Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-09-26
Bryan at Dover, Del.

Bryan at Dover, Del.
Mr.. Bryan, democratic candidate
for President, in mis- speech at Dover,
Del, last Monday, said in part:
Nov, want to talk to you awhile
about our financial condition. If
things are good, then there is no rea-
son why we should make any change
in legislation. If our present condi-
ton is satisfactory, then we ought to
leave it alone and not make change.
No one can advocate any kind Of
remedial legislation except on the
theory that there is something that
needs remedy. Our opponents confess
the condition, and when / tell you
that you cannot remedy the present
condition except by financial legisla-
ton, our opponents say that the
trouble is in the tariff question, and
that if we could just have more tariff
then times would get good again.
M'KINLEY AGAINST HIMSELF.
81 want to read you an extract
from speech made on last Saturday
by the republican candidate for
President, at Canton. He said: I'm
der the republican protective policy
we enjoyed for more than thirty
years the most marvellous prosperity
that has ever been given to any ma
ton of the world. We not only had
individual prosperity, but We had
national prosperity"
Nov, there is a statement made
within q week by the presidential
candidate on the republican ticket,
pointing back for thirty years, from
1860 to 1890, and telling the people
that during that period we enjoyed
the most marvellous prosperity OF
any nation in the world, and that we
had both individual prosperity and
national prosperity. | want to show
you by this same witness very testi-
mony, given six years ago. that after
thirty years of this kind of policy.
the farmers of this country were not
prosperous. Ii you will take the re-
port filed with the Mckinley bill on
the 10th of April, 1890, you will find
the words which | wish to quote:
"That there is widespread depression
in this industry to-day cannot be
doubted speaking of agriculture }.
That is what the presidential candi-
date said when he deliberately wrote
the report and filed it with his pro
posed legislation. That there is
widespread depression in this indus
try to-day cannot be doubted.
(Applause.)
AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION.
again, in that same report, he
said: One of the chief complaints
now prevalent among our farmers is
that they can get no price for their
crops at all commensurate to the
labor and capital invested in their
production That is what he said
after thirty years Of the kind OF pol
lev which the candidate of the re-
publican party says will bring you
prosperity. Let me read again: We
have not believed that the people
already suffering from low prices can
or will be satisfied with legislation
which will result in lower prices. No
country ever suffered when prices
were fairly remunerative in every
field of labor
after thirty years of that kind of
policy he tells you that the people
were suffering from low prices, and
that no country ever suffered when
prices were fairly remunerative in
every field of labor. Now let me
read to you again what he says in
this same report This great indus
try speaking of agriculture, is fore
most in magnitude and Importance
in our country. It's success and pros
perity are vital to the nation. No
prosperity is possible to other indus
tries if agriculture anguish That
is what he said in 1S90-that there
was depression in agriculture after
thirty years of his tariff policy, and
that without prosperity among the
other industries of the country. Let
me read you just one other extract:
The depression in agriculture is not
confined to the United States. The
reports of the Agricultural Depart
.AIo.A@ i,.aieoto thc~t- this distroSo lie
general-that Great Britain, France,
and Germany are suffering in q larger
degree than the farmers of the United
States There he is telling that
there is depression in agriculture,
and giving the names of three prom
inent agricultural nations of the Old
World and telling us that that agri'
cultural depression is even more
marked over there than it is here.
want you to remember that when
you read in the paper that he said
that for thirty years we had such
marvellous prosperity in this coun-
try. Great applause)
BISMARCK ON SILVER.
Nov, my friends, l have quoted
you that he said that there was de-
preston in agriculture in Germany
I want to read you what Prince Bis.
marck says about the condition OF
affairs in Germany. Our opponents
are in the habit of telling us that all
the civilized nations are in favor OF
the gold standard. The Germans
who live in this country point with
just pride to the greatness Of this
illustrious German, Prince Bismarck.
Let me read you what he has said
within few weeks in regard to
bimetallism, and then see whether
he testlfes that the gold standard
has been a good thing for Germany.
applause.
lin letter written to Governor
Culberson, of Texas, and dated on
the oath of August, 1896, Prince Bis
marck said: Your esteemed favor
of July 1st has been duly received.
have always had prediction for
bimetallism, but l would not while
in Office claim nv views of the mat
ter to be infallihly true, when ad-
vanced against the views of experts.
hold to this very hour that it would
be advisable to bring about between
the nations chiefly engaged in the