The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-22
.bRYAN'S battle
FOR B|NE1A[uSM
Standard Bearer Reaches
Delaware
No signs OF waning ENTHUSIASM
No Diminution in Sizes Of
Crowds
M'KINLEY S LATE SPEECHES
contrasted With Official Reports Made
Ia Past Years
There Is and Has Been Most Grievisus
Depression
With Prince Bismark, the Silver Cham-
ion Holds That the Remedy Is
the Free Coinage of the
M'KINLEY S LATE SPEECHES
Contrasted With Official Reports Made
Ia Past Years
There Is and Has Been Most 0rieyiow
Depression
With Prince Bismark, the Silver Cham.
lon Holds That the Remedy Is
the Free Coinage of the =
White Metal i.N y
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candidate Bryan began his speech
making In Delaware this afternoon by
ADDRESSING large crowd which had as
sembled at the fair grounds to hear him.
Excursion trains brought man4 people
from other parts of Delaware and the
eastern shore of Maryland.
Mr.. Bryan said in part: If things are
good, then there is no reason why we
should make any change in legislation.
Ii our present condition is satisfactory.
tnen we ought to leave 1t alone and not
make a change. No one can advocate
any kind of remedial legislation ex-
cept on the theory that there is some
thing that needs remedying.
Our opponents confess the condition
and 1 tell you that you cannot remedy
the present condition except by financial
legislation. Our opponents tell us the
trouble is in the tariff question, and IL
we could just have more tariff then times
would be good again. I want to read
you an extract from speech made last
Saturday by the Republican candidate
for president, at Canton. He said: "Un-
der the Republican protective tariff we
enjoyed for more than thirty years the
most marvellous prosperity that has been
given to any notion of the world. We
not only had individual prosperity, but
we had national prosperity"
Now, there is statement made with
in a week by the presidential candidate
on the Ranlihlioop +;o1-ot
FOR thirty years. from 1860 to 1890 and
telling the people that during that per-
iod we enjoyed the most marvellous pros
perity of any nation in the world. ana
that we had both individual and ma
tional prosperity. I want to show Won
how distance lends etlchantment to tho
view. want to show by this same wit
ness very testimony, given six wears
ago, that after thirty years of this lxind
of policy the farmers of this country
were not prosperous. If you will take
the report filed with the Mckinley bill
on the 14th Of April of 1890, you will find
the words which I wish you to quote:
"That there is widespread depression
in this industry cannot be doubted"
speaking of agriculture. This is what
the presidential candidate said when he
deliberately wrote the report.
That there is widespread depression
in this Industry today cannot be doubt
ed. (Great applause.) Again, in that
same report, he said: "One of the chief
complaints now prevalent anon eour
farmers is that they can get no price for
their crops at all commensurate with
the labor and capital invested in their
production" That is what he said after
thirty years of the kind of policy which
the candidate of the Republican party
says will bring you prosperity. Let me
read again: I'VE have not believed that
our people, already suffering from low
prices, can or will be satisfied with leg
islation which will result in low prices"
After thirty years Of that kind of poll
icy he tells you that the people are suf-
fering from low prices and that no coun-
try ever suffered when prices were fairly
remunerative in every field of labor.
Now let me read you again what h
says in this same report: This great
industry" speaking of agriculture "Is
foremost in magnitude and Importance
in our country. Success and prosper.
ity is possible in other industries n
agriculture prospers." That's what he
said in 1890, that there was depression
in agriculture after thirty years of his
tariff policy, and without prosperity In
agriculture there could be no prosperity
among the leading Industries Of the
country Let me read you just one
more extract: 1.-THE depression in arri-
culture is not confined to the United
States. The reports of the agriculture
department indicate that this distress
is general that Great Britain, France
and Germany are suffering in . larger
degree than the farmers Of the United
States" There he is telling us that thera
Is depression in agriculture, and givinR
the names of three prominent agricul.
tural nations of the old world, and tell.
ing us that agricultural depression Il
even more marked over there than II n
here. want you to remember that when
you read in the papers that he has said
that for thirty years we had such mar
velous prosperity in this country. (Great
applause.)
Now, my friends. I have quoted vou
that he said that there was depression
in agriculture in Germany. I want "a
read you what Prince Bismarck savn.
about the condition Of affairs in Ger.
many Our opponents are In the hahae
Of telling US that ell the civilized -.
nons are In favor Of the go1d saasAoata