The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-29
General Political Notes of Kansas
and Campaign Gossip

myer spoke to an enormous audience
in This city last evening.
mr.. 0varnyer said ia part.
This Is a campaign most remarlza-
BILE. IE IS destined to be mamora ble in
history not emily on account ot 1ne
grear principles Immediately involved
but also because of the effect il VIII
have on The future
.All over this broad land there is the
greatest unrest, anxiety and agitation.
There has been nothing like it since
1850 The reason for it is plain. The
American people have faced no such
crisis since 1850 as thar which faces
Men of shrevdness and intelligence
believe r1at as goes this issue so viii
go every issue OF the future. III is the
issue If monopoly and the special priv
iased clssses against the people We
are on the eve of a great event that is
completing cycle in the worlds hiss
tory. 1t is an era that is to determine
riDl in the world.
"The Battle ST Tours ia the eighth
century was the turning point OF the
great 1ghr between AIohammedism and
Christianity. The great batde Of to-
day is being fought By humanity-hes
and blood 9n the one hand and aggre-
gated wealth on the other Our duty
IS such that We should act, speak and
vote in such d way that when the
shades of night fall on the evening OF
November 9. darkness viii close on vic
torious humanity. Great applause and
a BIsGCsAR COMPARED WITH AN
ANGEL
I'm 1876 Charles Dickens. in writing
from Boston. said that to see q oeggar
on the streets Of Boston would be as
rare as 10 see an angel with a drawn
sword. Could he say SO n0W2 (Cheers-)
When I was q boy almost Wept for
fear I would never live long enough to
see q beggar man. There are thous-
ands of them now tramping UP and
down this country in search OF bread
Behold what a change
"Cur population has increased from
20 to 20 million souls and our wealth
has Increased till it piles up the stu
pendous sum Of 20 billions There is
81 600 for every man, woman and child;
but who has it2 Where is it?
1.-THE truest test Of a nations pros J
perity is that q nation makes fair pro {
Iress in accommodating wealth and that [
ii is equitably distributed One-halt /
of our wealth is held by $1,000 men,
Just contemplate such condition +
John j. ingalls, said this was the most /
appalling fact That ever teu from nu- I
man lips say It is the most SUI /
pendous fact and challenges the seri- +
BUSINESS of every man who wishes his /
country We'll
THE corporations have taken the I
place of the old fashioned firm OF part I
nership: machinery has taken the place /
of mechanics, and money has taken the /
place of manhood Gigantic accumu- 7
lations Of capital have seized upon (
every field OF enterprise We have (
seen fl shut down factories. put out the /
fires and turn out the operatives IN Z
order to limit the supply and thereby
control the price paid by the consumer
Allow me to control either the supply
or the demand and / viii control the
prices. lApplause)
IT IS SIMPLY THE MONEY POWER :
.'Au these things have occurred with I
In the past thirty years 1t is simply an
operation of the great money power I
All wise men now use this term. though
those who employed il formerly were
called cranks. (Applause)
This power has now made up its
mind 10 seize upon and administer the
government OF the United States
With this end in view 1T walked into I
the I2epl bIican convention at St Louis I
and not only dictated, but wrote the
financial plank Of the platform Then
it thrust his former utterances down
the throat of the candidate and tossed I
birY1 upon the platform as a mannikin I
to dance or stand still at its bidding
lit decreed that he should stand still [
and speak only to the people WhoA ll /
might send him as freight CGreat Z
che -Ing)
.~ehis same power thought in its bold I
ness to capture the Democratic conVen- /
ton. but il was slighuy disappointed T
The Democratic party had suffered long }
and would bear il no longer The pe0- T
rie rose in their might and the money /
mower might as well have tried to stem /
-
there never would have been any FOpu- I
lists The CID Democratic party per /
formed q miracle Now III stands on /
Immortal principles, and in the words +
OF the old hymn can sing.
Nov / can frown at Satan's rage,
And face q frowning world.
..--he people said by this act that they \
would On November 8 cast their ire (
sistshlp ballots for William j. Bryan. 4
tC9reat and continued applause)
Having nominated their man the 7
people now propose to elect and seat +
him bv the exercise Of the Inherent 4
forces belonging to and part of this /
great power ii is now mastering and /
ces to accomplish this end tApplause.l I
THE GREATEST OPPRESSOR OF /
THE AGE
"AT the opposing forces are being led /
on bv Mare Hanna. the greatest OPP
nressor of labor known to history. He :
has fought more battles and gained /
more Victories over organized labor /
than any man living. He has amassed /
a fo.rt7Ine Of more than 20 milliors and +
controls property worth hundreds OF
millions He never employs union I
man il ne knows 1T and Wnen ne nndS
one in his immense army ne promptly !
fires him out There is a trail of blood
wherever the foot Of Hanna has trod
(Great applause.)
They expect to carry the. election by
coercion and intimidation. Hanna
holds McEinley's obligations for $3.50
000 He holds these obligations over /
N1cKinleys head If he should be in /
stalled In office Mare Hanna would be I
the real president
HIS COAPLI1I E1NVTs TO THE GEN /
ERALS"
IT had almost forgotten the old gen
erals on wheels. God bless their old /
soulsl May the wreaths they have won ]
never Wither and the stars of their
glory never grow dim pray they viii |
never again lend or hire themselves To (
oDurees that humanity for 81 hich they I
once drew their swords. They forgot I
to invite one general-Major General /
Hard Times (Applausa-)
Then there is the national Demo
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