The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-13
BRYAN,s IGNORANCE.

according to the light or the Populst. II
controlled their own affairs. Great ap-
plauSe.)
BRYAN's IGNORANCE
And. my friends, it is hardly necessary
to explain to you that Mr.. Bryan enters
this canvass with total misconception OF
the laws which govern the rate of compen-
sation paid the toier, with total miscon-
ceptien of the circumstances under which
wages rise and the adverse conditions under
which they fall. In that speech at Madison
Square he practically declared that IL the
laborer would accept a cheaper dollar he
would get more opportunities TO work and
a better chance for accomplishment after
he had been discharged. l-aughter) NOW,
be laborers, ever know man that sought
to reduce the wages of his workingmen
who did not say about the same thing as
that? 1t shows exactly the same mistaken
conception of the laws governing that
branch of production that he shows wher,
clearly the relations of men to each other
in a civilized community.
MIR Bryan has much to say about the
crime of 10. Now, / have always Won
dered what was the crime of 49,. / am
sure that / do not know what it is and
/ have some suspicion that Mr.. Bryan does
not. (Applause.) / base this entirely upon
his own assertions. If you remember that
speech of acceptance, the substance OF
which has been repeated almost every
where throughout the country once or
twice a day until last Tuesday, ] think. it
was Mr. Bryan declared that in 1873 silver
was at a premium and fixed the value of
the silver dollar at $1.04, and then he ar
gued that the characterization of silver
worked a contraction of the currency from
which the people of this country are suf-
fering now. Well, my friends, don't quite
understand how coin that was at pre-
MUM could have been current. The very
idea of a coin being at a premium SHOWS
that it could not have been current ana
could not have formed part of the
currency and if it did form part of the cur
rency, how could it's demonetizaton nave SO
contracted the currency, OF when II + hio
in passing so as to apply the rule of com
mon sense and common experience TO some
has filled the bulk of his talks. We ma,
in one part of his speech, him declaring
the condition which maze the nd IN
the next we find him complaining or the
decentralization of a coin which did not cir
culate, according to himself.
In conclusion Mr.. Cochran said: -
Il believe that the American people will
record their votes upon the issue IN FAVOR
of their own virtue and their own honesty.
/ believe they will hold that the govern
ment is not a failure, but shining success !;
they will never believe, as the PopullstS
pretend to them that the American people
have participated in dishonesty or that
they would submit to oppression. we VIII
never concede that this Republic or ours
is anything else but glorious beacon, KIN
died by patriotic hands in the western SKY
to show the sons OF men eVedyW rnereri nite
we will never believe that the record of the
American Republic obscures the horizon OF
the hope to the children of men. we Will
never concede that those stars in that nag
(pointing amid great applause) are tear
drops rained from the eye OF human nan de-
sDair We will always insist that, like the
stars in heaven, they are glittering proofs
of Gods abundant overfowing mercy TO
men. (Applause) We believe that "a. as long
as civilization lasts this Republic will con-
tinue to lead mankind in the pathway -, OF
honest dealing and wise legislation we
believe that wherever in the future men
may talk of the country that is greatest, OF
the nation that is the most prosperous, the
men that are the bravest, and the women
that are the purest we will know that the
country of which they speak we will know
that they can but speak of one. We Will
know My country tbs of thee, sweet lana
Of liberty" Great applause)