The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-17
THE FALSE PROPHET OF 1896.


Summary of Disasters Predicted by Will
liam j Bryan During the Campaign of
1896, as Fonnd in His Book Entitled
"The First Battle"
If the prophesies and predictions
made by Mr.. Bryan had prove not be
true, the gold standard, which has
been in operation ever since he uttered
them, would have produced the follow
ing direful results, to-wit:
1t would have increased the pur-
chasing power of the gold dollar =
| Madison Square Garden speech.
| 1t would have been as certain to make
prices fall as stone is to fall when it
is thrown into the air. Newton.
| Iowa, speech.
1t would have increased the debts
of the people and lessened their ability
to pay them. Il Baltimore speech.
1t would have made times harder and
harder. = Same speech.
1t would have starved everybody ex-
cept the money changers and the money
owners. Il New Haven, Conn, speech. J
1t would have transferred the bread
which one man earns to another man
who had not earned it. II Hartford,
| Conn, speech.
| 1t would have made the rich richer
and the poor poorer. Newark, Ohio,
speech
1t would have decreased the number
who are happy and increased the
number who are in distress. Same
speech.
1t would have destroyed the hope of
the toiling masses. Il Minneapolis
Mimi, 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. - Hornesville, 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 Il Madison Square Gar
den speech.
! 1t would have compelled depositors
in savings banks to withdraw their
deposits to pay living expenses. =
| (Same speech.
| would hove locco,,o5 +ho oo1o,,:oo
/ Of those engaged in business occupa
manency of such salaries. Same
/ speech.
1t would have injured those who
have permanent investments in rail-
road stocks and other like enterprises.
'-(Same specify.
/, 1t would have injured or destroyed
the manufacturers of agricultural i'm
plements, wagons and buggies. =
/, springfield, Ohio, and Flint, Mich.
speeches.
| 1t would have lessened the ability
of the masses to buy goods thereby
would have lessened the number of
commercial travelling men. X Indiana
polls speech to travelling men.
1t would have made it impossible for
husbands and wives to pay off the
mortgages on their homes x Mime
apolis, Mimi, speech to ladies.
1t would have made it necessary to
advocate the closing up of our public
schools. x Monmouth, Ill, speech.
1t would have made it more profit
able to loan money or to hoard it than
to invest it in enterprises or property.
Syracuse, N. Y. speech.
1t would have made dearer money,
cheaper property, harder times, more
people out of work, more people des
perate, more crime. X Minneapolis
speech to ladies'
1t would have lowered the standard
of civilization in this country. x Madi
gon Square Garden speech.
1t would have been writing the fu
ture in blood crushed out by gold. =
! Erie, Penn, 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 delivered
at Lincoln, Neb., July Z, 1900:
"The fight this year will be to carry
out the sentiment of that song we
have so often repeated, Ny country
tbs of Thee If we lose, our children
and our childrens children will not
succeed to the spirit of that song,
and celebrations of the Fourth of July
will pass away, for the spirit of en-
pire will be upon us.
PASS THE SALT PLEASE.