The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
BRYAN As PROPHET
FAILS TO QUALIFY
Disasters He Foretold Never Come
to Pass.
OPPOSITE Is ALWAYS TRUE.
Gold Standard Does Not Stay, Nor
Does It Write Future In Blood.


an has never been success. The ca
lanities which no has foretold would
have Drought unlimited disaster to the
country II they had ever been realized.
But they never came to pass The har-
lowing pictures which he painted were
merely Pigments Of his imagination,
based on absolutely no foundation
whatever.
1t Is well to have Americans reme,n-
her that prophecies uttered by the ora
tor Of the Platte must be discounted
fully 100 per cent, for all signs indi-
cute that he feels the fntes once more
ana is about to begin prophesyiug
,gaiu. 4 male Cassandra, Mr.. Bryan
might b. this time have learned that
ths forecast Of evil will never be be-
ltsved BY those who have found that
in the past his vaccinations have be.n
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 l6 of that
year he drew the following agonizMe
pictures:
Protection has been our cannibnl
tres, 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, 30 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.
1t means land of landlords and ten
snts, 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 citizens
are tenants of small minority. Your
system protective taritf) has driven
thu 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 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
lnl DIS of Nebraska have doubled In
value.
"Murderous Gold Standard"
Blu, during the four years succeeding
tt,ct 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 1906 ne
again saw restitution threatening tho
country. He had remedy for it,
panacea, fetch which he held up for
v'nrship-free silver. Here are some
O.. the things Mr.. Bryan said would
happen II the gold standard we're con-
tinued:
Il reply that II protection nas slain
itS thousands the gold standard has
slain Its tens Of thousands. FROM
speech at Democratic National Conven.
ton, July, 1905.
do not let the Republicans begull1
yc': about the future. The future Is
written in blood crushed out Of you by
sold."-From speech at Erie, Pa, Az
gust, 1896.
'Ah, my friends. there is another
reason why people have gone into tho
cities and left the farms 1t is be
cause your legislation has been cau.-
ing the foreclosure Of mortgages upo
the farms. Mark my words
II the gold standard goes on and pco-
pie continue to complain, the gold star
dard advocates instead Of trying to l.,
prove the condition Of the people vii
be recommending that you close yo +
schools so that the people will not rc:..
ize how much they are SUFFERING.
From speech at Monmouth, ILL.,, Octo.
Der, 1896.
But whom has the gold standard
alain2 What future did it write in
blood? What district schools did ii
close! Again the condition Of the
country makes calm reply confutins
the impassioned orator.
Campaigning again In 1900 Mr.. Bry-
an decided that imperialism was an
other darger to the country. II 1t were
continued the Fourth OF July would be
forgotten BY all Americans and the
spirit of '78" would become a thing
Of the past. Speaking at Lincoln, Mr..
Bryan said:
Secs Death Of Patriotism.
'"rhe hght this year will be to carry
cut the sentiment Of that song We have
% often repeated, My Country, It's Of
Thee II We lose, eur children and
our chlldren's children will not succeed
- the spirit Of that song, and celsbra-
lions Of the Fourth Of July will pass
away, for the spirit Of the empire will
70 upon U.S."
10 there any spot in these United
States whore the spirit of l77e IL dead
and tpe0otts2 and the Fourth Of July
Q meaningless date on the calsndari
One Of the most ridiculous Of these
prophecies was contained in 4 speech
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