The representative., 1896-09-23
A WONDERFUL SPEECH,
Bryan Carrying ON a Gigantic De.
bate With the Money.Power.
HIS ARGUMENTS ABSOLUTELY
UNANSWERABLE.

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peruse the following speech, made by
Mr.. Bryan Sept. 2lst, at Dover, Della
ware. 1t is striking from the shoul-
der" It leaves Mr.. Mckinley with no
leg to stand on, and completely de-
molishes the Republican argument
that we had good times in 1890. In
| fact it was the bad times in 1890 and
1891 that led to the defeat of Harrison
and the election Of Cleveland in 1892
But the people jumped out Of the fry
ing pan into the fire, as the results
proved
BRYAN'S DOVER SPEECH.
| Mr.. Bryan said III part: "If things are
| good then there is no reason why we should
| make any changes in legislation. If our
| present condition is satisfactory then We
| ought to leave it alone and not make a
| change. No one can advocate any kind of
| remedial legislation except on the theory
| that there is something that needs remedy
| ing. Our opponents confess the condition
| and when tell you that you cannot remedy
| the present condition, except by financial
| legislation, our opponents tell us that the
| trouble is in the tariff question and that
| If We could just have more tariff then
| times would get good again. l want to read
| you an extract from speech made on last
| Saturday by the Republican candidate for
president at Canton. He said: Under the
Republican protective policy we enjoyed for
more than 30 years the most marvellous
prosperity that has ever been given to any
nation of the world. We not only had
| individual prosperity but we had national
| prosperity
| Now there is statement made with
| in week by the presidential candidate on
| the Republican ticket pointing back for 30
| years, from 1860 to 1890, and telling the
people that during the period we enjoyed
| the most marvellous prosperity of any ma
| ton in the world, and that we had both
| Individual prosperity and national prosper
1ty. l want to show you how distant lends
| enchantment to the view. / want to show
you by this same witness very testimony.
| given six years ago. after 80 years of his
| kind of policy, the farmers of this country
We're not prosperous. II you will take the
| report filed with the Mckinley bill on the
18th of April. 1890, you will find the words
| which L wish to quote: That there is
| widespread depression in this industry to-
day cannot be doubted. speaking of agri-
culture That is what the presidential
| candidate said when he delibera tely wrote
the report and filed it with his proposed
| legislation. That there is widespread de-
| preston in this industry today cannot be
| doubted. ApplauseD Again in that same
| report he said: One of the chief COM
| plants now prevalent among our farmers
| is that they can get no price for their
| crops of all commensurate with the labor
and capital invested in their production
| That is what he said after 80 years of
the kind of policy which the candidate of
| the Republican party says will bring YOU
| prosperity. Let me read again: We have
| not believed that our people, already suffer-
ing from low prices, can or will be satisfied
| with legislation which will result in lower
| prices No country ever suffered when
prices were fairly remunerative in every
| field of labor
After 30 years of that kind of policy he
| tells you that the people suffering from
| low prices and that no country ever
| suffered when prices were fairly remunera-
| tive In every field of labor. Now, let me
| 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. It's success and
| prosperity are vital to the nation. No
| prosperity is possible to other industries
| II agriculture langufshes.
THAT is what he said in 1880 that there
| was depression in agriculture after 30 years
| of his policy and that without prosperity
| in agriculture there could be no prosperity
| among the other industries of the country
| Let me read you just one more extract:
The depression in agriculture Is not con-
| fined to the United States. The reports of
| the agricultural reports 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
There he is telling that there is a de-
preston in agriculture and giving the name
| of three prominent agricultural nations Of
| the other world and telling us that that
agricultural depression is even more
marked over there than it is here. I want
you to remember that when you read in
| the paper that he said that for 30 years We
| had such marvellous prosperity in this coun-
try Great applause.) Now my friends l
| have quoted you that he said that there
was depression in agriculture in Germany.
| I want to read
WHAT PRINCE BISMARCK SAYS
about the condition Of affairs in Germany
| Our opponents are in the habit of telling us
| that all the civilized nations are in favor Of
| the gold standard. The Germans who live
| in this country point with just pride to the
greatness of this illustrious German, Prince
| Bismarck. Let me read you what he said
within few weeks in regard to bemetall-
ism, and then see whether he testifies that
the gold standard has been a good thing
| for Germany. (Applause) In letter writ
| ten to Gov. Culberson of Texas, and dated
on the oath day of August, 1886, Prince Bis
| marck says: Your esteemed favor Of July
| 1st has been duly received. | have always
| had a prediction for bemetallism, but 1
would not, while in Office, claim my Views
| of the matter to be infallbly true, when
! advanced against the views of experts. 1
| hold to this very hour that it would be
| advisable to bring about between the na-
| tons chiefly engaged in the worlds COM
| tablishment Of bimetallism.
"If the gold standard had been blessing
| to Germany why should not he say that 1t
was better to keep the gold standard In
| stead of getting rid of the gold standard
| and substituting the double standard by in
ternational agreement?
considered from a commercial and in
| dustrial standpoint, the United States are
| freer by Tar in their movements than
| any nation in Europe and hence, II the
people of the United States shuold find 1t
compatible with their interests to take
| Independent action in the direction of bi-
| metallism, / cannot but believe that such
action would exert a most salutary 1nflu-
ence upon the contamination Of interna-
ti0nal agreement and the coming into this
league OF every European nation.
| I'VE 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 movements than the nations Of
| Europe. Can 1t be that this great German
statesman has q higher conception of the
| than the tories who are not willing to do
| anything, until they ask the consent Of
| other nations? (Great applauseD Not only
does Prince Bismarck say that we are
| freer to take action than other nations, but
| he says II we act, 1t will exert q most
salu,ary infiuence upon the 1onsummation
OF international agreement and the coming
| into this league Of every European nation.
| Prince Bismarck testifies first, the gold
| standard II q policy In Germany and he
wants bimetallism restored. He testifies
| second, that the United States is in the
best position to take the lead. He testifics
| that If this nation takes the lead 1t would
| and bringing other nations of Europe into
an International agreement. desire that