The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-26
PROM BRYAN'S Home.
politioal Notes and Observations
from the PopOcrat Candi-
dates Own City.
HIS PLATFORM ANALyztD.
A Constant Appeal to Class Preju-
dee in the Interest OF Sill
YER Mine Owners.

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&,sy,ss men are studying the money
.s,ion Mr.. Bryan has seen ut to
q n Ills audiences over and over again
"" ho business men of the country are
'n~ ,nst free silver partly because they
,'"'t know anything about the question
W. ,,rtly because they are dishonest.
S"' M Mir. BRYAN mislcads his follow
orc and msrcprcsents the business men.
:, nav he true that what is called free
lnror agitation started first among the
S..n,,rs rather than among the business
- bnt later the business men have
".od tbo rrcc-silyer literature, have read
~ sides of the question, until at the
arosont time the business men of the
pat;op are thoroughly informed from n
business standpoint and from n0npar-
,ison standpoint on the money question.
Il is probably true tina. the politicians
,S.t onnose silver are moved by prejudice
and self-lntcrest 10 a certain degree just
as tho politicians who favor free silver
arc moved by self-interest to "A certain
Jeoree hut the business men, the men
who are managing the business concerns
% Tho country, the bankers, and the
6nanciers have made il a part OF their
bnsiness 10 fead up on the money ques-
~, ~ become thoroughly informed, and
Erv have passed upon the question from
bnslness and not from political stand
nont Mr.. Bryan, recognizing the NOR
" force nf the business judgment of the
AZ i,,, ,yr and knowing that this business
iUJrmsut condemns free coinage rs a
Sa' .erons thing. seeks to discredit the
Sn ess mind of the country by denounc-
;"y II as ignorant and dishonest ON the
nancy question. Mr.. Bryan processes
a. desire a restoration of the industries
~ His country. At the same time he
Senounces the business men of the coun>
fry and proposes a plan which he knows
they are afraid of.
The threat of free trade in the cam
nairp of 90 and in the election of 92,
frightened the business mind of the coun-
try. first into dstrust and doubt and then
INTO panic. the effect of which is still
on. The question above all others at
his time is how to remove this business
depression from the business mind. Mr..
BIyan SAYS that free coinage will revive
The Industries. but at the same time he
admits that the business mind is against
il and is afraid of il. The effect of this
tsrs of free coinage is To make every
capitalist hide his money. tn make every
banker afraid of investments, To make
every dollar creep into the darkest corner
Of the safety vault, and by this process of
money hiding and money boarding which
is now going on all over the United
States. the circulating money of the
country is disappearing from active use
faster than all the government mints
n.tlll
under a free coinage law.
Tailoring men are crowding around
Mr.. Bryan to hear his speeches and
many Of them appear to be pleased
with what he says. He talks kindly to
the labOring man and his words are as
sweet as honey. But the thinking labor
ING man knows that so long as industry
that is. the mind force which il man
aging Industry. is afraid of free coinage
thai all plans for the enlargement of in
duStry or the employment of labor are
suspended, pending the discussion of
the money question, and that these plans
viii be taken up and carried into execu-
ton only when the business mind of
NE country is assured by the election of
Mckinley that there is to be Il sound
business policy in the government of this
nation.
George Groot. chairman Of the Nation
a. silver party, speaking at Lincoln
Nebo on September \. from the steps of
ire state capitol building. with Mr..
hr!9h sitting near him, denounced the
oankers rs the enemies of society. and
declared that the hnanciers of Wall
street should be hung to the telegraph
poles. On the evening of September Z.
IN front of the Hotel Lincoln. in Lin
CON- Nch.. lgnatius Donnelly of Min.
P>oia denounced the bankers and the
nHah'lcrS OF this country as the enemies
VT lhe people. enemies of prosperity
s am declared that their influence upon
,nS country ought to he set aside. Now
Nuat do the followers of Mr.. BRYAN eX-
pecl 10 happen TO the laboring men and
~ thc farmers of this country. when
ne!' 10y reason of their superior num-
per, nave voted out the banker and the
puS'noNs man and have voted i'm this
new system of finance? What force
WI take the place of this business
u MN force when il has been DISPLACED?
Nneh me country has struck down its
b,'Scnt bankers, its present financiers.
US present business men. its present
"'Isnagyrs OF industries and commerce,
vn.e I'll the common people by ma jority
~ nave paralyzed this business power.
anG other force will take It's place
IaI FORM plans for the employment of
AL LOT the carrying on of commerce
t,;u, LOT the management of all the indus
m",o. ioTIes which give vitality to the
material body of the nation?
~. on the afternoon of September y In
I ! OF the state capitol building at
H. u',pnn, Mr.. Bryan. after denouncing
ca,. business element of the country be-
co,' II Is against him in this contest.
v r,a. ulated himself that the laboring
III VI the country believed i'm him and
No. rhougll of the farmers believed i'm
,bi mat these two elements united i'm
,b hN election would enable him to sweep
,o, country in November. This he char
IL - victory of the people. because
ho WIN oring them better times. Ii may
ioo, ,cry pleasing to Mr.. Bryan when he
and am our INTO the faces of laboring men
ne a. iar'ners who applaud such speeches
horinS' nut what reason have these Ia
Tor men ana farmers to expect bet
psr Tunes through the election of Nr.
Liyah' When he himself admits that the
oISa,.ess men of this nation regard his
,,.a .,loh as menace to business and
dom ~, Can you revive business by
conro mat which paralyzes the hope and
ipJ,,s. Oh business men! When the
M. TVS OF the nation revive. there
10 ~. ., some mind force ia the country
co, nrlng II about. There must also be-
MI "Iin'ailSis who believe in the future and
mrv, gre ready to invest money. There
onis ue banks and these banks must not
inc nave funds. but they must be will
bo1;o 10 invest these funds. and they must
can ana have confidence before they
tSar cuHsent. Mr.. Bryan admits that
cons are not consenting now: will they
'O Vs. nj after election?