The Van Buren press., 1896-10-17

braska the other day gave uttcrances to one OF
the best things which think this campaign has
evoked. She was canvassing and called at our
house TO get some literature GU the silver ques-
ton to circulate as she went from place TO place
and while there she said that she had brother
who was gold man without gold. daughter !
she said she could understand how man could
be gold man who had gold. but she could only
pity the gold man who was without gold. TAP
plause and laughterl Aud you Know, my
friends, that that is the condition in which a
large majority OF the gold men are-gold men
without gold-and when you find the gold man
without gold you can find one whom you can
convert because while the gold standard is a
good thing for few in this country the gold
standard is a bad thing for the great mass of the
people, and the reason why our cause grows
from day to day is found in the fact that the
arguments in behalf of bimetallism appeal 10
the heads and to the hearts Of the American
people and the gold standard appeals only to
the heartless. (Applausel
THE reason why the mothers are taking so
much interest in this campaign. the reason why
the wives are feeling deeper interest than they
usually feel. is because they are becoming
acquainted with the gold standard. They know
that instead OF being just measure of deferred
payments the gold standard has become
measure of deferred hope and hope deferred
maketh the heart sick. This money question Is
not too deep To be understood by any American
citizen. Every great political question IS hrst
great economic question and every great
economic question 10 at last great moral ques-
ton. Questions are not settled until the flght
and wrong OF the question are determined
Questions are not settled until the people grasp
the fundamental principles aud wien those
principles are finally comprehended, then the
people settle the question: and they settle II for
the general good The people are studying this
ques ion, studying 1t as they have mol stauied IL
before; aye, studying 1t as they have not studied
any question before in your llieume OF mine
and study leads to understanding but TO study
YOU must commence at the bottom and study up.
Now, what is the first great prlneipic ~ Is
that the value OF Il dollar uepenns on the
number OF dollars You can make dollars
deaTer or cheaper by changing the 4aanuiy
Now this Is simple proposition II Is inhda-
mental and when you have studied II ana when
YOU have understood II you understand the
money question. suppose that we were Malleu
in and had enough wheat III the lnelosute 10
last us a year and taking supply and demand
into consideration, wheat was worth DOLLAR
bushel; and suppose that wheat was satheteu
into two great piles and one woman owned one
pile and another woman owned anotheT pie
and suppose that the owner OF tue hfst plie OF
wheat should read in the papers that thal piie
OF wheat had been destroyed by nre anu lhat tue
people instead of having both piles tor their
yeaT's supply must all be fed from this pile
Now what would be the result2 Every bushel
OF wheat in this pile would advance IA value;
Mhy2 Because the demand for wheat remained
the same and the supply of wheat was cut ia
two. Now what do you learn That the lady
who owns this pile OF wheat VIII proht py me
rise in wheat. She will be glad that II was the
other pile of wheat that burned Instead oi hers
fApplause1
Now that is a simple question Let me Apply
it to the silver question We have about four
billions Of silver money ana ABOUT louI UNIONS
of gold money in the world. suppose we
destroy one pile and make the other pie 40 the
service OF BOTH what is the result ne
demand for money remains the same and the
supply of money Is cut in two. The result must
be that the value OF each dollar will rise. Wien
wheat rises in value, a bushei of wheat buys
more money; when money rises i'll value, "A
Ga1f l. I'm wheat hat Is lne
second result The people VINO own the
mones. or who own contracts payable IN dollars
profit by the rise, and they are very gao oi tne
rise (Applausc ana laughGer)
-. ,..ro,. o,,a
Inc GOA slahuaru inetlis uo1'iei iuoa t' ",d
deuTer money means cteaPeI PiOPeit ~
cheaper properly means nalu ui e apu norc
Tunes means more PcoPle ~ va n"o,,ia daet,-
people OUT OF VOTE nitaus naoiv porrn nopI
TUE; mort people art means MIR
desperate; more people desperate hle"us nioie
CRIMINALS ,,. l., a., o,,,,oo,e,oo
mas Deeh salu that Hol1 - ny ~, ,;
o. the human l"Ve, ",u ~, 49,, no gIreat
ton peheEe lnat women c1u sleSP w $50
principles OF justice ana can uetSot llsn' a.oIn
wrong prooapS WIN mo- a, are not sur
quckly tnan liiem V ~ ~; HioI M, nrevent
Ioulugu ~ "a ,h tr,tb Of bcs ourstions
an UNDERSTANDING Vi tnc iulh VI sn0ao ,
Ahd want 10 appear W suu "oin 1I,d go
pass your influence ON the side of gold stand
ard which may mean more wealth for the few
women but which must mean more poverty anu
misery for the many. (Applause.) Aud rcmem-
Der this:
you can't live for yourselves alone yon can l
control the destinies of those you love. Ii you
could provide against all contingencies OF the
future, if You gould leave them money aud Dc
sure that To their remotest generation thai
money would protect them from want ana IN
Jury YOU might feel Indifferent but my Trends,
YOU can & do IT, There is only one thing That Is
sure to be lett them Leave them good govern
ment that instead Of giving fayors to few, will
protect everyone in the enjoy ment and love OF
liberty and pursuit of happiness. and you have
given your children the richest heritage zap
plause)
The cities have not felt the pinch Of the gold
standard as quickly as the country has, and
when Won mothers and wives are enjoying the
comforts of life want you TO give one moments
thought to the mothers and wives throughout
this land whose lot has been made harder and
whose life has been male darker by the gold
standard. You may read its history anu you
will lind that the gold standard never brought a
ray of hope 10 those who sit in darkness: the
gold standard never gave inspiration to those
who are dowucast According to Mr. Carlisle,
when he spoke in 1873 the contamination OF this
scheme to destroy half the money OF the world
will ultimately entail upon the human race
more OF misery than all the wars, pesuenCes
aud ianiues that ever occurred IN the history OF
the human race. / believe he was right
49,. -, a.. r,o.,,,,,, no.
husband and Wife started out with that laud-
able ambition TO own home where they paid
down with what they had saved aud expected to
be- HE 10 may the balance. but with the gold
standard aud hard times property has fallen,