The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-29

SUCH action would exert most Salutary
influence upon the consummation OF
international agreement and the COM
ing into this league of every European
nation"
We have those among our people who
have said that some other nation must
take the lead. Prince Bismarck says
that the people of the United States
are freer by far In their movements
than the nations of Europe. Then it
can be that this great German states
man has a higher conception of the
ability of the people of the United
States than the Tories who are not
willing to do anything until they ask
the consent of other nations? (Great
applause and cheering.) Not only does
Prince Bismarck say that we are freer
to take action than other nations, but
he says IL we act it will exert most
salutary influence upon the consumma-
tion of international agreement and
the coming into this league OF
every European nation. Prince Bis
marck testifies first, the gold standard
is the policy in Germany and he wants
bi-metallism restored; he testifies,
second, that the United States is in the
best position of all the States to take
the lead. He testifes, third, that If
this nation takes the lead, it will have
a salutary influence, not in preventing
bi.metallism, but bringing other ma
tions of Europe into an International
agreem ant. | desire that you all re-
member this testimony, coming from
SO distinguished an authority in Ger
many.
Let me call your attention to another
thing which Prince Bismarck said.
Our opponents tell us that we are ar
raging one class against another. Let
me show you what Prince Bismarck
has said in regard to the classes, on
tural depression. A little more than q
year ago he was quoted as saying to
farmer audience in Germany that the
farmers must stand together and pro-
tect themselves from the drones OF So
ciety who produce nothing but laws.
Great applause.) Remember the sig-
nificance of those words, that the
farmers must stand together and pro-
tect themselves from the drones of
society who produce nothing but laws.
(Great applause.)
classes; on the one side put the non
producers, and on the other side put
the producers OF wealth, and you will
find that in this country the majority
of the laws are made by the non-pro-
ducers instead of the producers of
wealth, and just as long as the nop-pro-
duCers make the laws, just so long will
it be more profitable to be non-pro-
ducer of wealth. Bismarck tried to
arouse the farmers of Germany to
throw out these drOnes and take charge
of legislation themselves. l suppose
they will call Bismarck an agitator.
Laughter and applause.) 1 suppose
they will say that he ought not to array
one class of society against another.
OF course, l do not know how drones
feel in bee hive, but if drones could
talk and make speeches, will bat that
you could not tell one OF their speeches
from the speeches made by the heads
of those great trusts who call every
body anarchists who do not believe
with them. (Applause) I will ven
ture that if drOne could talk and
write and express his ideas in lam
guage, that there Is not member of
u syndicate that has been beating this
government, but who could take the
drones speech and use it as his own,
and without his being accused of plagi-
arism. Great applause.) My friends,
that is the only class issue that we
raise, and If TO say the people who
fight the nations battles in time of
war have right to do the legislating
in time of peace, is raising class
against class, then 1 am willing to be
called an agitator, my friends. Great
and cheers.)