The herald., 1896-10-18

By the director Of the Bank Of England.
And we are now realizing the far
reaching effect" of that measure
Seeing the result of a gold standard as
described by the director of the Bank
of England, and its tendency in this
country, free silver Republicans favor
a return to the free coinage of silver as
well as Of gold, In accordance with con-
stitutional law. Is that anarchy?
+ Bryan says: Think of these things
for yourselves and vote according to
your judgment" Is that anarchy, think
you?
Populists believe in the rule of "the
people" for the good of the people. Is
that anarchy? / think not.
But, gentlemen, have called your at
tention to these acts of treachery on the
show who really are the anarchists,
who those are who are guilty of bad leg
islation, who "excite to revolt" but to
show you by the past legislation and
present and past tendencies what you
are to expect, unless you call a halt on
those who have for the past thirty
years secured legislation that has been
against the interests of the producing
classes, and to induce you to inaugurate
different policy. 1 know how attach
ed one becomes to party with which he
has been connected. I know 1t by my
own experience as a mex1hSS of the
Populist party since its Organization in
1862. But. gentlemen, patriotism is more
important than party. Parties long in
power, like individuals, become corrupt,
and 1t is greatly to the credit of the
many men who have for years been
identified with the old parties that they
have severed their ties and Joined each
other In the endeavor to save the coun-
try from common enemy.
BEFORE VOTING STOP AND THINK.
I have endeavored to show through
what policy the masses Of this country
have been brought to the financial con-
dition from which we are now suffering;
and through the illegitimate efforts of
what power and influence congress has
been induced to adopt measures tend
ing to dethrone the people. Believing
the great body of the voters are desir-
Gus of using their ballots for the coun-
try's good, and that their mistakes are
the result Of want of knowledge as -
the real effect of their party measures
measures too often proposed by design
Ing leaders, can but how that you will
hear all things and hold fast to that
which seems good and reasonable, re-
gardless of party ties.
l.. A. Stockwell in his Points forThink-
ers says: "The meat of this financial
question has a tough shell around it.
The shell of that nut can be cracked only
by the hammer of thought, but the meat
inside is well worth the cracking" II
the voters do not care enough for these
questions to read and decide for
themselves, but are going to
blindly follow the dictates Of
party leaders, tton indeed is there but
little hope; then indeed is it true, as the
Imperialist paper of which have told
you, said, that Democracy is fail
Il = "a
self government" Understanding
through what policy we have been
brought to our present condition, can
you not lay aside all party ties and unite
| to inaugurate a different course for the
| future? Could any course, indeed, be
worse than that pursued during the past
| thirty years? You will remember that
| the director of the Bank of England told
our millionaires that having adopted
gold standard their free holders were
redueed from SO per cent of the people in
! 1916 to "a per cent in 1S49; that is, 80
years. And that If they-our bankers
and millionaires-desired it they could
| do the same. and when the
mere people" We're down they
could set up their aristocracy.
| AS you have seen, "a of our 26
| bankers and millionaires favored the
| suggestion. You have also seen how
| successful our enemies, the capitalists
| have been in securing legislation r.
keeping with the plans suggested
| by the English banker; and
| have not the results, as shown
| by the increase of poverty in this
| country, proven the same as they are
| in Europe? By 1891 three-fourths of the
wealth of this country had passed out
| of the hands of the people and into the
| hands of few individuals. Hon. Mr..
| Simson, Republican State senator Of
Pasadena, in late speech, said that five
millions of people were out of employ
ment. We Populists. desiring to keep
| within the facts. say three millions. Ev
identity the seed sown by the English
bankers lodged on fertile soil in Amer
ica and we are rapidly drifting to the
same homeless condition as did the peo