The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-01-14
CHAMPION OF
BIMETALLISM.
Mr.. Bryan Guest of Honor at
jackson Day Celebration.
"AndreW Jackson" the Text of
His Speech-HiS Great Battle
with the National Banks.
A Similar Contest is Being Waged
To-day-SecretarY Gage Gets
Severe Observation-Disclosures
ley Prosperity.

CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-A host of Dem
ocrats celebrated Jackson Day by a
banquet at the fremont House this
evening. The Hon. William ].
Bryan was the principal guest. He
was received with cheers when in
trdouced, and spoke in part as fol-
lows:
"It is especially fitting that at this
time the American people should
recall the name of Andrew Jackson
and gather inspiration and encour-
agement from his public career. We
are engaged to-day in contest very
similar to that in which he played
so conspicuous and honorable part.
During his term of Office the ma
tional banks attempted to overawe
the representatives of the people
and control the government. He
grappled with them and overthrow
them. 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 government
into the surrender of the sovereign
right to control the money of the
country. 1t seems that every gem
Grafton presents combat between
the producers 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 awaken
ed and indignant public.
Gage Gets Roast.
"The present secretary of the
treasury, Mr.. Gage, is eminently
fitted to be the instrument of the
financers in their effort to complete
the scheme commenced twenty-four
years ago and continued without
interruption until the present day
He possesses a sublime faith in the
superiority of money over man, and a
supreme contempt for the rights
the interests 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 twenty-three years after its
adoption no party ever dared to COM
mend it; he knows that in the cam
paign of 1895 the party composed of
boiling Democrats was the only
party which dared TO declare the
gold standard blessing; he know:
that at the polls 80 per cent. Of the
voters registered their opposition tC
a single gold standard, differing
only as to the means of securing BIZ
metallism; he knows that the presi
dent, to whose Partially he owes his
position, sent 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 100000 of the peoples
money to pay the expenses of the
commission while it was seeking re
lief from the gold standard; ht
knows that France, by joining il
the demand for international bi
metallism, condemned the golC
standard; he knows that the farm
ers, the laborers, and to a large eX
tent the manufacturers of England
desire International bimetallism hi
knows that the maintenance of th,
gold standard means unmerited ad
vantage to the money-owning anC
the bOndholding classes, is unde-
served punishme to the vast ma
iority of the people of this country
and of the civilized world; and yet
in spite of his knowledge of all thes
facts, he is deliberately planning
the gold standard permanently upol
the people of the United States.
Mr.. Gage knows these facts, anC
yet, in spite of that knowledge, b.
is seeking to organize a money trus
more dangerous, not only to the in
dustries, but to the liberties of tn
people, than all the other trusts com
bined. At such a time and unde
such circumstances the memory o
the hero of New Orleans ought to b
invoked in every State, county ant
hamlet, to arouse the people to
sense of their danger.
Twelve months have elapsed
since we celebrated this day a yea
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ness to the failure of Republican
policies to bring relief to the people
Just after the passage Of the Ding
ley bill our opponents were bolster
Gus in their announcement tina
prosperity had returned. The Re
publicans were given full swing
They framed Just such law as thei
hearts desired and their brains de
vised, and what is the result? Rea
the daily papers and you will fin
the items of news arranged unde
two heads-the formation of trust
and the reduction of wages.
Mckinley Prosperity.
"a few days ago I picked up
copy of the St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat and found under the innocen
and unpretentious hea dimes