The Lamar register., 1896-08-15
camRaIgn Of PreludIee.

set in. The free silver cry went over the
country like a wave Of the ocean, bearing
on its crest the banner alleging prosper
iiy to all, and It was very catching II
the election could have been held week
after the Chicago convention, Bryan
might possibly have carried the country.
His "cruwn Of thurns and cross Of goldH
might possibly have won for him the
presidency. but four months OF investi-
cation is more than his. record will stand
aud from present Indications it is now
only question OF the majoEities for
Mckinley.
Even his metaphor, crown Of thorns
and cross OF gold. is found TO have been
stolen from a speech made in the House
Of Representatives, not very long ago by
d much abler man, Congressman Mccall,
All OF tie eloquent speeches he has made
are found 10 baeStracts from thoughts
expressed by other men. II appears he
carries "a memorandum book and when
ever he hears scme man make good
speech. he juts down all the good points
and spon they appear again IN carefully
prepared article purp0rtInC TO be his
own production.
The trouble that now confronts the
demo -p0pulist party Is thAt Mr.. Bryan.
the Chicago platform and free silver will
not bear investigation. 1t is all theory
basel entirely upon promises, air castles
il might be termed. -Four years Of theory
has made suffering people suspicious.
Not single argument do they give that
cIple Of sound business, sound Judgment,
sound common sense
Nix. BnYAs's OwN STATEMENTS
are enough 70 condemn him. -Four years
ago he stnmped tie country upon tiie
tariff question. In speech after speech
made in that campHign, he promised:
Give us free trade and the wnges Of
American workiugmen will go up, but
they went dogu; give Us free trade and
business viii increase, but IL grew beau
tifully less. Now he says; Give US free
silver and prices Of all products will 70
up. business will boom, prosperity will
come. II is simply another theory he has
taken up, and which for years he has
beeu employed To advocate for a fat sal
airy. II Is openly charged in the Omaha
papers, that he has for years been em-
pIOyed by the silver syndicate to make
speeches in favor OF free silver, and he
has never contrauicted il.
All over the world free coinage OF silver
mas been tried ana iltleu. N1Ilt4eFelul
Law is as immutable as the law OF gravity.
Values cannot be controlled by legisla-
tion, because 1t is that principle which
prompts every man to do in business
way. that which he deems best TO forward
his own interest. That is principle i'm
betided in the fibre Of every human being
and cannot be controlled by legislative
enactment.
II the government cnn take fifty cents
worth OF silver bullion and make one
dollar ont Of it by the government stamp,
it can do the same with ten cent piece.
That cannot be denied by anyone. 1t
could also take iron, tin, lead. paper, any
thing, and make some certain amount
legal tender for one dollar and compel us
10 take IL in payment Of debts, Why
not give the farmers chance and
make certain amount of
WHEAT LEGAL TENDER FOR One DoII.NR.
Why give II all to "A few silver mine
owners. II you propose to make fifty
cents OF silver one dollar, why not make
the parity between the same, dollar for
dollar. 1t will save ware house room and
only few words in the proposed law will
accomplish il.
The two metals started off equal in
value. We read that in the Archaic pc
riod gold and silver were OF equal value.
BY the Vedic period silver had fallen 90
per cent, or gold was to l. They have
never been of equal value since that time.
In the Brahmanic period il had fallen
until it was . to l. In the Buddhic pc