The herald., 1896-11-01
( CAMPAIGN PARAGRAPHS :
BY JAMES q. CLARK

That one clear, ringing challenge
We defy you"-which Bryan, in his
Chicago convention speech, sounded in
the astonished ears of the money power,
has probably done more to inspire the
masses and give them confidence in
their leader than all subsequent
| speeches of the campaign. Until that
time the usurers and bond holders Sc
| cretly, II not openly. dictated terms and
selected the candidates in the nominat-
| ing conventions of both great parties.
Senator Joe Blackburn has stated that
Baron Rothschid actually drafted the
financial straddle plank of both the Re-
publican and Democratic nominating
| conventions four years ago.
Bryan was the first to call halt and
! right about face and this is why the
| plutocrats dread and hate him, and this
| is why the people love and trust him
with an affection and confidence with
out parallel in our history. And pre-
dict that they will prove their faith and
| love by giving him two-thirds of the
| electoral vote next Tuesday.
A HISTORICAL PARALLEL.
In 1882 Andrew Jackson was a candi-
date for reelection and the money
| power of that time, as concentrated in
the national banks and controlled and
manifested by Nicholas Bidelle-the
| Mark Hanna of his age-was arrayed
against FreSlQent jackson.
The old national bank charter was to
| expire in 1885, and as Jackson was a
candidate for reelection, Bidelle called
on Jackson to let him know how much
the banking influence would or could
do towards his reelection.
In fact he informed Jackson that "busi-
ness men" were so indebted to old Nick
and his banks that the latter could con-
troll the election in any state of the union.
At this confession Old Hickory SEEM
ed struck with new revelation. He
rose to his feet and said: "Mr. Bidelle.
If that be true-and think 1t isl tell
you here and now that If you control
the elections in any state in the union
that is too much power for any one man
to have in a free country. And 1 will
tell you further, here and now, that II
you get new charter from congress for
that bank, by the eternal will veto that
charter"
Then the row began and it was very
much such a row as we are now wit
Messing between the people and that
reincarnation of Nicholas Bidelle as
represented by Mark Hanna. And it
did look dark for the people-darker
even than 1t does now-for all the Doodle.
the "respectability the corruption. the
noise and brag. and even large major
ity of the clergy, especially in the cities,
were on the side of the money power.
Mr.. Charles H. Schreiner, in an ad-
dress delivered recently in Chicago,
speaks of one significant occasion. as
follows:
"A great anti-Jackson. an honest
Democratic meeting Of this kind was
held in Philadelphia, where the great
bank was located, at which they gave
free dinner to SOCIAL paid for by the
great bank. Benton. in his great work,
Thirty Years in the Senate, gives an ac-
count of this great meeting. John Sar-
gent, with 300 Democratic vice presi-
dents, presided. All the speakers. speak
ing from twenty stands. were antl-Jack-
son DemocratS-men who had voted fOr
Jackson at his first election. but now op-
posed him because he had turned traitor
and was trampling on the constitution
and the liberties of the people. They
appointed committee of 800 Democrats
to go to Washington and ask Jackson
to desist from his course in running the
country. When this committee got to
Washington one of these pride-swollen
bankers so far forgot himself as to say
to the president that if he persisted in
his course the people would rise en-
masse and come to Washington with
shotguns pitchforks and anything that
would kill. to expel the Goths from
Rome Jackson replied: DO you come
here to threaten me? II you men dare
to put any Of your big threats into exc
cution, by the Eternal. will hang you
as high as Haman.
'I remember very we'll the long COL
umn of names that was printed In all the
papers-mostly the names of great
bankers who had left the party-and
each one went out with a great flourish
of trumpets as though he owned the par
ty. 1t Is wonderful what an amount of
noise few men can make. with plenty
of money and plenty of great papers to
back them! For a time 1t did look blue
for Old Hickory. 1t seemed as if he was
being forsaken by all his old friends.
But after awhile II began to be seen that
for each great banker that left him four
or five honest farmers, mechanics and
laborers came to him. .Ah, Mr.. Presi-
dent. in those days the Democratic par
ty'was democratic! No, sir; the Dem
ocratic party then was the laboring
mans friend. Well. what was the final
result? When the election was over and
the votes counted, Andrew Jackson the
hero of the people, had swept the whole
country by storm! He had more major
ity than the other candidates had votes!
Then the Democrats reJoiced with all
exceedingly great joy. Bonfires were
kindled on the hills church bells were
rpng, and towns, villages and cities were
Illuminated. And in the general Joy the
Jackson men sang q song of victory
How we'll I remember those glorious
days! Sixty years have rolled around
since, but can hear that song yet:
"Freemen. cheer the hickory tree
In storms its boughs have sheltered thee.
Ger freemen's land its branches wave
1t was planted on the lions grave"
Yes. Andrew Jackson was indeed a
great man, and his name will live for
ever with the republic. He crushed the
great money power Of his day and gen.
Grafton as strong man crushes an egg
shell in his hand"
And Bryan will do the same by the
gold octopus, and when 1t is crushed this
time 1t is crushed forever, for at last
the people understand the question and
the terrible issues at stake
VITELLIUS REINCARNATED.
Those who have ever seen the portrait
OF the Roman emperor and eIuttor-