Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-10-01

gold standard because England mas l.
reply to you that we will have bimetal-
lism and then let England have BIZ
metallism because we have bimetal-
lsm.''
There is no ground upon which the
opposition is willing to fight this bat
tie. They dare not declare in favor Of
the gold standard, because all history
teaches that nothing but suffering has
followed the experiment Of gold
standard"
1--WE have been opposed to the i'm
portation of criminals and paupers
from abroad and we shall oppose the
importation of a financial system
which is criminal and which makes
paupers wherever it goes"
"The vote-not the bosses-ran the
Chicago convention and I am proud to
be the nominee Of the convention
which gave expression to the hope, the
aspirations Of the common people OF
the Democratic party"
THE gold used in the arts is increas-
ing every year. and we shall reach q
time-in fact, some insist that the time
IL already reached-when the total
amount of gold produced every year
will be needed for the arts. and leave
no annual product to keep up with the
demand for money"
when these Republican politicians
refuse to tell the American people what
kind Of . system they would have they
must not expect the American people
to put their financial affairs in the
hands of those who do not know what
ought to be done, or, If they do know.
are determined not to let anybody else
know what they Know"
"They tell us that the election Of the
Chicago ticket will drive gold from this
country. l want you to remember that
the mere nomination of a candidate for
president on free silver platform has
been bringing gold to this country for
the last few weeks"
If it is desirable to have money
come from abroad, then it is evident
that we have not enough money here
now, and If we have not enough money
now it is better to let the money come
out of our mountains and be our own
money than to borrow from abroad and
have to pay it back with interest some
time"
I'VE are sometimes accused Of using
extravagant language. But we do not
have to use extravagant language.
Whenever we want to be very emphat-
ic we turn back to the utterances Of
men like Mr.. Carlisle, who are now
worshiping the gold calf, and use their
language, to show what emphasis was
before their hearts were turned from
the people to Wall street."
Il am the nominee Of three conven-
tions, but do not appeal to the votes
Of any man on the ground that I am
nominated by his party. I have
higher claim to your suffrages than
you as the only candidate to the presi
Aency who believes that the American
people can have a financial policy Of
their own"
"The Republican platform adopted
at St. Louis declares not that the gold
standard is good. but that it must be
maintained. How long? Until the
American people are tired If it? No.
they are tired Of it now. Until the peo-
pie desire to get rid Of it? No, they de-
sire to get rid Of it now. How long?
Why, we must maintain 1t until for
eign nations desire us to get rid Of it,
and will let US get rid Of it,"
In my Judgment the income tax 10
ivet. 1t ts not war upon property, but
II is a demand that those who have
property and VINO demand the protec-
ton Of that property by federal laws
should be willing to support the gov
ernment to which they look for that
protection, and not seek to use the in
strumentalities Of government for their
own benefit and throw the burden Of
supporting that government on the
backs of those not able to bear it,"
These assistant Republicans whose
hearts are willing, but whose flesh is
weak (laughter), may as we'll under
stand now that the contest In which
we are engaged is not contest for
this year alone. I believe we shall
win now. But whether we win now
or not, we have begun warfare
against the gold standard which shall
continue until the gold standard is
driven from our shores back to Eng
land"
The Republican platform declares
we must maintain our present financial
policy not until we get tired of it, but
until foreign nations get tired of it and
consent for US to abandon 1t. To my
mind. no more infamous proposition
was ever indorsed by any party. and
cannot believe as look into the faces
of tens of thousands of free Americans
all these states that they
are willing to trust the destinies Of the
people in the hands of foreigners,
whom we can only reach by petition"
IF anything is wrong with our laws
we can correct them at the ballot but
If we transfer the legislative power
from Washington to Lombard street
our ballots cannot reach them, and We
can simply so upon bended knees and
beg for sympathy and compassion from
those VINO have never known SYM
pathy or compassion. Those who are
denCminated as money changers have
never in all the history Of the human
race listened to anything but force.
They have no heart They cannot
feel. They know nothing but greed
and avarice, which have no conscience
to which you can appeal"
Democrats who believe in tariff re-
form and Republicans who believe in