New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22

ted with the zeal his cause inspired, and
as he stood upon the platform his emp
ty sleeve hanging at his side and his
right arm raised to impress his remarks,
he was picture for an artist to- study,
and the whole people within the sound
of his voice to admire. He addressed
the audience as follows: .58
Ladies and Gentlemen: Such q greet
ing as this must be embarrassing if stand
ing alone.
It is much more so in this case. For
this is the first time in my life when I
have addressed an audience largely re-
publican, without being able to address
those present as fellow republicans. But
l have no apologies to make. have not
changed my position. / stand now where
[ have always stood, where I stood when
I was member of congress lin good re-
pute with the republican party--I have
neither changed nor modified the prin-
ciples which held when I stood as the
sole republican representative from this
stete. (Applause).
81 have been governed by no maxim
in political life which did not act on in
my business and social intercourse. But
1 have always had firm belief that God
in his wisdom has been as kind to man
kind as he is to the beasts of the field.
He has endowed them with an instinct
which teaches them that which is iniuri-
Gus and that which is wholesome. Like
wise humanity seems to know as if by
instinct those things which menace its
well-being today. N 70 conviction is
stronger or frmer in the American peo-
pie today than the one that it is the gold
standard which is working this change.
Such is not only the judgmen. of the
masses, but such has been the Judgment
of every national political party that has
formulated its convictions in its plat
forms within the last twenty five years.
"My friends, no campaign has opened
yet. I am not prepared nor can this au-
dience bear with me to cover the entire
field of this immense national issue. I
simply want to say to you now, mas
much as you have greeted me with such
kindness and with such numbers, that I
stand ready here and now to fix a time
when I can meet an audience, not only
in this city, but anywhere in this broad
land in the stale, at least, so far as my
time and physical ability will permit to
discuss this great question:. It is ques-
ton Of humanity. 1t is a question of
Americanism, and it must be settled and
it must be settled intelligently. No man
who has mite to contribute should re-
fuse what little he can afford.
"But there are few questions that are
t1iptantly thrown to us every day that
want to answer. It is often said
to us: why Mr.. Lind (this has been
said to me, you, as an honest man, do
you want to pay IN a fifty cent dollar?
Do you want the American people to
have fifty cent dollars?' l told them
mo. The greeting that you give ME to-
night convinces me that you do not want
me to do any such thing, and there is
not man on this platform that wants to
pay in a tifty-cent dollar. There can be
no such thing as fifty cent dollar. L
object to the fifty cent dollar as, much
as any man, woman or child in this grand
audience, but want to supplement that
by saying that Iobjectequally as much to
a two hundred cent dollar. (Applausr
and cries of '.That's it.') Nothing will
maintain society, nothing will perpetu-
ate our institutions permanently but jus.
tice, exact justice, (Applause) justice to
creditor and Justice to debtor'
They tell us 8ippantly, would you cut
the yard measure? Would you reduce
the bushel? Do not pay any attention to
such silly arguments. God Almighty in
his kindness has givenus abrain; use it.
That is what we have it for. Tell the
man. N VI who suggests the cutting OF the yard
measure that the yard measure is a meas
ure of distance certain number of
inches immutaDly the same 800 years ago
as it is today, tile same distance. So Of
the bushel measure it measured the same
quantity Of wheat last5year hat it did
the year before. Twill measure the same
quantity next year. B How is 1t. with the
dollal2 It measures not by distance; it
measures not by q quantity it measures
only by comparison. This yearsit takes
two bushels Of wheat to measure a dol
Lars ten years ago it took one, SO Of other
commodities in prop lrtion. Is that like
a yard stick (Crles OF Not much,'