The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

which IS OWING from uay TO DAY anu from
week to week the price of their toll.
Twelve millions of our people have pro-
yfded life insurance against that day
which comes to all when the hand OF the
breadwinner is forever still. Are you will
ing to adopt policy by which the widow
and the orphan shall be compelled to
cept in settlement of their claims money
whose purchasing power is less than that
which the companies received? -Four mil
lion eight hundred thousand of our people
have ST 600, 600 in the savings banks OF the
country. AS 1t STANDS to-day every dollar
dred cents earned and saved by the com
mon people of this Republic. Give us the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver and
you will rob them of half Of their store.
"One million seven hundred thousand of
our people are in the building associations
from month to month to add to their
ings pay for the roof which shelters
them from sun and storm. They are cred
itors to the extent of $50, ooo, 900 Adopt the
Bryan theory of finance. and you will
turn them but a part of that sum.
"Thirty-five years ago the life of the Ma
ton was in peril and two million six hundred
thousand men offered their lives in defense
saved, the Union was preserved and 1000,
600 of laureled heroes resumed again the
quiet paths of peace. To-day the names
of 736, 900 of the remnant of that grand
army are on the pension rolls Of the gov
eminent. Along with them are the names
of 2140O0 widows of comrades who have
answered to the call of the Great Com
mander. TIC these $4,000 pensioners the
government pays annually the sum of S140,-
O00 000-Small recompense indeed for the
sacrifice so freely laid upon the altar Of
their country's freedom.
II have stood by the monument In yon-
def circle and thought of the war that was
waged for the preservation of the Union;
spent, Of the lives that were lost of the
tears that were shed and the desolation
that was wrought; have climbed the sum,
NIT of that splendid shaft of stone and
bronze and, standing where its towering
crest shall proudly greet the storms of
coming ages-far above the pulsing stream
of life and busy martS or men-l thought.
% grander, yet more lofty still was the ne
roism and devotion of those in whose mem
DRY it was wrought And | also thought
that any man or party capable OF INJUSTICE
to these veteran heroes is unworthy OF the
yet, this Bryan Democracy of to-day pro-
poses a system of finance the results or
this veteran host as with bending forms
and inelastic steps they march to the IN
finite sea. My countrymen, | do not believe
that we are ready for the change
Mr.. Duncan closed in a very witty speech
in which he used stories frequently to Illus
trate the points he made. He was heart
lily applauded at frequent intervals.
JOHN S. DUNCAN'S TALK.
eft is evident from the Organization of
this club" ne said. land the number pres
ent here tonight, that you believe, as
do, that it is the duty of every American
citizen, every believer in sound money,
every one interested in the welfare and
honor of our country, to do everything IN
his power to secure such an overwhelming
defeat of the Chicago candidates and their
pernicious doctoring, that they will never be
heard of again III the political lie OF TINS
country.
"a mere defeat will not be enough. 1t
must be such a cyclone that there Will be
no remains left. We cannot afford to take
anything for granted this campaign-we
must not stop in the good work until the
polls are closed and the ballots counted.
This Chicago Democracy is queer com
lnad avc n
lists, sectionalists, silver mine owners and
the widest enthusiasts on the money ques-
reckless and vicious campaign. appealing
to passion and prejudice instead of reason
and calm judgment. They are men who
believe labor hates capital that the poor
hate the rich and are trying to make the
most of it. They are men who are trying
imposed upon individual, that they can
help him raise the price of his products to
his advantage. The, are men who believe
the debtor class is dishonest and seek to
take advantage of the'r cupidity by offer
ing them 5e-cent &c th w naeht to pay
They are appeaUQ. lle part of
human nature 6 II Is no telling how
sTh e. rank snk0 and Of this party is also
rum lot. There ara many intelligent peo-
pie who have persuaded themselves into
the belief that an unlimited increase in the
volume of the currency will be of advan-
tage to the country, whether it be by the
bW th eo IN of 90 Cents 81 worth OF Silver
into a dollar.
There are great many ignorant people
in the South and it is the South and West
the leaders are trying to array against the
ways vote the Democrtic ticket The word
free is to them big word. Free trade!
Free silver!
Men who want office and want it bad
have Joined this party, because they have
failed to get it in any other. There are
many who have never had a chance to
be leaders before who in this move
ment their opportunity. There are many
f am ., sorry to say , who don't belieye in
business a farce and Bryan a humbug. yet
think they must be more loyal to their
round talking about the coercion of the
employe. Most of the crooks, the dissatis-
this banner. l told a sound money Demo-
crat the other day that the Democratic
party was responsible for the Chicago De-
mocracy; that 1t had been pandering to
all the vicious elements for years. He
said: Yes, we have been trying to get
them for years; now they have got US
And there is no telling what they may do.
So say again we must not be overcon-
fident, we must leave nothing undone. If
it is necessary for us to march in process
sions, let's do it. If we can make speeches
or even think we can, let's do it, Let us
give our money to make success certain
when l hear these people talk about
the crime of 1873. and its being responsible
for the present condition of affairs, l Won
der if they think we have no memories;
that we don't know that the most prosper
Gus times of this countryS existence have
been since 1873; that even the farmer don't
remember that his wheat has sold for q.
dollar bushe since then-a crime
mitted twenty-three years ago just Citing
in its work. 1t must have had an awful
long fuse to it to just go off in the last
few years. while the Democrats are in
power. and cause the present condition of
Affairs
Mr.. Duncan then showed the insincerity
of Mr.. Bryan in his claim that the demone-
tization of silver is the cause of the pre-
vailing low prices. He quoted from Mr..
Bryan's speech in 1892 when. as Mr.. Dun
Congress. In that speech Mr.. Bryan when
he had no free-silver argument to make,
made the statement that low prices were
caused by the many inventions and i'm
proved methods of production
Regarding the cry of the Popocrats and
Populists for more money, Mr.. Duncan
said 1t was not more money that was need
ed. but more confidence. There were count
less millions of money boarded away, pend
ing the decision of the jury of the people
on the free-Silver question. that would
gladly be put in circulation if there were
assurance that Bryan would be defeated.
What the people needed. he said, was for
what money there is in existence to be put
into circulation. Restore confidence, and
the money would be put into manufactures
and labor would receive it in wages.
I'VE were prosperous under the Republican
administration" said Mr.. Duncan, in con-
clusion. Then there was confidence and
money was active. Labor found employ
nerE; farmers found home markets for