Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-07-17


! We are prepared to meet them on eithe
issue, or on both If they tell us the gol
standard is the standard Of civilization
We reply to them that the most enlighi
ened Of all nations on earth has neve
declared for gold standard and bot
parties this year are declaring agains
it, (Applause) # the gold standard
the standard of civilization, why, m,
friends, should we not have itS So, i
they come to meet us on that we car
present the history Of our nation. More
THAN that, we can tell them this, thai
they will search the pages of history in
vain o find single instance in which
the common people Of any land have
ever declared themselves in favor of a
gold standard. fApplause.) They can
find where the holders of fixed invest
ments have. Mr. Carlisle said, in 1878,
it was that struggle between the holders
of idle capital and the struggling
masses who produce the wealth and pay
the taxes Of the country and my friends
it is simple question that we shall de-
cide-upon which side shall the demo
cratic party ight3 Upon the side of
idle holders of idle capital, or upon the
side of the struggling masses?
That is the question that the party
must answer first, and then it must be
answered by each individual hereafter.
The sympathies of the democratic party
as prescribed by the platform are on the
side of the struggling masses, who have
ever been the foundation of the demo-
crrtic party CApplause.) There are
two ideas of government. There are
those who believe that if you just legis-
late to make the well-to-do prosperous,
hat their prosperity will leak through
IN those below The democratic idea
las been that if you legis late to make
he Masses prosperous their prosperity
will find its way up and through every
lass and rest upon it. (Applause)
(ou come to us and tell US that the
-reat cities are in favor of gold stand.
rd tell you, the great cities rest
pom these broad and fertile prai-
les. Burn down your cities and
cave our farms, and your cities
ill spring up again as is by magic
ut destroy our farms and grass will
row in streets of every city in this
ountry. Loud applause.) My friends
e shall declare that this nation is able
legislate for its own people on every
les'ion without waiting for aid or =,
'nsent of any other nation on earth.
APplause). And upon that issue we
Pect to carry every single state in
e Union. (Applause). I shall not
lnder the fair state of Massachusetts,
II the state of New York by saying
at when its citizens are confronted
tn the proposition, is this nation able
attend to its own business-I will not
nder either one by saying that the
ople of those states will declare our
our own business. 1t is the issue of n,
g, over again. Our ancestors, when
10000, had the courage to declare
.ir independence of every nation on
tn; shall we, their descendants, when
have 100000 declare that we are
5 independent than our forefathers9
, my friends, it will never be the judg-
MT of the people. Therefore, we care ~;
npon what lines the battle is fought. zoo
they say bimetallism is good, but we on,
not have it until some nation helps 10,
we reply that instead of having a sb,
standard because England has it, inc
shall restore bimetalism and then M
have bimetallism because ,vit
United States has. (Applause.) Of
If they dare TO come ont and in the foo,
n defend the gold standard as good tn,
g, we shall fight them to the utter red
t, having behind us the producing che
SEES of those nations and the world He,
ing behind us the commercial in. Mo,
SITS and laboring interests and all the eve
lg masses, we shall answer their 81,
hands for gold standard by saying to ii
em, you shall not press down upon littl
BROW of labor this crown of thorns. touC
shall not cruelty mankind upon the her
$ of gold" Great applause. littl,
the