The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-09-28

now that is just what we have been do
ing 1t is as plain as the nose upon mans
face, that as the population grows the
circulation should grow with IT. Suppos-
ing that the amount is adequate ut Is not),
il you do not have it increase with the
population. then every child that Is porn
into the world is calamity, a curse to the
rest of mankind. for He will want his share
sooner or later. Now. then, my friends,
this is the state Of things.
Well, now. what did this illustrious old
man do? Why, he said the remedy Tor
all these horrors, bankruptcies and murders
is to repeal the Sherman Jaw that pro-
vided for the purchase Of from two to fou
million dollars per month o. silver. and
it was turned into pape: money and the
silver put into the, vaults at Washington
as security for it. because nobody would
,, trust the United States and if you do not
have a little bit OF white metal there III
the vaults, nobody would want any paper
issued by the United States and yet the
fools were clamOrous for the bonds OF the
United States. They Were at a urge pre-
| MUM. but the government could not put
up Thousand dollar bond and issue
thousand dollar bills un.es, there was
some gold to secure the people. And so
Mr.. Cleveland said the way 70 remedy all
these evils is to repeal the Sherman law.
The man is sick with starvation and Is
sucking a crust. and the Intelligent doctor
comes in and says the remedy for the cen
ditiOn is to take away that crust. TAP
plause) And they did it. Why, you re-
member how they worried The bankers.
Now when it comes to the question of Il
/ banker knowing how much you and I are
; worth. and whether are security for $40
! or $4,000, why, there in the
whole world more capable than he ia.ik.
to judge, and as rOng as You let them
apply their noses to rows of figures in
their ledgers they are a useful AMI capa-
BILE set of men, but they do not KNOW any
thing more about the great laws Of france
than the thoughts of a new born infant
| Q.aughter) And they sit behind their
counters and say to the people Come up
here, sign this petition to help old Grover
get that law repealed, then prosperity Will
come" And the fools walk up anG signed
doubt
What did you get? Dld you get pros
perity? The panic continued. The four
million per month already compensated
somewhat for the increase in population
but when that WAS removed why there
was no increase. But look at the cond-
ton you are in today, my friends. Now
! then, what did the .Populists say all this
/ time? Why, they said that that was not
the remedy. First. the tariff WAS no lem
edy; second to reduce the circulation Of
the country was no remedy, for every inch
! that YOU shrunk the currency, you shrunix
the people. You make the farm worth
! less and the mortgage worth more. You
! increase the power of those who are living
! off the multitude at the expense of those
| who were producing the real wealth Of
| the world. (ApplauseD
| Well. what the result? The good
| times did not come. What followed? Let
/ me show you some figures I have been max
| ing. as to how the Democratic vote fell eff
/ in 1894. Cleveland. you know, had carried
! the country in 1882 by 277 electoral votes
! against 1874 Republican, votes. Illinois in two
years after fell off s3,s22 votes. Alabama fell
off y 273 votes, Iowa fell off 1851. Arkansas
| fell Off 1900. California. 5000. Connecticut,
! 16 OG0. Minnesota, 47.34l. And then see how
The Popusts grew. In Alabama the J'opu
] list gains were 83 2S3 Arkansas, 12,17O, Cali
| fornia. 51,34, Georgia. 1881, Illinois. 09,793,
| Minnesota, 1900, While in Kansas the Pop
| ulist vote was 1880 and the Democratic
! vote was $500. or Populist majority of
! 81 ,620. Well. now, my friends, these Demo-
! Gratis We're in the position of the boys in the
story when they got Under the tree in the
! thunder storm. The lightning began to
strike all around them. Then one of the
boys says to the other: 'Bill. can't you
pray%' mo l don't know any prayer"
Can't you sing psalm" "Well,'' says he,
don't know any psalms Well says he,
| "let us take up a collection, for something
has to be done and mighty damned quick,
! too
REFERENCE TO BRYAN.
| What was the recult. my friends? A few
| =
been Strengthening free silver and these
| Populists raising, thunder. and the whole
| country is going with them and unless we
| head them off they Will swamp the nation,
I for there Is power can stop them. What
J then? Why they connected scheme with a
! very able and brilliant young man. one that
I have personal regard for. and l have
no desire say unkind word Of him, a
very brilliant young from Nebraska.
| William j. Bryan. Cheers. If you are so
+, deluded. some of you. to think that Mr..
| Bryan can be greater than the millions Of
! Democrats that will stand by him and be-
| hind him. I pity you for the defective in
! telgence with which God has equipped
you. 0aus:hter.)
am showing you how, year after year
that Democratic party slaughtered free sill
| yer, and then because l mention he name
J of bright young man some of you break
| forth i'll an eruption of measly like ap-
plause. l tell you, my friends, If l wanted
| to play fraud with the American people I
would go in Just on that basis. l tell you
| my friends, that Mr.. Bryan cannot be any
more honest than his party. Why, he did
! not these questions in their true light
while the Peoples party storming
heaven and earth in It's denunciation of the
demone tization of silver. Mr.. Bryan was
, IL congress talking about the tariff A
statesman ought to have his eyes in the
front of-his head. Laughter) and not in his
coat tails. Uaughter) If there had been
! no Peoples party in the United States there
would have been no Bryan nominated for
| the presidency. Cheers.) Or if he had BEEN
it would have been or that same old de-
lusive platform, the tariff (Cheers) We
were the schoolmasters, and we put Mr..
| Bryan to school, and he wound up by steal
ing the school books Uaughter) Under
stand, l am not abusing Mr.. Bryan. l like
the man. personally, but we are in a bad
condition in this country; are going to
the devil headlong. Every man feels it,
how many workingmen in this room? There
is big crowd of you here; how many of
you own his own home free from incum-
brance? Hold up your hands, who have CA
voice from the body of the hall: Il do and
Others tOo.o Well, mold up your hands and
let me see if you are telling the TRUTH
Now. this is an extraordinary thing that
In this queen city of Minnesota the grand
est state of this Union in a great assemb v
OF Workingmen, not a hand es I'd n
answer to my question. 1t is no disgrace
to you, do not be ashamed; I know you
are honest, good workingmen. If you d
fair play every man of you would own his
own home, free of all encunbrance. Blu .
my friends. is it not the ime story every
where? We in this condition and how
are you going to get out of it? This is the
question. 1t is not child's play: no time
to think or have childish admiration foc a
bright young man from Nebraska, o. any
where else. 1t is life and death, br> all n
butter, posterity home and hope; that is
what II is NV friends 7 tell Won that thi.