Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-13

( tue importance OF these questions
which are not used between the par
lies.
recognize that In talking 10 sou
Of this. ! am talking 10 those who can
not share In the settlement OF TIC
question. but II is not my fault that
yoa have not a vote In this question.
When ! was In congress | supported
an act and supported II gladfy. | have
lost no opportunity since that time 10
advocate with tongue and pom, yotlr
admission as d stale Into the Union.
recognize also the fact that your
delegate Iii congress is moi able Id
cast b vote on either Side Of amy
question, and YET The fact That | DO
1iege you fitted for citizens, makes 1t
necessary that | should assume that
yuii are Interested IN the public ques.
fi0ns that concerns this nation.
am not going 70 speak Of the
economic questions, but / shall talk
about The questions that stand In
tho way and prevent the progress and
prosperity of The country. The tariff
question III becoming more and more
agitated or course. | have my views
and you have yours, but We have
been discussing this question for
over a hundred years and It liz not
yet settled and am afraid that 1t
will never be settled until We leave
the question out Of the plane Of econ
afnics and lift Il 10 4 moral plane,
Just ns long Az each man thinks That
The first thing To consider II To put
money i'll hls own pocket, regardless
nf its effect upon othera. regardless of.
the injuries II may cause, / III afraid
We viii never settle tho tariff question
right. | Wish II was possible 10 help
every Individual, to help man 70 what
is Just between man and maiL The
money question also has been discuss
"a too largely from the standpoint OF
the pocket, III 1896 ton many adj
dressed their argument To the selfish
i%ntereals IN ne man To whom the ar
gnulent was addressed. III d man be-
IIegcd Iii The gold standard he tried
10 scare the money lenders with the
story about losing money. think
TINT went too far. / was told d story
Of n banker In Nebraska, which goes
this way One day a Swede went To
deposit some money and the banker
invited him back Into the phi,
yate office Ifo told him TINT II |
wore elected the money was to be.
cut III half and that iis deposit would
IN worth bnf hall, Well, The swedo.
went home. hc being d democrat. and
thought 81 the matter, L WINS going
to be elected. he thought. and his
money would not be worth but half
of His deposit. He went haek and
drew his money out so as 10 be sure
TO get II all. and he told his neighbor
about Il, and one day he went 10 the
bank and presented q check for $1,000,
Well the banker got scared and said,
why, what Ii the matter?e He said.
you told ole Olson that II Mr., Bryan
got elected his money would BE- cut vi
two and that his deposit would only
be worth half. and as Mr.. Bryan Is
going 10 be elected We are drawing
out money put so Is not TO lose any
of it, The banker said 20 him: You
20 back and tell Ole Olson that !
He'd 20 him Now. am satisfied
that w are moi going TO settle the
money question until, instead Of dis.
GUESSING 4 II q personal question OK
III financial interest 10 each person.
NJ try NJ lind What III best ami most
inst between mar and man
The trust question Il i economic
question and | will not discuss n bnl
| have also thought on that question.
We ara not SO Careful as We ought to
BIZ 10 place these questions before
the popplo upon a motai plane 1
nln afraid we find il d trial 10 decide
whether IL III better for The individual
III hnye II fnw great Industries and
suppress tie smaller unes iii have THO
many small ones All VII used ii have.
might talk On each question that
has been mentioned, On the ground Of
self Interest, and show how We have
hsen confined IN the habit of discuss,
Ing zach question ms II affects each
one Of us from a pecnnary standard,
Hut the trouble today is that there
are certain matters which relate to the
industrial conditions uf this country,
which stand in the way pf tho settle
ment III other issnca.
wish NJ speak, therefore. u some
questions that believe must be
settled before the people are In a
position 10 consider the economic
questions about which wo have talk.
cd in recent years. There Is Just one
economic question that I want 10 re-.
fer 10 first, and Il Is not as much an
economic question al Il Ii 4 great No
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