The Irish standard., 1896-10-17

t.vOted to increase that amount $50 HJ6s, CIV
more because we needed the money, and
yet now, when instead Of having the $24,-
600 year increase as we had them we
have decrease of $150, 900, 600 in two years
now.
I He says it is not more money we need,
but to put the money at work.( Laugh
| teri Why should money get to work
when it can make more locked UP in a
vault than tt can when it is at work?
I They tell us to open the mills instead of
| the mints. My friends, your mills
could be open now If the people were
plause.). What IS the use Of opening mills
Ewhen people can't buy what the mills
product? You simply have to follow the
Iopening process with the closing process
because you can't dispose of what you
produce. Here is great city, and across
/ twin cities Of the Northwest These cities
| rest upon the broad and fertile plains.
! Make it impossible for the farmer to
buy, aind want to ask YOU how the
merchants of Minneapolis and st. Paul
| are going to sell to- men who cannot buy.
| (Applause.)
Destroy the value of your farm products
and you lessen the amount Of money
! brought into this country by our exports,
| and when you lessen the amount Of money
| that comes from the sale of these pro-
ducts, you lessen the amount Of money
that these farmers have to buy the things
that you have to sell to them.
I MUST CARE FOR THE FARMER.
| Is st. Paul and Minneapolis going to
prosper by making the foreign manu-
facturers prosper? 1t is your farmers:
who are going to buy the things YOU are
going to produce, and you had better take
| care Of them fnvstead Of making 1egfsla-
| ton to suit the financier. It is bust-
ness question, say; business question,
| and in one sense it is sentimental ques-s
ton, d question that appeals to the hearts
Of the people, anu If the gold standard
advocate viii use his ballot to advance
| his business interests, why should not the.
people Of the Northwest, aye, the people
| of the South and Central states, yes, my
7 friends, and the producers of wealth in all
I the states, why should not they use their
[ ballots to protect themselves from the
| invasion Of this foreign policy? (Great
applause.)
/ # were to tell you that your house was
on fire, that your family was in danger;
would you be unconcerfled? Suppose 7 told
I you that a man was only going to burn
half of your house, would you sit down and
say, -. TT is only half I don't care about
| No, my friends, If anybody attempted TO
| burn any part Of your houses you would
You that the gold Standard has for it's Ill
I innate object the destruction Of large
part of the value Of your house and land
| tories. and can you sit still while this for
efgn financial policy is marching towards
you? Instead Of sitting still do you invite
| help to fasten it upon yourselves and chill
dren? That is what the Republican party
asks you to Do. Applause and cries Of 1--WE
The Republican party tells you you must
maintain the gold standard until the lead
| to let CO. My friends can appeal to DEM
II I can appeal to Populists as the nominee
5aaH as the nomee Of their party
| but I can appeal to you all q higher
| ground than party regularity, or being a
candidate prominently before the people
able to attend to their own financial bust si
/ for foreign help? tell you we have waited
| for % years for foreign aid to come to us.
| We have sent commissions abroad and they
I three parties have declared that the time
| for waiting has past Three parties, have
peops Il the Wnted saes Using h
| their might shall declare for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the present
the aid or consent Of any other nation.
I(Great applause) -
You ask, Can we do it," Ny friends.
| upon that question we are ready to meet
| the. opposition. We declare that we can.
is only one way OF finding out ana .nae We
You tell me that there may be danger, in
sa es Coinage
/ silver Is better than the best thing you can
hope for under the gold standard. Ap1
believe that we have the strength and abil-
ity to furnish such a use for silver as VIII
take all the surplus and maintain the parity
/ at Is to l. but believe that the action OF
| the United states insead Of Encouraging
other nations to act. with us will compel