The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06
Speech Of Cen. ]. B. Weaver.
The Principles of the Peoples Party Up
held in the Great Quadrangular
Debate at Philadelphia.
How the National Banking System Operates Illus
trations TO Fit the Present Condition of Al
'airs-Popuist Principles Applied is
Christianity in Motion-The
Speech in Full.

What preparations are we making
for the comm. Of our prosperity:
Even the lowest Of Gods animal crea-
tion make preparation for the coming
of their young: but we have become a
set of business cannibal and seem bent
upon eating each other up. How many
people hayc we sir now here living and
using the money? We have sixty-tive
millions. How many were useing it
when the war closed: Twenty-Five
millions. Well, twenty-five millions
from sixty-tivc millions leaves forty
millions. Has it ever dawncd upon
your mind my business friend. that
there has been forty millions of people
added to our money using population
since the war closed, since the bugle
sounded the truce which called both
armies to peace:
Forty miilions-and now don't 90
away and say | said there had been
forty millions increase in the popula-
ton. say there has been forty mil
lion increase of money useing pOpu-
latiOn. and that is over $50 per cent in
crease in our money useing population.
Well that calls for more mOncy-is it
not true? There has been an enormous
increase in the demand for all the
appliances OF civilized life-for food.
for clothing. for homes, for everything
necessary to comfort. Now suppose
you had ten thousand soldiers in Phila
dclphia, and had just ammunition
enough and ratiOns enough for that
number. and you were to increase that
number Of soldiers to thirty-tivc thOus-
and men, but didcnt increase the am
munitiOn or ratiOns, but should under
take to take that army into battle in
that condition? Well if the commander
got on without being shot in the first
round he would do we'll. And here you
have forty million more people useing
the money, and don't you suppose there
But have we not as much money as
when the war closed: Suppo-cn We
had only as much food as we had then:
But YOU may ask have we not more
money? That is not the proper ques-
ton. Don't speak until you can use the
queen, English and understand your
self. You mean to ask. have we not
prOportionatcly more? That would be
the proper question. Well | will
answer your question. Now | don't
want YOU 70 take my word for it.
have I; lcailct here sent out by the sec
eetary, Mr.. Foster, in July last, like
the leaves of the tree of life for the
healing of the nation What does he
say about it: He says: I'VE have in
the whole territory, outside OF the
treasury, in ro:lnd numbers. sixteen
hundred millions of money" Well:
Well that is four hundred millions less
money and forty millions more people
useing it. and yet you want me to come
all the way to Pennsylvania to take part
in this discussion and interpret this
trobulous situation and tell you what ;
the matter. Please put your hands in
your pockets see what is the matter.
(Applause.) 1t is an empty pocket that
is all. (Applause.l
saw i'll one of your papers yesterday.
that the workmen. the train hands,
and the section hands on one OF your
roads, had struck: they were on Il strike
for the increase of their wages from
one dollar 10 u dollar and quarter !.
day.
Now my brother. how far is ii To the
poor house for man who has wife and
three children who is only getting a
dollar and a quarter day: You peo-
pie who sit in fine pews answer that.
Come. look this thing square in the
face You know as we'll as ! do that
this country is out of reach of the poor.
You know another thing That labor
ing As they do for Il dollar and Il quarter
or Il dollar and Il half day. paying
rent. supporting family. that they
have no possible hope in this world Of
ever being the owners of Il home you
know that: and here sir. you Christian
nan. meeting in his temple sabbath
after Sabbath. you sir. support system.
that allows me or you to appropriate
all Of Gods earth necessary for our
comfort and the comfort Of our families
and then appropriate all that is neces-
sary for the comfort and support of. our
nei I'll bors. and you call tina, Christian
civilization. lApplause.> And then
when man dares to speak against it,
YOU call that man . crank and Il dema.
sogue. All. You who would do tha,
would call Christ denagogue to-day
(Applause.l