Show III HONOR OF OLD HOW I 1 J jackson ackson udy day generall generally y observed I 1 BOIES AND WILSON SPEAK the tha iowa E Es governor takes bimetallism for his els text at omaha the tariff congressman democratic Damo cratic collare in ills ilia philadelphia oration treachery in the party saIt 7 I 1 6 i Oni omaha alia neb jan S the jacksonian Jacks onlan club the leading leadlie democratic organize aln ot of this the state celebrated the eighty 8 anniversary of the birth of 0 their patron saint by a banquet at the mercer tonight to night all the notables ot if tl the e state democracy atre pre ent pent ex x governor horace dolse dolise of iowa i was I 1 the h e principal speaker of the even las ang ex governor boise turned his attention to the currency question and i said i some effort ol Cort it Is true has haa lioen been made to establish the tree free coinage 0 of silver at ape the old or some ratio but this melted kicked one of the outlined by both parties to wll wit proper safeguards to maintain the parity or of the wo iwo metals to say that no ira le Islat lon beyond an I 1 act u using ing the free coinage ot of silver at the old or some other olier ratio less than that which represents its commercial I 1 value with sold gold Is all that Is necessary to preserve their parity when coined Is in to assume what la Is not proven and to say under existing circumstances it would not have that Is 13 the statement of a proposition equally unsupported by any demonstrated fadl fact tile coinage of the silver dollar for use ma in the ordinary business of the macies would v 1 I believe than become self regulating whenever the volume reached a limit beyond which it could not bi be used its further coinage e would cease because of the want vant of the demand tor for it and up to that limit it would continue because under bie the plan I 1 am trying to outline less bullion would be required to make it than Is equivalent in larser larger silver coins of the country USE or OP BOTH METALS this abeln done I 1 believe congress will w then establish a ratto ratio between gold and silver at which in the judgment of conservative men friendly to the free use of both as noncy moncy metals their parity would v be likely to be maintained I 1 know thle could not be accomplished except through a compromise of equally honest but conflicting opinions A ratio baing established congress should then provide tor for the tree free minting of both gold and silver into coins of the denomination of 5 10 and 20 0 and should provide that upon the deposit of either of thosa coins or their equivalent in bullion of oc either irn metal etal in the treasury or any of the sub treasuries of the united slaves tho the government would issue coln coin redeemable within a number of years y ears at the option of the government as to the time and payable in gold eold or silver it at the rat catli established at the option of the holder ot of the certificates ONLY ONE assur IN SIGHT in the whole field of national poll ties there is in my judgment but one question in sight that is of sufficient importance to arouse arous othe the masses mabs 1 if I the next national democratic Democrat id convention wil di caad political attl altitudes of every description commit the party unequivocally to a ratio at which gold and silver shall be equally trolly freely coined and point out in explicit I 1 the legiel atlon that should be ado adopted apted ithe to preserve the parity of the two metals and do this in a rational and ren bonalle way ilia masses of american voters will como come to the rid aid of the party thus thiis committed tile the Dino democracy crucy will again be triumphant it it falls to do 10 this changing circumstances or a better judgment than my own must reveal the lasua issus on which it can succeed A letter of regret was read from lion iron W J bryan who was una unable b le to be present |