Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-26
DoNER'S VOTERS LISTEN TO AN AD-
DRESS FROM BRYAN,
Bismarck Thinks Free Coinage Here
VIII Speedily Bring lnternn-
tiOnaI Agreement.


this afternoon by addressing large
crowd which had assembled at the fan
grounds to hear him. Excursion trans
brought many people from other parts
or Delaware and the eastern shore e
Maryland.
Mr. Bryan SAID IN part; IF things are
good, then there is no reason why we
should make any change in legislation
Ii our present condition is satisfactory
tlen we ought to leave 1t alone anJ
not make a change No one can advo-
cate any kind of remedial legislation cN-
cept on the theory that there is some
thing that needs remedying. Our p
ponents confess the condition and tel
you that you can't remedy the present
condition except by financial legislation
Our opponents tell us the trouble IS III
the tariff question, and that # we could
just have more tariff then times would
get good again. | want to read you an
extract from a speech made last SaLur-
day by the republican candidate for pres
ident at Canton. He said: Under the
republican protective policy we enjoyed
for more than 30 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
III a week by the presidential candidate
on the republican ticket, pointing back
for these 80 years, from 1860 to 1890, ana
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. | want to
show you by this same witness. the very
after
30 years of this kind of policy the farm
ers of this country were not prosperous.
II you viii take the report filed with
the Mckinley bill on the 18th of April,
1890 you will find the words which |
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 applausc) 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 ana 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 VIII be satisfied
with legislation which will result in lower
prices. After 30 years Of that kind CT
policy, hs tells you that the people are
suffering from low prices. and that a
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 30
years of his tariff policy, and without
prosperity in agriculture there could be
no prosperity among the leading nd Is
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 larger degree than the
farmers of the United States
That Deprcssr"n IN Agriculture.
There he is. telling US that there Is
4 depression in agriculture aad giving
the names of three prominent agricul-
turaI 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 80 years we had such marvellous
prosperity in this country. Great ap-
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 i'm 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 illustcl-
ous German. Prince Bismarck Let me