The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-10
THE FALSE PROPHET OF 1906.

Summary of Disasters Predicted by VIII
liam Bryan During the Campaign of
1896, AZ Found in Hrs Book, Entitled
1.-THE First Battle"
II the pr0phesies and predictions made by
Mr.. Bryan had proven to be true, the gold
standard, which has been In operation ever
since he uttered them, would have prod need
the following direful results, to-wit:
1t would have increased the purchasing
power of the gold dollar. Madison Square
Garden speech.
prices fall as a stone is to fall when 1t is
thrown into the air.-Newton, Iowa, speech
1t would have increased the debts of the
people and lessoned their ability to pay
them.-Baltimore speech.
1t would have made times harder and
harder--Same speech.
1t would have starved everybody except
the money changers and the money-owner.
New Haven, Conn, speech.
1t would have transferred the bread
which one man earns to another man who
had not earned it.-Hartford, Conn.,,
speech.
1t would have made the rich richer and
the poor poorer-Newark, Ohio, speech.
1t would have decreased the number who
are happy and increased the number who
are in distress. Same speech.
1t would have destroyed the hope of the
toiling masses-Minneapolis, Minn., speech.
1t would have destroyed the opportunity
to work. Same speech.
1t would have increased the number of
idle men.-Same speech.
1t would have decreased the volume of
standard money. Same speech.
1t would have encouraged the boarding
of money .-Hornesville, N. Y, speech
1t would have made 1t more and more
difficult for the farmer to ive.-Madison
Square Garden speech.
1t would have injured the wage-earner.-
Same speech.
1t would have made employment less GER
tain.-Same speech.
1t would have discouraged enterprise
Same speech.
1t would have paralyzed industry. Same
speech.
1t would have lessened the ability of saw
ings banks to collect their assets.-Same
speech.
1t would have increased the danger of de-
pOsitOrs losing their deposits in savings
banks. Madison Square Garden speech
1t would have compelled depositors IN
savings banks to withdraw their deposits to
pay living expenses-Same speech.
1t would have lessened the salaries of
those engaged in business occupations and
would have lessened the permanency of
such salaries.-Same speech.
1t would have injured those who have
permanent Investments in railroad stocks
and other like enterprises. speech.
1t would have injured or destroyed the
man ufacturers of agricultural implements,
wagons and buggies- Springfield, Ohio, and
lint, Mich, speeches.
1t would have lessened the ability of the
masses to buy goods and thereby would
have lessoned the number of commercial
travelling men, Indianapolis speech to
travelling men.
1t would have made 1t impossible for hus-
bands and wives to pay off the mortgages
on their homes Minneapolis, MIMI,
speech to ladies.
1t would have made 1t necessary to advo-
cate the closing up of our public schools
Monmouth, ILL.,, speech.
1t would have made 1t more profitable to
loan money OF to hoard it than to invest 1t
In enterprise or property. N.
Y, speech.
1t would have made dearer money, cheap
or property, harder times, more people out
of work, more people destitute, more peo-
pie desperate, more crime. Minneapolis
speech to ladies.
1t would have lowered the standard of
civilization In this country Madison Square
Garden Speech.
1t would have been writing the future in
blood, crushed out by gold.-Erie, Penn,
speech.
All these prophesies and predictions
about the evils that would befall us IL the
gold standard were adopted have utterly
failed.
Mr.. Bryan said In speech delivered at
Lincold, Nebraska, July Z, 1900.
1.-THE fight this year will be to carry out
the sentiment of that song we have so often
repeated, My Country tits Of Thee II we
lose, our children and our children's chill
dren will not succeed to the spirit OF that |
song, and celebrations of the Fourth of
July will pass away, for the spirit of en-
pire will be upon u.s."
Pass the salt, please!
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