The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-08-10
THE FALSE PROPHET OF 1896.

If the prophecies and predictions
made by Mr.. Bryan in 1896 had proven
to be true, the gold standard, which
has been in operation ever since he
uttered them, would have produced
the following direful results:
It would have increased the purchas-
ing power of the gold dollar. Madison
Square speech.
1t would have been as certain to
make prices fall as a stone to fall
when it is thrown into the air.
Newton, Iowa, speech.
1t would have increased the debts
of the people and lessened their abili-
ty 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 money
owners. New Haven, Conn, speech.
It would have transferred the bread
which one man earns to another man
who had not earned it-Hartford,
Conn, speech.
| It would have made the rich richer
and the poor poorer. Newark, Ohio,
speech.
1t would have decreased the number
who were happy and increased the
number who are in distress. Same
speech.
1t would have destroyed the hope of
the toiling masses. Minneapolis,
MINI, speech.
1t would have destroyed the oppor-
tunity 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 hoard
ing of money. -Hornellsville, N. Y,
speech
It would have made it more and
more difficult for the farmer to live
Madison Square Garden speech.
1t would have injured the wage
Garner. Same speech.
1t would have made employment
less certain. Same speech.
1t would have discouraged enter
prise. Same speech.
1t would have paralyzed industry -
Same speech.
1t would have lessened the ability
of savings banks to collect their assets.
Same speech.
1t would have increased the danger
of depositors losing their deposits in
savings banks. Same speech.
1t would have compelled depositors
in savings banks to Withdraw their
deposits opay living expenses. Same J
speech.
1t would have lessened the salaries
of those engaged in business occupa-
tions and would have lessened the
permanency of such salaries. Same |
speech.
1t would have injured those who
have permanent investments in rail-
road stocks and other like enterprises. |
Springfield, Ohio, and Flint, Mich,
speeches.
1t would have lessened the abili-
ty of the masses to buy goods and
thereby would have lessened the num-
Der of commercial travelling men. -
indianapolis speech to travelling men.
1t would have made it impossible |
for husbands and wives to pay off the
mortgages on their homes. -Minnea-
polls. MINI. speech to ladies.
1t would have made it necessary to
advocate the closing of our public
schools. Monmouth, ILL.,, speech.
1t would have made it more profit
able to loan money or to hoard it than
to invest it in enterprise or property. |
Syracuse N. Y, speech.
1t would have made dearer money.
cheaper property, harder times, more
people out of work, more people des-
titute. more people desperate, more
crime. Minneapolis speech to ladies.
1t would have lowered the standard
of civilization in this country. -Madi-
son Square Garden speech.
1t would have been writing the fu-
ture in blood, crushed out by gold. -
Erie. Pa, speech.
All these prophecies and predictions
about the evils that would befall us
if the gold standard were adopted
have utterly failed.
Mr.. Bryan said in speech deliver
ed at Lincoln, Nebraska, July Z, 1900:
"The fight this year will be to
carry out the sentiment of that, song
we have SO often repeated, My
Country tbs of Thee. If we lose, our
children and our children's children
will not succeed to the spirit of that
song, and celebrations of the Fourth
of July will pass away, for the spirit
of the empire will be upon us. I"
OF the several nominees for the
nraSidencv Mr. Rrvan ie FOR tho