Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-17
Disasters He FOrstoId Never Come
to Pass.
OPPOSITE IS ALWAYS TRUE.
Gold Standard Does Not Stay, Nos
Does It Write Future In Blood.

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an has never been a success. The ca
lamities which he has foretold woult
have brought unlimited disaster to tn
country II they had ever been realized
But they never came to pass The har
sowing pictures which he painted wer'
merely Pigments Of his imagination
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 indi-
cate that he feels the fates once more
and is about to begin prophesylna
sgain. 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 bean
but empty air.
driving Country to Ruin"
For instance, when Mr.. Bryan was Q
member Of tte 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 10 Of that
year be 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, 80 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 a land Of landlords and ten
snts, and, backed by the history Of
every nation that has gone down, ! say
to you that no people can continIe
q free people under free government
when the great majority Of it citizens
are tenants Of small minority. Your
system protective tAriG) has driven
the farm owner from his land and
substituted the farm tenant"
How far this, picture pOrtrays the
America Of today or the America Of
any yenr since be made that speoch
eny American can answer. Even in
Mr.. Bryan's own State be can nnd an
answer right at his doors. for the farm
loi d. Of Nebraska have doubled In
value.
stAEurder6us Gold Standard"
Blu during the four years succeeding
that speech Mr.. Bryan's agitation grew
no less nor did the demon which he
had raised In bis own imagination hide
with diminished head, for in 1895 he
agaln saw destitution threatening the
country. He had q remedy for II,
panacea, fetch which. ha held up for
worship free silver. Here are some
Of the things Mr. Bryan said would
happen II the gold standard were con.
llnued:
Il reply that II DrOtectiOn has slain
tn Thousands the gold standard has
lain IL tens Of thousands. From
IDeech at Democratic National COnven- I
hon, July. 1894 |,
do not let the Republicans begulls !
Tcr about the future. The future ID 1
written IN blood crushed out Of you BY
Iold."-FPom speech at Erie. Pa, Au-
rust, 1905. {
"Ah, my friends, there IL another
eason why people have gone into the
titles and LEFT the farms II IL be-
auss your legislation has been cauS-
ng the foreclosure Of mortgages upon !.
he farms. Mark my words
( the gold standard goes on and peo-
lie continue to complain, the gold stan
ard advocates instead OF trying to i'm !
rove the condition Of the people WIN :
Q recommending that you close your :
choOls 80 that The people win not READ !
Ee how much they are suffering 7
rom speech at Monmouth, ILL.,, octo- !,
er, 1so6
But whom has the gold standard d
lalni What future did It write In c
loodi What district schools did It +
losei Again the condition Of the Il
Duntry makes q calm reply confuting "
be impaasioned orator. b
Campaigning again In 1900 Mr.. Bry-
n decided that imperialism was an n
ther danger to the country. II II were a
the Fourth Of July would be
,rgotten b. all Americans and the .
.pirit Of 70" would become a thing ?
the past Speaking at lincoln. Mr.. !
ryan said:
Sees Death Of Pstziotism- o.
',rhe asht this year viii b 70 carry