Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-02

IL COmpaUlDle Will IutlE lulerehLS 10
take independent action in the direc-
ton of bimetallism I cannot but be-
lieve that such action would exert u
most salutary influence upon the con.
summation of international agreement
and the coming into this league OF
every European Nation"
If the gold standard had been a
blessing to Germany why would not he
say that it was better to keep the gold
standard instead OF getting rid of the
gold standard and substituting the
double standard by international
agreement?
Let me call your attention to an
other thing which Prince Bismarck
said. Our opponents tell us that we
are arraying ne'class against another.
Let me show you what Prince Bis
marck has said in regard to the classes
on the questions which concern agri-
cultural depression. A little more
than year ago he was quoted as say
ing to farmer audience in Germany
that the farmers must stand together
and protect themselves from the
drones OF society who produce moth.
ing but laws. Remember the signlti-
cance of those words, that the farmers
should stand together and protect
themselves from the drones Of society
who produce nothing but laws.
My friends, divide society into two
classes; on the one side put the non
producers and on the other side put
the producers CT wealth, and you will
find that in this country the majority
OF the laws are made by the non-pro-
ducers instead of the producers OF
wealth, and just as long as the non.
producers make the laws just so long
it will be more profitable to be non
producer of wealth.
Bismarck tried to arouse the far.
mers of Germany to throw out these
drones and take charge of legislation
themselves. suppose they will call
Bismarck an agitator. daughter and
applause). / suppose they will soy
that he ought not to array one class of
society against another. OF course, ]
don't know how drones feel in bee
hive, but if drones could talk and
make speeches, I will bet that you
could not tell one of their speeches
from the speeches of gold standard
advocate. daughter and applause).
/ will venture to soy that il the drones
could talk and make speeches you
could not distinguish their speeches
from the speeches made by the heads
OF these great trusts, who call all who
do not believe with them Anarchists
| (Applause). I Will venture that if a
drone could talk and write and express
his ideas in language there is not a
member of syndicate that has been
beating this Government but who
could take tho drone's speech and use
it as his own, and without being &C.
cused of plagiarism. Great applause).
Ny friends, that is the only class is
sue that we raise, and if to say the
people who fight the Nations battles
in time of war have right to do the
legislating in time of peace in raising
class against class, then l am willing
to be called an agitator. II to tell the
people who produce wealth that they
have right to make the laws so as t.
secure to themselves just portion ol
the wealth they produce, instead oI
allowing the drCnes to make the laws
and eat the honey, then I plead guilty
to the charge OF stirring up discon-
tent. Great applause).
j will bet you that if the drone wa
in politics party lines would not weigl
very much with him if he had bust
ness interest on the other side. (Greu
applause.) You show me the head o
syndicate or trust and | will show
you n man who, whenever his business
interests become involved, becomes
suddenly patriotic and tells you tina
he loves his country too much to le
anybody make more money out o
legislation than he does Uaughtel
and applause,)
] will venture the assertion tina
there is not half of the men who ar;
in favor of gold standard who cal
tell what sixteen to one means. The,
do not understand even the term
which are used in the discussion OF th,
money question. I would be willing
to place the average farmer against tht
average banker and turn them loos
to discuss the monetary science anC
financial history, and the banker coult
not hold his own with the farmer
Why? Because the financier think
he knows SO much that it is not neces
sary for him to study, while the far
, mer realizes that he has got to stud.
in order to know anything about tn
, question. The tinancier has beel
getting along so we'll that he thinks
is not necessary for him to worry, bu
the farmer has been suffering SO muc
, that he is trying to find what is tn
matter with the farmer. The farme
! knows that by making money scare
he makes money dea. and propert.
: cheap.
My friends, we have had our fnan
| cial legislation run by those peopl
: who have made moro in an hour da
/ gambling in stocks and bonds an
/ gambling in what the farmers cal
produce than all the farmers of tn
] Union could make producing thei
, crops. (Great applause.) You tax