Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-09-26
BRYAN ON MCKINLEY.


In his Dover speech last Monday
Mr. Bryan showed Mr.. Mckinley up
as trickster and inconsistent politi-
clan by quoting his (McKinley's) own
words. Mr.. Bryan said:
81 want TO read you an extract
from a speech made last Saturday by
the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent at Canton. He said
Under the Republican protective
policy we enjoyed for more than thirty
years the most marvellous prosperity
that has ever been given to any nation
of the world. We not only had indi-
vidual prosperity, but we had nationa
prosperity"
"Now, there is a statement made
within a week by the Presidential can
dldaie on the Republican ticket point
ing back for thirty years, from 1860
to 1890, and telling the people that
during that period we enjoyed the
most marvellous prosperity of any
nation in the world, and that we had
both individual and nationa pros
perity.
81 want TO show you how distance
lends enchantment to the view. | want
10 show you by this same witness
testimony given six years ago that
after thirty years OF this kind of policy
the farmers Of this country we're not
prosperous.
III YOU will take the report filed
with the Mckinley bill on the 10Th
of April, lS90.you will find the words
which | wish 10 quote: That there is a
widespread depression in this industry
to-day cannot be doubted speaking of
agriculture. That is what the Republi
can Presidential candidate said when
he deliberately wrote the report and
filed it with his proposed legislation.
That there is widespread depression
in this industry farming to.day cannot
be doubted (Applanse. Again in
that same report he said
lone of the chief complaints now
prevalent among our farmers is that
they can get 40 prices for their crops
at all commensurate with the labor
aud capital invested in their produc
ton
That is what he said after thirty
years of the kind of policy which the
candidates Of the Republican party
says will. bring you prosperity. Let me
read again:
1--WE have not believe that our
people, already suffering from low
prices, can or will be satisfied with
legislation which will result in lower
prices. No country ever suffered
when prices were fairly remunerative
in every field of labor
"After thirty years of that kind OF
policy he tells you that the people are
suffering from low prices and that no
country ever suffered when prices were
fairly remunerative in every field of
labor. Now, let me read you again
what he says of agriculture in this
same report.
This great industry is foremost in
magnitude and importance in our
country. Its success and prosperity are
vital to the nation. No prosperity is
possible to other industries if agricul.
ture langushes.
That is what he said in 1890, that
there was depression in agriculture
after thirty years of his tariff policy
and that without prosperity in agricul-
ture there could be no prosperity
among the other industries Of the
country.
Let me read you just one more ex-
tract
The depression in agriculture is
not confined TO the United States. The
representatives of the Agricultural
Department indicate that this distress
is general; that Great Britain, France
and Germany are suffering in larger
degree than the farmers OF the United
States.
There he is telling us that there is
depression in agriculture and giving
the names Of three prominent agricul-
tural nations of the Old World, and
telling us that agricul tural depression
is even more marked over there than
it is here. want you TO remember
that fact when you read in the paper
that he said that for 30 years we haa
such marvellous prosperity in this
country, Great applause