, 1896-09-11


ly Advocates Political Freedom
and Free Silver, Etc, Etc, Etc.
Bumpville, Kan, Aug. Nicholas
Hayseed. candidate for on the
demo-pop-free silver ticket for the
thir3 district. visited the quiet village
of ~Bumpviiio Mon!a,' night and gave
such a stirring appeal to the voters of
this section thit he will carry almost
the entire vote of Bumpville and vi.
cinity. He is o much of an orator.
but he hurled grape and canister at the
Lombard and Wall Street ~goldbugs in
such a as to convince every
listener hat the free coinage of silver
will alleviate the political woes of this
century. We give the most important
phases of his masterful argument:
Ladies' and Gentlemen of Bumpville
and Fellow Citizens: We are in this
fight to win. (Applause.) The gold
bugs tell us that we are crazy, and need
gold cure. daughter and %applause.)
| wan to tell you that | am here to adj
voCate the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to | without
the cooperation, consent or good will
of any other known country on Gods
green earth. (Sensation. Men got up
and shook hands with one another,
hats were thrown up in the air, people
stomped and roared. and it was fully
f'o minutes before the audience again
subsided.) | am here to tell you that
the money power has got this country
by the throat, and is throttling bust
ness in such a way that there is no
hope for better times until we elect to
the presidency of the United Statese
the boy orator of the Platte deaf
ening applause)-the man who stands
and shakes his fist under the shouts
Of the p%lutocrats of Wall street
uaughter.) and says in thunder tones,
mo crown of thorns, no cross of gold"
(Here the applause lasted for fully
three minutes. The eminent speaker
stood calmly viewing the pandemoni-
UNI, and when it subsidized he continu-
ed l am tired of this thing of letting
the rich rule the poor; I am tired OF
seeing the rich grow richer and the
poor poorer: l have watched the growth
of political servitude and vassalage for
10! these many years. and. ladies and
gentlemen. | have decided that it is
high time to call a halt! cloud ap-
%plause.) | say pulverize the money
power! cloud applause lasting for
several minutes.)
Ever since the notorious, damnable
crime Of 1873, this nation has been suf-
fering the woes of political thralldom.
Our crops have been decreasing in val
ne, our herds on the rolling plains have
gone down before this awful money
monster; IL shops are closed; men
have been besieging the very capital
and knocking at the gate of the pluto
Gratis. in order to call attention to their
restitution. Something is the matter.
ladies' and gentlemen. loud ap.
plause.) The rascal republicans try to
tell us Laughter.) that we need more
protection-that If you give a man
work. he will get along all right. am
here to tell you, ladies and gentlemen,
that what the poor man wants now
adays is MONEY!! cloud applause.
Voice. That's right" We have found
out that England has got all Of the gold
outside of Wall street (Laughter.) and
we say, let them keep it now; but give
us silver; put silver where it was before
it was struck from II coinage, make
it a legal tender for all debts and all
purchases. and the plutocrats can keep
their gold! loud %applause.)
We regret that space will not allow
the publication Of the entire speech,
but the local editor is sick this week
and we are compelled to do all the
work; but we have given enough to
show the strong convictions of our
candidate for congress-, and we must
say we are proud Of him. yes, proud of
him. He will represent his constitu-
ency to the fullest extent.
o, Incompatible reason! the one
priceless heritage Of mankind which
distinguishes him from the brute crea-
ton! Art thou thus cast about on
every wind and tossed? Art thou Of
SO small repute among u common
people-the bulwark of the nation-as
to be thus scorned and derided? And
yet American people. in full possession
Of their faculties, will sit long hours in
the sitting air of a public hall, and ap-
plaud this ort Of stuff as reason"
OBSERVER.
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