The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04

never heard. that question asked without
any experience similar to my own ! have
never had ;a any any trouble getting
has been to keep my money from
getting into circulation. Why the free
ft;1 son 4 OF silver puts money into circula;
puts money into circulation applause }
II you have the free coinage of gold any
brings it to the mint and there has the
god converted into dollars and takes the
circulation? Why, he pays the man who
gets the gold out of the ground, he pays
tne expense of mining and whatever there
| goes not get the benefit of the dollar until
ne puts IL into circulation. II he buys
horses, then the man who raises horses
gets the money. If he buys wheat then
Ihe man who raises wheat gets the money.
NO matter what he spends it for, the mo-
Hlent ne spends it it gets into circulation
anu mat is part of the money of the
country country And SO It is with silver-the
ne takes 1t to the mint and has 1t con-
neIeeu INTO money and it becomes the
uhouey OF the country. He uses it to pay
.ne expenses of mining, and if there is a
PLoAt mat 5 his own, to be spent in
whatever he wants
| me object of bimetallism is not to help
Ine nine owners. Its object is to give the
muIt ba money money that they need and
slation which not ts pur ose hut inei
dentally helps the mine owner, / would far
rather help the mine owner who is taking
from the earth its metals, whose production
or gold and silver brings blessings to all
mankind, than to legislation in the
Wall tIieSt street t w6o money money owners in
curse all mankind Great applause) You
tell me that this is legislation that gives an
reply that the tne ow Iegir6 0hy
gives not an incidental benefit but an in
tented beneht to those who corner the
worlds money. If bimetallism gives a bene-
ut to those VINO put money into circula ton
the gold standard gives benefit to those
who hoard money and take it out of cir
culation. Has any Il doubt which is
better for society?
AN APPEAL FOR CONSIDERATION.
Il have not time to discuss these ques-
tons at length. 1 want you to consider
them; 1 want you to study this question
and make UP your own opinion. Don't let
any do your thinking for you. If our
fathers had intended that when the money
question came up only inanciers should be
consulted then the Constitution would have
provided that that kind of a question
only financers should be allowed to vote.
Because what is the use of discussing the
question before the people who do not know
enough to decide upon ii after they discuss
1t? What is the use of giving the ballot
70 the people to use II you say they don't
know enough to use it after you have
given it TO them If the Creator had
intended that some men should have all the
brains, he would have given those men big
ger heads than He has given them, and He
would not have given any of the rest of the
people any heads at all, because what is
the use of men having heads if the Lord
the settlement of these questions. | am
afraid our opponents not only ignore the
laws of finance. they not only ignore the
pest set up principles of trade and COM
merce, but they ignore the genius of our
constitution and have a contempt for the
intelngence OF the people upon whose pa
triotism and wisdom the Nation must rest
NO question has been settled in
thls country until it had been settled by the
common people. Politicians may try to set
tie questions, but they don't Specialists
may ma try to settle questions, but they don't.
NO question is ever settled in America until
the great common people sit in Judgment
upon that question, and from the judgment
the people themselves at another election
beg you to take this question into your
keeping 60, and 70 if you find that we
free and unlimited coinage of gold
ana silver is better than a gold
or until some other nation will help us to
let go then L want you to vote with those
who believe in bimetallism. There are
Is person in this audience who believes |
that the United States is not big enough |
anybody who believes that we must depend |
upon the mercy or the pity the sym |
to him because L give him warning that so |
far as In me lies no foreign nation shall |
determine what the American nation shall
do. Great applause and cheers.)
How long must the American people
endure the gold standard? Forever, If for
eign nations want to help us do SO. Gap
plause.)
THE Republican platform says it must
be maintained unul-and until may
declaration is equivalent to declaration |
that the gold standard bad as it is, must
pc h hnaHn fb permanently an because
ing to come and help us when we are not
willing to help ourselves. 1 am not willing
to wait forever. 1 am not willing to wait
four years. l am not willing to wait one
year. 1 am not willing to wait one mo-
pie anything that is good for the
american people, CApplause.) Therefore,
Eou can answer these few questions. If the
t? Nor if it is bad, why should we keep
tt. Our opponents will not dare to take
lefend the gold standard. because their
platform condemns it. They are not willing
hat we must keep it forever, because when
hey do they insult the intelligence and the
atriotism OF seventy million of people who
'eleve that they are entitled to anything
which is good for the American people,"
Great applause and cheerng.)
english View of Bryan's Campnfgn |
LONDON, Sept 3.-The Chronicle in the
curse of an editorial politics in the
Jnited States, dwelling on the high char
cter of Mr.. Bryan, says: I'VE watch the
ontest with equanimity. because we be- $
eve that even if Mr.. Bryan is elected the
economic consequences will be less serious Z
D foreign nations than was at first antic-
oated, although English investors may suf- r
er severely at first. The struggle is very {
tereSting to England. because Mr.. Bryan's :
might be Mr.. Balfour's. If Mr.. | Z
ryan advocates reputation on an exalted
Gale Mr.. Balfour's views mean reputation
n more modest scale. Where we cues
on the wisdom of Mr.. Bryan's campo ign | .
in its applicability to the troubles OF a :
Things have not come to
lch pass in America as to need policy .
semi bankruptcy"
Wisconsin, Democratic Ticket.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 3.-The Demo-
ratio State convention reconvened at 10 80
his morning to complete the State ticket
sensational incident of the meeting was /
he displacement of Rublee A. Cole (sil-
erite), who had been chosen by the con-
ention for Lieutenant Governor in obedi- |
nee to the fusion committee plan, and the }
INSTITUTION of Horatio II. Heard for the
lace William f. Pierstoff. of Middle |
)Wn, was named for State Treasurer; c. !
[. Butt, of Viroqua, for Secretary of State. ,
nd II. /. Weed, of Oshkosh, for Attorney Z