Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-09-30


legal tender in dealings with
turned loose the people-but the You pre-
sent against the government payable In coin
not In gold and tender you silver and gold"
tCheers and applause.)
Il the treasurer the United States or his assistant
did not this spirit Andrew jackson should
Use up behind him and break his head with hickory
club tCheers. cries of Good. Goodr' and appausel
The toing people and producers have 8 IL a
Nightmares the sufferers of wrongs inflicted upon them
through the selfish action OF the money changers of
weird, and their political allies in office. And il in That
supreme moment. when victory has been won money
dealers and of1cehoders conspire 4
tween the day OF election and the coming of the remedy
following the 4th of will then the more cheer
y bury them forever from sight beneath the honest
disnation OF the American people U-ong continued ap
ase Ii they bent creating confusion let us have
IL and be with it, 1t will short duration and
the Legislatures will stand between their people
such tratGrous action Washington till the new Pres-
dent and patriotic American Congress is in session
that the hope honor nation Cheers
and applause)
INTERNATIONAL MONEY.
They must have same money as the ZEN
lShtened nations of the earth"
There is no such thing as International money We
did the greatest business in this country with other
countries from 1861 1879 that before or
have done since without using gold or silver for
money. (Applause9
-Four per cent. of business is done with foreign
countries and &c cent of business needing the
use of money is done home. Which legislaie
for? The four the per cent? When they
say that we must have the money 1.-The
enlightened nations of the carth'-mcaning the mon
arches of Europe it is proposition unconscious
~ the forerunner to another proposition little on:
and that is that must have the form of govern
ment. as the most enlightened nations earth"
tCries, cheers and long continued applause)
THE CONSENT OF EUROPE
They say we must have the consent Of Europe-the
monarchies of the old wod-before legislate
ourselves this vital question. That,
atins proposition made the American people, the de-
scendants of Washington, Jefferson. Adams Henry AMI
their compatrios who freed from monarchy gave
Independent If there be truth
for that indignant proposition. then yet
freed from England, and second declaration of indie
pendence should be proclaimed. Cries cheers
continued cheers)
CONCLUSION OF THE SPEECH.
This is in larger question of civilization. In.
dividua selfshness crystalzed into laws, 1 said
opening, has been the of despotisns
monarches. The history of the world teaches
Great nations in Asia and Africa in the earlier
history of the human race and they rose as high
is to-day. tested by the principles of humanity.
later individual selshness erystazed into the laws
those and they fell The property of the
people accumulated in the hands of few. and the
liberty loving people fed TO the country along the north
ern shore Mediterranean. There they reared
again great republic which lasted until individual self
again got control and with insdious laws
up property of people this price-destroyng
law is doing to-day. A few came into possession
all the property of the people in the Roman republic
and then the republic fell Again beryloving people
there the modern nations of Europe
freedom and liberty, representing humanity, has
found home only the frontier of civilization. From
modern Europe where seliishness put the upon
head of monarchy forefathcrs fed and
the United States and here they reared republic wher.
they hoped TO chain SelshneSS and preserve
equal distribution according the honest energies OF
the people among their descendants and their poscrity
And now face the same thing here That spirit OF
despotism that has ensav the world here in the
United and by the slow process of mpovershng
the people, and through laws that hard to under
stand to-day with backs to China with other
country fly, spirit
ensaved the of the world. Republics
may not be enduring, but monarchies not Monar-
chies have descended into barbarism Armenia, Tur-
key, China and the nations of Asia and Africa all
remain of monarches those OF modern Eu-
rope and the same grave into which the ancient nations
of the earth have ready receive the mod
nations Europe 1t the spirit of selshness
ried into laws Seiishness is a consuming fire that
destroys 1t will destroy individual character
and it will destroy national character Call it what
will, dragon. evil spirit DEVIL it be aptly
termed serpent, with its tail in India its body in Eu-
rope and head raised in proud America. ZAP
pause) Will you fight it. citizens of Illinois? (Cries OF
Yes, YesJ Then throw aside politicians Throw aside
those who have selfntcrcst in asking you for your
Study this question yourselves and when
studied civilization and the effects OF law the
prosperity OF mankind will then hero endur-
ing republic. 1t will no longer be question Of expert
We will erect that will be permanent and
enduring and when scramble the things
earth pile them up around us, these
onaires doing, who would dictate to you and
how vote when thsr then will n
and n brighter civilization in which will study
the principles of humanity ard the principles of
selfish interests. Applause) And with such people
will forward step by step. testing questions by The
principle of humanity and will make OF great
and great and it will lead TO brighter and
1 better day.
Now let this in conclusion: 1t is the ladies'
here to-day When the women of this country take up
this question of civilization applied politics we are
going to win Politicians will TO the and the
pie Will to the front In the breasts OF the
of this country there is feeling Of humanity that
higher there exists In the breasts Of are
Injured to commerce and traffic. tApplause) When
take hand in this fight there will OF
white slavery and and better civilization
people Of the United States fApplause) I thank you
fhe nd and earnest nffcnfor hnra