The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25
fnanciers on the money question. Con

financiers on the money question. Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Bryan said. IN part.
another thing / want to say here in
this city where so mach wealth is accumu-
lated, is that there is another reason why
reform never springs from those who have
a large amount of this worlds goods. You
find the truth expressed IN the scriptures.
In the parable of the soWer some seed fe!l
| and choked it. When the parable was ex-
| planned the disciples were told that those
people who were described in that part of
the parable were the people who had the
care of the world to contend with; those
| people in whom the deceitfulness of riches
| the truth that has been proclaimed from
| the foundation of the world has been
| choked by the cares of this world and by
the deceitfuness of riches, and it always
had to go to the common people to find
soil in which it could grow (Appiause-)
Another reason why | am glad 20 come
here. Here you have got insurance com
active part IN trying to continue the gold
| standard. 1t is not worth while for these
| insurance companies to consider the inter-
| ests of the rest of the people OF this coun-
| try. These companies collect their
premiums paid by the people and then
| these collections loaned back to the
people 1t is not worth while for these in
| surance companies to consider the inter
money they have and pay all the interest
they receive. If you say the insurance
companies are trying to look a; after the in
| ask is 1t not possible these men who have
| sense enough to pick out good insurance
| to vote without being instructed by the
! heads OF insurance companies? {Applause.)
ce1ve premiums far more than they pay
! out on losses, and therefore a dollar which
| grows larger all the time is of more benefit
| 10 the insurance company than it is TO the
! policy holder If these insurance company
| presidents think the peop.a can be deceived
| by this pretense of unseifshness on their
| part they have a lower opinion of the in
| telligence of the people thar they ought to
| have. The people know the presidents of
| their fXed salaries than III preventing the
policy holders from suffering from the free
| coinage of silver. (Applause.)
Another thing, the people know these
insurance companies have greater OBJ
! lection to the Chicago platform than they
| have stated in their oppos ton to free coin
age. DO you know why these insurance
| cago platform? 1 will give you one rea-
son. The Chicago platform expresses de-
sire for an income tax. and these insurance
| companies claim the protection of the gov
| eminent and are not willing to pay taxes
| TO support the government which protects
| them. (Applause) They secure large in
comes, they prosper much; they go into
| the United States courts and seek their
| protection and then they want to turn over
| to the less fortunate all the burdens of
| supporting the government. If the presi-
assume the resnonsbi1ifv fhar heon wouto 10
| them and consent to pay their just share
| of the taxes of this government they would
pc more respected by the common people.
| Anplause.)
II glad to come here for another rea-
| some of these centers. l know why that
| Intolerance exists. Let me read you some
| thing and see if you can guess who wrote
| it: The possession of large property and
| the ability to earn large incomes necessarily
| gives to those enjoying this income great
| influence over public opinion They speak
| through the daily press, from high official
stations, from great corporations from
| with the advantage of social, personal and
| delegated influence. 1 know the power Of
| this influence What Anarchist used those
| do
| the public peace do you suppose gave utter
ance to those words? Those We're the words
| of January, 1871, when he was defending
an income tax at that time. (Appause.)
Il call the attention of the people here
that their mortgages remain the same in
amount, while the farmers ability to pay
could appeal to the hearts Of the wives of
| these financiers, if the hearts of the flnan-
they cannot feel the suffering they are
causing. If these who hold our mort
| cages who are insisting upon financial
| er and harder to ray, will not listen to our
| entreaties. [ appeal to the wives of these
all over this land. Those farmers wives
rise early N the morning and labor all
| day in order to nelp their husbands lift the
wives here to feel some sort of sympathy
| for these sisters in other States whose lives
are being made harder. and ask them.
can they afford to enjoy the fruits of this
| system when they know that they darken
| the lives and take away hope from those
who are as deserving of Gods sunshine as
| they are? (Appiause) 1t is hard for one
man who does not suffer Inconvenience to
appreciate the condition of those less for
| tunate. l have always noticed a boil never
| hurts one as much as when it was on some
| body else. daugnter) Therefore l
realize how slow these people are who
profit by raising dollar to appreciate suf-
| fering and misery their system is bring
ing"
At the City. Hall, where Mr.. Bryan made
| Kissed when he spoke. The street in front
| of the balcony from which he made his ad-
| dress was packed with people. Mr.. Bryan
| began his speech with reiteration of his
comparison between the Republican and
Democratic platforms on the silver ques-
| ton and added There are some people
down in this part of the country who be-
l'ove we cannot stand alone, but, my
friends, the people who doubt the strength
| and greatness of this country visit Europe
! oftener than they visit the territory west
of the Mississippi river. (Applause). They
| know more about the old world than they
do about the new world. and they have
more confidence in the power of foreigners
American people. applause and hisses)
| Now, my friends. If we determine on our
we want If We get tired of one plan, we
| can adopt another. but If surrender to
kind of financial system we shall have.
! then, instead of using the ballot to legis-
! late for ourselves. we can simply petition
| foreigners to help us. applause and
| hisses.)
Our opponents tell us that we do not
need any more money. They try to con-
/ vince us that the less money there is in
| the country the more each Individual will
| have of that money (Applause.) We say
| that you cannot increase the amount Of
| money among the people until you increase
| the amount of money in the country to
| circulate among the people, and we ask
! you to consider whether it is not neces-
sary to reverse the. process which has
! been going on by which the circulation in
the country, as shown by the treasury re-
! port of July | last. has decreased $3.50
! Geo. coo. Isn't it necessary Ga voice 'NoO
| to reverse the process and increase our
/ currency, to, keep pace with population
| in our own money and fixed investments?'
| lApplause.)
WEDDING NOT POSTPONED