Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24
BRYAN'S VISIT TO DELAWARE
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that this gold should be paid in install
ments extending over some months.
Tho beauty OF that was that the gold
could not be gotten out until it got
In. and the longer it took getting it in
the longer it took to got it out. Zap,
plause.
''They sold bonds and sent them
across the ocean, and before six months
were up the same bonds that went
across the ocean at 1.041a, came back
TO this country and took gold away
from this country at the rate of 1.20
That is financiering. daughter and
applause. J That III wisdom in fnan-
cial circles. daughter.
'And u there 10 any one here that
does not see that il is wise, do not say
so because they will say you are an
ignoramus, down in Wall Street. TAP
plausel
"Tbat contract contained stipula-
tion by which the Rothschild and
Morgan syndicate agree for certain
lenghth Of time to do their best to pro-
tect the Treasury OF the United States.
think that was the worst clause in
the contract. IT was the worst clause
In the contract, because it recognized
in the contract that the services of
those men were worth buying and pay
ing large price for. 1t was recogni
tion that but for the purchase, the
service could not have been rendered.
'They hired two men to back the
Treasury. II the government is going
to admit that it depends for its fnan
cial existence upon the banking of
firms one foreign, and one domestic,
then it puts itself whore those people
can charge this government whatever
they please"
II am not much of financier, but
my idea is that instead OF hiring those
men to let Us alone we ought tn try
them as they do any other men who
conspire against the government and
punish them for conspiracy against the
country. (Great applause
''Yet they issued 800, 600, 600 more.
1T was suggested that they were go ing
to be Issued at private sale and J. p.
Morgan. who had been 10 the bond
deal, where they made such profit on
the bonds that he refused to tell about
it when brought before committee of
investigation, aftor stating that be did 1t
largely because Of his interest in tho
country, refused TO tell how profitable
1t was to be interested in the country
Just at that time. daughter
u. Pierpont Morgan organized an.
other syndicate and it was advertised
that he was going to submit bid for
various parties at about 81. 05, and
then circumstance arose which made
ii necessary for the President to adyer-
tise for public bids.
Nov, IL you want to sse how much
patriotism there is in the syndicate
business, just note what was done.
When they advertised for public bids,
did the Morgan syndicate put in a
public bid for the same amount IL
would have at private saleP No; that
syndicate waited until just before the
time to open the BIDS, and then their
bid was put in more than SIS, 600, 900
above the bid that they expected to
have put in il they had secured the
bonds at private sale.
Now that is business sagacity. OF
course, no financier would condemn a
man who tried to get the bonds at ST. 05
and then had to bid 81. 10 and a
fraction to get them. II that is bust
ness sagacity, then 1 believe that it is
the business of this government to pro.
tect the people against such sagacious
tinanciering instead OF turning the
finances over to them. Applause.
"You may call it patriotism on their
part it you like, but / want that kind
of a patriot to serve some other coun-
try and not mine. Applause. IL some
petty individual, who did not have a
high financial standing, were to try to
beat the government out Of 500, they
would put him in the penitentiary and
make an example out Of him.
but IL man tries to beat the
government out of $1,000. 600, be
becomes a patriot and deserves to be
the chief guest, where Treasury officials
are banqueted. do not believe that
the man who managed the financiering
should be the bosom friend of the con
Hpirators who never lose an opportunity
to bleed the people. Applause.
81 do not say this to secure the sup
port Of the Morgan syndicate. laugh
ter ] know when / say this that /
put myself in the ranks OF the An
archists. daughter. Who is an An
archist, according to the syndicate?
The man who believes in the Declare
tion of Independence that all men are
created equal and stand alike before
the law. Applause. Who Is the
patriot and statesman according to j.
Pierpont Morgan? He who believes the
masses we're made with backs to bear
the burdens and the few we're made to
ride upon the backs OF those who toll.
(Applause.
1.-THE people of this country desire a
government which is no respecter of
persons, but will deal as heavily with
the great transgressor as with the
petty criminal,and which will not con-
fer special fayors upon few people
who control legislation for private
gain. Applause
IF you believe this government in
that way, you have a right to your
thoughts at the polls, but if you
believe il is safer to trust the destinies
of this country to the syndicates and
corporations, American and European,
then you have an opportunity to sc
decide this fall.
II know there are many people who
have not yet given up hope that the
people are able to govern themselves
without the aid of these barnacles that
have fastened themselves upon the
government. Applause. believe a
new leaf must be turned over
believe the time has come when the
Secretary Of the Treasury, instead oil
being invited before the magnates 81
Wall street and told what he must do.
ought to invite the magnates of Wal
street before MIN and tell then what
they must do and make them do it.
Applause.
"You say it can not be done. Then
our government is a failure, because