Arizona republican., 1900-08-17
THE FALSE PROPHET OF '96.


 
 If the prophecies and predictions made by MT. Bryan had proved to be true. the gold standard, which has Dzaa in operation ever since he uttered them, would have produced the follow ing direful results, to-wit:
 It would have increased the purchas- ing power of the gold dollar. (MaIison .5GIIare Garden speech.) IL would have been as certain to make juices fall as d stone is to fall when it is thrown into the air. (Newton, Iowa spcech.)
 Il would have increased the de|ts of the people and lcssened their ability to pay them. Baltimore speecF.)
 It would have made times hdrier and harder. Same speech)
 It would have starved everybo r. ON cept tne monsy-changers and tke mon ay-orders. (New Haven, Connecticut speechD
 II would have transferred tLe bread which one man earns to another man who had not earned it. CHart:nrd. Con- neciicut, speech.)
 It would have made the rich richer anc the poor poorer. (Newark, Ohio, speech) IL would have decreased the number who are happy and increased ti:e num- her wfo are in distress. (Sama spec oh.
 u would have destroyed th2 nope uf thC tOilng massss. Minneapolis. M!nn. sreCch0
 It would have destroyed the Opportu nifty to work. (Same speachD
 It would have increased the number of idle m n Same Speaph
 It would have decreased the volume of standard foney (Hcrnellsville, N. Y, speechD
 It would have made it more and more difficult for the farmer to live. (AIadi- son Square Garden speech.)
 It would have injured the wage cara CT. (Same speech.)
 It would have made employment less certain. (Same speech)
 It would have discouraged enter prise. (Same speech.)
 It would have paralyzed industry Same speech.)
 It would have lessened the ability of saving banks to collect their assets (Same speech.)
 It would have increased the danger of depositOrs losing their deposits in say ings banks. (Madison Square Garden speech)
 It would have compelled depositors in savings banks to withdraw their deposits to pay living expenses. (Same speech.)
 It would have lessened the salaries of those engaged in business occupation and would have Iessened the permanen- cy of such salaries. (Same speech.)
 iY,i, permanent investments in railroad stocks and other enterprises. (Same speech)
 It would have injured or destroyed the manufacturers of agricultural i'm plements. wagons and buggies. Spring field. Ohio, and Flint, Mich. speeches.)
 It would have lessened the ability of the masses to buy goods and thereby would have lessened the number of commercial travelling mon. Gndiana- polls speech to travelling men)
 It would have made it imp 0ssible for husbands and wives to pay off the mortgages on their homes. (MinnGa apo lis, Minn.. speech to ladies.
 It would have made it necessary to advocate the closing up of our public schools. Monmouth, Ill.,, speech)
 IL would hava made it more profitable t3 loan money or to hoard it than to in- vest it in enterprise of property. CSy- racuse. N. Y, speech)
 It would have made deare1 money cheaper property. harder times, more people out of work, more people desti- tute, more people desperate. more crime. Minneapolis speech to ladies.)
 It would have lowered the standard of civilization in this country. CMadi- son Square Garden speech)
 It would have been writing the future in blood, crushed out by gold. (Erie, Penn., spa ech.)
 All these prophecies and predictions about the evils that would befall us f the gold standard Were adopted ha- u,terly failed