The herald., 1897-07-06
TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE AT THE PARK
STRIKING SCENES
YESTERDAY
Popust Parties Are Received at the
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Jennings

The tremendous issues involved ir
what is popularity known as "the silver
question" are now with the people. True
the question has been passed upon by
the people of this country but the very
best schoolmaster that ever Dame Ma
ture sent to a people has been abroad
and in bitter suffering people learn wis
dom quickly.
Mr.. Bryan's visit to Southern Cali
fornia-.for in speaking in Los Angeles
he has addressed the people of the
Southland-has been pointed and ac-
centuated by the closing down of the
mills that, previous to election, the Re
publicans prognosticated would be busy
with the hum of an increased business
long ere this. Strikes are increasing
and even today $500 men may go out
in the mining industry alone.
AS Mr.. Bryan has shown, the point OF
issue is not one Of men, but of principles.
That the people of Southern California
have been made to think during the past
months may safely be inferred from the
demonstration that has been made in
favor of the candidate who was de-
feated at the polls for the presidency
Of the United States.
That these days of the gradually ac-
cruing power of wealth on one hand
and corresponding decline in the prices
of the productions of labor on the other.
are not altogether matters of surprise
may be seen by reference to the past
In letter to his friend, Elkins, in 1864,
President Lincoln, aft y adverting to the
expenee in treasure and life Of the war,
proceeded to say:
"It has, indeed, been trying hour for
the republic, but I see in the near future
a crisis approaching that unnerves me
and causes me to tremble for the safety
of my country. AS a result of war cor
porations have been enthroned and an
era of corruption in high places will fol-
low, and the money power of the coun-
try will endeavor to prolong its reign by
working upon the prejudices of the
people until all wealth is aggregated in
a few hands, and the republic is de-
stroyed."
The conditions existing today make
the above words appear in the nature oi
a prophecy. Why this is so and how
such perilous state of things has come
to pass may be CLEANED from Mr. Bryan's
words. His speeches made here are a
message and a stimulus to the people.
The money power that is more strong
ly entrenching itself, is in state of mind
analogous to that of a man with a per-
verted conscience, when good is pro-
nounced evil and evil good. A Rockefel-
ler can give 100000 in good faith an6
doubtless with good will to a univer-
sity one day and get it back with inter
est the next by enhancing by a trifline
amount the product which he controls
Twelve men can meet in one small room
in Chicago and dictate the price thai
70, 000, 900 of people in this country shall
pay for the meat they consume, and in Sc
doing consider that they are engaged ir
legitimate business.
Such a perversion of conscience was
of old among many theologians consid
cred as the inexplicable sin against the
Holy Ghost that never has been de.
fined.
And these are the just fruits of &
wrong system. In planting wheat q
farmer expects to reap wheat and moth.
ing else. In applying to this wondrously
rich country a wrong system Of
finance it cannot be expected that the
results can be other than misery ant
the final enslavement of the people.