The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-08-16

The False Prophet of 1896.
If the prophesies and predictions
made by Mr. Bryan had proven to be
true, the gold standard, which has
been in operation ever since he utter
ed them, would have produced the
following direful results, to-wit:
1t would have increased the pur-
chasing power OF the gold dollar
(Madison Square Garden specify
1t would have been as certain to
make prices fall as stone is to fall
when it is thrown into the air.-(New-
ton, Iowa, specify
1t would have increased the debts
of the people and lessened their abil-
ity to pay them. Baltimore speech
1t would have made times harder
and harder.-(Same speech.l
1t would have starved everybody
except the money-changers and the
money o wners.-(New Haven, Conn.
specify
1t would have transferred the bread
which one man earns to another man
who had not earned it Hartford,
Conn. speech.)
1t would have made the rich richer
and the poor poorer.-t Newark, Ohio,
! specify
1t would have decreased the num-
Der who are happy and increased the
number who are in distress.-(Same
| speech.l
/ 1t would have destroyed the hope
of the toiling masses.-{ Minneapolis,
/ Mimi, specify
1t would have destroyed the oppor-
tunity to work.-(Same speech.)
! 1t would have increased the num-
Der of idle men.-(Same speech.)
, 1t would have decreased the volume
of standard nioney.-(Same specify
! 1t would have encouraged the
boarding of money! Hornesville, n.
! Y, speech.)
1t would have made it more and
more difficult for the farmer to live,
madison Square Garden speech.l
1t would have injured the wage
earner.-tSame specify
1t would have made employment
less certain.-(Same specify
1t would have discouraged enter
prise.-(Same speech
1t would have paralyzed industry.
-(Same speech.l
of savings banks to collect their as
sets.-(Same speech.l
1t would have increased the danger
of depositors loosing their deposits in
savings banks Madison Square Gar
den speech.l
1t would have compelled depositers
in savings banks to withdraw their
deposits to pay living expenses
Same speech.l
1t would have lessened the salaries
of those engaged in business occupa-
tions and would have lessened the
permapency of such salaries.-tSame
speech
1t would have injured those who
have permanent investments in rail-
road stocks and other like enterprises
/ -(Saine speech
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 and there
by would have lessened the number
of commercial travelling men.-un,
dianapolis speech to travelling men.
1t would have made it. impossible
for husbands and wives to pay off the
mortgages on their homes. St Mime
apolis, Mimi, speech to LADIES'
1t would have made it necessary
to advocate the closing up of our pub
lie schools. ILL.,, speech.
1t would have made it more profit
able to loan money or TO hoard it thar
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 DIES
titute, more people desperate, more
crime 4 Minneapolis speech to la
dies.l
1t would have lowered the standard
of civilization in this country Mad
ison Square Garden speech
1t would have been writing the flu
ture in blood, crushed out by gold
Erie, Penn, speech
ALL THESE PROPHECIES
AND PREDICTIONS ABOUT
THE EVILS THAT WOULD BE-
FALL US If THE GOLD STAN
DARD 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 car
nv out the sentiment of that song
, we have so often repeated, My
Country It's of Thee If we lose,
our children and our children's
children will not succeed to the
spirit of that song, and celebra-
4 tions of the Fourth of July will
i pass away, for the spirit of empire
: will be upon us.
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