Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-26
Political Notes and Observations
from the Popocrat Candi-
dates Own City.
PLATFORM ANALYZED.
A Constant Appeal to Class Preju-
dice in the Interest OF 81
yer Mine Owners.

question. Mr. Bryan mas SETH III "
tell his audiences over and over again
that the business men of the country are
AGAINST free silver partly because they
don't know anything about the question
and nartIy because they are dishonest
In this Mr.. Bryan misleads his 1oIio~-
-ers and misrepresents the business men,
If NAV be true that what is called tree
silver agitation started first among the
farmers rather than among the business
men, but later the business men nave
read the free-silver literature, have read
both sides of the question, until at the
present time the business men OF the
nation are thoroughly informed from
business standpoint and from a nonpar-
4isan standpoint on the money question.
1t is probably true that the politicians
that oppose silver are moved by prejudice
and self-interest to certain degree JUST
as the politicians who favor tree SILVER
are moved by self-interest to a certain
degree; but the business men, the men
who are managing the business concerns
of the country, the bankers, and the
6uanciers have made it Il part OF their
business to read up on the money ques,
ton, to become thoroughly informed, ana
they have passed upon the question from
a business and not from political stand
point. Mr.. Bryan, recognizing the NOR
al force of the business judgment OF the
country and knowing that this business
Judgment condemns free coinage as
dangerous thing, seeks to discredit the
business mind of the country by denounc-
ing it as ignorant and dishonest on the
money question. Mr.. Bryan processes
TO desire a reStorat ton OF the industries
of this country. At the same tune ne
Slenounces the business men of the coun>
try and proposes plan which he knows
they are afraid OF.
The threat of free trade in the cam
paign of '92 and in the election of ~,
frightened the business mind of the coun-
try, first into distrust and doubt and then
h. offA Of an1 10 CT
on. The question above all others at
this time is how to remove this business
depression from the business mind. Mr..
Bryan says that free coinage Will revive
the industries, but at the same time he
admits that the business mind is against
1T and is afraid of it. The effect of this
capitalist hide his money, to make every
banker afraid of Investments, to make
every dollar creep into the darkest corner
of the safety vault, and by this process of
is now going on all over the United
States, the circulating money of the
country is disappearing from active use
faster than all the government minis
could coin new money if they were now
under free coinage law
Laboring men are crowding around
Mr.. Bryan to hear his speeches and
many of them appear to be pleased
with what he says. He talks kindly to
the laboring man and his words are as
sweet as honey. But the thinking labor
ing man knows that so long as industry,
that is, the mind force which is man
aging industry, is afraid of free coinage,
that all plans for the enlargement of in
-dustry or the employment of labor are
suspended, pending the discussion of
FShe money question, and that these plans
VIII be taken up and carried into eXecu-
Sion only when the business mind of
tfhe country is assured by the election of
Mckinley that there is to be a sound
business policy in the government of this
nation
George Groot. chairman of the Nation
al Silver party. speaking at Lincoln.
Neb-, on September s. from the steps of
the state capitol building. with Mr..
Bryan sitting near him, denounced the
bankers as the enemies of society, and
declared that the hnanciers of Wall
street should be hung to the telegraph
poles On the evening of September z
IN front of the Hotel Lincoln, in Lin
coin. Neb. 1gnatius Donnelly of Min
Iesota denounced the bankers and the
sInanciers of this country as the enemies
of the people, enemies of prosperity
and declared that their influence upon
this country ought to be set aside. Now
what do the followers of Mr.. BRYAN ex
pect to happen to the laboring men and
20 the farmers of this country when
they. by reason of their superior num-
per, have voted out the banker and the
business man and have voted in this
new system of finance? What force
w3n take the place of this business
w hen the country has struck down its
present bankers its present financiers
ats present business men. its present
managers of industries and commerce.
When the common people by a majority
vote have paralyzed this business power.
what other force will take its place
ana form plans for the employment of
labor. tor the carrying on of commences
ana for the management of all the indus
trial forces which give vitality to the
material body of the nation?
'front.' OF the state capitol building aft
1incoin. Mr.. Bryan. after denouncinc
Che business element of the country he,
cause If is against him in this contest
congratulated himself that the laborine
men of the country believed in him and
MN that these two elements united in
shIs election would enable him to sween
ahe country in November. This he cha r
scterlzes a victory of the people because
II VIII bring them better times IT may
be very pleasing to Mr.. BRYAN when he
looks out into the faces of laboriDp mon
and farmers who applaud such speecbes
as this, but what reason have these Ia
boring men and farmers to expect bet
ter times through the election of Mr.
BRAN, when he himself admits that the
business men of this nation regard his
election as menace to business and
prosperity? Can you revive business nv
doing that which paralyzes the hope and
courage of business men? When the
Industries of the nation revive. there
snust be some mind force in the country
TO bring it about There must also be-
capitalists who believe in the future aDG
who are ready to invest money There
must be banks and these banks must moi
only have funds, but they must be will
ing to invest these funds, and they mus
Ral5Aya and have rou6denx., hofore +bx>,