The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-10-28

and when the vote was counted thirteen
millions and half of people had voted
for and pledged themselves for double
standard as against the gold standard,
and only one hundred and thirty-two
thousand-less than one per cent OF the
voters OF the United States-had sup
ported the only ticket that was evcl
pledged to the gold standard as good
thing in the United States. Gap
plausc.)
Now, the first thing the republican
president did was TO send 4 commission
OF three distinguished men all the way
to Europe to get rid OF the gold stand
ard. You tell me that the gold stand
ard is blessing? | cannot believe ii,
because have so much confidence in
the Judgment OF President Mckinley
that | don't think he would send three
men all the way to Europe to get rid OF
good thing. (Applausc and laugh
ter.) And even il | was willing to
doubt the Judgment OF the president |
am not injudicious enough to bring an
indictment against the whole republican
congress- because Il republican congress
appropriated 100000 to pay the cx-
penscs OF the commission while it was
in Europe trying 10 get rid Of the gold
standards; and | know that republican
congressman are So careful OF the pco-
pies money tha, they would not vote
To use $looooo OF ii trying to get rid Of
d blessing.
The commission went to Europe and
1t found France anxious to join with us
-yca France sent an ambassador to- act
with our commissioners and tried to
prevail on the English eovcrnmcn, to
help lis out OF the hole that the gold
standard had put us into. When our
commissioners went to England they
found sentiment there. They found
| that the labor organizations OF England
had Joined in petition to the English
government asking that government to
assist in the restoration of bmctallism
Why did the laboring men OF England
join in that petition? Because the gold
standard has been Il curse to the labor
ing men Of England. (Applausc.)
And while Our commission was there
an English commission appointed to in
vestgatc and report on the condition OF
agriculture reported by vote of 10 to
4 that the gold standard was the chief
cause OF agricultural depression in Eng
land, and pointed to bimetallsm as the
only hope OF the English, farmer. Why
do the farmers Of England cry out
against the gold standard? Because it
has been a curse TO them. But you tell
me that tic English government refuses
to join with us. That is true. But
why? Because on the END day OF Sep
tcmbcr, 1907, the bankers OF London
met at the Clearing House, closed the
doors. pledged themselves to secrecy
and drafted resolution declaring that
the gold standard was ali right; and the
bankers OF London meeting in secret
controlled the action OF the British
government, and the English govern
ment controlled the action OF Europe
and Europe through the republican
party is controlling the financial policy
OF the United States. (Chccrs)
You tell me that the money question
is dead tell you that il requires more
than a handful OF English bankers to
kill a question in which 10000, 900 of
people are interested You rcpub-
licans called me hard names in '06 You
called me a dcmagoguc and disturbcr
OF the peace. Aye, even an anarchist.
] want to tell you you cannot think Of
a name SO hard that by using it you pre-
vent me doing what ! can to take this
government out OF the hands of Eng
lisl' bankers and putting it in the hands
ol Americans. (Chccrs.)