The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-13

Why should he destroy the gold stand
ard? He said four years ago that if he
was not elected the schools would close;
that prices would fall as surely as
stone thrown into the air would fall:
that more factories would close, more
men be idle and of course as a result
there would be more crime; and that the
time would come when the labortng
classes would become SO poverty Strick-
en- as to be too poor to buy shoes and
likewise clothing. All these statements
were made by the inexperienced gentle
man from Nebraska four years ago
when he asserted that unless elected ell
these things enumerated and more
would come to pass.
1--WE the honor bright Democrats in
our convention declared for the gold
standard and believe that the gold
standard should beintrenched in the law
of the republic. During the last session
of the congress the gold standard was
affirmed by law and is now in operation.
Every position taken by the unexperi-
enced politician from Nebraska in oppo-
sition to the gold standard is false I'm
der the gold standard law in the United
States the public debt is refunded in
government bonds with interest at
per cent And these same bonds are to-
day at a premium of per cent.
Never before since history began has
any empire principality or power that
ever lived on this globe enjoyed a credit
so high. Why should our foundation be
destroyed? Can any one look me level
vote for this fell destroyer?
LAS long as the gold standard is
maintained the two partners labor and
capital will go hand in hand holding the
market.
1.-THE gold standard law has trans
formed this nation from a debtor nation
to a creditor nation. The empire of Ger
many comes to this country to sell her
bonds. Norway and Sweden want to
do likewise and Russia says that she
thinks she will place the sale of her next
issue of bonds in this country. Now
England comes out with the announce
ment that she would like to borrow on
her 3 per cent consols.
For years London has been the clear
ing house of the world. When the bill of
lading followed the cargo out on it's
journey it would start from London, and
the draft would be made on a London
clearing house. Now under the gold
standard we are not only the creditor
nation but we have transferred the
clearing house of the world from Lon
don to New York city. The bill of lad
ing does not now follow the cargo from
London and the draft be made on Lon
DON but on the other hand the draft is
being made on New York city.
Bryan stands pledged to do away
with all this. I won't say that a man
with those intents is a traitor but will
say he has very poor idea of what is
for the welfare of cOuntry's people.
The man who when he goes to the ballot
box on November and snites the up
holder of these principles by voting
against him will have done his duty as
well as the man in blue who faced the
powder in battling for his country's
honor.
mot long ago Mr.. Bryan with others
sat in a balcony in New York city and
watched the procession of one of the
largest ana most intellectual bodies OF
workingmen ever masSed together in
parade before After passing the re-
viewing stand they went to the park,
where later Mr.. Bryan addressed the
army of constantly employed. well
dressed and well fed men. He told them
that there was a conspiracy of the rich
to keep them under foot, and among
other things he told the men that they
paid too much for their bread
"A few days later he was over in In
diana talking to the farmers and he told
them how they were the victims of a
conspiracy; that they were downtrodden
and that they should rise and cast
something off, and get better price for
their wheat. Now, how can a farmer
get a higher price for his wheat if the
consumers of bread do not have to pay
q higher bat lower price for it2 Tell me
that kind Of a man is 1T to be presi-
dent? No
And again a few days later in St.
Louis he was talking to the mothers and
fathers about the avenues left open for
the young ones. He talked to them
about their being downtrodden and op-
pressed, and urged them to rise and
shake something off. he SAID there was
now nothing for their young ones to do;
that there was no path or profession
left open to them; that every door was
nailed. And he went on in this strain,
almost making his hearers thing it would
be blessing if they would go home and
stransle their young ones
Not long ago the president of a col
lege, one of the largest in the United
States. told me that the demand for
great minds was much greater than the
supply; that never before had the trained
mind, the product of the American