The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-26
IN LITTLE DELAWARE
DOyER's VOTERS LISTEN TO AN AID
DRESS FROM BRYAN.
Bismarck Thinks Free Coinage Here
VIII Speedily Bring Inferna-
tiOnaI Agreement.

this afternoon by addressing a large
crowd which had assembled at the fair
grounds to hear him. Excursion trains
brought many people from other parts
OF Delaware and the eastern shore If
Maryland.
Mr. Bryan SAID IN part: If things are
good, then there is no reason why we
should make any change in legislation.
If our present condition is satisfactory
tken we ought to leave 1t alone and
not make a change. No one can advo-
cate any kind of remedial legislation cX-
cept on the theory that there is some
thing that needs remedying. Our 'p-
ponents confess the condition and / tell
you that you can't remedy the present
condition except by financial legislation.
Our opponents tell us the trouble is in
the tariff question, and that IL we could
just have more tariff then times would
get good again. l want 10 read you an
extract from a speech made last Satur-
day by the republican candidate for pres
ident, at Canton. He said: Under che
republican protective policy we enjoyed
for more than 80 years the most marvel
Gus prosperity that has ever been given
to any nation of the world. We not only
had individual prosperity, but we had ma
tional prosperity
Testimony of Mckinley.
Now, there is a statement made with
in a week by the presidential candidate
on the republican ticket, pointing back
for these 30 years, from 1860 to 1890. and
telling the people that during that period
we had passed through the most marvel
Gus prosperity of any nation in the world.
l want to show you how distance lends
enchantment to the view. l want to
show you by this same witness, the very
testimony given six years ago, that after
80 years of this kind of policy the farm
arc Of 1fr.xr not,
If you will take the report filed with
the Mckinley bill on the 14th of April,
1890, you will find the words which l
wish to quote: That there is widespread
depression in this industry can not be
doubted speaking of agriculture. That
Is what the presidential candidate said
when he deliberately wrote the report.
THAT there is widespread depression
in this industry today can not be doubt
ed. Great applause.) Again, in that same
report he said One of the chief com
plants now prevalent among our farm
ers is that they can get no price for
their crops at all commensurate with the
labor and capital invested in their pro-
duction.' That is what he said, after 80
years of that kind of policy, the candidate
of the republicans will bring prosperity.
Let me read it again. We have not
believed that our people already suffering
from low prices, can or will be satisfied
Will lGSlSldllOu WHICH Will result III iOWSA
prices. After 80 years of that kind OF
policy. he tells you that the people are
suffering from low prices and that
country never suffered with prices fairly
remunerative in every field of labor. Now
let me read again what he says in the
same report: This great industry,
speaking of agriculture, is the foremost
in magnitude and Importance in our
country. Success and prosperity is posi-
BILE to other industries If agriculture pros
pers.'
THAT is what he said in 1890, that there
was depression in agriculture after 80
years of his tariff policy, and without
prosperity in agriculture there could be
no prosperity among the leading INDUS
tries of the country. Let me read you one
more extract: The depression in agricul-
ture is not confined to the United States.
Reports Of the agricultural department
indicate that this distress is general; that
Great Britain, France and Germany are
suffering in a larger degree than the
farmers of the United States.
That Depression IN Agriculture.
There he is, telling us that there is
a depression in agriculture and giving
the names of three prominent agricul-
tural nations of the world and telling us
that that agricultural depression is more
marked over there than it is here. ]
want you to remember that when you
read in the papers that he has said that
for 30 years we had such marvellous
prosperity in this country. Great APP
plause)
Now. my friends, | have quoted you
that he said there was depression in ag-
riculture in Germany. | want to read
YOU what Prince Bismarck says about
the conditions of affairs in Germany.
our opponents are in the habit of tell
ing us that all civilized nations are in
favor of the gold standard. The Ger
mans who live in this country point with
pride to the greatness of this illustri-
Gus German, Prince Bismarck. Let me
read you what he said within few
weeks in regard to bimetallisni, and then
see whether he testifies that the gold
standard has been a good thing for Ger
many"
Mr.. Bryan then read the letter OF
Prince Bismarck TO Governor Culberson.
which was published few days ago.
Continuing. he said: mot only does
Prince Bismarck say that we are freer
to take action than other nations but
he says that if we act it will exert a
most salutary influence upon the con-
summation of an International agreement
and the coming into this league of every
European nation. Prince Bismarck testi-
fies first that the gold standard is the
policy in Germany, and he wants BIZ
metallism restored. He tesdfes, second
~, that the United States is in the best
position to take the lead. He testifes
thirdly that if this nation takes the lead
it viii have a salutary influence. not in
preventing bimetallism but in bringing
other nations of Europe into an inter
national agreement. L desire you shall
remember this testimony, coming from
so distinguished an authority in Ger
many.
Bismarck nm Agitator.
Just as long as the non-producers
make the laws, just so long it will be I'M
profitable to be producers of wealth. Bis
narck tried to arouse the farmers of