The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-11
BRYAN TO THE FARMER.
Condition Of the Toilers sfthe Fields Under
Republican Rule.

s1ftpUtihHAtNiis W. ' d. sept. O.-AlFs
Bryan. in his speech here to-day, ex-
pressed his pleasure at being able 10 ad-
dress an assemblage of farmers. He want
cd to know how any farmer could be a
Republican. 1t was easy TO understand
how the head OF trust or an army con-
tractor could be a member of that party
he said. but as for the farmers, they were
not trying to get their hands into others
pockets and to keep others hands out of
their pockets. However prosperous other
classes might be- the farmer was not a
shaEer of that prosperity Here Mr.. Bryan
related the current reports concerning his
oat crop, claiming that the eXaggeration
in this matter was specimen of the fall
lacy Of the report in the East concerning
the prosperous condition of the agricult-
ural classes
They always exaggerate the possibili-
ties Of good crop" he said, ''and never
take into consideration the likelihood Of
bad crop. AND after the farmer has TAX
en- these chances, he passes between the
bulls and bears Of Wall street. The bulls
horn him, the bears bite him. and when he
Is through with them he has TO meet the
goldbug A good crop is made the occasion
Tor praising the Republican party" he
continued. while a bad crop is taken as
a punishment for voting the Democratic
Ticket The claim is almost made that
the Republican party controls the rainfall
nut this cannot be true, for If 1t were.
there would be monopoly on rain; the
price would go up"
Mr. Bryan then took up the discussion
o. the financial question, showing that
more money was especially necessary TO
the farmer. Mr.. Bryan said:
Who Helps the Farmere
What does the Republican party do 20 help the
taImer' Has il any means Of raising the price OF
mat be has to SELF You are told now that you
have more money than YOU had in 1896. / want
3ou TO read the speeches made in 1886 and see
Nhsther the Republican party promised any more
money You oanrot md IN Republican speech Of
-'|h promise Of more money. The Republicans
SAID then that il did not matter whether We had
much money or a little. just II was good. They
-splted the quantity theory Of money and you
cannot nad where any Republican said in 1856 that
"r had an insufficient amount Of currency and
Promised that the Republican party would bring
more money. and yet to-day the Republican party
1.as'E II al increase In the volume OF money Re-
publican farmers. do you believe that times art
tt,itF than they and that We have more
money than We had. and do you believe that there
Do say connection between better times and more
money! II you do. ! want you to remember that
o. l.t We told yoa that more money made better
Nl1s and We tried % secure more money not
|HDorarly, but permanently, for the American
people The Republicans said We did not need any
Hare, and yet when gold was discovered in Alaska
NE Republicans were glad there was going 20 be
A'Te money. They reioiced loudly that you
soaa imagine that it in the Republican plat
''TD that they would discover gold If they we're
-f'r.H,rd With power
lle increased production OF gold has been a
lsI We wanted more gold and more silver The
t-.4titive theory Of moHey has been established
az the Republican party to-day does not dare 10
Ssg OF an increased quantity Of money and Al
ne ams time say that the susntitiye theory Of
H01ry IL Incorrect We got Inoney because Of a
@ss. crop in this country and famine In Europe
Dl tbe Republican parry make large crop In
Us l-ouHtryT DID the Republican party produce
" anime in Europe II not. hoN can It claim
e''i for the increased volume Of money'
Inject of Var ON NsluLne of Honey.
ss rave had a var on hand We have been
tig hing the future and spending the money Of
sut We have been putting some money
cuistion which was sloi d In the vaults
: as been helpful. Did the Republican party
NaSat the var IN order 20 increase the volume Of
7' u The var in the PHILIPPINES has furnished
hand Tor money. and Il has taken IS 900
~ L 0f the labor market The South African
"a / iso helped some In the matter ot creating
u creating q demand for goods. Did The
'---, party bring absui the war IN South
De- j.. the Republicans esnne tpoint 70 ore
l. Ru baE been done b. the Republican party
vnA price Of the farm products. and YET
tAs a., policy 70 raise the prices ''