Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
BRYAN CENSURES GAGE.
Financial Policy of the Secretary
Vigorously Attacked.
The Champion of Free Silver Warus-
Iy Greeted by Chicago Demo-
crats-Banquet in CeIebra-
ton OF jackson Day.

! greeted by the leading democrats of
| the city. Mayor Carter 81. Harrison and
/ others made speeches relative to the oc-
| casiOn, and then Mr.. Bryan delighted
! the assemblage with one of his charac-
/ teristic efforts, the jor portion of
| which fellows:
TT is especially fitting that at this time
| the American people should recall the name
! OF Andrew Jackson and gather inspira ton
and encouragement from his public career.
We are engaged to-day in contest very
similar TO that in which he played so con-
spicuous and honorable part. During his
term of office the national bank attempted
TO overawe the representative Of the peO-
pie and control the government. He Crap
pied with it and overthrow it. Arrayad
against him were the very classes which
have forced a continuance of the gold
standard in the United States in spite of
the almost unanimous protest of the peo-
p!e-the same classes which are now trying
TO coerce the government into the surren-
der of the sovereign right to control the
money of the country.
1T seems that every generation presents
a combat between the producer of wealth
and the money changers. The latter, con-
Quoting their campaign in secrecy, fasten
themselves upon the body polite and prey
upon industry until their hold is broken
by an awakened and indignant public. The
present secretary of the treasury. Mr..
Gage, is eminentLy fitted to be the lnstru-
complete the scheme commenced q years
ago and continued without interruption IN
I'll The present day.
Money Put Above Men.
He possesses a sublime faith in the su-
pertority OF money over men and a su-
preme contempt for the rights, the inter
ests and the opinions of the people at large.
He knows that the gold standard was
adopted in the United States without any
party ever asking for it; he knows that
for 3 years after its adoption no party
ever dared to commend it; he knows that
in the campaign of 1896 the party composed
of boiling democrats was the onIv party
which dared TO declare the gold standard
a blessing; he knows that at the polls SO
per cent. of the voters registered their p
position to a single gold standard, differ
ing only as TO the means of securing BIZ
metalIism; he knows that the president, 10
whose Partially he owes his position, sent
q commission TO Europe TO beg other ma
Iions to help US get rid of the gold standard;
he knows that the senate and house, with
scarcely a dissenting voice, appropriated
100000 of the peoples money TO pay the
expenses of the commission while il was
seeking relief from the gold standard; ne
knows that France, by joining in the de-
mand for international metalIIsu con-
demned the gold standard; he knows that
the farmers, the laborers, and, to q large
extent, the manufacturers of England de-
sire International bimetaLism; he knows
that the maintenance OF the gold standard
means unmerited advantage to the money
owning and the bond holding classes and
unueSerTed punishment to the vast ma
joriJy of the people Of this country and
of the civilized world, and, yet, in spite Of
his knowledge of all these facts, he is de-
Hberately planning to fasteu the gold
standard permanently upon the people of
the United States
Retirement of GreenbacAs.
Not content with advocating a policy
which places the deStinies of ~, 200 900 free
men in the hands of foreign dnanciers and |
xASarr fAyU In lar ,rv-t
our standard money, he now proposes to
give TO the national banks full and COM
plete control of the paper money Of the |
nation. In November 1856, $500, 900 electors |
voted against the retirement of the green |
backs and 100000 supported a platform |
which was silent upon the subject. The |
republican candidate for president in his |
letter of acceptance pledged the republican |
party to keep in circulation. (and as good |
as gold all the silver and paper moneys !
now included in the currency of the coun- |
try, while only one party advocated the !
retirement Of the greenbacks, and that /
party polled less than one per cent of the |
total vote. Mr.. Gage knows these facts /
and yet, in spite of that knowledge, he is |
seeking to organize money trust more |
dangerous, not only to the industries, but /
to the liberties of the people than all the |
other trusts combined AT such q time |
and under such circumstances the mem |
cry of the hero of New Orleans ought to |
be invoked in every state, county and ham
let to arouse the people to sense Of their |
danger.
Republican Failures.
Twelve months have elapsed since we
celebrated this day a year ago, and every |
month has borne witness to the failure OF |
republican policies to bring relief to the
people. Just after the passage OF the Ding
ley bill our opponents were boisterouS in
their announcement that prosperity hal
returned. The republicans were given full
swing. They framed just such q law as
their hearts desired and their brains Le-
md -haF i= he RA36 a
daily papers and you will find the items of
news arranged under two heads-the for
nation of trusts and the reduction OF
wages. A few days ago l picked up a copy
under the innocent and unpretentious head
lines. 'Weavers and Spinners. seven no
tees of wage reductions from four of the
six New England StateS-one of them from
Lewiston, Ne. the home of Mr.. Dinghy,
he father of the Dingley BILL which reads
as follows;
The agents of all the cotton mills in
Lewiston and Auburn received directions
to make a general reduction in wageA1on
and after January II. Notices with thesefn-
structions have been posted. The reduction
of wages includes the Lewiston bleachery
and dye works
Mills Versus MINIS.
rs this the result which they promised
would follow the opening of the mills IN
stead of the minis? If our enemies boas.
that they have buried bimeta llism we point |
to these wage reductions as the weeping
willows which have sprung up about its
temporary tomb. Why is not some court
asked to enjoin the employers from uniting
10 reduce wages? Can com binat tons among
employers be innocent if coopera ton among
miners is a crime? In most of those fac
tories can be found transparencies and BAN
ners promising good times. The mill own
ers would probably dispute the right OF
a court of equity to interfere and plead
a defense that the operatives have an a4e-
ouare remedy in the ballot
"A few Gays ago an association Of mill
owners tried to justify reduction of wages
by laying the blame upon the VS. passed
in Massachusetts for the protection of the
operatives Their complaint is significant
because it emphasizes the reactioEary ten
dency OF present conditions If this grind
ing process continues the laboring classes
will lose all of the advantages which they !
have gained in the last quarter OF CEN
fury. Instead of shorter hours for adults |
and more education for children. We shall
be asked to Iengthen the hours of labor
and to dwarf the intellects well as che
bodies of the children by manual labor
during the years when they should be in
school How many plaques will be re-
quired to soften the hearts of our fnan-
ciaI Pharaohi Does he not know that now.
as of old. bricks without straw but pres
age the coming of the day OF ceIiveraace!
Lessons from She Aztecs.
Prescott tells US that the Aztecs were
IN the habit of Offering up human victims
opponents sometimes speak in disparag:ng
terms of those who inhabit the Land of
AzSecs, but let ii be remembered that the
huge sacrifcial stone that once surrounded |
the great teocaui in the capital Of the
now harmless and unused,