The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16

lieve you. but when the time comes for
action then the successful party must
pat ITS policy into operation and when
these pQicies are IN operation then you
can judge the effect which they produce.
If the Republican party can make this
country prosperous under the gold
standard it will have to reverse the
laws Of nature and give points to all
the writer's on political economy. (Ap-
plause) If the Republican party can
bring prosperity to this country by
making money dearer, it viii do what
has never been done by any other par
ty in any other country
But, my friends, see the arguments
that experience has to disprove. The
Republicans went before the IabOring
men and told them that the low prices
were great blessings because the wa ges
would go farther, and they went before
the farmer and told the farmer that ag-
riculture was depressed and that simply
means prices We're down and that the
gold standard and cOnf1dence-and IS
peclally confidence - applause and
laughter) would restore prosperity and
would restore prices to the farmer. Ny
friends, 1t viii be interesting to see the
Republican party make prices low in
order that the wages may go Farther
ana al the same time make prices high
50 that the farmers can get good prices
for their produce (Applause-)
My friends, the test of a policy is its
operation. We have tried to point out
what the gold standard has done; what
the gold standard was doing but the
fault was laid on to the tariff law. Why.
II we talk about what legislation could
do for silver, these men tell US law
could not Go anything Legislation was
Incompetent and as soon as they con-
vince the public that legislation was
pOWerIess to accomplish anything, they
law respecting the tariff would accom-
plish everything. daughter and APP
plause) Legislation impOtent on the
money question and Omnipotent on the
tariff Question-that has been the logic
in this campaign; that you could not
raise the value Of silver by law, but
yet, when they come to discuss the tar
III question, they have asserted that you
could raise the price Of wages by law
that you could raise the price of farm
ers' products by protective law
My friends we viii have a chance to
see them as they carry these theories
into practice We have said that those
who have the support of the great cor
porations in this country would not be
in a position after election to enforce
the laws against corporations and make
them respect the rights of the people
We shall see
Now I want to suggest to those who
are going TO continue the organization
of these clubs that they meet at stated
times say once a month or at such times
as the members of the club may decide
and at these meetings they discuss pub
lie questions I believe, my friends, that
the public servant ought to live cOntin-
he serves I believe that the people,
when they elect a man to Office. should
watch his every act and discuss his ev-
cry vote and speech in order that they
may know whether he is man to be
employed in that business or not. CAP
plaEse.) And, therefore, Il say to you
that these clubs can find ample employ
ment Of their time if they viii discuss
from month to month, from meeting to
meeting. the various questions which
arise and interest the American people
You tell me that is agitation say TO
you my friends that when you go into
a nation where there is no agitation of
public questions among the people, you
viii find a nation where a few can prey
undisturbed upon all the rest of the
people. GAppIause.)
Vt understand from the papers, that
the chairmen of the national commit
tees have suggested that they viii also
keep up their organizations. I am glad
of it, have never advised those who
believed with me to do a single thing
that I would not advise my opponents
to do and when advised our people to
keep organized and to keep discussing.
I advised our opponents to do the same
thing because if they would discuss
more they would really help u.s.
There We're ], 500 people in the opera
house