The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-18

stance in which the common people of
any land have ever declared themselves
IN favor of gold standard. (Applause)
They can ind where the holders Of fixed
Investments have.
Mr.. Carlisle said in 1878 that this was
A struggle between the idle holders OF idle
capital and the struggling masses who
produce the wealth and pay the taxes
OF the country, and, my friends, It is
simply question that We shall decide,
upon which side shall the democratic par
" nghtE Upon the side OF the idle hold
ers OF idle capital. or upon the side OF
the struggling massese That Is the Ques-
tlon that the party must answer first and
then II must be answered by every indI-
yidual hereafter. The symps shies OF the
democratic party, as described by the
platform. are on the side of the struggling
masses, who have ever been the founda-
lion OF the democratic party. (ApplauSe.l
Two Ideas Of Government.
There are two ideas OF government.
There are those who believe that II you
'ust legislate to make the well-tc-io pros
erous. that their prosperity will leak
through on those below. The democratic
deA has been that IL YOU legtslate TO
make the masses prosperous their pros
serity viii ind its way up and through
very class and rest upon II. Applause
You come to US and tell US that the
lard. tell you that the great cities rest
upon these broad and fertile prairies.
Burn down yoar cities and leave our
tarms and your cities will spring up again
As II by magic. But destroy our farms
and the grass will grow in the streets
plauseD
My friends We shall declare that this
nation is able 10 legislate for its own
people on every question, without walt
ing for the aid or consent OF any other
nation on earth applause. and upon that
sSus We expect 10 carry every single
state in this union (ApPlauSel | shah
not SANDER the fair state of Massachus-
tits nor the state OF New York by saying
hat when its citizens are confronted with
ne proposition, is this nation able 10 at
END to its own businessf-I will not Sian
Ter either one by saying that the people
" those states will declare our helpless
mpotency as a nation 10 attend to our
own business. II IS the issue OF ms over
again. Our ancestors were the 3Io. No
who had the courage 10 declare their in
dependence Of every other nation upon
earth. Shall We, their descendants when
We have grown to -, lIO 0oO, declare that
We are less independent than our fore
tathers? No, my friends. il will never be
the Judgment OF this people.
Therefore We care not upon what lines
me battle Is fought. II they say bimet-
illtsm is good, but We cannot have il
until some nation helps Us, We reply that
instead OF having a gold standard be-
,ause England has. We shall restore BIZ
metallism, and then let England have BIZ
netallism because the United States has
(ApplauseD II they dare TO come out IN
me open and defend the gold standard as
l good thing, We shall fight them to the
lttermost. having behind US the produL- =
ing masses Of this nation and the world
Having behind US the commercial Inter
ests and the laborng interests and all the
toiling masses We shah answer their de-
mands for a gold standard by saying 10
Them you shall not press down upon the
brow OF labor this crown Of thorns You
Shal not cruelty mankind upon a cross
Of gold"