President. I should despise myself. holding the views I do. if I should lift my hand to put in power any man who could from the Executive Chamber use the slightest influence to continue the existing system of finance. Holding. as I do. that the interest of the whole race is wrapped up in this question. that it is not only for our interest. but the interest of the worldfor I believe all peoples are interested in it. and that if we do not restore the par of exchange between the goldstandard and the silverusing countries inside of a generation that we shall transform Christendom into Asiatic conditions and we shall put the laborers of Christendom under Asiatic pay as well as under Asiatic conditionsbelieving that. as I do. I should despise myself. as you ought to despise me. if I did not lift my voice against a system threatening such danger. and if I should lift my voice one way and vote another. you would have a right to accuse me of hypocrisy and deceit. As I speak.