Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-10
eovsxE COCHRAN ON BRYAN.

The Eloquent Ex-Coniiressn.an Expose"
the Free silver Fraud on Working men
In his great speech in Madison Square
Garden. New York city, ex-Congressman
Bourke Cochran said in reply to Presi-
dort;o1 Candidate Dryan:
,s..o.,,,h;nr n tbis world or in this
,aa,,'a,nr l.hor ba increased
ooun, ,,' , 'n,'aas in Ike nronortion.
III 'a'u' 'cno.. e,',a 10 aFectsd At ali
,,o' VI. =. 70 w. Nh n,r.r,s scheme he
- ~. "as w. ..,,,;st nomination
"ou'u never nav apop IN ths sves 81
10 give MN ,inpo' .sa 4,s. ,.ara al, thot
,n's conll'an'|. - s 10 sunnortino
nc meant ne "ou'u Ivy .,., ~ shp .ro,hle
~ anu "u !, :, n s'a"t a Il tbe world
~ cppoas y, ,sn. n % value wbv
wa would nav ten ner cent in addition
tor u,hot wa would Inv and oct ten per
osr+ moro for What we would sell.
What then 10 ~ # is an increase in
s,ao =, oon,r,oa,t;os and allowing
,a LIZ r ~ sh;ft INV itsslf II tbe price Of
' 49, ',1;.;as ha ;roreasea and the nrice
- ,a,,ou ha ,aft stationary that means a
ont.;no down of the rate Of wages. IT.
instead of n dollar which consists Of
= oiyen Quantity Of gold equal to 100
osnts arywhara IN tbe world with the
nurcbas;pg mower of 100 cents. the la.
rorar is 70 he naid in dollars worth 50
oants aoch be cap only Inv half MS much
with n dav,s wages as he buys now. II
ne yaIne Of The populist scheme, then,
;s ~ he tested let the laborinp men Of
th;s country ask Mr.. BRYAN and his
nonulist friends a simple, common,
everyday question; "Where do come
in?"
A. pruon h;rso,f has n o,immer;no
;dsa of Where the luborer win come in.
~ rotber ~ where he will 90 out.
Thora l. oro ,orooranb in his sneech
,,h;a,, ,,hathar 4 wos tbe Ycsnlt of an
,,,.as.s.;,,,s st,,r,h,;rr into candor or
wbetber II was n contribution made in
the stress Of logical discussion | am ut
tarlv unable to sov.--that throws food
~ liobt unon the whole purpose under.
lvino this nonulist agitation. Wage
eorrsrs Mr. prvan saws know that
wh;,o a rold standard raises the pur-
cbos;nc nower of the dollar it also
makes n more difficult to obtain pos
sess;or "a tho dollar They know that
omnlovmsnt is Ices nermanent loss of
VAL mora nrobahle md REINFORCEMENT
less certain.
70 That means ANYTHING II means
+hot n cheon dollar would rive him
nore emnlotment more frequent en-
nlovront more work and II chance To
oct reemnloyment after he was dis
ohoroed IL that means ANYTHING in the
world n n sane man II means that II
10 lohorer ;s willing 10 have his wapes
ont down be will cet more work
~. uoro trro that reluction in the
:. =, no,s ,,,o,,,1 inorsosa Mo chance
- s'e s, y, T wonla not hlamo NJ
pn,,an a. tall'rr .the truth because
ha','a'or ,,,n,,a.at,a the trutb NAV be
r ,.s.s;.s - .ho drtu "a orv man who
49,. 49, o,a.aaa H. sol,ou,o;+;,on.
~ 800. :. ~ .,,..,,,. sno,,, s4otoroon+of+ho
n,ho,o tr,,+h wboteyor nav be The con-
san,,aroas - bimsslf Rut nc a natter
- ST. d;n,;nrt,on in tho rate of
,as 5oos No. ;rcrsssse Tho scone of ON.
,,,o'.n,ont
r nv ana a.,no. ho . oh,ndo nj rroduct
~ IT, IL avtans;volv omnloved
w., s' sa',sa. ,ara h;ah Vegas unlass
~. J.. ~ astons;ro nroGro+ion IN
'ne.o 10 a -, i. ,,,,str,, I'D .ho+
a ~ ~, w, a,.,n, .ho. ,racos .ra tho ono
10 WY 'a. S We a,.,.u .hot