Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-04
THE FALSE PROPHET OF 1896.

If the prophesles anG pfedlctlouS
made by Mr.. Bryan had proven to be,
true, the gold standard, which has
been in operation ever since he ut
tered them, would have produced the
following direful results, to wit:
1t would have increased the pur-
chasing power of the gold dollar
madison Square Garden speech.)
1t would have been as certain 20
make prices fall as stone is to fall
when it is thrown into the air.
Newton, Iowa, speech.)
1t would have increased the debts
of the people and lessened their a.
bility to pay them Baltimore
specify
1t would have made times harder
and harder (Same specify
1t would have starved everybody
except the money-changers and the
money-owners.- New Haven, Conn,
specify
1t would have transferred the bread
which one man earns to another man
who had not earned t.-(Hartford,
Conn, specify
1t would have made the rich richer
and the poor poorer.-(Newark, Ohio,
specify
1t would have decreased the num-
Der who are happy and increased the
number who are in distress.-(Same
specify
1t would have destroyed the hope
of the toiling masses.-(Minneapolis
Mimi, specify
| 1t would have destroyed the oppor-
tunity to work.-(Same speech)
1t would have increased the number
of idle men.-(Same speech.)
1t would have decreased the volume
of standard Same speech
1t would have encouraged the hoard
| ing of money! Hornesville, N. Y.
specify
1t would have made it more and
more difficult for the farmer to live
Madison Square Garden speech
1t would have injured the wage
earner-(Same speech)
1t would have made employment
less certain.-(Same speech.)
1t would have discouraged enter
terprise-(S Same specify
1t would have paralyzed industry
j-(Same specify
1t would have lessened the ability
of savings banks to collect their as
sets.-(Same specify
1t would have increased the danger
of depositors; losing their deposits IL
savings banks. = madison Square
Garden specify
1t would have compelled deposi
tors in savings banks to withdraw
their deposits to pay living expenses
l--(Same specify
1t would have lessened the salaries
of those engaged in business occupa
lions and would have lessened tht
permanency of such salaries. =
(Same specify
1t would have injured those wht
have permanent investments in rail
road stocks and other like enterprises
|-(Same speech)
1t would have injured or destroyed
the manufacturers of agricultural i'm
plements, wagons and buggies.-
) (Springfeld, Ohio, and Flint, Mich
speeches.)
1t would have lessened the abilit
!. of the masses to buy goods and there
! by would have lessened the numbe
of commercial travelling men.-(Ir
. dianapolis speech to travelling meu.
1t would have made it Impossible
for husbands and wives to pay ot
the mortgages on their homes Mil
neapolis, Mimi, speech to ladies.)
1t would have made it necessar
!, to advocate the closing up of our put
! lie schools.-( Monmouth, Ills, speech.
1t would have made it more prof
able to loan money or to hoard
!. than to invest it in enterprise G
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, N. Y, speech.
1t would have made dearer none,
cheaper property, harder times, NOR
people out of work, more people de-
titute, more people desperate, NOR
crime.-(Minneapolis speech to i;
dies.)
1t would have lowered the standar
of civilization in this country-(Mat
ison Square Garden speech.)
1t would have been writing the Fl
ture in blood, crushed out by gold.-
, erie, Penn, speech.l
; All these prophecies and predi
, tons about the evils that would b.
, fall us if the gold standard wer
adopted have utterly failed
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