The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-25
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sold in this country for more than it
can be sold for abroad, silver will come
and fill up the vacuum until-you can
see how 1t Is In regard to wheat-unt1l
the want is supplied Now that is the
philosophy that underlieS this whole
proposition.
Now, my countrymen, and am done
when 1 have finished this point. 1 want
to know If you can afford to engage in
that experiment?
Voices-No. One Voice-Yes.
Now, that delights me. l would like
to hear somebody say Yes"
A Voice-He Is foolish.
He won't do 1T, no. (Applause) But
think of the experiment. / repeat what
1 have said, Mr.. Bryan comedies that
in order to bring silver up to the gold
standard, silver bullion must be adj
v&nced from GA cents an ounce to $1.29.
/ have asserted that the experience Of
all the world is against the success of
that attitude. 1 say to you now, can
the result of which no man can fore
tell?
A Voice Certainly not.
\ How long will it take to produce that
result? AS things are, prices are rea-
sonably fair. There is, of course,
feeling of unrest in the country, but,
my countrymen, the great point for you
a nation and as individuals, be frank
and bold and honest; that is what we
have got to do. There is no escape.
THERE IS NO SHORT ROAD
to prosperity in this world. You have got
to work for what you get, and you have got
to be saving of what you earn; and, while
conditions are not as favorable as we want,
l say that you cannot afford to engage in
this experiment which will leave everything
uncertain. No man will dare invest in any
enterprise while this doubtful experiment
is in progress and the result will be that for
years we will linger and struggle along, and
after all we shall only demonstrate that the
United States cannot do what all the world
has failed yet to accomplish. (Applause.)
Now, my fellow citizens am Democrat.
(Applause.) l am not more than Democrat,
except in this sense: l am an American citi-
zen. 1 have throughout this life which is
a somewhat long one, attempted to do my
duty to my country. (Applause.) 1 have
never permitted human being to place
muzzle on my lips or control me in the dis
charge of my duty to my country. ZAP
plause)
There are certain men that say eyes, yes,
| shall vote for free silver because 1 am a
Democrat" A convention assembled at Chi
cago along in June or JULY have forgotten
when-Qaughter) and they took the last years
bird's-nests of the Populsts and called that
Democracy. (ApplauseD An empty birds
nest that hadn't an egg or the prospect of an
egg, in it Qaughter), and after taking it.
they said This is Democracy. We favor the
COludSo VI Tree SILVER mat was
Populism last year. Democracy this year, is
1t? And Mr.. Bryan, who voted for Weaver
four years ago. tells men like myself that we
cannot come back into the Democratic party
unless we come back in sack cloth and ashes
lApplauseO When I ask admission into the
Popul1stlc party, l will send word by some
acknowledged messenger; won't wear sack
cloth and ashes either; 1 will demand it,
(Applause) The idea of it. that those of us
who insist upon maintaining the manhood of
the Democratic party. those of us who insist
upon maintaining the honesty of the Demo-
cratic party-for it was an honest party
plause)-that we shall come back in sack
cloth and ashes and knock for admission into
the Populistic family-Pl see them damned
first (Applause.l