The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-09-05
would if his sympathies were with the idle
holders of idle money.

between the idle holders of idle money and
the struggling masses who produce the
wealth and pay the taxes Of the country.
(Applause.) And when this is under
stood, when men find out about the money
question, you will find that if there is
man in your community whose interests,
whose sympathies are with the idle holders
of idle money, he will be in favor of gold
standard, and not daring to say so, he will
talk about '.honest money and sound
dollar (Applause. But if his sym
pathies are with those. who produce the
nation wealth he will be for the gold and
silver coinage of the Constitution, no matter
how many times you call him an Anarchist.
They tell us that these prominent fnanciers
are going to leave the Democratic party
because it declares for the restoration Of
silver. We shall not go into court to Sc
cure an order to prevent their going.
daughter and applause.
NO LONGER HANDICAPPED.
The Democratic party has been weighed
down by those who want to use the party
organization for private gain and their
country for public plumber (Applause.)
Let me read a little further from Mr..
Carlisle's speech.
A Voice? Why do you read from
Carlisle speeches?
Why? Because no man has presented
more forcible argument in favor of bimet-
allism than Mr. Carlisle has (Great ap-
plause and cheering.) Let me read now
what he says of that bill. ''But it will
certainly offer some relief 1t will reverse
the grinding process that has been going on
for the last few years. Away back,
eighteen years ago he spoke Of this as the
grinding process, and, my friends, it does
not tighten the effects of the grinding pro-
cess to cali it temporary embarrassment.
| (Applause.
Again quoting Mr.. Carlisle, Mr. Bryan
continued as follows
He understood the laws Of finance He
understood what was the effect of adding
this money to the circulation, and, my
friends, if he stated the truth then, that
truth has not changed since then, nor can
it be changed, though every one who spoke
for it should turn his back upon it. Gap
plause Truth lives. 1t is the one thing
that will not die
INTERESTS ALL FARMERS.
Ny friends, this is a practical question
that confronts the farmers Of the United
States, and not of the United States alone,
but the farmers of Ireland, the farmers of
England and the farmers of Germany and
the farmers of every nation in the world
that have the gold standard today.
assert that the gold standard could not
live for one day in any nation under the
sun without the aid Of the money owners
and the money changers to keep it in ex-
istence. [ assert that the gold standard
has never received the Endorsement of any
class of people except those who prosper
most as society is destroyed by rising
dollar
MAJOR MCKINLEY LETTER.
IF the gold standard is good why did not
the Republican party pledge itself to help
keep gold standard? But no, it pledged
itself to get rid of the gold standard just
as soon as other nations will help us. That
is not my language. That is the language
of the Republican platform and that is the
construction placed upon it by the candi-
date who runs upon it in his acceptance.
He SAYS in his letter that the American
people cannot enter upon bimetallism with
out the concurrent action of other nations
Does he say we shall maintain gold stand
ard for one year? No. For four years ?
No. But the conclusion is that we must
maintain it forever if other nations say we
must. applause.
A Voice-How about free trade?
1t is not more taxes that the people want,
but more money to pay taxes with. (Great
applause If there is any farmer here
who has not taxes enough, | beg him to 60
to his County Treasurer and give enough
more to satisfy his conscience, and not try
to tax all the rest of the public. Cap
plause. But | care not how men may
differ upon this subject of taxation.
CRISIS IN MONETARY AFFAIRS.
The subject of taxation is ever present
with u.s. We can change om tariff system
any time, but we have reached our crisis
in our monetary affairs. The right of self
government and the existence of republican
institutions is involved in it If foreign
nations can force financial policy upon the
American people they will want to enforce
their system of government, system which
is monarchical system, and which main
tains itself by standing armies.
have simply told you what believe.
l speak the sentiments that lie deep down
in my heart | used to be Indifferent to
the money question. Until six years ago
| Thought anybody was crank who talked
about money, but when got to study the
money question | found that it overshad-
owed all other questions, that it was deeper
and greater and higher than all other ques-
tons which we had to deal with, and when
read in the address of Mr.. Carlisle that
the contamination of this scheme meant
more misery to the human race than the
worst pestilence that ever occurred in the
history of the world, / began to realize
the importance of the money question.
BELIEVES MR.. CARLISLE.
L believe Mr.. carlisle spoke tine truth
and it is because | believe that the gold
standard is made more misery for
the human race that wars and pestilences
and famines, more misery than human
mind can conceive or human tongue can
tell; it is because believe that prophecy
that is, ever since | became convinced of
it-that | have cried out against the con-
spiraey, and shah cry out against it as
long as God gives me the voice to speak,
| Applause and cheering
How the Farmer Has Prospered.