The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-04

luOic utctTNiNSs he considered l0dt the
Southern people rank fully up If not ahead
of the people in the balance of the country
The Southern people are more completely
Anglo-Saxon than those of the other States.
and, therefore, more American.
OTHER STARTLING STATEMENTS.
AT this point the chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee made one of the
most remarkable of this series of startling
statements for Arkansas consumption. He
illustrated his assertion that the Southern
people are more American than the rest
of the country in this way:
1T took the people or the combined North
and East four years to conquer the South
ern people, and the latter built for them
pension list that was appalling.
The senator's speech bristled with asser-
lions intended to incite the spirit of class
prejudice.
"Millionaires and paupers" said the sena-
tor. grow on the same bush. When you
make millionaire you make dozens of
paupers."
The man who advocated the gold stand
ara the senator described as mo better
than vile thief"
The argument by which he led up TO this
conclusion is interesting. The Senator said
that n at IN IN 1850 the national debt amounted to
bales OF cotton would have paid this debt
then and how many now" He proceeded:
The men who took the bonds then gave
greenbacks worth about SO cents in gold.
Now they are paid in gold, thus doubling
the burden upon the people. While 1S,O00,-
VUV Dales or cotton would have paid the debt
when l 1t was contracted, it would take
5O,UWO00 Dales now TO pay 1t, without inter-
est. Senator Jones said that he who "un-
dertook TO make the people pay more than
they mad contracted to pay was no better
than vile thief"
THE rich Northern States were all for
Mckinley, the Senator said, yet after
this sort of contest Bryan received more
than lVVO,OOO In excess of what Cleveland
received in 1882" He believed devoutly
that Bryan had been elected and was
swindled out of the presidency. He told
how the railroads, the banks and the bond
holders arrayed against Bryan with a cam
palgn fund the like of which was never be-
fore seen in this country, and which was
used laVishly. Business men were intimi-
dated by the threats of the money power
The Senator said with great pride that he
would never forget the liberal responses of
the people of Arkansas 10 the Democratic
campaign fund.
Predicting that the Republican party
would drop the idea of the gold standard
and endeavor TO bring about bimetallism
the Senator said the Mckinleyites saw the
handwriting on the wall.
What has become of the promised pros
perity?' the Senator asked. Mr. McKin-
ley seem 10 be advancing. but the prosper
ity isn't coming with him." Senator Jones
said the goldites had been put on notice
forces would win great victory. Rising
prices always bring prosperity, declining
prices adversely. The repeal of the Sher-
man act had been followed by a 10 per
cent. decline in prices. The cause of it was
the striking down of one-half of the me-
tallic money of the world. Senator Jones
concluded by asserting the belief that the
principles he spoke for were absolutely es-
sential to the welfare of the country.
In the midst of the enunciation of such
views these, the Senator accounted for
no oil nf no inlxo y
declaring:
Hundreds of thousands of ignorant for
eigners, who are here taking bread out of
the mouths of honest labor, voted at the
last election at the dictation of McKinley's
supporters. These foreigners comprised
one-half the number of votes received by
Mckinley"
On the day after its delivery the Senator's
speech was reported in the Arkansas Ga
zette the principal Democratic paper of the
State and the organ of the Democratic
party. From that report, the accuracy of
which has never. been questioned by the
Senator the above is taken.