The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-26

MR.. BRYAN. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN
When you were a member OF Corgres',
Mr.. rRYAN, in 1902, you said that:
"The clii,s OF Lincoln ana Oriaha had
grown mere rapidly IN the last ten years
than any manufacturing city in the
East.
This was n big claim TO make, Mr..
BRYAN, but perhaps you were right.
You had aen Lincoln, Omaha and the
whole OF your own state grow and pros
per under the Reputl,crn policy OF pro-
lection. II was at the height Of its pros
perity under MCKINLEY protection. in
1892. when you spoke those words. The
official statement Of the savings banks Of
Nebraska. specially reported by the
Secretary OF the State Banking Board,
Mr.. r.. IL. TowNLEY, at the request OF
the American Protective Tariff League,
roves it, There were then 27,012 de-
positors with s., Az, 572.0S to their credit,
an average deposit of s202.7s. in Lincoln.
But how Is II to-day, MIR. BRYAN? Why so
silent now upon the rapid growth of Lin
coin and Omaha? In ell OF yonr speeches
You have not once referred TO this sub
ject. Have yon, since 1892, become
oblivlous to the prosperity that enyelops
Nebraska? Has the plethora OF wealth
there overwhelmed you? Have you be-
come too modest TO speak Of IL?
What do the savings banks OF Ne
braska say now, Mr.. BRYANT According
TO the American Economist barely three
months ago, on July /, 1866. there were
only 1850 accounts OF depositors in the
Nebraska savings banks, decrease OF ID, =
142 accounts In four years, Mr.. BRYAN, a
decrease OF go per cent. In thu umber Of
people WAC have oeen able to save lit
tie money IN one of those two cities of
Nebraska which, under protection, had
"grown more rapidly in the last ten
years Cup to 1922 than any msnufactur-
ing city in the East.
How do you account for this fact, MIR.
BRYAN, that 15,142 OF the people Of Me-
biaska have been compelled to Withdraw
oil their savings in the last four years?
" bat did these savings amount 10, Mr..
BRYAN? In 1872 tho sum cf g5,i77, ,5l2.0S
o. hard earned money bad been put
away. But this year, k,reo months age,
tho , savings mad dwindled away to
only S2,iC6,' '5j35. The large sum OF
5000, 656.73 has boon Withdrawn by the
copositors, Ms. BRYAN, since the coun-
try passed into tho hands of Democratic
administration and slucc the enactment
cf that free tra5e tstifi for which you
vDted in 1894.
You arc now the leader OF Democracy,
Mr.. BTsS ~. You want absolute free
trade, which wonli compel the Will
drawai of every dcllar on Gsposit in the
savings banks Of Nebr;asr, tie closing Of
TIE remaining $3.50 accounts and tho
. shutting of ths doors a the savings
BANKS. You say that protection is Ia
vicious prineills." Yet it enabled the
people Of Nshrassa TO save moley and od-
shiei iti two largest cities TO grow
"moro rapidly than any mnrf curing
ctg in the EIsi."
Tao GoRMAN tari8, for which you vo'-
eu and which is FAR too nish to s1it your
free trade ilcfs, has wipcd out I5,1i2
savin!s banks afc,Tp's and con D He'd
tie wi ndrAw,l Of 1900, ,656.7S, SO that
your fellow ii iscns, ineir wives and
fimi ia might ke p from starving. The
MIIsoX bill wopld have done far worse
thin this, and YOU even considered that
bill ns being "iar ton high" Now you
want to wire out 80 per cent. of the bsl-
saoe by free ana unlimited coinege act.
You pose as and profess to oe friend OF
the people, Mr.. ERYAN. But you are not.
Think this over, MIR. BRYAN. Try and
figure how many votes you deserve TO
get in Nebrasks, or anywhere else.
And while you are away from home,
ia some other state, pull out the figures
and tell your audience what you have
done for Nebraska. Give them the proof
from the savings banks statistics OF your
own state. Then ask them II they will
vote for you.