The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-10-17
MUST HAVE CoNGREss

Wdit you W remember another
thing: 1t Is not sufficient to elect a
president in favor of free coinage; you
must have a president Who will sign
the bill before that bill can become q
law, unless you have two-thirds of both
houses "a Voice: We will have them).
but, my friends, you must have a house
and a senata which will pass a free
coinage bill before the president has a
chance to sign the bill. "a Voice: You
are going to have it.) If you are earnest
In your desire to restore bimetallism,
you must see to 1t that congressman are
elected from Iowa from every district.
You have an opportunity in this dis
trict, where the silver sentiment is con-
solidated on II candidate, and + am
willing to indorse Mr.. Van Wagenen as
a free silver man. (Applause.) 1T is not
a personal matter; 1 care not how much
you may be attached to your present
congressman; You cannot afford to vote
Tor your brother If he arrays himself
with foreigners against the American
people. Applause and cries of Mo-
mo" You cannot afford to vote for
your own brother il when elected he will
go down there and drive down the value
or what you produce and send the sher-
III to foreclose the mortgage upon your
farm. II he does not love you well
enough to protect you and your fam
lilies from the greed of money changers,
he ought not to expect you to love him
well enough to put him in a position
Where he can slaughter your interests.
(Cries of we won't do it.")
ABOUT LEAVING THE PARTIES.
Another thing: If there are big dem
ocrats who are willing to leave the dem
ocratic party in order to have this gov-
eminent run by syndicates In the inter-
est of s~yndlcates, republicans ought to
be willing to cave the republican party
IN order TO continue a government Of
the people. by the people and for the
people" We have arrayed against US
IN this contest all OF those Influences
which are usually considered effective
In a campaign; they have got the trusts
n the syndicates and the great ag-
gregation of wealth, and they are able
to contribute handsomely to campaign
n Never in the history of this coun-
try a such a campaign fund been
raised as is now in use in this coun-
sta upon the American people "a
voice. that's right, but / say opposed to
their corruption fund MS the consc.ences
OF the american people: we all oppose
Their efforts at intimidation. the liberties
OF the people, which can only be preserved
when a man is permitted to cast his vote
as he pleases and not as somebody else a.
reefs. My friends You can tell a cause
by the company It keeps, and If You will
notice what kind of company our oppo-
nents' cause Is keeping you viii have. snf-
get out of the republican party. CAP
p.ause3 y y9u are N douht as to what the
democrats who are drawn to the repub-
lean party by that Platform, ana you can
get a good idea Of what that platform is,
are beginning to feel about 1t a good deal
Ike an Ir:shman did. who was driving a
mule, and the mule began to kick and
the Ir.shman says, .'all right, II You are
going to get IN, I vii, get out" ILaugh-
ter2 When the republican party draws to
It an those ! w gh,5 are e, attempting n In to fasten. not
when 1t draws to Il, not only those who
would make the American people accept
anything N the way of q financial policy
lean party draws to Itself every man who
lives by robb.ng other people through hos
tile and vicious legislation, when that re-
publican party draws to 1t every trust that
survives. as the people grow more m;ser-
able and more depressed, when that plat
form draws all that to 1t, you can imagine
feast there will be when they all get there
and run legislation. (Cr.es of .'They VIII
never get there.")
INFLUENCE OF ONE VOTE.
want to ask you to remember that in
rest upon the people. The vote of one
member OF congress may determine the
acton upon the money question; the vote
the presidency, and the vote Of one c.t.-6
zen may determine the electoral vote of
the state or the vote IN q congressional
district. Thus one citizen here, or in any
district or state may be the one man
whose influence Will determine the finan-
cal policy Of this nation, and upon the
financial policy of this nation Will largely
depend what other nations are going to do
IN regard to this non question. If the
United States throws Its influence on the
side OF gold. It. Will mean thai gold IS to
be enthroned as the n money through
the world. and that silver is to be driven
out; 1t means q rising dollar. We hin
we have hard times low; If the gold
standard S to continue we have Just COM
meiiced. The gold standard means that a
few financ.ers Will be permitted to con-
troll the only legal n money, and tina
the ranks Will be permitted 10 control the
only paper money, and when
q few tinanc.ers control your
legal tenders. and the banks
control your paper money. there Will be
nothing I1r the people to do III to bend
their backs a little lower and bear the load
that. Is put upon them. I want you to take
no mans word for hat you should do; I
am not here to tell you how to vote Lam
here to tell you tina T. believe that the
prosperity of this country cannot be re-
stored until we have gotten back the
constitutional money of the fathers: ] am
here to tell you that there is no use talk
ing about the tar.ff question until you put
a. prohib.t!ve tariff on foreign financial
no1foSna 3fphrorals hSsf - ID Far 1VniYt ~ r0n.