The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-01
AT DOVER, DEL.
n Direct Attack Upon the RcDub-
lican Candidate for President
The Views of Priuce !is,n,r,,r

AhS NicNS Ol IflnCe bismarck.
Ladies and Gentlemen: Talking out
doors is SO difficult that must bc.r Won
70 help me just as much as you can by
Keeping as quiet us possible and let me
say that II these people who believe in
Tree silver were us easily seen through
as the average gold standard argu-
nent there would be no objection to
their standing up. Great laughter
and continued applausc.)
The chairman said that no preside
tia candidate had ever before spoken
IN this State. Aside from the fact that
l nave been making quite a complete
tour OF the country J. have an additional
reason FOR speaking in Delaware.
When the roll WAS called and the NOM
mating speeches fOrs the Presidency
had been made the first vote which
received WAS cast by one OF the dele
gates from Delaware, Mr.. Salisbury
tapplausej who lives ia this city, there
lore it gives me great deal Of pleas
urc to meet the people who sent him
to Chicago. (Aprlause.) Nov, want
to talk to you Il while about our finan-
clal condition: If things are good then
there Is no reason why we should make
any change in the legislation. If our
present condition is satisfactory then
wc ought to leave it alone and not make
a change. No one can advocate anv
kind OF remedial Legislation except on
the theory that there is something that
needs remedying.
Our opponents confess the condition.
and when [ tell you that you cannot
remedy tho present condition cxcopt
by financial legislation, our opponents
say that the trouble is in the tariff and
then times would get good again. [
nx,t,
speech made on last Saturday by the
Republican candidate for President 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 national
prosperity"
Now, there is q statement made with
in week by the Presidential candi-
date on the Republican ticket point
ing back for thirty years, from 1860 to
1880, and telling the people that during
the period we enjoyed the most mar
velous prosperity Of any nation in the
world and that We had both individual
prosperity and national prosperity. l.
want to show you by this same Witness
that after thirty years Of his kind of
policy the farmers OF this country wore
not prosperous. If you will take the
report flied with the Mckinley bill on
the 10th Of April, 1890, you will find
the words which wish to quote:
"That there is widespread dcpres-
sion in this industry today cannot be
doubted" (Spcaking of agriculture.
That is what the Presidential candi-
date said when he deliberately wrote
the report and filed it with his pro-
posed Legislation. "That there ID
widespread depression in this country
today cannot be doubted" (Applausc.)
Again, in that same report, he said
"One OF the chief complaints now prey
alent among our farmers iS that they
can get no price for their crops at all
commensurate to the labor and capital
invested in their production" That is
what he said after thirty years OF the
kind OF policy which tho candidate OF
the Republican party says will bring
you prosperity. Let me read again:
"We have not believed that the people
already suffering from low prices can
or will be satisfied with legislation
which will result IN lower prices. no
country over suffered when prices were
fairly rcmuncrativc in every field Of
LABOR. Alter thirty years ol that
kind OF policy he tells you that the pco
pie arc suffering from low prices and
that no country ever suffered wncn
prices were fairly rcmuncrativc in
every field OF labor. Nov let ne read
you again what nc says in this same
report: '"This great ndustry"--spcak-
ing OF agriculturc--i'is foremost in
magnitude and Importance in our coun-
try. Its success and prosperity are
vital to the nation No prosperity is
possible to other industries if agricul-
ture languishcs." That is what he
! said in 1890, that there was depression
IN agriculture after thirty years of his
tarin policy and that without prosper.
| ity in agriculture thorc could be nc
prosperity among the other industries
OF the country. Let nc read just one
other extract: "Thc depression in ag
1lculture is not confined to the United
States. Tho reports of the Agricul
| tural Department Indicate that this
distress Is general that Great Britain