The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-22

Acceptance.
New York. Aug. ia mass meeting
was held Tuesday evening al Madison
Square garden under the auspices OF the
Democratic Honest Money league. Maj.
John Byrnes, president OF the league,
called the meeting 10 order, and Hon.
Perry Belmont was made permanent
chairman. The glee club sang the
"Star Spangled Banner" after which
Hon. Bourke Cochran was introduced
as the speaker OF the evening.
The issue OF this campaign. said Mr..
Cochran. was well stated by Mi. Belmont
when he said that. stripped OF all verbal
disguise. II IS an issue OF common honesty
1--WE would look In vain" the speaker
continued. Through the speech Ont
Bryans) delivered here one week ago 10
find a true statement OF the Issue Involved
In this canvass. Indeed, l believe IL IL
doubtful IL the candidate himself quite UNI
derstands the nature OF the faith which
he processes / say this not In criticism OF
his ability. but IN justice TO his morality.
believe that II he himself understood the
inevitable consequences OF the doctrines
which he breaches that his own hands
would be the very first 20 tear down the
platform on which he stands"
Mr.. Cochran said that II MIR. Bryan could
show him that by any means wages could
be increased he would be ready 10 support
Mr.. Bryan then and there Where a. e rate
OF wages Is high there must be prosperity.
Mr. Bryan's language Is that he H. going
to Improve the conditions of the people OF
this country. Now, said MIR. Cochran, III
he got possession OF the government to-
| morrow. he would not create one single
| thing OF value by any exercise OF severn
mental power In the world. III he Is go
/ ing 10 work any change In the conditions
a. h.,t ~ m
session OF sofnc part OF the community.
~ government never can be generous.
| because n IL be generous TO one 10 must be
oppressive 20 another. But his financial
scheme contemplates an increase IN tho
| price OF certain commodities. Now. II
everything In this world or In this coun-
Try, including labor. be increased IN value
| tomorrow In like proportion, not one OF
US would be affected at all Therefore, II
is fair to assume that is not the lame and
! impotent conclusion which the populis'
revolution contemplates What then, Il
| Il? Ii Is an increase I'm the price OF com.
modities and allowing labor TO shift FOL
itself IL the price OF commodities be In
creased and the price OF labor be lef
stationary, why. that means cutting
down OF the rates of wages. II, instead o
a dollar which consists OF a given quAntit,
OF gold equal to hundred cents anywher'
In the world with the purchasing power o
100 cents, the laborer vs. TO be paid In dollar
worth 30 cents each. why. he can only bu,
half as much with "A days wages as h
buys now.
The pretense that the farmer OF Nebraska
Is suffering under the weight OF mortgag
contracted under n metal which has stead
lily Increased IN value " but populisti
metaphor. Two-thirds OF the farmers hav
no mortgage debts whatever. ] do no
believe there is i've per cent. Of them tina
owe mortgage over three years old, dur
fnr oh irna
IN the value OF the metal. This propose
Of the pOpulists Is an intent TO enlist IN
farmer In "A conspiracy TO reduce the wage
. paid this labor mat he may have large
, proportion OF his own products; ana the
are willing 10 cut down the wages OF ever
man who works in cities, who tolls at TIA
| bench, who digs In the mines, who man
ages the train. IN the hope that they ca
| ride into power on "A wave OF cupidlty an
! | greed awakened in the breast OF the vote
; But. my friends, IL Is a triumphant Vind
cation or American citizenship that tn
attemp; TO enlist the farming ana agricu
; tural members OF this community into IN
conspiracy has failed, misorably. uttcrl.
absolutely. Every western state which
: 1890 and In 1892 fell into the hands OF Il
! populists and went into the farmers a
. lance, before their real purposes were e.
! ecuted. was purified and the populist
. forces were scattered out OF existence whe
the farmers OF this country understoC
+ his welfare was really for his ruin.
Underlying the whole scheme OF civiliz'
ton Is the confidence men have In eas
j other. Confidence In their honesty, col
s ddencc in their integrity; confidence
n their industry; confidence IN their II
. tire Anything that attacks the basis
' human confidence Is a crime against CT
d ilization and blow against the foundatiS
I OF social order.
wherever you find populists assemble
YOU Will lind discussions proceeding up6
@ the theory that men are hostile TO ea'
4 ! other in their interests; that the como
- ,ion OF life is one of contest. AT Chtcal
Mr.. Bryan declared; w hon you come u
fore us and tell us that we shall distu
YOUR business interests, we reply that "
have disturbed our business interests
merely desire TO call the attention OF "a
" gathering to the Character OF that spcee
10 the underlying spirit that perVades
:. and then TO ask the workingmen or u
country, 10 ask the citizens or this natlo
r. AZ the government should be trusted
=. Tho hands OF men whose conception
civilized society Is one or warfare a.