Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-11

brute force or shall it be a contest of reason
and of light? We have the opportunity to
plant at the very gates of China and OF
Asia a republican government. one estab-
lished by American ballots.
shall we establish that light OF free
dom and of progress or shall we unfurl the
standard of despotism, the reign Of brute
force? That we are to come to the gates
of the east and declare that we renounce
all that We have gained for civilization.
that freedom has been a mistake, that lib
erty has been a fraud, that every profess
world was a lie and a subterfuge intended
to grasp power for ourselves that We might
perpetrate against weaker people worse
injuries than any that ever were attempt
ed against US?
Bryan Man for Respect.
Something has been said that Mr.. Bry.
and /, who opposed him four years ago,
am charged with inconsistency because I
support him now. Whether 1 have opposed
lations have always been that of mutual
respect. One can always say of him that
spect, while if he supports him he sup
ports him with enthusiasm.
II know that If he be elected now that he
will not be in Office so days before this
government will nave forsaken the path
way of militarism and will have entered
fear of being told after election that /
voted for something different.
standard which we fought together for is Is
in danger. | won't argue that. l have ar
gued it before, but I an say this that if
the gold standard is not secure now it can
never be made secure by the election of the
republicans. They hav had power enough.
Ii they ave betrayed it once, aren't they
certain to betray it again? Their argu-
ment is that they are entitled to a re-
newal OF power.
Prosperity by Bryan's Election.
'It is rather a novel proposition that
confidence should be based not upon 10y
atty, but upon perfidy. However, 1 do
not believe they are as depraved as they
Pretsaf 5 bstter af fSan tb rath fhou na1nk th asy
prive them of the issue. but l save their
character. But. my friends. how can
Mr.. Bryan? l tell you 1t can be pre-
served and extended, because Mr.. Bryan
stands for peace, and peace is abundance.
devastation and scarcity.
How is war to be made without
money, and where is the money to come
Dor? Who supports the soldier? He can't
support himself. His food and his cloth
ing and his arms must come from the la
Dor of the man who works with his
hands. Are the ages of our laborers so
high that we can afford to dispense and
scatter any of the resources available for
the maintenance of militarisrn?
They affect to laugh at militarism, and
they say it is only q little militarism, but
it is q~uadrupling our army IN the cause
of one administration. 1t is changing the
whole trend of our policy which has been
to diminish and not to increase our armed
forces. Remember that this Is an at
tempt to increase the army. it is not to
increase the importance of the American
soldier. but to diminish it: the glory of
the American soldier has not been the
greatness but the smallness of his num-
Der.
/ TOiler the BETTER Citizen.
81 believe the shovel is worthy of more
respect than the gun and the trowel of
more respect than the pistol. l believe
better citizen than the paid soldier who
destroys. And | believe that the soldier
who fights for liberty. for freedom and Tor
is as efficient in industry as he is Nalorousi in
the field, who is ready to throw away the
trowel of production and take the musket
when liberty is assailed and equally ready
to make the change back again when jus
tice is established and the earth remains
to be conquered.
"When we hear about this cry of pros
perity l want Just to call your attention
TO Sos fro Mnat th pfo~ repnnhiiica y niatform All
of prosperity as though the prosperity OF
the country was the price of securities
in Wall street. Now. that is one evidence
but by no means conclusive: The con-
elusive evidence OF prosperity, the one
rate of wages paid TO laborers:
Now, | do not say that with any eX-
preston OF special affection TOR the mar
labor must produce the fund from which
it's wages are paid. If its wages are
hen production is expensive commodl-
ties are abundant, and When comllodl-
| ties are ahuEualiL prosperity HluSI ps
general, and wnen prosperity Is general
sou and / and an OF US must shale.
No Real values I'm anger
prosperity is to find openings for com
modllles lalrly distributed among those
VINO produce them. 1 say that Mr.. Bryan,s
election will make for that form OF pros
perity, and say, moreover, nat no fea,
by his election. There will be cen tiiln
wildcat securities that may find it diIil-
cult to obtain Il market, and the Len WHO
are atkins now about our prosperity Qe-
pendent upon Mr.. McKinley,,s election. the
men who are advancing the money toi
if Mr.. Mckinley succeeds will be buyers
.If they really believed that it was going
to inaugurate a reign of prosperity on mis-
reelection they would be huIers. Men
whenever they really think the country is
going to be prosperous are buyers, but
these gentlemen are largely loaded down
If Mr.. Mckinley is successful the real
value of the country Will be injured, not
benefited. If this claim that Mr.. Bryan's
election will destroy all values Is sound
am quite sure that the Chicago banker will
be quite willing to sell government bonds
Il would like to know if he would agree
to sell them at par. am not what mighl
get an offer of a reasonable amount, pay
A able the day after Mr.. Bryan.s election,
' deliverable on his part, payable on mine
the day after Mr.. Bryan'S election, al par in
gold.
Il wouldn't undertake to buy some Sc
~ eAS SAoL = III III maj iO" ~ III
bushel the day after Mr.. Bryan's election,
because l take it Mr.. Bryan's election will
from the honest impulse of the American
people voiced in his nomination that will
demand that finance purge itself of the
element of trickery that has become too
prominent.
LegaIized SwindIing to Cease.
II think that Mr.. Bryan's election will
result at least in a general legislation
must publicly announce their transac-
tions and publish their accounts. If the
do the s%windling which is now rerpetrated
in the name of finance will cease. A num-
Der of securities will disappear from the
ana the bad securities will disappear as
they ought to.
"And there is not a fnancier In Wall
lance that won't verify the truth of what
! say the day after election, though, per-
am speaking whereof / know when j teil
you that in my judgment not enc sir gle
security, not one single piece OF propert
of real value will depreciate with Mr.. Rry-
ans election.
for Wafered stock.
Those overcapitaliZed companies might
have their watered stock made valuable
by an increase in their production. but
by no other means. The best prospect
OF that is in the election of the candidate
who stands for the best conditions under
which production can be made prosperous
and abundant, and | believe the great
contributions of democracy to the world
is the fact that We have got over the
old idea that when men become crowded
upon the soil they destroy each other.
I'VE have exploded the idea that this
earth can Droduce only a certain amount
of suStenance for her children and that
they must struggle among themselves for
sourceiess abundance. She will repay in
more and more abundant streams ac-
Why, Chicago to-day has grown to
three and four times its size within a
very short space of time. l believe that