The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-06

showing That Facts Bear out the
ounntitative Theory Of Money.
showed How More Money Il Neces-
sary to the Farmer-Grcat Folly
and Danger of Government Outside
of our Constitution.
Shcpherdstown. W. Va. sept. s-Mr.
Bryan began the second day OF his pres
ent tour az this point.
Hts first speech was made az Morgnns
Grove. in the suburbs Of the town. where
he began TO speak a few minutes past 10
O'Clock.
At this grove the people OF the vicinity
are IN the ha5it Of congregating annually
20 hold a colt show. The show is now
on. ana advantage was taken OF the fact
to have a Bryan meeting ~ the grounds.
The attendance was immense. people hav-
ins come In not only from West Virginia
but from Virginia. Maryland ana Penn
sylvauia to hear the speech. while they
attended the fair. There were for in
stance several hundred men IN the pro
cession wearing "anti-imperlar' badges.
who were from Hagerstown. ma.
A letter was read at the meeting from
Hon. W. L. Wilson. ex-Posimaster gen
eral. strongly opposing the governments
course in the Philippines. and rcgretslng
ihnt sickness prevented his presence
Mr.. Bryan was introduced by Hon
George X. Vending. who had opposed
his election IN 1896. Mr.. Vending said
he had known Mr.. Bryan from hls hoy
hood and that all the money in Wall
street could not buy him.
Mr. Bryan was received with deafeuing
applause. lie began by referring to Nir
Wilson In most complimentary terms. lie
had known Mr.. Wilson In Congress and
he had never believed chat 80 kind and
loving man could indorse a war OF cor
quest. MIR. Bryan expressed his pleas
ure az being able TO address an assem-
blage OF farmers. He wanted to know
how any farmer could be a Republican
Y was easy. he said. TO understand how
the head OF a trust or an army contractor
could be a member OF that party. but as
for The farmers. they were nos trying 90
get their hands In others pockets and TO
keep others hands out OF their pockets
However prosperous other classes might
he the farmer was not a sharcr OF that
prosperity.
Another ExagEcratioB.
Here Mr. Bryan related the current re-
ports. concerning his oat crop. claiming
that the exaRgeration In this matter was
a specimen Of the fallacy OF the report In
the East concerning the prosperous con
dition OF the agricultural CLASSES.
They always eNaggerate the possibili-
ties OF good crops" ne said "and never
take into consideration tho likelihood OF
bad crop. And after the farmer has
taken the chances he passes between the
bulls and bears Of Wall street The bulls
horn him. tho bears bite him and when
he r. through with them he has 10 meet
the gold bug. 4 good crop IL made the oc-
casion for praising the Republican party
he continued 'Rshile a bad crop Is taken
as a punishment for voting tho Democrat
lc ticket. The assertion is almost made
that the Republican party controls the
rainfall hut this cannot be true. for II Il
WERE there would be monopoly on rain;
the price would go up"
The Financial Question.
Mr.. Bryan then took up the discussion
Of the financial question 70 show that
more money was especially necessary TO
the farmer Mr.. Bryan said.
What does the Republican party do
q help the farmer? Has II any means OF
raising the prices Of what he has 10 SELF
You sre told now that you have more
money than you had In 1896. ! want Won
10 read the speeches made In 1895 and see
whether the Republican party promised
any more money. You cannot ind IN
Republican speech OF 1895. q promise OF
more money. The Republicans said then
that IL did not matter whether we hal
much money or a iitsle. just 50 II was
good. They disputed the cumulative the
ory OF money. and you cannot find where
any Republican said IN 1896 that We had
an insufficient amount Of currency aal
promised that the Republican party would
bring more money. and yet to-day the Re-
publican party boasts of an increase in
the volume OF money. Republican far
mers do you believe that times are bet
ter than they were, and that we have
more money than we hal. and DO YOU be-
lieve that there is any cdxnecsion between
better times and more money? IL yoa
do I want YOU 90 remember that In 1895.
we told YOU that more money made bet
ter times and we tried 90 secure more
money. not temporarily. but permanently
for tho American people.
The Republicans said we dld no3 need
any more and yet when gold was dlscov-
cred In Alaska the Republicans were
glad there was going 20 be more money.
They rejo.ccd 50 loudly that you would
platform that they would discover gold
n they were entrusted with power. The
Increased production OF gold has been a
help. We wanted more gold and more
silver.
Quantitative Theory settled.
The cumulative theory Of money has
been established and the Republican nnr-
~ to-day docs not dare 10 brag OF on In
creased quantity OF money and at she
same time say thSt the quantisative the
ory OF money Is incorrect. We got money
because OF a large crop In this country
and a famine in Europe Did the Repub-
iican party make a large crop IN this
country Did the Republican party pro-
ducc the famine IN Europe7 II not how
can Il claim credit for the increased vol
ume OF money We have had war on
hand. We have been mOrtgaging the fu-
tura and spending the money
OF the present. We have been
puttinz some money into clrcuia-
ton which was stored In the vaults and
Il has been helpful Did the Republican
party bring on the war In order 20 In
crease the volume OF money! The war
IN the Philippines has furnished some de-
mand for money and " has taken e5 COO
men out OF the labor market The South
African var has also helped some IN the
matter Of creating prizes BY creating a
demand for goods. Did the Republican
partv bring about the war IN South AZ
rica7 My friends the Republicans cannot
polnf 70 one thing that has been done
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