The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29


advantages he wanted to. That home is
multiplied by thousands and tens of thou
SANDS IN this land. and you tell me that IL
Is Just 10 have a system OF legislation that
takes away from the parent the possibility
OF educating his chhdren as he would, and
Is compensated for IL by giving money un-
deserved into the hands of those who by
IMAGINATION corner the money market and
spend the money by buying foreign titles
Tor their daughters. tLong and continued
CHARACTERISTIC wIND-UP.
My friends. civilization is wrapped up
In the solution OF the money question. Ii
Is the main question involved in this issue.
The right of self-government and the ex-
istence OF republican institutions Is in
volved in il. IL foreign nations can force
a financial policy upon the American peo-
pie they will want to enforce the system
OF government which is the only system
We can maintain. a system which is a
monarchical system and which maintains
itself by standing armies. Even now. my
friends. when we speak out against unjust
legislation they say We are disturbers OF
the public peace and a menace TO law and
order. Do you mean 10 say that the farm
ers gathered and the iaborers congregdted
in our cities are enemies TO our country?
No. They have earned the epithets OF our
opponents. not because they menace law
and order, not because they are going TO
inaugurate justice. but because they say,
tuCu SHAT not SlCdl snail apDly 10 the
great corporation as well as to the burglar
and highwayman. 1t Is because they say
that this government was not instituted in
order that its instrumentalities should be
monopoliZed by those who use the gov
eminent for their own ends and put IL in
distress. (Applause.)
But i cannot talk longer. (Cries of Go
on. go on.) No, / have got to go back
and speak at another town tonight. /
would like TO talk to you longer. | would
like to talk to an audience like this until
i could say many more things which in
my Judgment are worthy of your consid-
eratioD. but / shall have done all / hoped
TO do now IL I could impress upon you the
Importance OF studying this money ques-
ton as IL relates TO you. Ii somebody cries
'nre. and you don't know where the lire Is
you NAV seem but little concerned But II
a man tells you your house Is on nre you
fecome Interested. The PRONUNCIATION OF
the gold standard is an attacS upon your
homes and your hresides AID you have as
much right to resist II as 10 resist all
tive and burn the roof over your mead.
ApDlause.)
j speak the sentiments that lie deep down
in my heart. / used TO be Indifferent to
the money question. Until six years ago
j thought anybody was a crank who talked
about money. but when / got TO study the
money question I found that it overshad-
owed all other questions that 1t was deep
questions which we had to deal with, and
when read In the address OF Mr.. Carlisle
that the contamination of this scheme
meant more misery to the human race
than the worst Destilence that ever oC-
CURED In the history of the world. l began
TO realize the Importance of the money
question. / believe Mr.. Carlisle spoke the
truth. and IL Is because j believe that the
gold standard has made more misery for
the human race than wars and pestilence
and famines-more misery than human
mind can conceive or human tongue can
tell-it Is because / believe that prophecy,
that. ever since / became convinced of II,
i have cried out against the conspiracy
and i shall cry out against as long as Coo
gives me the voice 10 speak" Applause
and cheering)
In speaking of the Knowlesville demon
stration MIR. Bryan said: THE meeting to-
day was the first purely agricultural meet
ing i have addressed in New York. If the
sentiment displayed to-day can be taken
as an indication the farmers of the East
are as earnest in the advocacy of the free
coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of
10 TO / as are those of the West"