The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-21
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have too much tariff: others that we have
not enough. while the fact exists that ev-
whether IL has a high or a low tariff. is
now and has been during recent years. Ia
the throes OF a financial panic; and every
silver-standard country. compared with us
former condition. is enjoying Industrial
development and degree OF prosperity hitn-
erto unknown in its history: While thus
differing i'm opinion. they unite In assert
ing that the gold standard must be main
tanned until foreign countries shall signify
shall exercise the rights OF free men and
create a financial system or their own III
we overlook the humiliation and degraoa-
ton we must feel on account or such a
declaration of financial dependency. we
may well inquire when the consent OF lead
ing commercial nations will be obtained
NO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.
NO one who has read the proceedings
of the three international monetary con-
ferences that have already been held or
who has examined the impracticable prop
ositions presented at those conferences. can
for a moment believe that any information
al bimetallic agreement can ever be made
with the consent of all the leading COM
mercial nations of the world When will
Great Britain. controlled as she is and ever
will be. by the creditor classes. who col
lect vast sums of money for interest due
her and her citizens who buy or us an
nually many more millions than she sells
TO us and whose interest IL Is TO make lne
pound sterling purchase much OF our
products as possible. consent that we shall
be financially Independent as we are sup
posed to be politically independent? When
did the creditor classes of Great Britain
ever give up or in any way yield an al
vantage such as they now possess through
the maintenance of the gold standard?
There is no hope for International bimetal-
lsm until the United States shall estab-
lish bimetalliSm for itself and when that is
done international bmetallism may be Sc
| The United States on all other subjects
OF legislation, acts Independently of any
other nation on earth. BY what process or
reasoning is its right, authority or ability
TO legislate upon this. the most important
subject with which il has 10 deal, Ques-
toned denied?
With nation equal in wealth and pow
er to one-fourth of the world. IL is coward
ly to say that we must ask the permis-
sion OF Great Britain TO establish and
maintain a financial policy OF our own. Be
lieving as we do that return to the none
tary system especially recognized In the
Constitution and completely provided for
by law from 1872 to 1875 affords the only
ground of hope for the betterment of the
eept those who Ue by % the that
money loaned gives 10 those who loan IL.
we appeal TO all classes TO rally to the
support of the only candidates whose sue
cess indicates any hope OF relief.
Let the merchants and business man
whose dwindling and lessened profits have.
despite mis- care and economy. brought him
face 10 face with prospective bankruptcy
and ruin; the professional man. whose best
efforts scarcely afford him compensation
for his labor alone the farmer the con-
tinually falling prices Of whose products
have left him no returns for capital in
vested and work performed.s and last, hut
not least. the artisan. the mechanic. the
miner and everyone who depends upon his
daily labor for his daily bread. look about
| him and observe the great number of those
who vainly seek for a chance TO work
upon the great army Of enforced idlers and
one and all resolve to try, not an expert
1 ant for Il u&nll
mert). but rather return to policy that,
| throughout the vicisstudes of our Nations
infancy, through the internecine struggle
! OF It's manhood, kept us great. free and
prosperous nation. in which labor was not
| only respected and employed out was 80
| compensated that want and distress such
as now weigh upon u.s. was unknown.
! Let the lessons OF history, too recent and
| too plain to be gainsaid or denied be
needed. and let there be no fear that
! system that so wonderfully protected
| labor, developed business enterprises ard
| secured 10 the Nation a contented and
| prosperous people in the past will do
aught but bring to us a return of like pros.
| perity, the predictions Of diseaster of ou:
| opponents TO the contrary notwithstand-
| ing.
BRYAN APOTHEOSIZED
I'm Mr.. Bryan the Chicago convention
placed at the head OF its ticket a gentle
man of exceptional ability and OF high
character. No man of his age was better
known throughout the United States than
! he. A member of Congress for four years.
he commanded the admira ton and respect
of all his associates in that body as O
scholarly student and profound thinker No
man had ever assailed his character or in
any way questioned his integrity or moral
worth. His character is TT example for
the young men of this country He has
shown in all his public utterances that he
| loves his country and his countrymen. and
| that he sympathiZes with them in their dis
| tress He has also shown that he believed
the financial system which makes gold the
standard of values was in a great degree
the cause of the depression and financial
! distress prevalent throughout the land:
| that the condition now existing will con-
| tinue While the present monetary system
lasts. and that pc would fain return to the
use OF both gold and silver as they were
used prior TO 1873. and he has proposed such
a change of the financial system by the
usual constitutional methods. Such was the
character and such the political opinions
| OF the candidate known to his countrymen
who, by their representatives in conven-
ton, selected from every State in the
! Union. put him in nomination Tor the high
| est office within the gift of the American
people.
history. Our industrial and financial iBde-
pendence of other nations and peoples Is
| involved in this campaign, and we firmly
| believe there viii be no return of prosper
~, until we shall have changed our ilnan-
| ots! system so as to restore tho bimetallic
| sys.tIl established by the fathers OF the
Republic: aai % believing we urge all
/ money and the Sppo1ents III a single gold
| standard to give Mr.. Bryfl fnj Mr.. Sewall
their hearty support. yn edSir.ng this
course we do not consider il neces.sr1 taof
| they shall abandon surrender tC<Lr so
| litical views on other questions.
/ Profoundly impressed with the impor-
| ance of the issues of this campaign, tor
ourselves and our associates we respect
! fully submit the foregoing to the candid
| consideration OF the American people"
The address is signed by II. NJ. Teller
! Fred r. Dubois Lee Mantle Charles s.
! Hartman. Edgar Wilson, John +. Shaf-
ROTH A. NJ. Stevenson.
SPEECH BY BRYAN.