The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-02-15

uo OtueT HAN is man VINO tQOuSn q
resident of Nebraska lives in the
hearts of his countrymen-Dem
cy's great leader, the Hon. William
Jennings Bryan.
He came on a special train accom-
panied by State Chairman Simmons,
National Committeeman Daniels, ex-
Senator Jarvis and other distinguished
gentlemen. Here the party was met
by delegation from Raleigh and a
special committee of Henderson gen.
tlemen. AS the train pulled in there
was a crowd of 1000 people or more
at the station to greet the distin-
guished gentleman. As Mr.. Bryan
appeared on the platform of the rear
end of the car he was given perfect
ovation. When the train had been
brought to a standstill and the shouts
of the crowd of enthusiastic well
corners had hushed into silence Sena-
tor Jarvis in few well chosen words
introduced Mr.. Bryan who spoke in
part as follows:
He began by expressing regret at
his inability to discuss the issues at
length to the large crowd before him.
Then he said:
Il am glad that welive in country
where we can try an experiment and
then get rid of it if we want to. You
know if a man gets sick he sends for
his family physician, if he gets no
better his physician tries another
treatment and the man still has con-
tidence in him. But if he tries one
treatment and that fails, and he has
no other, the man at once looks up
another physician. So it is in politics.
If people suffer from thing they turn
to their party for relief and if the par
ty fails to furnish the needed relief,
then the people turn to some other
party. We have the right to choose
party at every election.
"The Republicans have not found
the cause of the disease hence they
cannot effect cure. The trouble
with the Republican party is that it
has but one remedy, no matter what
the i'll. They have been treating US
for an overloaded stomach, when we
have been suffering from hunger.
at reminds me of medical student
who found himself near recitation
time in bad shape for recitation. He
tried drink, but when he got to the
school room he was only more stupid.
Soon the professor asked him what he
would do in a certain case.
1.-The fellow reused up and replied
" Bleed him.
"But after that, said the professor,
if he gets no better what would you
do?
"'Bleed him again. replied the
student.
"'And then if he got no better?'
"'Prop him up and bleed him again.
'.That's the only remedy the Repub-
lican party has for the people. Bleed,
bleed all the time. Make the poor
man pay more than his share and the
rich man less. 1t is good thing for
the man who has money, but bad
thing for the man who hasn't it.
They want a gold standard, which
will require of every man to pay his
debts in gold, and if he hasn't the
gold he will have to get it. And not
satisfied with that they desire to form
a paper money trust and turn the peo-
pie over to the banks. They want an
elastic currency but they want the
bankers to hold both ends of the
elastic. They want a currency which
the bankers can expand or contract
when they want it expanded or con-
tracted. Tie result is that the rest
of the people have to toll just little
harder.
This, l observe, is an agricultural
district. The time has come when
no farmer can afford to be a Republic
can. When man becomes farmer
he has to run the risk of flood and
drought, of worms and pests, of storm
and accident. After he gets through
with that he has to pass between the
bulls and bears of the stock exchange.
The bears bite him, the bulls horn
him and outside the gold bug waits
for him.
1.-The Republican party begins to
form society at the wrong end. Build
ing a house on their principle you
would build the roof first and hang
the house to it. 1t is false princi-
Pile, but. the Republicans 60 on it,,
thinking that they can legislate for
the well-to-do, and that their pros
perity will leak through on the man
below. There can be no permanent
prosperity where the poorer classes
are ignored. When you legislate SO
as to give Their poor man prosperity
then you legislate to make all classes
prosperous.
There are some people who do not
seem able to understand the money
question. If you do not think about
the money question you will have
to think about the trust question.
But if YOU will examine into it you
will find that even back of the trust,
is the money question. A banker in
Illinois gave out an interview the
other day in which he said that in
the long run trusts do no harm.
What consolation is that to short
winded man? A man need not stand
back and expect for the trusts to die
of heart disease. Applying that prin-
ciple to everyday life you would
counsel the fellow who goes out to
kill another man with a revolver not
to Interfere; that perhaps he might
die Of natural causes.
The Republicans have amended
the commandments to read, Thou
shalt not steal on a small scale We
can punish petty larceny, but we find
it difficult to punish grand larceny.
wherever the'government touches
the individual. or the Individual the
government all men shall stand alike
together.
.But if we can't see what is being
done at home by this Republican
policy we can see what is being done
abroad. The people who wanted te
take care Of the rich, these same peo-
Tho dallor Of trade