The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19

them that low prices were prevailing be
cause the wages would go further and
they went before the farmer and told
the farmer that agriculture was depress-
ed and that 1t simply means prices were
| down and that the gold standard and con-
fidence and especially the confidence zap
plause and laughter would restore pros
perity and restore prices to the farmer.
| My friends, it will be interesting to see
the republican party make prices lower
in order that wages may go further and
further and at the same time make prices
higher, so that the farmers may get good
prices for their production. (Applause.)
My friends, the test of the policy is
its operation. We have tried to point
out what the gold standard has done;
what the gold standard was doing, but
the fault was laid on the tariff law.
why, if we talk about what legisla-
ton could do for silver, these men tell us
law could not do anything. Legislation
was incompetent, and as soon as they
convince the republic that legislation was
powerless to accomplish anything, they
then convince the people that little law
respecting the tariff would accomplish
everything. daughter and applause.)
Legislation is impotent on the money
question and impotent on the tariff ques-
ton, that has been the slogan of this
campaign. That you could not raise
the value of silver by law, but yet when
they came to discuss the tariff question
they have asserted that you could raise
the prices of wages by law, that you could
raise the price of the farmers products
by protective law.
MY friends, we will have Il chance to
see them as they put their theories into
practice. We have said that those who
had the support of the great corporations
in this country would not be il position
after election to enforce the laws against
corporation and make them respect the
rights of the people. We shall see. Now
that success has been accomplished, we
have said that the American people were
injured by the existence of trusts.
Nov, | want to suggest to those who
are going to continue the organization
of these clubs that they meet at stated
times, say once Il month or at such times
as the members of the clubs may decide,
and that at these meetings they discuss
public questions. | believe. my friends,
that the public servants ought to live con-
tinually under the eye of the master
whom they serve. | believe that the
people. when they elect Il man to Office.
should watch his every act and discuss
his every vote and speech in order to
known whether he is Il man to be en-
plOIcu Ill lldl DuSlltSs VI Hol. Tap
plause.) And therefore | say that these
clubs can find ample employment of their
time if they will discuss from month to
month. from meeting to meeting, the va
rious questions which arise and interest
the American people. You tell me that
is agitation. Why, l say to you, my
friends. that when you 90 into a nation
where there is no agitation of public
questions among the people you will find
4 nation where few men can prey I'M
disturbed upon all the rest of the people. |
Applause.)
Il understand from the papers that the |
chairman of the republican national COM
nttee suggested that they also keep up |
heir organization. | am glad of it. | |
lad never advised those associated with |
ne to do single thing that would not |
ldvise my opponents to do, and when | |
ldvise our people to keep organized and |
o continue discussions, | advise our OPP |
to do the same thing. because if |
hey would discuss more, they would
eally help us
There were 1900 people in the opera
louise during the evening.