The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-29
AT DOVER, DEL.

"A Direct Attack Upon the Repub
~ lican Candidate for President
The Views of Prince Bismarck
Ladies and Gentlemen: Talking ou
doors Is 30 difficult that must beg yo,
to help me just as much as you can b,
Keeping as quiet as possible and let m,
| say that III these people who believe IL
free silver were as easily seen through
| as the average gold standard argu
ment there would be no objection t,
their standing up. Great laughter
| and continued applause.)
The chairman said that no presiden
tia candidate had ever before spokeI
In this State. Aside from the fact tba
| have been making quite complete
tour of the country have an additiona
reason for speaking in Delaware
When the roll was called and the nom
mating speeches for the Presidency
had been made the first vote which
L received was cast by one OF the dele
lapplause) who lives in this city, there
fore it gives me great deal of pleas
ure to meet the people who sent hin
to Chicago. (Applause.) Nov, 1 want
to talk to you while about our fnan
cial condition. If things are good then
there Is no reason why we should make
any change in the legislation. II our
present condition is satisfactory then
we ought to leave it alone and not make
q change. No one can advocate any
kind of remedial legislation except on
the theory that there is something that
needs remedying.
Our opponents confess the condition,
and when L tell you that you cannot
remedy the present condition except
by financial legislation, our opponents
say that the trouble is in the tariff and
then times would get good again. l
want to read you an extract from a
speech made on last Saturday by the
Republican candidate for President at
Canton. He said:
Under the Republican protective
policy we enjoyed for more than thirty
years the most marvellous prosperity
that has ever been given to any nation
OF the world. We not only had indi-
vidual prosperity, but we. had national
prosperity"
Now, there is statement made with
In week by the Presidential candi-
date on the Republican ticket point
Ing back for thirty years, from 1860 to
!o9O, and telling the people that during
the period we enjoyed the most mar
velous prosperity of any nation in the
world and that we had both individual
prosperity and national prosperity.
want to show you by this same witness
very testimony given six years ago,
that after thirty years of his kind Of
policy the farmers of this country were
not prosperous. If you will take the
report filed with the Mckinley bill on
the 10th OF April, 1890, you will find
the words which wish to quote:
THAT there is widespread depres-
sion in this industry today cannot be
doubted" (Speaking of agriculture.)
That is what the Presidential candi-
date said when he deliberately wrote
the report and filed it with his pro-
posed legislation. "That there ia
widespread depression in this country
today cannot be doubted" (Applause. J
Again, in that same report, he said !:
"One of the CHI ief complaints now prey
alent among our farmers is that they
can get no price for their crops at all
commensurate to the labor and capital
invested in their production" That is
what he said after thirty years of the
kind OF policy which the candidate of
the Republican party says will bring
you prosperity. Let me read again |:
"We have not believed that the people
already suffering from low prices can
or will be satisfied with legislation
which will result in lower prices. No
country ever suffered when prices were
fairly remunerative in every field of
labor" After thirty years of that
kind of policy he tells you that the peo-
pie are suffering from low prices and
that no country ever suffered when
prices were fairly remunerative in
every field of labor. Now let me read
you again what he says in this same
report: "This great ndustry"-speak-
ing of agriculture-"is foremost in
magnitude and Importance in our coun-
try, Its success and prosperity are
vital to the nation. No prosperity is
possible to other industries If agricul-
ture languishes." That is what he
said In 1890, that there was depression
in agriculture after thirty years of his
tariff policy and that without prosper
ity In agriculture there could be no
prosperity among the other industries
of the country. Let me read lust one
other extract: ''The depression in ag-
riculture Is not confined to the United
States. The reports of the Agricul-
tural Department indicate that this
distress is general, that Great Britain,
France and Germany are suffering In
@ larger degree than the farmers of
UuS OulOGu OVtGG6.'r.
There he is telling you that there Ia
a depression In agriculture, and giving
the names OF three prominent agricui-
tural nations of the old world and
telling uss that agricultural depres.
sion is engmores marked over there
than 1T Is here. / want you to re-
member that when you read in the
paper that hesaid that for thirty years
we had such marvellous prosperity In
this country. i Great applau8e.)
Now, my friends, have quoted you
that he said that there was depression
in agriculture in Germany. want to
read you what Prince Bismarck says
about the condition of affairs In Ger.
many. 5Onr opponents are in the habit
OF telling us that all the civilized ma.
tions are in favor OF the gold standar d
The Germans who ike in this country
point with just pride to the greatness
OF this illustrious German, Priuce
Bisparok. Lebfne read to you what
he has sjsaid within q few weeks In re
gard to bi-metailism and then sec
whether he testities' that the 4golt
standard has been a good thing fol
Germany. (AppIause. Ina lette,
| written to Governor Cul lbsrtson, o
Texas, and dated ON the oath OF August
1906, Prince Bismarck has said s fi'You
esteemed favor OF July 1Bt has beef
duly received: / have always had 8
prediction for bi-matallism, but s
would not while. In office claim M.
views of the mattepto bssinfallibly tru,
when advanced against the We've d
experts. / hold to thisFery hour tina
itswould be advisable to bring abon