Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-01-25
Bryan's Crushing Denunciat,on Of
Secretary Gage.

Cnlcago Mr.. Bryan falrly crushed the
life out of Secretary Cages money
scheme. Leading republican politi-
clans at Washington are reported as
admitting the force of Mr.. Bryan's
logic. They frankly say that unless
Gage is checked the consequences
will be serious so far as republican
party prospects are concerned.
Here is paragraph from the demo-
cratic leaders great speech: SIT is
especially fitting that at this time the
American people should recall the
name of Andrew jackson and gather
inspiration and encouragement from
his public career. We are engaged
today in a contest very similar to that
in which he played So conspicuous
and honorable a part. During his
term of Office the national bank
attempted to overawe the representa-
lives of the people and control the
government. He grappled with it
and overthrow it. Arrayed against
him were the very classes which have
forced continuance of the gold
standard in the United States in spite
OF the almost unanimous protest of
the people-the same classes which
are now trying to coerce the govern
ment into the surrender of the SOW
ereign right to control the money of
the country.
1t seems that every generation pre-
sents combat between the producers
of wealth and the money changers.
The latter, conducting their campaign
in secrecy, fasten themselves upon
the body polite and prey upon indus
try until their hold is broken by an
awakened and indignant public.
The present secretary of the treasury,
Mr.. Gage, is eminentIy fitted to be
the instrument of the financiers in
their effort to complete the scheme
commenced twenty-four years ago
and continued without interruption
until the present day.
tie possesses a sublime faith tn
the Superiority Of money over men
and a supreme contempt for the
rights, the interests and lhe
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 twenty three 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 only
party which dared to declare the
gold standard blessing; he knows
that at the polls SO per cent of the
voters registered their opposition to
single gold standard, differing only
as to the means of securing bimet-
allism; he knows that the president,
to whose partially he owes his posi-
ton, sent a commission to Europe to
beg other nations to help us get rid
of the gold Standard; he knows that
the senate and house, with scarcely a
dissenting voice, appropriated $780,
600 of the peoples money to pay the
expenses of the commission while it
was seeking relief from the gold
standard; he knows that France, by
joining in the demand for interna-
tional bimetallism, condemned the
gold standard; he knows that the
farmers, the laborers. and, to large
extent, the manufacturers of England
desire international bimetallism; he
knows that the maintenance of the
gold standard means unmerited adj
vantage to the money owning and
the bond holding classes and I'M
deserved punishment to the vast ma
jority of the people of this country
and the civilized world, and, yet, in
spite of his knowledge of these faces,
he is deliberately planning to fasten
the gold standard permanently on
the people of the United States.
Not content qoith advocating a
policy aohacA places the destimies
ct seveaaty million freeman IN the
hands Of .7ireig1o Jsaaaasciers and
permits a fen London bankers to
control oar standard money, lie
non proposes to give to the nation
al banks full and complete con-
troll o1ethe paper money Of the
nation.
In November, 1896, 6, 500. 900 electors
voted against the retirement of the
greenbacks and 1000, 600 supported a
platform which was silent upon the
subject. The republican candidate
for president in his letter of accep.
tance pledged the republican party
to keep in circulation (and as good as
goldD all the silver and paper money
now included in the currency of the
country, while only one party advo-
Gated the retirement of the green
backs, 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 a money trust more
dangerous. not only to the Industries,
but to the liberties, Of the people