Show cioka smith disco ursis ga july 2 tonight alio opera house was packed to its utmost capacity hear hoke smiths speech in advocacy of a sound currency lie spoke hours a occa tion aliby applause referring to the panic of 1893 ho baij alio notes called green backe had been presented during the panic at alie treasury tor payment alie government did the money then and it was necessary tor it to borrow the money this it did by issuing bonds alic staled lie was satisfied no cause of uneasiness should exist on account of alie very small demand made upon the treasury last week for the payment ol 01 additional demand notes ito was that this tho result of a brokers fight in new york and business men might feel assured that no rush would bo made upon alio treasury to an extent to cause any trouble lie called attention to the fact that alie national democratic platform of 1876 on tilden and were nominated denounced the failure of alie republican party to make good the cromitie pro mitie of alio legal tender notes demand and declared that non was regarded as a breach of faith ot the nation lie declared that every democratic platform recognized the principal pl that alie government must absolutely maintain it credit and meet demand notes whenever they were presented and alie present administration did what was absolutely necessary and what was thoroughly democratic ft hen it borrowed money to pay theo notes ite showed eliat by paying off all the demand notes and by using the funds in the treasury now maintained ia gold reserve alio burden would not lie heavy upon the treasury and that it would end forever all raida upon the treasury for gold and disturbances consequent thereto secretary smith baid eliat a prominent railroad president interested in mexican railroad declared to dim a few lays ago that ilia reason for favoring tree and unlimited coinage of silver was due to the fact that in mexico his railroad hands received in mexican dollars about the tame number of dollars that lie had to pay tor similar work in the united states eliat alie mexican dollars were worth only halt as enuch ae tho dollar in tho united states and eliat therefore by tree silver he was enabled to get hie labor for half hat it would cost in tho united state this same railroad president added eliat with alio free and unlimited coinage of silver at 10 to 1 in tho united states the pay of employed emp loyes tn factories and railroads would really bo reduced one halt because alio dollar would only be worth half ae alio secretary leaves in alie afternoon tomorrow tor 1 ho speaks saturday |