sent his famous telegram. a
manly act II at the eleventh hour, after
his nomination was assured
UP TO SOUND MONEY.
The Republican party is responsible for
the so-called Crime OF 10" so bitterly de-
nounced by the Democracy. which started
us on the upward path toward the gold
basis our party has been helped by a
small minority OF the Democratic party
OF whom Grover Cleveland was one all
honor to him. but Il took q years 20 make
the gold standard irrevocable, and the
inal act as the first act was a Republi-
can law. and the opposition TO honest
money az the death. as at the birth OF
the silver craze. was the great mass OF
the Democratic party.
Steadily from the time when the Demo-
cratic party voted for IL l22 10 % on Feb
%. 1878 the great mass OF the Democratic
party has gone on record again and again
I'M favor OF free silver. I'm favor OF Mr.
Bryans brand or Democracy ana against
any bill. the Sherman bill or any other
that would even delay or check silver's
free anu unlimited coinage.
FOR PARTY THAT MADE 1T.
You and I remember President Cleve-
land with pleasure In connection with
silver legislation for two things: His
honest endeavor 20 repeal law (which he
stated with truth was justihable merely
az stop gap legislatlon) and for his veto
of the bill TO coin the seignorage.
Only % OF the 100 votes in the house
favoring an extension Of silver purchasing
In spite Of President Cleveland came from
the Republican party, and had the Re-
publicans failed 90 vote in the senate
tOct. %. 1920, Mr.. Cleveland would never
have had an opportunity 10 sign the bill
stopping the purchase OF silver. for on his
own side In the senate he could not even
hold a bare majority.
majority OF the Democrats in the
house at this time actually voted to re-
enact the Bland silver law.
You are asked 20 vote for Democracy
because the gold standard is irrevocable.
ask you 20 vote for the Republican
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