The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-21

dreamer question from the bible, and
he found Joseph of old was a dreamer,
and because of it was sold into slavery
to later be great man in times of fam.
inc and stringency, such as exist today
and then 'he had the corn" Civic
conditions now showed the democratic
dreams" Of the past to have been right,
said Mr. Bryan, and said he, ut is sure
ly alright to dream, if y0u hare the corn. .
So have made up my mind" he
said, that it was not so bad after all to
be dreamer, if you have the corn.
mo do not deserve to stand among
dreamers; but there was great Demo
cratic dreamer. Jefferson was our great
dreamer. He had vision of self. gov
erning people in which each citizen was
sovereign and where no one dared OF
cared to wear q crown. And he put
that dream upon paper, and for more
than century people have been build
ing away, and the laborers are today
scattered through the land, for go where
you will on this earth you will find peo
pie as earnest as you building away tC
realize this dreamer $ dream, and when
that great structure is at last completed
it will stand so high that all the people
in the world shall see it and be glad.
'No, / have simply been builder,
helping as best / could to rear this struc
ture but shall be content if when my
last days are numbered it may truly be
said of me that | was of some little helI
to my countrymen in realizing the de-
sign of this greatest of the worlds states
men dreamers, Thomas jefferson
Mr.. Bryan touched upon the present
financial stringency, stating that wher
Democrats were in power such times rs
these were called panics. He said that
though the Democrats had opportunity
to now explode the old claim Of the Re
publicars that when Republicans are
in power we have good times, and all
the panics come in Democratic admins
trations,' he advised being charitable
He said what was wanted was not ven.
geance, but good government. Instead
of tearing down, we should build up.
He said the financial condition was not
traceable to the president, who turned
on the light, but said it was the Repub
licans who had determined the financial
policy for AZ years, had allowed such
conditions to grow up that gambling IN
Wall street, hidden so bankers founded
their business upon , by becoming ex.
posed injured the whole country and
broke the banks. He said that meas
ure which was a sure preventative of a
mans losing money as a depositor was
a small tax on deposits, to go into a ma
tional guarantee fund which would in.
sure to every depositor full return OF
his money, even if the bank was broken.
Mr.. Bryan said that asset currency in.
stead of relieving the situation, would
have tendency to increase the liabili
ties of the banks without increasing the
assets, thus aggravating the condition.
He advised depositors not to draw theil
money out of the banks. This, he
said was the chief trouble with the fin.
ancial situation at the present time: that
people were too timid, and without
grounds, as the situation was not dan
gerous.
He approved postal savings banks as
a method Of insuring reliable guaran.
tee to the depositor who was otherwise
timid, that his deposits were always re.
claimable by him at their full value.
He denounced our imperalistic policy
which had spent 800 millions of dollars
and the only fruit Of which was the nee.
essity for navy three times rs large as
the present one, and the constant fear
that Japan would take the Philippine
islands.
He was cheered at frequent intervals
in his speech. AT the conclusion of his
address there was public reception
held and large number shook hands
with this prominent Democrat. 1t is a
great treat to hear him speak. He is
without doubt great orator