Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-04-21

larceny by law. By this legalized lar.
ceny the masses of the people have lost
more money than was ever stolen rom
them since this country of ours was
founded
Mr.. Bryan said that it would be as
dangerous thing to permit the money
power to revise the money of the ooun-
try as to permit them to revise the CON-
stitution. Instead of saying IAN men
are born free and equal they would
make it read "Al men are equal except
the financiers, and they are finer than
anybody"
/ am glad that there are so many
copies of the bible. II there were only
few the money power would form a
bible trust and revise the bible and sell
it at their own price. 1t would not be
safe to trust them to revise 1t, there are
some things they would leave out, For
instance, the chapter that tells how
Christ went into the temple and drove
out the money changers, saying: "It is
written that my house shall be called
house of prayer, but ye have made 1t q
den of thieves The saying, show,
hardly shall the rich enter heaven"
would also be left out. There is story.
they would not put in their revision.
The story of Lazarus and the rich
man, 1t is written, that when Lazarus
died he went to heaven and rested in
the bosom of Abraham, the rich man
called him across the gulf for drop Of
water. II they were telling the story
they would say that Lazarus had suf-
fered SO much in this world that 1t
would make no difference if he had to
suffer in the next, while it would be
terrible thing for the rich man who had
so much of this worlds good things to
become accustomed to suffering.
If the act of 1878 demonetized silver,
as they claim, said Mr.. Bryan in dis
cussing the monetary legislation of the
country the last 80 years, Why did all
parties demand return to the double
23 years? If did not demonetize silver
The Republican party at st. Louis In
1896 pledged its support to bimetallism
and one of the first things MIR. McKin-
ley did was to appoint commission to
go to Europe. France testified against
the gold standard. In England 300
labor organizations, agrioulturists,
manufacturers and business men
wanted bimetallism.
Twas surprised in the last campaign
10 see ministers arrayed against us. !
sometimes think that would like to be
a preacher for day. would like to
preach from First John, think 1t is.
do not remember the words, but
think it is something like this; eff q
man says he loves God and hates his
brother, he Is liar" If I understand
the gold standard, IL man wants to
show he hates his brother. let him say
he loves the gold standard. The gold
standard, while bringing temporary adj
vantage to those who advocate 1t, it
brings that advantage to. them through
the misery and sorrow of others.
Prosperity Failed to Arrive.
To illustrate the failure Of the arrival
of the promised prosperity, Mr.. Bryan
said: Many are wondering how they
will be able TO bold out against the res
toration Of confidence, they are like the
man who had some sort Of an eruption
ON his hand. He went to a doctor who
gave him an ointment and instructed
| him to report its effect. Altar a time
| the man wrote the doctor that although
| he had followed directions closely he
| could see no change from day to day.
| At the end of a month he said it was
possible there had been some slight and
that eventually the sore might get well,
but am afraid it won't be in my day"
Our opponents two years ago used
methods of misrepresentation and in
timidation, but after the election people
began to investigate and, my friends,
there are thousands of business men to-
day ready to listen who would have
turned deaf ears to any talk of bimetal-
hsm. People are open to conviction,
and beg the league to go forth reco0-
nizing that we must first obtain the at
tention of the people and then win them
by showing them how their cause 10 our
cause believe we can interest the
people in bimetallism. When any great
question is once placed clearly before
the public it is able to see the principle
involved in it.
You will find willing ears to hear
when you go out to preach the gospel of
bimetalism.
For 81 years we had q double
standard. Down to 1873 not a party
denounced bimetallism. They say ii
was not bimetallism. Well, we will
let them call it what they will. We
want it back. There are two classes of
gold advocates; those who talk fiction
and those who are humorous. When
they talk history they talk fiction; and
when they attempt TO talk seriously
they are humorous. Secretary Gage
has been saying that the act of 'S4
demonetized silver. That is fiction,
because the act was for the free coinage
of silver and gold at 1o to without
waiting on anybody. The act Of '73
reduced the weight Of the fractional
currency-did not demonetize it."