New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-30
COL. R0BT. G. INGERSOLL.
Here Are Few Paragraphs from Lee.
ture Delivered by Him Few
Years Ago In Denver.

said l would say one or two words
tonight on such vulgar things as gold and
silver. I am as satisfied as I am that ]
live, that the few-the few who control
the debts, the currency,the money OF the
world-have combined, either conscious
lY or unconsclously, to MAKE the debtor
pay more than the creditor has the right
to ask.
The tendency has always been in this
world to put the burdens on those the
least able to bear them. In barbarian
countries the women have to do the work
simply because they are the weaker
that is all. And the others, being the
stronger, do not expend their strength in
work, but expend their strength In max
Ing the weaker do their work.
This is precisely the same in our civ.
ilized society today. Between the rich
and the poor,if the burden is to be borne
in this country: it is borne always by the
poor-always.
They are the first to suffer. Let the
blast of war blow in this country, who
goes to the war? Who goes to the front!
The mlllionaires? Not one. Who goes!
The great presidents of corporations
The bankers? The men who preside over
great vaults of gold? Not much! The
poor 90, because nine times out of ten
the poorer the man is the more patriot.
ic. The poor bear the burdens of this
country and of this world.
Only few years ago our money was
gold and silver-money that had been
the money of man for thousands of years
Our silver was demonetized and gold
made the standard.
There is no man in the United States
with ingenuity enough to account fol-
the decentralization of silver in 1878
There is not one. We need altogether
more money than we have. How much
have we got? Four or five hundred mil
lions IN silver; four or five Or six In gold
ten hundred millions, maybe, altogeth-
er. Let me show you.
Last year the farmers of Americ;
raised, Of corn, whe at and oats, over
81 900, 100000 worth, and got the mon
ey. Sixteen hundred million dollars
just in corn, wheat and oats-over $780,
900, 900 ia corn, over $50O,OOO,OOO in
wheat. Just think of it! Sixteen hun
dred million dollars, not counting beef,
or pork, or petroleum, or cotton, or any
of the manufactured articles of this coun-
try.
Sixty-tive millions of people, the most
active, the most energetic, the most
progressive people of the wo1ld--on the
face of the globe.
We need twice as much money per
capita to do the business of this ccun-
try than is needed to do tie business of
any other country. There is always
that is crazy for fear there
will he more currency. want just all
the money we can get.
Silver is good enough for me. All
want of money is to pay my oebts. Yes,
sir; and I want the law to compel the
other fellow to take what I take. That
is good enough for me.
Now they talk about hard times. Well,
we never have had money enough, as a
matter fact. But in good times every
man initiates the currency.
He goes down to the grocer and says.
Il want SIS worth of tea, or coffee, or
sugar; charge IT," he has inflated the
SIS. He buy horse of a neigh
Dor and gives him note for 800. He
has established a letter Of credit and in.
tiated the currency that much. When
every mans mouth is mint,
just coming money.