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Show HE DIDN'T MEAN IT. In 1802 McKlnloy In refenlng to Pio-ddcut Cleveland uud the money quest Ion s.ild: During all his yours at Iho head of tho government be was dishonoring one of our pieciotis mentis, one l mir great products, dlscieditlng silver and enhancing lb" price of gold. I lo eu-ilcawirod eu-ilcawirod even before his iiuiuuurotlou to i lllco in slop the coinage or suver dollars, nnd afterward mot to Hie end of his Hdmiiilsirailon pcislstmnly us d his power to that end Il was deier-mined deier-mined to coot runt the elrculailiig me. Hum nnd demonetize one of tho coins or commerce, limit, the volumu or money among iho people, inuku money scarce and therefore dear, lie would have Increased tin value of money, ami diminish the value or ivcrylhnig else make money thu inusier, eveiythlng else tio servant. In 1890 when nominated for President Presi-dent MeKlnley beuomes an anient advocate ad-vocate of ''sound mniiey" or tho gold standard and lends all his efforts against silver, even to tho extent of so lellliiR and nect'pilng nt least the quasi support of Cleveland and his Ilk. Yet the Republican orators hnvu tho nerve now lo iillouo Una McKlnloy Is n silver man because of his 180J speeches. Look at Ills record, look at Ids 1030, '07 anit '08 addressee and you will llml tli.it ho liiuHcIf Is tho most potent lactor In "dndinnnrlnir ono of our precious metals." You will llnd during the campaign of 1800 aid over tinea Mo Klnley has taken tho placo of Cleveland Cleve-land In tho camp 'Ign for sound money. A traitor to himself, a traitor to the people, Is hu entitled to support ror ins p.iriy? Yet somo Eepublican orators have thu nervo to refer to MeKinley as a silver man. lie Is simply a renemide and neither him nor his party Is entitled en-titled to consideration from the people. |