The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-23
BRYAN AS PROPHET
FAILS TO QUALIFY
Disasters Re Foretold Never Coma
to Pass.
OPPOSITE IS ALWAYS True
Gold Standard Does Not Stay, Nor
Does It Write Future In Blood.

AS prophet william Jennings Bry.
an has never been a success The ca
lamities which he has foretold would
lave brought unlimited disaster to the
country II they had ever been realized
But they never came to pass. The har-
Sowing pictures which he painted were
merely Pigments Of his ina gination,
based on absolutely 10 foundation
whatever
1t is well 10 have Americans remem
Der that prophecies uttered by the ora.
tor of the Platte must be discounted
fully 100 per cent, for all signs indi
cate that he feels the fates once more
and is about to begin prophesyins
fgain. 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
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 16 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 aud
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.
It means a 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
q free people under free government
when the great majority of its citize.-s
are tenants of small minority. Your
system protective tariff) has driven
the farm owner from his land and
substituted the farm tenant"
How far this picture portrays the
America of to-day or the America OF
any year siuce he made that speech
any American can answer. Exen in
Mr. Bryan's own State he can find an
answer right at his doors, for the farm
lal DIS 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 lie
had raised In his own Imagination hide
/ with diminished head, for in 1896 he
again saw restitution threatening the
country. Ee had remedy for 1t, a
panacea, a 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
ttaued:
81 reply that If protection has slain
] HIS tH0uSdA0S luS SViu SlduudAu iiGs
slain It's tens Of thousands From
speech at Democratic National Co2ven-
tion, July, 1905.
do not Jet the Republicans beguile
yc,: about the future. The future is
written In blood crushed out Of you by
gold"-From speech at Erie. Pa, Au-
gust, 1895.
"Ah, my friends, there 10 another
reason why people have gone into the
cities and left the farms. It 10 be-
cause your legislation has been caus-
ing tho foreclosure Of mortgages upon
the farms. Mark my words
II the gold standard goes On and peo-
PIE continue to complain, tbs gold STAN
dard advocates instead of trying to i'm
prove the condition OF the people will
be recommending that you close your
schools DO that the people will not real
lie how much they are suRering."-
From speech at Monmouth, ILL.,, Octo-
Der, 1893.
But whom has the gold standard
siaia9 What future did It write in
bioodl What district schools did it
eloas! Again the condition Of the
county makes calm reply eonfuting
the inpassioaed orator.
! Campaigning again In 1900 Mr.. Bry-
IN decided utt imperialism was an
other danger to the country. II It were
continued the Fourth Of July would be
forgotten by all Americans and the
''spirat Of 70" would become q thing
Of the past. Speaking at Lincoln, Mr..
Ryan said:
sess Death Of Patriotism.
f., THE light this year VIII be to carry
cut the sentiment Of that song we have
% often repeated, Ny Country. It's Of
Thee II We lose, cur children and
our children's children will not succeed
to the spirit Of that song, and celebra-
tons Of the Fourth Of July VIII pass