The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-31
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Mr.. BryanS plan four years ago TO give
you prosperity was to repeal the protective
tariff and to substitute free trade. He and
his friends told you then that would make
you prosperous, They appealed to you then
not TO vote with your employers. They in
famed your passions against men who had
capital and he said: Stand out for your
selves. Vote against these men and we will
give you y cheap coat. daughter and
cheers.) Then they were preaching a gos-
pei of cheapnessr Things were too high.
things high 'ahd they hey wanted t to make them
cheap. 'Ga3T 81 heii9Qm
BRYAN HELPED sMIx THE DOSE.
"Well, you got your cheap coat and you
paid for it out of reduced wages and good
many of you wore it out in idleness They
prescribed free trade, they passed the Will
son Dill-Mr. Bryan was one of the fore
most advocates of it, one of the extrem-
est in advocating doctrines they intended
to express in it. He admits now that the
prosperity he promised to you four years
ago did not come, that the farmer did not
get a dollar or a dollar and a quarter for
his wheat and the workingman lost en-
ployment. You depended upon his prophecy
then, can he deceive you again? He now
comes preaching gospel of high prices.
He says everything is too low; we want
to put it up. Four years ago they wanted
it put down. How are they going to do it?
ers' wheat. We Republicans did that
Under the reciprocity policy had taken
and were in the way OF taking the entire
trade of the island of Cuba for the bread
stuffs and provisions of our American farm
ers. We had opened an enormous outlet for
your wheat and flour. for your potatoes and
your meats. Not only that, but we kept the
mills in New England running and there
is where great part of the flour made
from the wheat of Indiana goes. When
the men in the factories are getting good
wages they buy "A good deal of flour. The
Democratic party struck down those reel
procity threats, they threw away the great
trade with Cuba, itheyI IJarayZed the mills
in New England and cut off your market
abroad and at home. Now they don't pro-
pose to open new markets to create any
new demand for your wheat. but they pro-
pose to call so cents a dollar to make you
think you are getting Il dollar for your
wheat.
My laboring friends, you have scale
of wages. 1t has been adopted by a con-
ference between your unions and your en-
ployerS. 1t is so much a day or SO much
apiece SO many dollars day, SO many
cents piece. Suppose we introduce a dol
lar that is worth less than 100 cents. that
won't buy much the dollar have
now. There is your scale; it says so many
dollars and you will get this cheaper dol
lar. Your employer can't pay you anything
else because that is the kind of dollar he
lar won't buy as much bread as the dolr
you have now. but, my friends, it will
pay that scale of wages just the dollar
you have now. And you will lose by just
SO much as the difference between the dol
lar you have now and the dollar you will
get then until you can succeed in getting
your wages put up-I say until you can
Succeed-you know how easy that is. You
start at a disadvantage. The man in the
store can mark up his goods. but how are
you going to mark UP your wages? You
have to consult somebody you have con-
tention on your hands. The man who is
manufacturing does not know where he is
at. as the Georgia Congressman said. Every
thing is in confusion in business. He does
not know how things are going to sell and
you have to meet the certain prospect of a
diminished purchasing power in the dollar
you get and the uncertain event of your
being able to get your wages raised.
Il warn you one having no interest but
the esteem of my fellow coun trymen. a s one
having nothing to ask. but whose
cup of honor has been filling to Overlooking
L warn you to think of these things and to
see whether L am not right when | say to
you that the restoration of the tariff and
restoration of reciprocity with maintenance
of a good dollar. worth 100 cents the wear
around, is for the good of every farmer
every workingman and every other honest
man..
After General Harrison's party left An
derson the great throng of people heard
two of the most eloquent and thrilling
speeches. OF the entire campaign. Albert j.
Beveridge, OF Indianapolis, and VIII Cum
back addressed immense crowds at the
armory. Mr.. Beveridge spoke for an hour
and a half and his arraignment of Alt
geld. 1fllman and Bryan, the authors of
the Popocratic platform, found hearty
response. He pleaded for the honor of the
Nation to hearts that throbbed in full SYM
pathy with his own feelings. One after
another he took up the arguments of the
Bryan campaigners and completely refuted
their propositions. The meeting was a
great success. and the Republicans of An
derson are filled with enthusiasm. A dirty
piece of work was attempted by the Popo-
Gratis. y drum CORPS was secured after
Mr.. Beveridge began speaking, and with a
dozen heelers paraded the street in front of
the armory, hoping to interrupt him. but
the attempt was a signal failure and
brought forth Il singing rebuke. The bet
ter class of Bryanites heartily condemned
the act