The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-09-24


spite from tho increased depression
that had been forced upon them by
vicious legislation : but no sooner was
the law passed. and romcmbcr that
even that law was passed over the
Presidents vCto-than the enemies Of
free coinage, who had compelled it's
adoption, began to work secretly for
It's repeal. Then when the silver SEN
tlment had grown until, in February,
lS9o, there were prospects Of the pas
sage OF free coinage law, our friends
again forced compromise and sub
mlttcd the Sherman law for tho frco
coinage Of silver; and no sooner was
tho sherman law passed than our Op-
ponentS began to try to secure its re-
peal. Sherman, in his book, ".JOhn
Shcrmans Rccollcctions," expressly
states that he secured and favored that
bill in order to prevent the passage of
Ircc coinage law, and that he was
ready to vOLo for its repeal tho ncxt
day if that repeal could be secured
without substituting FREQ coinage.
(Appause.l
| call your attention to those facts to
show you that during all these Years,
| instead OF meeting open aud frank and
| candid enemies, We have had 10 fight
| those who. under the gusc OF being
friends OF FREQ coinage, the friends Of
bimctallism, havo by stealth sought to
iastcn the gold standard upon tho Am
crican people. Great upplause.)
They went TO ST. Louis and wrote the
platform OF the Republican party. Did
they say in that platform that the gold
standard was good thing? No, no, my
friends. 10 havc mado an open dccla-
ration OF what they wanted would have
been contrary to all their history, and
thcy were not willing to change thcir
plans. (Applausc.)
What did thcy do? Why, they
adopted platform which plcdgod the
Republican, party to get rid Of the
gold standard and to substitute BIZ
metaism. When? When leading ma
tlons help us do it. Having done that,
The same Influences that dominated the
81. Louis convention went to Chicago
and attempted the old game. They at
tempted to write money plank for
The Democratic platform that could not
nave been distinguished from The Re-
publican plank, even with the aid OF Il
microscope. daughter and applause }
Let me conclude the descriptive part
by saying that the majority did rule at
Chicago and wrote tho platform that
was Democratic. lApplausc.) For once
the convention took strong, open. I'M
| C4ulVocal grounds in favor Of the inn
mediate restoration Of free coinage at
the rate Of l6 TO /. (Applause) And
what was the result? Why, my friends,
four months ago the Republicans
thought that all they had to do was tC
nominate their candidate and election
was sure; but rs soon as the Chicago
platform was written, as soon as the
Democratic party appealed to tn,
hearts and COnScienccS of the people
the hope OF the Republican party was
changed to dcspondency and despair
Great applausc.l
Hero the procession began to pass by
the stand, and Mr.. BrJa an was inter
ruptcd for twenty-five minutes. When
it had passed, he continued:
Fellow citizens, have been inter
rupted in the midst OF speeches before,
but can say to you that OF ALL this is
the most pleasant interruption Of which
have recollection. ,Applausc.) |
shall remember this speech, which was
cut in two by tho most remarkable pa
ladc which it has ever boon my good
fortune to witness. (Applansc.) They
bore banners which present notices
which make any further speaking un-
| necessary. If | were to talk to YOU
| from now until night, could not moro
| than emphasize the notices which
| they have passed in procession by YOU.
| | notice one motto, drawn with letters
not altogether according to the latest
patterns, but it represented IL scnti-
mont that ought to find Judgement in
the memories OF al! that is "High
money, low times" (Applausc.)
| ] challenge you to find in any OF the
speeches that vii be made this wear by
the opponents Of free silver IL single
sentence that contains as much pOIiti-
cal economy and common sense as is
contained in that phrase, High
money, low times" (Applausc) ! saw
another motto, "Onr barns are full,
but our pock ots are empty" (applausc)
and in that sentence Is CpitOmiZcd
twenty years Of farming history.
Nature smiles upon your husbandry,
your soil gives forth Il rich profusion,
Dut according TO the experience OF the
farmer, with all that he can do with
his industry, with his economy, with
all his patient toll, he finds that the
load OF the American farmer grows
harder every year. (Applausc.) In
oldcn times the rule OF those who
waved ana swept the sabre, as they
SAID, Oy rlRnt divine, complaint was