The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-11-07
HIGH MONEY, LOW TIMES.
Mr. Bryan Says That Phrase Strikes the
Keynote of Political Economy.

Lexington is said to be the citadel of
the gold sentiment of Kentucky. Yet
1t turned QUIT and the regions round
about-fully 30, 600 people to greet Mr..
Bryan. O.
The Lexington procession, which
came off in the rain. was a striking fea-
ture. 1t was made up of horsemen and
was fully five miles in length.
Mr.. Bryan was interrupted by the
passing Of the procession for rs minutes.
When it had passed, he continued:
FELLOW CITIZENs--I have been in
terrupted in the midst of speeches be-
fore, but l can say to you that of all
this is the most pleasant interruption of
which I have recollection. I shall re-
member this speech which was cut in
two by the most remarkable parade
which it has even been my good fortune
to witness. And they bore banners
which presented notices which make
any further speaking unnecessary.
"If l were to talk to you from now
until night, / could not more than en-
phasize the notices which have passed
in procession by you. / noticed one mot
to, drawn with letters not altogether
according to the latest patterns, but it
represented a sentiment that ought to
find a lodgment in the memories of all
that is. High Money, Low Times
II challenge you to find in any of the
speeches that will be made this year by
the opponents Of free silver a single SEN
tence that contains as much Of political
economy and common sense as is con-
tanned in that phrase, high money, low
times 1t seems that those things
which are hidden from those who are
themselves all wise are revealed unto
those who in the estimation of the finan.
oiers are but babes and sucklings. ] saw
another motto, Our Barns Are Full,
but Our Pockets Are Empty And in
that sentence is epitomized 20 years of
farming history.
"Nature smiles upon your husband
ry, your soil gives forth in rich profu-
sion, but according to the experience OF
the farmer, with all that he can do with
his industry, with his economy, with
all his patient toll, he finds that the
load of the American farmer grows hard
or every year.
Sin modern times, under the rule Of
those who ruled and swept the saber,
as they said, by divine right, complaint
was answered with the lash, but now
the just complaint of the toiling mil
lions of the United States is answered
by charges that they are anarchists and
socialists.
lshfr fe,o,,lc @toro &c, ,r,o ,,.1 c.,t :, ~ -
thing in connection with the use of the
word anarchist as applied to those
who are banded together to restore the
money of the constitution-there is one
unfortunate thing about it. Anarchy is
a thing not to be considered in a land
like this. Anarchy can have no home
among the people who have the ballot
to right their wrongs. And the unfor-
tunate thing about this campaign is
that the name anarchist is applied to
the bone and muscle of this country by
men who are doing more to overthrow
our government than any anarchist who
ever carried a red flag.
II say that when this word anarchist
is applied 60 the toiling millions by
men who seek without toll TO usurp the
fruits and reap the rewards of those who
toll the danger is that it will make the
name respectable because of it's ~associa-
ton.
IT protest against. the use of that
name for the purpose which deprives it
of all its terrors. My friends, those who
are opposed to us cannot afford to place
the farmers of this country in the posi-
ton of enemies of the government, be-
cause they are the only friends that any
government ever had.
"My friends, these very men who are
abused and despised by those who doubt
the capacity of the masses for self gov
ernment-these are the very people who
in time Of emergency must protect their
calumniators from themselves and their
associates. My friends, there is not a
syndicate that has preyed upon the pub
lie which would not rather try its case
against another syndicate before the
common people Of this country than be-
fore a jury made up of a syndicate.
"Now, just one word more. There was
one motto that impressed me more deep
ly than any other motto, and ! want you
to carry that motto home with you
when you leave this place and bear it
in your memories every day, SO that you
can read it when you rise up and again
when you 60 to bed, SO that it will be-a
part of your political life. 1t is a short
motto and contains but few letters. 1t
was, I'VE Mean Business. "