The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-08
BRYAN AND SILVER.
The Great Leader Tells why us
Does Net Drop the Money
Question.

People nsk me. bald Mr.. William j.
Bryan IN recent speech. why don't
drop the money question, IS though
1t wire 10 drop it II might break.
II would have no effect on the money
question II l did drop it; IL Is In the
keeping OF no man, and IL would not
make any difference whether ] adhere
TO IL or disregard u. But II you ask
why l do not drop II, viii tell you
that am not willing that a handful
of English bankers shall control 70,-
100000 of American people. but you
will hear people say that new cOndi-
tions have arisen that now make the
gold standard ralatablc. Isn't, Il
strange that men who have laborcd TO
fasten the gold standard on this coun-
try FOR % years should now be de-
Tending their position by arguments
that have arisen since the election?
You don't hear ihc argument you
heard In 1890, They said then that
we had gold enough, that we didn't
need cny more; and now every repub'
hcan VINO makes a speech in favor Of
the gold standard tells OF the wonder.
iul increase ia the discovery Of gold
since 1895. aud says that We now have
enough money. Aud yet, my friends,
with al this newly discovered evil
dcnce, with all Of this output from the
mines, unpromised and unexpected In
1896. the secretary Of the treasury tells
you he has 90 give money 20 tavorite
banks IN order 81 keep enough money
IN circulation.
Statistics. they win tell you, show
We haze 100000 900 more gold in this
country rcw thln IN 1896, and that
for that reason we don't need bimet-
nilism any more; and yet with that
Increase of $500 600. coo In gold supply
OF this nation there WAS % panic IN
Wall street the other day because
there was panic IN London. Because
Of somt rcyrrsss in South Africa the
markets Of London were disturbed
aud because the markets over there
were shniy they were shaky here, and
the Rnanciers had 10 rush In with
money to lend 20 bring The rate down
from 1856 per cent, and the treasury
had to go In to help them out.
An, MY friends, II few reycrses in
war with u handful of Beers will
shake our financial system, where will
the gold standard bc n England ever
attncks nation 81 her size and gets
into a real ware
When We join ourselves TO the gold
standards when we make gold alone
the legal tender for the payment Of
debts, vr connect ourselves with every
disturbance IN Europe, and make our
selves dependent upon their conditions
for our prosperity.
You tell me IL Is a sound SYSTEM
II i false; that system H. no; sound.
Tell me 10 h an American system?
II il lio there Is no such American
system. there d no American system
that makes as 'rcmblc every time
there Is trouble among the gold stand
ard countries OF the old world. What
do you find now? why, you find
among the fuluCiers the fear that
there will be @ panic II the Hoers con.
| unur &C. fight successfully for their
| homes The fnaucicrs are afrnid that
/ O. Eng. does not win soon there
viii b. trouble. and because these
iuanctcis frrr the effect 90 the success
OF the Beers, men who iu their hearts
love liberty are cfraid TO say a word
| H. dcfcus, 81 tn Beers. and have n
| financial interest In praying that the
/ dominion 81 the queen may be cN.
tended while a republic falls.
That l. what IL means. to lose your
independence. The influence thnt con.
trolls our financial policy can control
our policy on every question, and ! for
/ che shall continue 10 fight until this
| nation asserts and secures the right
Ia attend TO- It's own husinrF- on every
/ question without asking the aid or
/ consent OF any nation on earth.