Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-22


between tn nations chiefly engaged in
the worlds commerce mutual agree
ment in favor of the establishment OF
b. aetall.sm." If the gold standard had
been a blessing to Germany why would
not he say that it was better TO keep
the gold standard instead of getting rid
of he gold standard and substituting
the double standard by international
agreement?
considered from commercial and
Industrial standpoint the United States
are freer by far in their MOVEMENTS than
any nation in Europe and hence II the
people OF the United States should t1nd
it compatible with their interests TO take
independent acion in he direction of bi-
me;allism. | cannot but believe that
such acton would exert a most sa.utary
influence upon tha consummatlon OF in
ternational agreement and the coming
| into this league OF every European ma
! ton"
We have those among our people who
! have said that some other nation must
rake the lead. Prince Bismarck says
that the pecp,e of the United States are
freer by far in their movements than
/ the nations of Europe. Can i be that
| this great German statesman mas
| higher conception Of the abilities or the
J Deop!e Of the United States than those
/ who are not willing TO do anything until
thev ask The consent OF other nations?
| Great app.ause) Not only does Prince
! Bismarck say that we are freer TO take
action than other nations, but he says II
we act II will exert most salutary n
fuence upon the cOnsummation or IN
ternationaI agreement and the coming
into this league of every European ma
ton. Prince Bismarck testiiss, first:
The god standard. 5 the policy in
| Germany and he wants bimeta.lism re-
| stored.
He tes.ifes, second: The United
States are in the best position 10 take the
/ lead.
He test.hes, third: If this nation
takes the lead 1t will have salutary in
fl snce. not in preventing b:-metali.sm;
! but bringing other nations of Europe
/ into an international agreement.
desire that you shall remember this
testimony. coming from so distinguish
ed IN authority in Germany.
Our opponents tel us that we are ar
/ raying Cne class against another. Let
me show YOU what Prince Bismarck
/ said in regard 10 Classes on the CUES
/ lions which concern a great depression.
/ A little more than year ago he was
/ quoted as saying 10 a farmer audience
in Germany that the farmers must stand
! ltoga her and protect themselves from
/ he drones Of society who produce moth
ing but laws. Remember the sign,fi-
canoe of those words, that the farmers
should stand together and protect them
| selves from the drOnes Of society who
produce nothing but laws. (Great ap-
/ pAusel.
Ny friends. divide society into two
classes On the one side put the nom
producers and on the other side put the
producers of wealth and you will find
that in this country the majority of the
laws are made by the non-producers in
stead of the producers of the wealth, and
lust as long as the non-producers make
the laws. just so long it will be more
profitable to be a non-producer of wealth.
Bismarck tried to arouse the farmers Of
! Germany to throw out these drones and
/ take charge of legislation themselves. /
suppose they will call Bismarck an agi-
tator. daughter and applause) l sup
pose they viii say that he ought not to
array one class of society against an
other OF course / don't know how drones
feel I'm Il beehive. but if drones could talk
and make speeches. I will bet that you
could not tell one of their speeches from
the speech of a gold standard advocate.
daughter and appause) I will venture
10 saw that if the drones could make
speeches you could not distinguish their
spceches from the speeches made by the
heads of those great trusts who call
everybody Anarchists who do not believe
with them. Applause) I will venture
that if a drone could talk and write and
+ express his ideas in language that there
is not a member of a syndicate that has
been beating this government but who
could take the Grone's speech and use it
as his own and without being accused
of plagiarism. Great applause)
Nv friends. that is the only calss issue
that We raise and II to say that the people
3 who fight the nations battles in time Of
war have a right to do the legislating in
time of peace is raising class against class.
! then I am willing to be called an agitator,
my friends. Great appiause)
! You read in the gold standard newspa-
pers how they parade in great big head
| lines every time a Democrat leaves the
Democratic party, but there is not one OF
! them telling the reason why they leave.
! They say that they are afraid that he
! laws will not be enforced. They are afraid
that they will be enforced and the reason
why these men are willing 10 contribute
anorn,ous sums to the campaign fund is
becouse they know that If the Chicago
/ ti,l,st succeeds that the laws will be en-
forced AGAINST them as well as everybody
else Great applause) ! will venture the
assertion that not half the men who are
IN favor of gold standard can tell what
/ sixteen to one means.
At the conclusion Of hfs speech Mr..
1lrvan was driven Immediately to the
| train and at 3:47 started for Wilmington.
AT New Castle a half hours stop was
made and he spoke to the crowd assem-
/ bled about the depot for few moments
saying i'm part:
am the nominee of three parties. In
| fact I got so in the habit of being nomin-
atod that when it stopped I felt disap-
pointed that here was no more. Laugh-
/ ter and applause) I was not nominated
at the Republican convention, but if that
convention had been held after ours 1
> think we might have been able TO bring
them over to free coinage. daughter and
applause)
| WILMINGTON. Del. September III
Tonight an audience that filled the Au-
! ditorium here TO its very utmost capacity
sitting and standing. became wildly de-
monstrative over a speech Of William j.
| RrVau