Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-09-10
Disasters lie Foretold Never Come
to Pass.
OPPOSITE rs ALWAYS TRUE.
Gold Standard Does Not Stay, Nor
Does It Write Future In Blood.


have brought unlimited disaster to the
country IL they had ever been realized.
But they never came to pass. The har-
cowing pictures which he painted were
based on absolutely no foundation
whatever.
1t is well to have Americans remem.
Der that prophecies uttered by the ora
tor of the Platte must be discounted
fully 100 per cent, for all signs ind1'
cate that he feels the fates once more
and is about to begin prophesying
again. A male Cassandra, Mr.. Bryan
might by this time have learned that
the forecast of evil will never be be.
lieved by those who have found that
In the past. his vaccinations have been
but empty air.
Driving Country to Ruin"
For instance, when Mr.. Bryan was a
member of the House of Representa-
tives In 1892 he was absolutely certain
that protection was driving the coun-
try headlong to rack and ruin, and in
his speech delivered March Is of that
year he drew the following agonizing
pictures:
Protection has been our cannibal
tree, and as one after another OF our
farmers has been driven by the force
Of circumstances upon that tree and
has been crushed within its folds his
companions have stood around and
shouted, Great is protection!
Thus in every State, SO far as these
statistics have been collected, the pro-
portion Of home owning farmers is de-
creasing and that of tenant farmers
increasing This means but one thing.
II means q land of landlords and ten
ants, and, backed by the history OF
every nation that has gone down, l say
to you that no people can continue
a free people under free government
when the great majority Of it's citize-is
are tenants of @ small minority. Your
system protective TARIFF has driven
substituted the farm tenant"
How far this picture portrays the
America of to-day or the America of
any year since he made that speech
sny American can answer. Even In
Mr.. Bryan's own State he can find an
answer right at his doors, for the farm
lads Of Nebraska have doubled in
value.
"Murderous Gold Standard"
But during the four years succeeding
that speech Mr.. Bryans agitation grew
no less nor did the demon which he
| had raised ia his own Imagination hiGe
| with diminished head, for in 1896 he
again saw restitution threatening the
country. Ee had a remedy for it, a
| panacea, q fetch which he held up for
| worship-free silver. Here are some
| Of the things Mr.. Bryan said would
happen If the gold standard were con-
| tiuued:
81 reply that If protection has slain
|
slain it's tens of thousands" From
speech at Democratic National Conven.
tion, July, 1906.
| do not Jet the Republicans beguile
yo1: about the future The future is
written in blood crushed out Of you by
gold"-From speech at Erie, Pa, AL
gust, 1896.
''Ah, my friends, there is another
reason why people have gone into the
| cities and left the farms It is be-
cause your legislation has been caus-
ing the foreclosure OF mortgages upon
the farms Mark my words
If the gold standard goes on and peo-
pie continue to complain, the gold stan
dard advocates instead Of trying to i'm
prove the condition Of the people will
be recommending that you close your
schools so that the people will not real.
lie how much they are SUFFERING
FROM speech at Monmouth, ILL.,, Octo
Der, 1898.
But WHOM has the gold standard
slain? What future did 1t write in
blood? What district schools did il
close? Again the condition of the
country makes calm reply eonfutine
the impassioned orator.
Campaigning again in 1900 Mr.. Bry
an decided that Imperialism was an
other danger to the country. If It were
continued the Fourth Of July would b.
forgotten by all Americans and the
spirit of rs" would become a thins
of the past Speaking at Lincoln, Mr.
Ryan said:
Sees Death Of Patriotism.
'"Fhe eight this year will be to carry
sut the sentiment Of that song we have
90 often repeated, My Country, 'Tis o
Thee II we lose, eur children ant
eur ohildfen's children will not succeed
to the spirit Of Mat soag, and celebra
items OF the Fourth Of July will pas
away, for the spirit\of the empire will
bo, rp6n ,,s."
Is fneys any spot i'm these Unite'
/ States N1ste fhs spirit Of 1776 Ii dea'