The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-09-10
BRYAN AS PROPHET
FAILS TO QUALIFY
Disasters Ne fore,old Never
Come 10 Pass.
OPPOSITE is ALWAYS TRUE.
celd Standard Does Not STAY No'
Dee. 4, Write Fstvr. In Blood.

A. a propbei NtliiaiR S'iisa
an has never bern o succcss. The ca
lamities whlch be has forc'old wooio
hny. brought unlimited disaster to the
country n they had ever been realized
But they never came 20 pass The hAr
rowing pictures which be painted were
merely ngtnents Of bis Imagination
basel on absolutely no foundation
whatever.
i, "a well TO have Americans reuiem'
her that prophecies uttered by The ora
,or az the Platte must lie discounted 1
fully 100 per cent for all signs inuf
eate that he feels the fates once more
and is about 20 begin prophesylne
again. A male Cassandra, MI Bryan
might by this tune have learned thai
the forecast " evil Will never be De
peyed by those who have found that
"A the past his vaccinations have been
but empty air.
apriyinu Country to RUM
For instance. when Mr.. Bryan was
member OF the house OF representa-
lives In 1892 he was absolutely certain
that protection was driving the eoun-
try beadlong TO rack and ruin. and IN
Mis- speech delivered March 10 OF thar
year he drew the following agonizihs
pictures;
protection has been our canniba'
,ree and as one after another or our
farmers has been driven by the force
OF circumstances upon that tree and
has been crushed within Its folds bis
/ eomDanlons have stood around ana
shouted. Great is protection 49, THUS
in every state, so far as these Stats
tics have been collected, the proportion
OF home owning farmers is decreasing
and that OF tenant farmers Increasing
| This means but one thing. II means
land of landlords and tenants, ana,
backed by the history OF every nation
that has gone down, say to you that
no people can continue free people
under free government when the
great majority Of its citizens are ten
ants OF a small minority. Your sys'
TEN protective tariff has driven tho
farm owner from his land and sub
stitlted the farm tenant"
How far this picture portrays the
America OF today or the America OF
any year since he made that speech
any American can answer. Even In
Mr.. Bryan's own state he can find an
answer right at his doors, for the farm
lands of Nebraska have doubled In
value.
: "Murderous Gold Standard"
But during the four years succeeding
that speech Mr. Bryan's agitation grew
no less nor did the demon which be
had raised In his own Imagination hide
with diminished head, for In 1896 he
again saw destltution threatening the
4 country. He had a remedy for II,
t panacea, o fetish which he held up fol
r worshlp-free silver Here are some
, of the things Mr.. Bryan said wouf
A happen II the gold standard were con
tinued
II reply that II protection has slall
its thousands the gold standard has
slain Its tens OF thousands" = From
u Speech at Democratic National Con
y yention July, 1896.
do not let the Republicans beguil'
q you about the future. The future Il
j, written In blood crushed out Of you b!
gold."-From Speech at Erie, Pa. Au
gust, 1896.
, "Ah, my friends, there is another rea
son why people have gone into IN
% cities and left the farms 1t Is becaus
4. your legislation has been causing tn
foreclosure of mortgages upon tn
farms. 80 Mark my words! II the goi
A, standard goes on and people continu
,, TO complain the gold standard advo
cates instead of trying to improve th
, condition OF the people will be recon
mending that you close your schools
that the people will not realize hoy
. much they are suffering - fror
Speech at Monmouth. ILL.,, October
1896
J. But whors has the gold standar
slain? What future did II write
n bloodi What district schools did
u close? Again the condition OF tn
is country makes calm reply confutin
Il. he impassloned orator.
!. Campaigning again In 1900 Mr.. Br!
q. IN decided that Imperialism was al
to ,ther danger TO the country. IL II wei
is continued the Fourth of July would !
10. forgotten by all Americans and I'll
81. spirit OF &c" would become thin
ed If the past. Speaking at Lincoln M
lie. Bryan SAID
10 Sees Death Of Patriotism.
Dr. "The fight this year will be 10 carr
n ut the sentiment Of that song we hay
at 10 often repeated. My Country. Ills
in Thee. II we lose, our children and OF
lie hildrens children will not succeed
vis be spirit OF that song, and celebration
"a II the Fourth OF July VIII pass ava
n. or the spirit OF the empire VIII be upe
lin a."
of is there any spot In these Unite
oh tates where the spirit Of lI7G II dea
&c I'D forgotten and the Fourth OF Iu
h. meaningless date on the calendar?
-ds one Of the most ridiculous OF the
IN prophecies was contained In spee'
Ir Bryan made IN support OF judi
bal Parker during the campaign OF ~
M when be attacked President Rooseye
OF utterly. This prophecy had II th
IN. Military despotism was sure 10 folio
10 be- decrease In the size OF the standii
army. In this speech Mr.. Bryan a
emphasized the fact that he was u
ST aud always would be firm believer
the principle Of free silver. lie 81
med up his position on this question
the following sentence;
Il believe today IN the principles
re. forth at Chicago and Kansas City
IN 10 II and shall continue 10 light