The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-09-20
CLEAR LOGIC OF CALLAHAN.


VI AAli 10AAAA - ANAAAA OlAtAN IN Supply
and demand, just as everything else is.
and that is simply why the money
power IS trying TO contract the curren-
cy. They have got IL; they want TO
enhance its value; and consequently
deprcciate the value of your labor,
which is the only business qualifica-
tions that you possess, and the pro-
ducts of farm. II is as plain as the
nose on man face, and the side for
MS 90 take TO get out of this is not To
listen 10 the cry Of the man who has
the dollar, but to listen to She cry of
the great MASSES that arc to be bless
ed and benefited. Now as a great ma
iority of the people of the United
States are blessed by intlation arc
blessed by cheaper money, as a demo
cratic nation, as an independent peo-
pie, why should we, why should the
majority have to bow 10 the voice Of
the minorityr To get this more plain
ly before your mind, as the wealth
drifts away from your hands and mine.
we become more dependent upon those
20 whom we must look for favors.
At about the beginning of this cen.
turv. we told YOU England established
the gold standard At that time the
! lands in England belonged to 200 600
people. In less than ten years
from that date one hundred and seven
! ty thousand Of them were forced to sell
their lands and thirty thousand owned
them. and in less than twenty-five
years The lands in England belonged
to thirtecnthousand people. That is
the effect of a gold standard 1t ad.
vances the value Of the favored metal
and depreciates the value of the pro-
ducts Of the farm and of labor, Now
then the question is, what are you go
| ing TO dog Why some men say we are
/ going to prepetuate the gold standard,
and 1t is right amusing to hear fell
| low talk about money that is good
abroad. ] saw one the other day, and
| he wore q coat which was q mass Of
patches; one leg of his pants was
patched in many places and the other
one needed patching; his hat looked as
If his wife had hit him over the head
| with Z churn dasher. and his shirt was
patched too He said, But, Mr. Cal
lahan, there is no use trying to get free
silver; we have got to have money that
| is rood abroad And / thought TO
myself. wonder in time when you ev-
pect TO 90 abroad.
| The American people are enlightened
and aroused as never before, my
friends, and we are going to settle
this question in way that will
astonish somebody else, for great
many people think that McKinley(who
is a Methodist preacher as well as my
self is going to be the next President;
but / want to tell you that he is 50 far
behind in this race that he is just like
the fellow that was driving q COW TO
market. and She sullled on him, and
after pinching her nose, twisting her
tail and resorting 10 all the expedients
known TO him TO get her started, was
Just about to give up in dispair, and
stop trying. About this time along
came a patent medicine man and said;
"Here fellow, your COW mas given out
on YOU, has she2n He, She sulked
"You give me quarter and / will
start her for YOU" They made the
deal He took something out of box
and rubbed it ON the back Of her neck.
BY and bye she began to shake her
head shook her feet as a preliminary,
looked up and then bounded away
like shot, Jerking away from her
owner and leaving him standing look
ing at her as she went across the prai-
rie 20 the west, and over the hill out of
sight. He turned to the medicine man
however and said, Here, have you got
any more OF that stuf?n Yes sir.
please put quarters worth ON the
back Of my neck; I've got TO catch that
cow" Great laughter) Mr.. Mckinley
will have to have an application If he
ever catches w. j Bryan and don't
You forget il. CApplause.J
Now, my friends, have talked to
YOU nearly an hour and must close.
loud cries of go on, go on.)
Well I wanted to talk of another
subject We are all interested in this
country in free homes. II is true that
folks here are not directly interested.
The government has seen cause 20 give
you your lands free, and am sure
am glad of IL, but we fellows over in
the Cheyenne where ! live have got 20
pay for our lands, and now | want TO
invite your attention TO that question
for my friend Dennis, for whom / have
due respect, and ] assure YOU that
have no desire 10 say anything person
lul about Dennis, but | want you all 10
know the public record; it belongs TO
YOU aud me and of course / am using
my share of it for the time at least.
He claims that lac is the only man that
can get free homes for the people in
the new lands. Wen, now let us see
about that. If that be true, the pro-
per thing for you, my brother, 10 do
! don't care whether YOU have free
home or uot-is TO vote for Dennis, for
It would be the greatest blessing 10 the
people in this Territory that could be
fall them for the time beng notwith-
standing a free home without free sill
yer won't be free very long. Cries,
that's no lie eithcr) Now ! want TO
state that the government in opening
this land where we are at the present
time. had cause 10 give the land TO the
| people The government paid for this
! 1902 200 acres OF land S2,2S1.s5 TO-
! Notwithstanding this enormous cost
the government said TO you people
here, If yOu win 90 over and possess
the land. you may have il free.
Now, / want TO ask YOU, my friends,
what administration vas il that gave
vou your laud freel Democratic ad-
ministratiou lApplause) The law
passed. wa signed, and the date fixed
/ hv q Democratic administration The
next land that was opened for settle
ment was the Sac and Fox, Iowa and
] pottawotamio lands. The Sac and Fox
! lands. Alg Cos acres, the Iowa lands,
containing l23 ,012 acres cost the gov
ernment fraction over $500, 600 The
! pottawotamie lands, containing 296,
2i3 acres cost the government s25O,0O0.
! The G. N a Country was next 20 open.
! Tine amount of land was $500, 595 acres,
cost the government $500, ,00O. The
ueNt land 20 bc opened was the strip.
/ Tho amount of land was 6.343, ,419
acres, and cost the government frac-
tiOn over 100000 Now 1 want 10
/ ask what administration brought this
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