Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
Ind accurately indexeo book Of near

and accurately indexeo book of near
fy= 400 pages, called the democratic
campaign book for. the presidential
election of 1896, compiled by Hon.
Benton Mcmillan, who IS now and has
seen for some time governor Of Ten
nessee. 1t was gotten out under the
auspices of the Democratic national
committee. and the democratic con-
gressional committee, and the price. Of
it at that time was SO cents. CAP
plause and laughter.)
think I violate no confidence and
none OF the proprieties when tell
you that in my Judgment, if you
would take them in large lots that
you might now get them at con-
siderable reduction. Qaughter.) More
than one-half Of tbs eminently re-
spectacle book which once sold for
80 cents. is devoted to the money
question Oaughter), and on the very
first page of this extraordinary COM
pilation find these worcs, after re-
ferring. to the fact that the constitu-
ton OF the United States prescribes
what our currency shall be, silver and
gold, and to the fact that the very first
coinage law of congress under that
constitution made the silver dollar the
monetary unit, they state this:
eve, the national democratic par
,ty," using the royal I'VE" Emperor
William style. mustache> up and all
Uaughter), 1--WE are unalterably op-
posed to mono-metalism which has
cngulfed the prosperity of an in
,dustriaf people in the paralysis of
hard times" Not opposed to it for
four years, not opposed to it for eight
years, not opposed to ll for two presi-
Dental campaigns, but unalterabiy OPP
posed daughter and applause), as
some Georgians would say, opposed TO
it from the birth of Christ to the death
of the devil. First page, long metre
Second verse: "Gold mono-metalism
is British policy and it's adoption
only in America, but throughout the
civilized world. 1t is not only
un-American, but anti-American,
and it can be fastened on the
United States only by the sitting
of that spirit and love of liberty which
proclaimed our political independence
IN l7i6 and won it in the war Of the
revolution First page, unaltcrably
opposed, paralysis of British doctrine.
Not only unAmerican, but anti
American. I'VE pledge ourselves to
the American people 20 fight it as our
forefathers in ITS fought for liberty
against Great Britain then. That
was the slogan in 1896. There was a
gentleman at that time who sprung
into unexpected-more unexpected to
him than anybody else - national
prominence. His name was Sewall-
Arthur Sewall (laughter) He hailed
from Maine. His wife was quoted as
saying that year she was a republican:
his son was on the stump making
speeches for Mckinley. The ward in
which Sewall lived, went republican.
The town in which he lived, went re-
publican. The county division in
which he lived. went republican, and
the state in which &c lived went re-
publican: But Mr. Sewall having I'M
expectedly achieved national notori-
ETY., being in fact one of the tails of
the democratic kite, he said them
dont know who wrote it. for him
(laughter), now listen: Behind the
strong intentions of the gold standard
are gathered all those classes it has
tootered, the only dangerous classes Of
the land, ferocious and unholy greed
are there; every trust and combination
IS there; every monopoly is there. led
Dy the greatest monopoly of all, the
monopoly of the power of gold.''
aont Know who wrote it for him, but
1t is good stuff (applause) and he
ought to know. You and speak from
the outside; he spoke from the inside
why, he was millionaire and the
conhdant Of millionaires. He was q
rallroad King, and sat at the council
boards OF railroad kings He was q
Dohoholder; he Was a millionaire and
ne breathed the atmosphere of them.
and that man in '96 told you gold
mono-metalism was the greatest mo-
nopoly of all.
Did he tell you the truth? lie said
this: "The free and unlimited coinare
OF silver is the sole remedy''-not one
OF tnem, not one Of them, but the only
one-the sole remedy with which to
cneck the wrongs of today and to rem
edy the ruin Of the past. That was
the deliberate written expression of
Arthur Sewall, one OF the vice presi-
Dental nominees On the democratic
t,chet or l896-page 80, Democratic
campaign Book, price so cents.
l think I read something about q
crown of thorns which shall moi he
pressed down upon the brow of labor.
ana cross of gold upon which man
Kind shall not be crucified. Applause. y
NO" l put 1t to you. For eight wears
the democratic party has been saving
tnese Things. I will not remind Won
OF what l said. will remind YOU of
what Sewall said-that ought to count
l Will not attempt to repeat what the
head OF the ticket says. It seems to
me remember of his making remark 6
OF substantially the same effect. For
eight years the democratic party has
been saying these things. For e;eht
years the democratic party went
through this land from coast to coast
from Maine to California, from Mich
gan to Florida, proclaiming al rho
calam1tles, all the terror, arousins All
the lndl gnation of the people of this
land against the republican Da,tv IN
account Of the. establishment Of tho
sgold standard! Where are thew ;odav9
They met in national convention o.
!. 81: Louis. They sent their PRAYERS
lheavenWard by megaphone. and than
got. their platform by telegraph. nons
and continued applause, which was, re
neWed several times.)' ~ y
During MI Of these eight wears uor.
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