The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-11
Puramouutcy Of Prosperity.


!, ,bis campaign the Issue of overshadowing
iunoortance is whether shall continue or aban-
don the governmental policy which has brought
this country to the highest pitch Of prosperity at
bor,. and which has kept the national honor un-
stained. both at home and abroad. To deber-
ately undo the work would be to dishonor the
tional reputation ard TO throw iRto dreadful in
dustrial chaos The Kansas City platform commits
our ouuonents 10 a policy which means material
disaster and moral disgrace: which means vfo-
lent manic in the business world. and therefore
widespread and prolonged misery among all our
people; which further means upsetting the courts,
the violation of the Eaticn's faith in financial
matters and the unworthy abandonment Of
duty abroad.
II you think am using strong language. let me
read you from Mr. Carl sehurz's speech in Chi
cago. September s. 1885, in which he says:
and at what price Will the ultimate result be
gained in case of Mr.. Bryan's election? At the
price of the most violent and destructive crisis on
record. such a crisis as only be brought on by
a sudden subversicn of the standard OF values and
Of ;he whole business credit At the price Of in
definite business paralysis and distress. At the
price Of the ruthless spoilation Of the savings ae
eumulated by the toiing masses. At the price OF
robbing our war veterans of half the value OF
their pensions. At the price Of greatly increasing
the number Of unemployed by discOuraging enter
prise. and OF curtailng the value Of wages OF
those remaining at work. At the price OF the re-
spset Of the world for our intelligence and prac-
teal sense. And worse, far worse, than ali this
the price Of something that has never been for
feited since this republic was torn-at the price
of the greatest good nation can possess. and for
the preservation of which it should shed its last
drop of blood-at the price Of our national honor
IT, ala -
before the world a vsnton, reckless repudistor.
as nothing better than fraudulent bankrupt
This will be the cost OF the experiment. Are you
willing 10 pay this priee?''
Fellow-eitizens. il is 8 grave matter a matter
of vital import to the existence Of this nation
The public who teach such moral principles
TO the people, educate the people for the contempt
and adherence Of mankind The nation that ae-
cepts such moral principles cannot live. II will
rot to death In the loathsome stew Of its own
corruption. II the nation adopting such moral
principles be this republic. it will deal death
blow 10 the credit OF democratic institutions from
which the cause Of free government will not re-
cover for centuries.
Now, mind you the platform on which Mr.
Bryan stood in 1856 has been reafhred without the
alteration of a letter and with an explicit re-
affirmation Of the free silver plank TO which Mr.
sehurz particularly referred. Mr.. schurz told the
exact truth In his scsthing speech Of 1886 and
therefore what he said then is of course the
ex4e; truth to-day. In this campaign the issues
involved strike at the of our prosperity and
national honor II the American peoDle are true
| to themselves. they must In the most most un-
! equivocal manner r=pudi.te the PopuIistie and
communstie doctrines enuneistsd in the Kansas
| City platform exactly as they repudistsd them in
| 1885. The existence Of any considerable party
tu4rf
| Itself serious TO the nations moral ard
material welfare. and have right TO apuesI
to every faT-Eighted and patriotic man. whatever
his political affiliations In the past from no mat
ter what section Of the country ne comes 70 stand
| with US in this struggle for national integrity
We have right 20 insist upon both wisdom ana
| sincerity in the leaders Of any party xho appeal
for popular confidence. Nov, let US see II we can
trust the wisdom Of present opponents. by
comparing their prophecies in lsss with the actual
| events since,
In 1855 Mr. Bryan insisted that s'pIutoersey va.
on ere side and democracy on the other tspeeeh
| o. October Ia. and that Il be vss beaten The
Sage-Eorker could not prosper Well a. . mat
ter Of fact the w@ge-wOrker daring the pss, fcu,
years. has pfospered before and ths same
| Is true Of all our citizens. On September IL q.
| that year Mr. Bryan said: II We are defeated in
this campaign there is nothing before IN. p.,pl,
but four more Of hard times ana greater ari.
| tztion." That ststeEnent carries with IL lis avn
reply. Mr. Bryan continued Ia the same soeseh.
! Do you think We have drained the CUP Of ssr-
I row 10 its oregs. No. my friends yoa cannot se,
/ limit 10 the present hard times" But a. 4.
matter Of fact. they did limit for the Inai,
was set as sooa As Mr.. BFy2H's defeat vas se.
| cured. and the limit would se Instantly removed
| II he we're nov elected. We vszld all return q,
ozes ihto the very condition from which the slee-
tion Of President Mckinley rescued us four rear.
ago
l In the same speech Mr.. Bryan sald: Bushes.
men complain that business conditions are lad
| warn them that these conditions esnnot hs in
| proved By foile~iag up the policies CT the Rspas-
| HeAn party" Well. let business msn srsxe,
whether that warning has or has not been iusti-
Ted What DO Jos think Of bBs.sszs conditions
nov a. compared vita four yesrz ago,
Again. on September - M ar,s.a said: IN,
Republican parry produces a peiley that makes
kard times All these VINO lose hard tines oush,
| 10 vote fer the RspgbIiesa tiskef. and all rkoss
aha are tired Of hard tines haTs got TO vote ths
Democratic ticket II the w0uie .xpeet any relief "
/ New, ] have said before. what Mr.. Bryan