The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-25
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ay that IL haven't given you a reason
for the faith that is in me, don't you be
Neve word that say. But if it strike
you as being in accordance with you
common seiIse. why, follow it. Because
after all, this country rests on the com
mon sense Of everybody; not on tn
brains of a few, but on the commo,
sense Of the whole OF us. And when tht
time comes, as it did in 1892, when W.
haven't sense enough to save ourselves
We won't be saved.
Il am glad to say that we have go
every harbinger Of victory. i have beer
across this country so far, and I find
the same talk. In 1892 the Democratic
party altogether beat u.s. Now theil
best men have left them, and some OF
these fellows think they are going to
beat us Still. 1 said before election
would give them the praise, and 1 am
going 10 give il to them here before this
far OH audience. say that it is a cheer
Ing thing in the history of this country,
the action Of the sound Democracy.
(Appiause.) Because it shows that when
you get beyond certain level that good
sense will re-assert itself in spite OF
partisanShip and that this country may
safely rely upon its people.
IF ANY ONE SHOULD DROP.
There is a great deal OF axiety in the
country: not because anybody has much
ioubt of the result; but it is the same
Kind OF anxiety l felt at the top of
Washington's monument Millions OF
people have been up there and never one
Of them dropped; but if any of them
should drop, what an awful dreadful
smash it would be, Appiause)
There is precious little danger Of us
not succeeding in this election; but
there is a natural anxiety. ocause if we
didnt-why, just think what will hap
pen. All your business goes TO pieces
necessarily. How are you going to adj
lust yourself 10 the 50-cent dollar? All
your institutions are based on lG0-cent
dollar and have been for sixty-two
years.
'They talk about the crime Of '73'-
No. they don't: they used TO. They have
got through with tnat exploded piece. 1
don't think there has ever been such q
well-sustained and well-stuck-to lie in
the history OF the Lords universe as
that crime of '73.' 1 have heard it
droned out in more than 1000 congress
ional speeches. 1 never used TO pay
much attention to il, but / knew when
ever 1 heard the words 'stealthy de-
monetization of silver that it was the
old procession passing a given point in
the same way.
SIXTY-TWO YEARS OLD.
I'VE have had the crime of '73 sixty
two years; because in 1884 the congress
of the nation deliberately, by a vote of
four to one, and in the affirmative three
presidents of the United States, Frank
lin Pierce, James K. Polk and John
Quincy Adams, passed bill which in
effect demonetiz silver. 1t is true
that eight millions of it were coined, but
they were not coined for circulation. The
silver dollar was worth three cents more
than gold one; and of course the
money-changers got hold of ii at once.
1t is their business to do it. They got
hold OF it at once, and all the coinage
was merely to show weights and fine
ness.
LIFE INSURANCE.
81 will just give you an example which
[ want you to carry home and apply to
your own business. What is the effect Of
this thing on life insurance. You nave a
policy for five thousand dollars. How
going to be paid out of the assets Of the
company. What are those assets? Ten
per cent is real estate which may go UP
DR. may go down-as you know here in
this town. Naughter) The other 80
per cent is lent money, bonds mortgages,
etc Now, If that lent money goes down
10 so per cent, where does your policy go?
You have been intending to leave s., 900
honest dollars to your wife and children
after your death. You have been slay-
ing during your life to make that saving,
30 that those you love will be happy after
you are moldering in the grave. And that
goes down to to twenty-five hundred dol
lars. is there a policy holder here that
is so senseless as that? There are $500
millions of such property in the United
States owned by western and southern
men; 1900 millions owned by eastern
and northern men. You see you get a
worse dose than we do.
But if you own fire insurance stock
you have good thing there. Here is
your house worth 1000 real dollars. 1t
suddenly mounts UP to 1900 half-dollars.
But your policy remains two thousand
and the other two thousand is sticking
UP through the policy and is not covered
by it. But they will sell you some more
Insurance for that other two thousand
If you want it; but that will be in adj
fition to what you already paid.
EFFECT ON PENSIONS.
Suppose you are soldier. 1 am told
that there are a great many soldiers in
Kansas. They are here because they are
en- enterprising class OF citizens who
rame TO this cauntry because it was a
free and open country. Now / ask any
Dne of you soldiers what will be the eff
feet on your pension? 1t will cut il in
bwo. Can't do anything else. And the
United States can't help you. 1t has
given YOU, thus far, all its surplus and
more too; and if you voluntarily cut it IL
two, why, you will do the staying at
home ard mourning on account Of it.
IF any Of you have any money in any
savings bank you viii be situated in Just
the same way. which brings me to say
there is no greater mistake on earth than
this notion that it is only rich men who
lend and poor men borrow.
Il am about through. for l have been
putting this thing as closely as l know
how. Just let me say to you that it is
not the poor man who does most Of the
borrowing. There was a, time when the
amount OF money a man owed measured
the distance he was behind the rest of
The world. Now the amount of debts
man owes in prosperous times is proof
Of the advance he has made II IS en-
terprising men who borrow, because they
want to marry capital and labor and
reap the profits.
Now. my friends, here is the cues
ton before YOU ii plain sense. / do not
undertake to say whether the millennium
ewaits You IL We are successful at this
election. But l dc say 10 you. that II we
get through with this foolishness and
don't take up another. we Will be on the
road 10 prosperity. (Applause)