The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-22
MAKES IT PERSONAL
Continued From First Page)

| Wnen NJ GSHOerafely Wrote the report.
| That there is widespread depression
in this industry today cannot be doub:-
| ed (G1sat applause.) Again, in that
| same report he said: One of the chief
complaints now prevalent among our
farmers is that they can get no prices
| for their crops at ali commensurate
with the labor and patience invested in
thes- production
That Is what he said after thirty
years OF the kind OF policy which the
candidate OF the Republican party says
VIII bring you prosperity. Lei me read
! again:
| I'VE have not believed that our peo-
PIE, already suffering from low prices.
] can or viii be satisfied with legislation
which will result n lower prizes
After thirty years Of that kind OF
policy ne tells you that the people are
! suffering from low-prices and that no
/ country ever suffered when prices were
] fairly remunsratiye in every field OF
labor.
Now. let ne read you again what
/ he says in this same report:
This great industry. speaking OF
agriculture. is foremost in magnitude
/ and importance in our country Sue
cess and prosperity IS possible To Other
industries II agriculture prospers.'
CONDITION ABROAD.
That is what he SAID in 1890. that
| there was depression in Architecture
| after thirty years OF his tariF policy
and without prosperity IN agriculture
| there could be no prosperity among the
! lead:ng industries of the country. Let
| me read just one more extract:
The depression IN agriculture is not
Gv..aI 49, - 81
ports of the agricultural department in
dictate that this distress IS general: that
Great Britain. France and Germany
are suffering in a larger degree than the
farmers OF the United States
There he is telling US that there Is a
depression in agriculture and giving the
name of three prominent agricultural
nations Of the old world, and telling US
that that agricultural depression Is even
more marked over there than il Is here
want you % remember that when you
read in the papers that he has said tina,
for thirty years we had such marvellous
prosperity in this country. Great APP
plauSe.
BISMARCK TO CULBERSON.
Now, my friends. i have quoted you
that he said that there was depression
in agriculture in Germany. I want TO
read you what Prince Bismarck says
about the condition OF affairs in Ger
many. Our opponents are in the habit
OF telling us that all civilizd nations are
in favor of the gold standard. The
Germans who live in this country point
with pride to the greatness of this Illus
trious German, Prince Bismarck Let
me read you what he says within a few
weeks in regard to bimetallism. and
gold standard has been a good thing
for Germany. Great applause
In a letter written to Governor Gull
berson of Texas, and dated on the 24th
day of August 1896, Prince Bismarck
said:
Your esteemed favor of July 1st has
been received. l have always had
prediction for bimetallfsm. but would
not, while in office, claim my views on
the matter TO be infallibly true when
advanced against the views of experts
l hold to this view, that il would be
acceptable to bring about between the
nations chiefly engaged in the worlds
commerce, a mutual agreement in favor
of the establishment of bimetallisrn.
IF the gold standard had been a
blessing to Germany, why would not he
say that il was better to keep the gold
standard instead OF ge1ting rid OF the
gold standard and substituting the
double standard by international agree
ment?
considered from a commercial and
industrial standpoint. the United States
are freer by far in their movements
than any nation in Europe, ad hence IL
the people OF the United States should
find it compatible with their interests
n faka ipdenapd.rf octiny, i~, the
ton of bimetalfsm. l cannot but be-
heve that such action would exert a
more sanitary influence upon the con-
Summation of International agreement. |
and the coming into this league of every |
European nation.
TORIES"
1--WE have those among our people /
who have said that some other nation |
must take the lead. Prince Bismarck |
says that the people of the United |
States are freer by far in their move |
ments than the nations OF Europe Can |
ii be that this great German statesman |
has a higher conception Of the abilities /
Of the people OF the United States than
the tories who are not willing TO do i
anything until they obtain the mutual 4
consent OF other nations? Great ap-
plause)
Not only does Prince Bismarck say
that We are freer TO take action than |
other nations. but he says II We act Il
WIZ exert a most sa1utary influence up
on the consumation Of an international
agreement and coming into this league
Of every European nation. Prince Bis
marck testifies, first. that the gold stan
dard is the policy an Germany and he
wants bimetallism restored He test
6es, second, that the United States is
in the best position 20 take the lead. He
-ssrifes. third. that II this nation takes
the lead IL VIII have a salutary in:iu-
snce. not in preventing bimetahsm, but
n bringing other nations OF Europe into
an International agreement. desire
hat you shall remember this testimony.
coming from SO distinguished an au-
-hority in Germany.
ARRAYING CLASSES.
'-Orr opponents tel US that We are ar
aging one class against another. Let
ne saow You what Prince Bismarck
sald IL regard 10 classes on the ques-
ions which concern a great depression.
4 little more than a year ago he was
quoted as saying TO a farmer audience
n Germany thai the farmers must
wand together and protect themselves
rom the drOncs OF society who produce
lOthing bat laws. Remember the sig
ifcsnce q those words. that the farm
IS should stand together and protect
4leznselves from the drones OF society
Tao produce nothing but laws Great
.yfpiause)
My friends. divide socissy into Two
IasssS In the one SIDE put the non
JrodBcsrs. and on the other side T,1t
ne producers OF wealth. and yo1 7sfii
ind that n this country the majority
Z TIE laws are made sy The non-p-o-
1csrs. instea6 OF the producers %
reaf-7a ard lust "a lo.sr - the non