The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08

n secured majority OF the votes OF the
people OF the United States: hut call your
attention 20 this important fact. that four
years ago the issue before the American
people was the tariff. made so for the first
part by tho men who are here to-day pre-
eenting another issue. ] happened TO hear
William j. Bryan four years ago in his
congressional campaign In the First dis
strict OF my state. pledge you. my coun-
trymen. and II Is solemn fact. that from
the beginning OF that campaign 20 the end
William ]. Bryan advocated no other issue.
made no other argument than that upon
the tarifr. ] say 10 you. In all honesty md
sincarity. and the record is my proof that
neither he nor hts associates ever took up.
ever advocated. ever attempted TO carry
campaign upon the issue OF the free coin
age OF silver until they had discovered that
the Judgment OF the American people was
everlastinsiy against thcm Upon the issue
OF free trade, that they secured ma
tority or the votes upon four years ago.
lApplause.l
Bryan say TO n great audience in my
state; Give US free trade and the Amerl-
can worklngman's wages will go up but
they went down. He said: Give us free
trade and business viii BOOM hut II
busted. lApphuse and laughterl
Promises OF the siiverites
The same man to-day comes berore yoa
with new promise. They have discarded
the issue OF four years ago. and they say
now; 'Givn us free silver and the wages az
men VIII Increase: give us free silver and
new avenues OF employment VIII open up:
give US free silver and the business OF the
country VIII boom My countrymcn as
business proposition on which depends
your welfare and mine. I'm view OF the
value OF their predictions OF four years ago.
don't you think IL would be advisable 10
ask for a little collateral security I'm AID
OF that promise7 Loud applause and
checrs.l DO you think that the man who
defaulted on his promise 10 pay al n coun-
try bank 500 note four years ago could
make new promise to pay at the same
bank to-day without ut least two or three
reputable Endorsements? Laughter
They say now we have discovered a
nostrum for tho Ills OF men,. and you know,
my countrymcn, that nothing sells in the
United States 40 well as a patent medicine,
or new kind Of chewing gum. Applause
You know that nobody secures an audi
ence so quickly as the man upon the street
corner. who promises something for moth
ing, and to-day the whole campaign for
free silver is wagcd upon the promises 10
this man and 10 the other man OF something
better when free silver comes. In the
little time 1 have to-day will discussed
course. In n general way, for cannot with
In these limits 80 into detail-some OF the
arguments that are presented. You are
asked 10 sail out onto an unknown sea. TO
cut loose from all well-de1ncd land marks,
to go beyond an2 anchor. and 10 follow
that glittering sheen that comes from over
rapidly as his prov goes.
Prevalence of the Gold Standard.
ibid they say 10 US that this country
has been on a gold basis since 1873? And so
IL has, and think there is nothing so lit
lie understood, or 50 poorly understood. az
that question. What Is gold basis ?
Since 1873 the standard OF values under the
laws OF this country has been the gold dol
lar / admit Il, and II is true. So has the
standard for England. for France Great
Britain, Germany and Italy. for Russia
and for all OF the great commercial and in
dustrial nations OF the earth. ! put II
10 you that this is the accumulated wisdom
OF the successful people OF this globe in
every country which has been preemnent
I'm It's advancement along the lines OF pros
pcrity. that all OF these countries are on
n gold basis. and In all OF them the gold
dollar is the standard OF values.
what OF H.? Why, II has taught TO tho
people az this country that a gold basis
means gold alone, and the exclusion OF
tho use OF silver and OF paper money. No |
statement moro false, no statement more |
10 deceive has there been mado |
In any gold country OF the universe There |
In In circulatpion, side by side, money |
OF equal power TO purchase and pay all |
the profit - fabor and In the field OF cap |
ital There Is side by side I'm every gold |
standard country OF the globe gold. silver |
and paper money, all OF Il In use.
Let mo tell you another thing. There |
Is no country on the face OF this earth. |
care not where you go. that opens It's minis
10 the free coinage OF silver, but what |
all other kinds OF money than silver and 1
promises 10 pay In silver have fed the
land You cannot go into n country Of this
coinage OF silver and find gold dollar cir
nuiating among the people. Not only that, |
but you cannot go to-day into any country |
On earth that opens It's minis TO tho free /
coinage OF silver but what your dollar.
gold. silver or grcenbacks, Will buy twice
ns much as the best dollar that is In the
hands OF the people OF any OF these coun-
tries loud applause.l
Against a Dobased Currency.
81 am an American. GApplause.l be-
ievo my country In greater and grander
han any other. I have Travelled outside
his land-upon either side-in Mexico and
In Canada. III had gone across the water
md roamed through the great capitals OF
Europe my experience would have been
The same as II was In Canada. The Ameri-
IAN citizen. In travelling outside OF his own
finds that his dollar. with the
American eagle on one side and the God L
less OF Liberty on the other. or his dollar
IN paper REPRESENTING the pIpHlioe ol MS
ma ton 10 pay In the best dollar that is OBJ
will be taken without one cent
discount In every capital city and every
house OF the civilized world.
Applause II IL were no more than n mat
er OF national pride should prefer not 10
Mexicanize American citizenship. for.
wherever go. pray God / may not have
10 go around apologizing for tho stamp on
he dollar and accepting half price for IT,
.Applause.1
I'VE have coined under the gold standard
n this country and put In circulation more
silver dollars-S0 times more-than we ever
coined and put I'm circulation before 1873
stop one moment and look. To-day your
iollar In silver, coined by this government,
8 dollar In gold. lApplause.l And why7
4 II because YOU have surrounded the lcgls-
alton that authorized II by such safe
guards that tho man who takes II, the man
n tho store and the man on the farm and
he man I'm tho shop, knows when hc
axes II that not only to-day. but to-mor-
Tow and next week-aye. and as long az the
republican party llves-the dollar will be
ust the same as II Is to-day the best dol
ar OF the civilized globe. lApplause,l
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