Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15

money would remain nominally just as
1t was before: and the superficial OBJ
server might think, and modern gold
bug would be sure to think, that this
change In price had resulted from over
production and improvements in meth
obs of production and transportation.
and not i'll the change in the value of
money. The volume of money. lessen
ing not absolutely but in proportion to
the volume of trade. has of necessity
continually increased the value of
money; and by this hidden. unseen.
and covert means, contiscation of the
property of the masses for the benefit
of these individuals has been, and is
being. accomplished and this condl-
ton of things must and will continue
so long as the laws remain as they are
now. Tie causes which have operated
to produce the present results will con
time their operations in the same line.
Prices which have been in the last
twenty years reduced. say 80 per cent.
will in the next twenty years be re-
duced 30 per cent. morc.--.James Il.
Jones.
Doubtful Credit to Gold Democrats.
The Republicans in 1896 did not de-
clare for the gold standard; they said
that the gold standard must be main
tanned until other nations would join
with us in restoring bimetallism. and
then pledged themselves to do what
| they could TO get other nations to help
us to get rid of the gold standard. and
If men voted that platform because the
platform did not express their desires
six and a half millions of people voted
for Independent bimetallism. thirteen
and half millions voted for the double
standard and against the gold stand
ard. and hundred and thrty-twO
thousand voted for the only party that
i'll all the history of this nation ever de.
clared the gold standard to be bless
ing; hat is political history. The gold
Democrats shall have either the credit
or discredit, the fame or infamy, of
being the only party that in twenty
three years of experience under the
gold standard ever declared that That
7'''h""iu WIS Suou. tAilu II you test
the gold standard sentiment of this
nation by the votes received by that
party, then. my friends. want you to
remember that the gold Democrats
cnlried just one precinct in the United
States, and lest you may give them too
much credit, want you to know that
was small precinct in Western Kan
sas. where they only had six voters. and
it was not unanimous there, because,
my friends. the gold ticket received
three votes. Mr.. Mckinley received one
and received one; that was the only
precinct in the United States, and
believe the papers said that in honor
of that distinction that one of the gold
candidates on the Presidential ticket
sent to that precinct a jug of whisky,
and one little jug of whisky was
enough to give several drinks of whisky
to all the gold men of the precinct.
Now, you see. my friends, upon what
II foundation the Republican stands
when lie tells you of the Endorsement
that the gold standard received in this
country. 1t was not Endorsed, and, as
said. as soon rs the election was over
Mr.. Mckinley recognized the mandate
OF the people by sending commission
to Europe TO ask other nations to help
us get rid of this blessing, which they
describe the gold standard to be-
From w. j. Bryans Grand RAPIDS
speech.