The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-30

oon. 1000. In other words. in four years Mr..
Esyan, IL he had worked all the mints all
the time and left them nothing else to do
could nave manufactured 2o0,O0o.0o0 silver
dollars, but the Republican policy pro-
claimed by Mckinley and advocated by his
supporters throughout the United states
by terrifying public and private credit, by
establishing beyond debate the standard
of value I'm the United States, has multi
piled beyond all precedent the volume Of
money In circulation throughout our coun-
try
TREASURER'S REPORT.
THE last report of the secretary shows
that since William Mckinley was inaug-
urated there has been added to the volume
of money with which the business of the
American people is done the stupenious
aggregate of $3.50, 100000 GApplause]. and by
the 4th of March It will be 500, 900, 300 . >
. nearly all of it in gold. and every dollar
exactly as good as gold added to
the volume of money in circula-
ton. of money in the United
States in the -four years of McKin-
ley's administration. a sum which it would
have required Mr.. Bryan's policy, operating
the minis day and night, all the time and
doing nothing else. the space of twelve
years to manufacture out of silver. APP
plause.l In other words. my brothers, we
have managed without the aid or consent
OF any nation on earth TO do for you ex-
actly seven times as much as you expected
to be. able to do for yourselves. and 1 want
10 ask in all candor and good conscience Ii
IL Is not a good time a good many of you
should get out of the main road and let
the Republican procession move on. Zap
plause.1
II heard Mr.. Bryan say i'm 1896 that if
the gold standard was established labor
would lose its wages and its employment.
Has that prediction been fulfilled? ICries
or NO, No L appeal to the experience OF
All labor that IL has seen QVQrVWhqrp IFS
wages increased until Carroll ID. Wright,
the most famousl living labor statistican, said
the other day in a public address in Boston
that the present level of American wages
has never been equaled i'm the whole in
dustrial life of the American people lap
plausel, and the occupations of the people
instead OF having been diminished have
been increased and multiplied in a thou
sand ways, SO that L might stand here safe
ly and challenge any man to name one
able-bodied citizen of the State of Indiana
that is to-day without something for his
hands TO do at profitable remuneration
oh. but says somebody. haven't we got
strikes in the country? Why, certainly.
We will always have strikes under a Re-
publican administration. [Laughter.l You
hardly ever hear of a strike IN Democratic
times. lLaughter.1 In Democratic times the
problem of labor is not to get more. but to
hold on to the miserable remnant of what
IL has left. tGreat laughter and applause
And while the Republican party has given
American labor its great opportunity to
SlTlke lOT nlSneT wages ana Tor SnOFIer
hours, the striking workma has never
been without expression of Democratic
sympathy. lLaughter.l That is all working
men of America have ever got out OF the
Democratic ~party-so far as / have ever
heard. Laughter and applause.I
INCREASE OF WAGES.
1.-THE sympathies of the Republican party
are also with the men seeking to increase
their wages My own conviction is thai
the welfare of civilization depends upon
the success of labor in increasing the
wage level in the United States, and it adds
to the comfort of the American home, and
L always wish God-speed to men who are
striking for higher wages when the condi-
tons of the country legitimately authorize
an increase in the wage scale, but L dc
not believe that anybody is striking fol
| higher wages in the United States who de.
sires to have either his old wage scale OF
his new settled except in a coin that is
| good everywhere in all of the market places
of the earth. ~lApplausel. We hear of mer
| striking for shorter hours, and my sympa-
thies are with them. 1 believe that the
whole future of civilization is wrapped VI
in the success of organized labor in short
ening the hours of toll in order that a
larger leisure may be given for intellectual
and moral culture lApplausel, but L do not
believe there are very many w~orkingmer
in the United States who are laundering
1 dIlcI a. tluEH VI ludt ptIlOU VI ufllNcISd
leisure Laughter that blessed emancipa.
ton from all toll and all care and all wages
that has usually accompanied the Demo
cratic administrations. lGreat laughter
and applause.
when you are inQuiring around for the
reason that the Issue has been changed
will tell you 1t is because the paramount
issue of 1896 is no longer mentionable liz
the ears of the American people, and vel
the only threat on the horizon of American
prosperity to-day is the possibility of Mr.
Bryan being put in a position TO execute
his threat against the gold standard in the
United States; so that I am here in the
discharge of my public duty TO warn every.
body, whether ne Is WoriSing for his living
on the farm or in the factory. or in the
counting house or in the great centerS oil
trade and business warn him faithfully
that the issue of this campaign is not tC
be found after circumnavfSating the globe
the issue of this campaign is here in the
United States [Applause], and if you LEI
me condense it into one word / will say
it is to hold on to the fortunate business
conditions that now surround all the peoplt
plause.] You may talk about other sub
jectS, you may wear your sleeves out IN
other fields of debate and controversy, but
if you are working for your living, my
friends-you will pardon a word of counse
from one who has a heartfelt interest liz
the welfare of the industrious millions OF
this country-let me tell you something
and you tell it to your wife when you &c
49, -
have money enough to buy clothing fol
your children, shoes for their feet, book:
for their schooling-it is more important
for you to be able to take care of youl
family and have something left for your
self than it is for Senior Aguinaldo Il
enjoy the immediate advantages of tn,
writ of habeas corpus IGreat laughter
and applause.1
MIDNIGHT NOISES.
IF you will listen to me / will speal
for a few minutes about some of the mid
night noises of this campaign. The frs
noise that l ave heard, and 1 expect yol
have heard the same noise, is that thi
country is about to be swallowed by mill
tarism-that is to say. our liberties ar
about to be destroyed by the army. Now
1 LAY read the history of the United State
army very carefully. and I defy any Twin;
man TO put his finger on a page OF tina
history which records an act of hostilit,
by the army of the United States agains
either the liberties or the welfare of tn
American people. [Great applause.l Their
were some who said that the old Uniol
army could not be mustered out withou
pulling down the temple of liberty. The,
said that was the way ii was lone ii
| Rome and they ALWAYS urOva avarythin.