The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-11

carefully collected and closely printed
and accurately indexea book of near
ly 400 pages, called the democratic
campaign book for the presidential
election of 1896, compiled by Hon.
Benton Mcmillan, who is now and has
heen 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. Tap
plause and laughter
/ think | 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 (Laughter) More
than one-half- of this eminently re-
spectacle book which once sold for
so cents. is devoted to the money
question QaughterD, ard on the very
first page of this extraordinary COM
pilation L find these worcs, after re-
ferring to the fact that the constltu-
ton Of the United states prescrlbes
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:
1--WE. the national democratic par
ty," using the royal "we' Emperor
William style, mustache up and all
(laughter), 1--WE are unalterably OPP
posed to mono-metalism which has
engulfed the prosperity OF an in
dustrial people in the paralysis OF
hard times" Not opposed to II 1cr
four years, not opposed to it for eight
years. not opposed to IT for two presl-
Dental campaigns, but unalterably 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 its adoption
has brought industrial paralysis not
only in America, bur 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 1776 and won it in the war OF the
revolution First page, unalterably
opposed, paralysis of British doctrine
Not only un-American, but anti
American eve pledge ourselves to
the American people TO night it as our
forefathers in 1875 fought for liberty
against Great Britain then. That
was the slogan in 1896. There was
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 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 ae 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
don't know who wrote it for him
Qaughter) now listen: Behind the
strong intentions of the gold standard
are gathered all those classes it has
fostered, the only dangerous classes of
the land, ferocious and unholy greed
are there; every trust and combination
is there; every monopoly is there, led
by the greatest monopoly of all, the
monopoly Of the power of gold.' i
don't know who wrote it for him. but
it is good stuff (applause) ana he
ought to know You and | speak from
the outside he spoke from the inside.
Why, he was millionaire and the
confidAnt of millionaires. He was a
railroad king, and sat at the council
boards of railroad kings. He was a
bondholder; he was millionaire and
he breathed the atmosphere of them,
and that man in '96 told you. gold
mono metalism was the greatest mo-
nopoly of all.
Did ne tell you the truth? He said
this: THE free and unlimited coinage
OF silver, is the sole remedy'-not one
CT them. not one OF them, but the only