Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-30

real culprits, but the two old partie
were which, by adhering to the gol,
standard, have brought this widespread
stagnation of business upon the Who'll,
country. On the morning of the 29th OF
last month, the very day on which
Cleveland vetoed the Bland bill, an As.
sociated Press dispatch from Carthage,
MO-, gave the account of the killing of
! 9 burglar in a grocery store. "The man
/ proved to be John Peterson, a local car
penter, long out of work. He was steal
ing to keep his wife and children from
starvation.
Almighty God alone, through his in
Unite knowledge, comprehends, and In
His infinite wisdom can measure, the
suffering and sorrow existing in count
less homes throughout our whole broad
land which are the direct result of
dwarting the business, wealth and pros
perity of this country to a single gold
standard. And God alone knows what
fearful weight of responsibility rests
upon those parties and individuals who
have been instrumental in bringing this
widespread disaster upon our country.
the inevitable consequence of our pres
ent financial policy. 9 WwE q
observe before me in this audience
many men who like myself have passed
the three-score mark of life. You well
remember when you started out for
yourselves about 40 years ago the vari-
GUS opportunities afforded you. With
swelling volume of money, the world
was making vast strides of progress and
the avenues of all industries were open
to all. Have you now sons ready to start
out in the world for themselvesp What
Is the prospect before themp A re-
stricted volume of full legal tender
money has caused paralysis of busi-
ness, no demand for honest labor, no
profit in any industry and the lack of
any chance of making a living, unless
they have money to loan. Enforced
idleness will eneryate and debase them,
for "an idle brain is always the DEVILS
workshop"
appeal to the mothers of Oregon,
who, although without vote, are not |
without their influence. Every one of |
them should labor for the success of the
Populist ticket. They all, with a
mothers lose for their children, feel
more keenly than others, the desire to
have them well started in life, and they,
more keenly than others, feel the chag-
rim and despair occasioned by the lack
Of opportunities now offered their sons
and daughters for enjoying respectable
livelihood. Nor is there one single per-
'on in all Oregon whose interest would
1ot be subserved by change in the
financial policy of government TO which
alone the Populist party is pledged.
There must be change before there
IAN be prosperity. Let us adopt an
American instead of British policy of
nance; let us secure to the people
'ufficient supply of sound money to meet
he full requirements of business let us
oosen the grasp Of the money lords
rom the throats of our people and the
lum of industry will again be heard,
he home of the laborer will again be
yladdened by a sufficient supply of
ood and clothing for his ill-clad, half
tarved wife and children, the dark
hadows now resting upon all will dis
ppear and prosperity will again bestow
Is benign benediction upon every home
nd hearthstone throughout the entire
OMAN of our wide-extended republic