Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-22

about our financial condition. III thinss
are good, then there is no reason why we
should make any change in legislation. Il
our present condition is satisfactory thsn
we ought 10 leave II alone ana not mano
a change No one can advocate any kind
of remedial legislation except on the
theory that there is something that neeus
remedy. Our opponents confess the coh-
ditlon, and when tell you that you cav
not remedy the present condition eHcep'
by financial legislation. our opponents say
that the trouble is I'm the tariff question:
and that If We could just have more
tariff then times would get good again.
MKINI.EY AGAINST HIMSELF.
81 want to read you an extract from
speech made on last Saturday by the ne
nubIlcan candidate for President. at Can
ton. He said: Under the Republican pro-
tective policy we enjoyed Tor more ina"
thirty years the most marvellous pros
perity that has ever been gwen 10 ai.'
nation of the world. We not ohiy hau III,
diyidual prosperity, but We had nauohai
prosperity ,.h,,
'Now. there is a statement made within
a week by the presidential candidate on
the Republican ticket, pointing back for
thirty wears. from 1850 TO 1880. and telling
the people that during that period We en-.
loved the most marvellous prosperity o,
any nation in the world. and that we hau
both Individual prosperity ana natlouai
prosperity / want 10 show you py TINS
same witnesses very testimony, gwen SIN
years ago, that after thirty years OF thiS
kind OF policy, the farmers or TINS couu
try were not prosperous. IL you Will tahe
the report filed with the Mckinley Dll
on the 18th OF April, 1880, you Will nnd the
words which | wish to quote: That thete
a cafn
to-day cannot be doubted (speaking OF
agrIculture). That is what the presiden-
tial candidate said when he deliberately
wrote the report and filed 1t with his pro-
nosed legislation That there is VIDE
s.read depression in this industry to-day
cannot be doubted (ApplauseD
AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION.
"Again. I'm that same report he SAID:
.one Of the chief complaints now preva-
ient. among our farmers is that they can
Get no price for their crops at all com
mensurate to the labor and capital iny
vested I'm their production That Is what
he said after thirty years OF the klhd oi
nol,cv which the candidate of the RepuD-
Iican marty saws will bring you prosperl-
tv LET me read again: we have not be-
lieved that the people already sulefihg
from low prices can or Will be satlsheu
with legislation which will result IN iowel
prices. No country ever suffered when
prices were fairly remuheralNo III '
field Of labor
after thirty years of that kind or poll
cy he tells you that the people were SUI
fering from low prices, and that no coun-
try ever suffered when prices were iairly
remunerative I'm every field OF labor. NO"
let me read to you again what ne says
in this same report; This great industry.
speaking Of agriculture, is foremost III
magnitude and importance In our country
Its success and prosperity are vltal 70 the
nation. No prosperity is possible to other
industries If agriculture languish. mat
Is what he said in ls90-that there was de-
pression in agriculture after thirty years
| Of his. tariff policy. and that without
| prosperity in agriculture there could pe
no prosperity among the other Industries
| of the country Let me read you just one
| other extract: The depression In asrlcui-
| ture Is not confined to the United States.
| The reports of the Agricultural Depart
ment Indicate that this distress Is fne-
ral-that Great Britain, France. and Ger
/ many are suffering In larger degree
/ than the farmers Of the United States
| There he Is telling that there Is depres'
sion in agriculture, and giving the names
Of three prominent agricultural nations
| of the Old World and telling us that tha'
| agricultural depression Is even more
marked over there than II Is here. wan'
| YOU to remember that when you read III
the paper that he said that for thirty
years we had such marvellous prosperity
in this country Great applause)
BIsMARCK ON SILVER.
Now. my friends. l have quoted yot
that he said that there was depression II
agriculture In Germany. i want 10 reac
you what Prince Bismarck says about thf
| condition of affairs In Germany. Oui
opponents are in the habit or telllnS u'
! that all the civilized nations are In favol
NJ the gold standard. The Germans who
live in this country point with just pride
TO the greatness OF this illustrous Ger
man, Prince Bismarck. Let me read yol
what he has said within few weeks II
regard to bimetallism, and then SEE
whether he testlfes that the gold stand
ard has been a good thing for Germany
| (Applause)
I'm letter written to Governor Culber
son, OF Texas. and dated on the Z4th OF
August, 1896. Prince Bismarck said: your
esteemed favor OF July 1st has been duly
received. I have always had a predilec
ton for bimetallism, but ] would no
while in Office claim my Views Of th'
matter to be infallibly true, when ad
| vanced against the views of experts.
! hold to this very hour that IL would D'
advisable to bring about between the ma
tions chiefly engaged in the worlds com
merce a mutual agreement in favor o
the establishment Of bimetalism.'
"If the gold standard had been
blessing to Germany, why would he not
say that II was better to keep the gold
standard, instead OF getting rid OF the
gold standard and substituting the dou-
ts4sa nj 4lrra rf1nslF
Considered from a commercial and
Industrial standpoint Prince Bismarck
continues the United States are freer
| by far I'm their movements than any
| nation in Europe and hence If the people
| of the United States should find 1t COM
patible with their interests TO take inde-
pendent action in the direction of BIZ
| metallism, / cannot but believe that
such action would exert most salutary
influence upon the consummation of in
ternational agreement and the coming
into this league OF every European ma
ton
OUR ABILITY.
1--WE have those among our people who
| have said that some other nation must
take the lead. Prince Bismarck says
that the people of the United States are
| freer by far in their movements than
the nations Of Europe. Can 1t be that
this great German statesman has a higher
| conception OF the ability of the people OF
the United States than the Tories, who
are not willing to do anything until they
ask the consent Of other nations?
Great applause and cheering) Not only
does Prince Bismarck say that we are
freer to take action than other nations,
but he says if we act 1t will exert most
salutary effect on the consummation OF
international agreement, and the coming
into the league OF every European nation.
Bismarck testifes. first, that the gold
standard is the policy in Germany, and
| ha ,rnnfs himpfallism restored He teSti-