Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-01

the American people able to govern them
selves, or must this government be thrown
over TO the syndcates TO carry on as they
think best for their private prcfit?' Cries
os No. noi'D
A voice-.'Everybody vote for Bryant"
(Great applause ard cheefinED
The Gold Standard.
the past for many years for the two lead
;ng parties TO adopt platforms ambiguous
and meaningless, and then go pstore the
people and tel them that the Platforms
are about the same. and make the nght
on some other issue. But 1t has changed
in this campaign. There Is an issue now;
and the line is drawn so that no one need
be deceived. Is there anybody. any party
declaring that the gold STANDARD is sood:
Not one. Never ia the history OF the
United States has national party dareu
to write in a national platform single
sentence IL. approval of the gold standard
The gold standard was conceived IN aS-
arice. IT was fastened upon this country
by fraud, and il can only be continued py
deception. "a voice Down With Mchin-
ley" Great applauseJ
THE gold standard never fought an open
fight in all its career. 1t carries the mask
of the burglar and the knife of the assas-
sin. When il was fastened upon this coun-
try in 1873 the American people mad never
discussed it, and no party had ever gone
before the people urging a single meas
ure that leaned toward a gold stanaard;;
Every step has been taken at night and
without the knowledge or consent OF the
people. C. 1,,,s
such an opportunity as seldom comes 10 a
party. The present administration had ad,
vanced the gold standard, had forced
through, under whip and spur. law that
repealed the purchasing clause of the Sher,
man law The administration had issued
bonds in time of peace and, worse than all,
it entered into the contract with few
financiers in New York and LONDON og
enormous profit for protecting the treas
ury, which 100000 of people stood reaay
to protect What an opportunity dorvan for the
ton denounce the financial policy OF the
Democratic party?- Why did II NOT de-
mand the abandonment Of the gold stand,
ard and the restoration of the gold anu
silver coinage of the constitution!
The Republican Platform.
because this convention was domi5a.ed nate;
by the same influences that have domi, 1,le
mated affairs of both great parties. Inc
fnanciers of New York wrote the Repup-
lican platform. The iaborers OF @ TINS GonL- 1onii
try the farmers OF this country, were look
ing and longing for relief, but the Repub-
lican party was deaf to all sounds save
the clinking of gold and blind to all colors
save the Entering yellow. (Tremendous
II wrote its platform. Did it say that
the gold standard was good? In the pres
even the Republican party. with aaS-ES
audacity, did not dare to advocate gold
standard II anybody comes to you and
tells you that the gold Standard is good,
you ask him who said so. II anybody tells
you 1t is blessing, ask why no poiiticai
party in the United States has ever Iound
ii out What does 1t say2 Why, nzpledges
the Repubiican party to get rid of the gold
standard and substitute bimetallism-when
When foreign nations will help US DO IL.
1t confesses the gold standard bad when II
SAYS IT ought to be abandoned, and yet con-
fesses its Incompetence TO, govern tnls
country when II confesses that 1t must
'If you cannot excite pity in the minds
of that party in this country which you
yourselves have made great, how can you
expect pity from the nations from whom
You have wrested an empire? Our oppo-
neDts preach the gospel OF despair. Ihere
IS no hope. not promise, not prospect.
lumed by no star. to embark upon a sea
whose further shore no mariner may mo
to. travel upon a desert where the he pasis; "a i !;
when reached. only makes disappointment
q thousand times more keen.
Worst Yet to Come.
1--WE have not finished the gold standard
yet. You think you have suffered. Our
suffering has just begun IL We have a con-
tinuance of the gold standard. We are bu'
sion which is indefinite in duration, and
cannot be described in intensity. Wait until
al the nations demand gold. You say you
me beg you to beware of subjecting the
interests of the greatest nation on eartn
to a gold standard until you are prepared
TO accept the legitimate and natural re-
suits, of such an act If greed and avarice
can blind the judgment or stife the con-
sciences of seventy millions OF people In
the United States. do you not know that
when this policy is contaminated here, tht
same Influences will be turned toward 9th
er silver using countries? II. they can drive
silver out here. what nation can Withstand
its influences? Wait until these influences
wait until these heartless, merciless infu:
eEces. have driven silver from here and
they will turn to other nations.
wait until they have driven silver from
India and two hundred and fifty millions Of
people reach out after s their , share & OF ~ TN
have driven silver from China. and three
hundred and fifty millions of people viii
reach out after their share of the worlds
supply of gold. Wait until they have driver
Japan to the gold standard. and Mexico
and South America, and then you viii
toiIer under the sun will bow to it and
work little harder to get a little les!
OF the yellow metal
Who struck silver Downf
"And at whose bidding do you destro,
silver? At the bidding of the farmers o
the world? The farmers have never asket
for the crucifxion of silver. At the bid
ding of the laborers of the world? The la
borers of the world have never demanded
demanded it it? "a Voice. @ Wall IS street" ne t."
The money changers. whom the Savio
drove out of the temple. Go to the grea
money centers. where a few men can cor
ner the worlds gold, and then let it ou
for a little while to the nation that vii
pay the highest price for it.. Go to TIL
large holders of fixed Investments, VIII,
find that their property rises as stagna
ton and distress prevails throughout tn
world. These are the ones who come t
you and. in the name of honesty, beg yol
to give them the bread by the sweat o
their brow. They appeal to the laborin,
men to help them fasten this STANDARD
upon the country.
My friends. you have the right to asl
them, when they tell you that they ar
1aboring for the benefit of the laborin
man, you have the right to ask them {
they feel an interest in those who tot
When did these Sauls of Tarsus becom
converted 10 ministers of our religion
When did these men who stoned the proph
ct turn around and say Peace on cart
and good will toward men, You have
right 10 consider the manner and tn
words of those who come to preach a gol
standard: these defenders. who raise them
selves to the full height of their mora
statues and say Shall We allow the pool
ignorant, incompetent people to ruin them
Selves
A voice: "By what means does none
get into circulation?'
A Question Answered,
Mr.. Bryant am glad my friend aske
the question. The best way to investigat
the question is TO put yours into circul;
money from getting into circulation befol
j wanted II to. Suppose a man raises
crop of wheat and sells his wheat for mol
ey. how does he get his money into circl