The Meeker herald., 1896-10-03

Hr. Bryan said to tan thousand peo-
pie at Milwaukee:
Since the public officers are elected
70 carry out the will Of the people, 1t
H. essential that the public should
know two things. First. for what poll
siss does . candidate stand? Second,
will he carry out those policies II alect-
Cd? While thsre may be things
in . plstform with which you cannot
agree. and things out Of 1t which you
would like to see in 1t. 1t is necessary
that the candidate should believe In
tie platform upon which he stands.
believed in the principles Of our plat
form long before it was written in Chi
csgo.
We have suffered some desertions.
Why? Because the paramount issue Of
the money question. 1t is easy enough
TO hold party together when . plat
form means nothing. but when any
party stands for . great principle. 1t
must expect some people who do not
believe in u to leave 1t.
Ny friends. this great money question
has been forced upon the people. not
BY the advocate Of FREQ coinage. but by
the gold standard people. After the
election in 1892. . money combine was
formed for the purpose Of repeating the
Sherman law. They did not take the
democratic platform and live up to 1t.
clared for the repeal of that law and
demanded its repeal. They said the
law was = make-shift. What Is make
shift! Something that will do until
We get something better. The demo-
cratic platform declared for the repeal
Of the Sherman law and the free ana
unlimited coinage of gold and silver.
The money interests combined to re-
peal that law and leave nothing in its
place. They claimed gold was going
abroad. Did they stop it! No. They
started an issue to furnish bonds. Thes
had S50. 900 900 issued, and then hak
$50, 600, 900 more issued. and then &C.
tered with the Rothsehild contract
Ny friends. while the administration
entered into this contract. want to GAY
that all the leaders Of the republic an
party wsre In favor Of It.
The republican party did not de-
nouncs It in their convention. Nox,
want to say that 1t was the mort in
famous contract ever entered into by
any nation. That contract employed
certain Arms in London and New York
to look after and protect the govern
ment's interest. They purchased the
good will Of these people. When you
purchase the good will of any person.
1t Is because you admit you ara In his
hands, am not willing to admit that
the government must purchase the
good will Of anybody. am not willing
to admit that 7o.000.0o0 Of people are
permitted to govern themselves by the
aid Of any syndicates. but that they
will govern themselves in spite of
them.
I am not surprised that the members
Of that syndicate are opposed to the
democratic party. l believe that the
democratic party can get along with
out them. believe that they ought to
be treated as any other &C cnspirators.
A man said to his sons: "Don't 90 into
the retail business: 20 into the whole
sale business. That is respectable"
This applies to you. II man at
tempts to do the governm snt 4 small
injury, It IL contemptibls II 1t is a
Wholesale injury, 1t Il. res pectable.
Mr.. Bryan than~tol tho story of the
succesGivs bond deals ami the plan to
again issue bonds to private syndi-
cate which was defeated, and how,
when the bonds were soid in open mar
kst, tho president of that syndicate
paid more for them than he paid At
secret sale. Mr.. Bryan continued:
What does 1t meant 1t means that
the people who would pose as the
guardians of the treasury would rob the
people. This fact dia not excite the
Indignation Of the oniciale Of the gov
ernmsnt, and a short while later the
chairman Of that syndicate was present
where an ofncial Of the government
was the honored guest at banquet. II
We believe in equality bslore the law.we
cannot make any distinction between
the man who takes 35oo. 900 and the
man who takes 500.
Now, they talk oi homer Of the gov
ernment. l believe that the honor Of
the govsrnnent can be better maintain
Cd BY 7o.eeo. 900 sf the people than by
beginning with . handful Of hnanciers.
The Republican party dsss not dsnounce
the .hond Undisate. The democratic
party doss.
me 0sip sf 0slA.
Chicago Spscial.-Five assignments
were made in the county court today.
They are: Ths Chicago Iron and Steel
company; Harry N. Hosick, wool mer-
chant; Chicago and Western Soap
works; Louis Sibsfs 4 Sons; Geo. o.