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July 16, 1896.
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
WHAT IS MONEY?
The Populist Idea is not a Modern
Invention.
ITS VALUE DERIVED FROM LAW
The Whole Propesition Clearly
Stated by Judge Caldwell.
The Fearful Omnipotence of Money at
Interest.
Id a very strong article in the July
Arena, there is an account of H. C. Cald
well in which there are many extracts
from hio speeches and decisions. The
following is from a speech delivered be-
fore the Monticello Fair Association of
Arkansas. Judge Caldwell says:
At the threshold of the discussion it
may be well to enquire what money is,
who created it, and wnat functions it
was created to perform.
Money as a measure of value and a
legal tender in the payment of debts is a
creation of the law. It may be of gold,
silver, copper, paper, or any other sub
stance: but of whatever substance made,
its value as a circulating medium ana a
legal tender in payment of debts is de-
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rived from tne laws 01 meu ouu uuk 11 uiu
the laws of nature.
The constitution of the United States
declares that "the congress shall have
power to coin money" and "reg
ulate the value thereof."
The supreme court of the United States
has decided that congress has power to
make money out of paper and make
that paper a legal tender in payment of
debts.
Observe, the grant of power to con
gress has power to make money out of
paper, and make that paper a legal ten
der in payment of debts.
Observe the grant of power to congress
not only includes the power to "coin
money," but also "to regulate the value
thereof."
The present standard silver dollar is a
legal teuder in payment of debts for one
1 -1 1 4-.. nn fha Hollar onH vpt nn-
JJUllUiVU UCii La ju v.v.u., j
til the recent rise in silver bullion it con
tained less than ninety cents' worth of
silver. The material of which a one
thousand dollar legal tender note is
composed is not as valuable as an ounce
of cotton or an ear of corn. It derives
its value from the law, which makes it a
legal tender in payment of debts for the
amount expressed on its face.
Gold and silver in bullion, or in spoons,
plates, or ornaments, is not money. In
all these shapes gold and silver are mere
. commodities to be bought and sold in
the market like cotton or any other
commodity. It must be coimed by the
government, and its value fixed and
- stamped upon it by law, before it be
comes money. :
Money was created to be a circulating
medium a measure of value and a legal
tender in payment of debts; and it only
performs its true function when actively
employed in settling balances, facilitat
ing exchanges and in industrial pur
suits. It is a barren thing, it gives birth
to nothing. Horses and cattle multiply
and increase the wealth of the country,
farms and factories yield their produc
tions, but money is as incapable of pro
ducing anything as a yard-stick or a
half-bushel.
It may be endowed by law with the
power to accumulate that is, to draw
, interest. But this cower is a gift of the
law, and may be withheld altogether or
granted to the extent only that it is
found to be beneficial to the people.
To what extent money should be en
dowed with the power to draw interest
depends, in a great measure, upon the
average profits realized on capital in
vestment in agricultural anu muusiriui
pursuits
To one who stops to think upon the
subject the fearful omnipotence of money
at an interest is startling
The constitution of this state (Arkan
sas) of 1868 abrogated the usury law.
and declared any rate of intest lawful.
The rate of interest increased as lonjr as
that constitution was in force, until in
1872 it was proved on a trial in the
United States district court at Little
Rock that the usual rate of interest in
in that city for loaned money was five
Hfer cent, per month Labor is not
the only thing that "strikes." Capital
strikes, and its strikes are much more
successful and crushing man tnose 01
labor. Nothing combines so readily and
effectively to advance its interests as
mnnev: and when the law leaves the reg
ulation of the rate of interest to the nec
essities of the borrower and the avarice
of the lender, a successful strike for a
high rat of interest is the uniform re
sult One does not have to be gifted with
the spirit of prophecy to foretell the de
plorable consequences of a continued ac
cumulation and concentration ofcapi
tal, derived from the high rates of inter
est, in the hands of a few persons and
corporations in the cities. The sober
intelligence, courage, virtue, and patrio
tism that abide in the homes of the inde
pendent and prosperous farmers, are
what every nation must rely upon for
its support in peace and defence in war.
Neither liberty nor prosperity nor virtue
will long survive in a state where the
husbandman is oppressed and impover
ished. History teaches an important
lesion on this subject.
Of money-lending corporations he
said:
The stockholders of a corporation
may die, but the corporation still lives;
"men may come and men may go," but
the corporation goes on forever; its stock
changes hands, but the capital of the
corporation is the property of the cor
poration, which no stockholder can
touch; the perpetual accumulation and
consecration of capital is in this
way made secure against death
itself. The money and lands it once ac
quires, it may bold forever. Corpora
tions have already acquired in this state
large tracts of land for speculation, and
V have also engaged in planting. Con
,,! sider for one moment some of the char-;
acteristics of your neighbor, when it is a
L planting corporation. It has no soul,
V ind therefore has no' use for a minister
if fVtA frnanal ff a mhliroh it. liaa tin nViit.
ren, and therefore has no we for a Sun-
ry school, school teacher, or school-
yuse; it tias no tangible Doay, ana
therefore pays no poll tax and does no
road work; it nerer dies, and therefore
has n.) use for a grave yard. A sense of
moral accountability is essential to the
best type of honesty and for fair dealing;
but your corporation neighbor, having
no soul and no conscience, baa no moral
sense. By the law of its life it is forbid
den to recognize any but purely legal
obligations. The sole object of its crea
tion is to make money, aud a generous
or benevolent act would be what the
lawyers call ultra vires that is, some
thing outside of the objects for which it
was created, and therefore illegal, You
thus see that every essential quality of
good citizenship is wanting in your
plantins: corporation neighbor. Its
gains and profits are withdrawn from
the state into the cities where its stock
holders dwell
Whatever difference of opinion there
may be as to the policy of allowing the
unlimited ownership of lands oy mdivid
uals, I assert upon authority, that no
christian can dispute that uod created
this earth for his children, and not for
the godless and souless artificial crea
tions of man.
SERGEANT AT ARMS.
How Tickets to the Populist Convention
Will be Distributed.
Arrangements have been made with
all the railroads in the United States to
give us a one fare rate for the round trip
just half fare, except the roads in the
eastern states, known as the Trunk Line
Association, with headquarters in Bos
ton, and hope to yet obtain the same
rates over their roads. Persons making
application to us for the positions of
door keepers or assistant sergeant-at
armes, if unknown to us, mutt have en
dorsements from populist committee
men living in their respective counties or
districts.
Tickets of admission to the hall or aud
itorium. where the convention meets,
will be given to the different state dele
gations and alternates, witn some addi
tional tickets to each delegate, for dis
tribution to friends. Other tickets will
be given in limited numbers to each
national committeeman.for distribution,
Each real newspaper man, who makes
the business his avocation, will be fur
nished a press .ticket. One third of
all the tickets go to the Business
Men s League ' of St. Louis, who
furnished the hall in which we meet and
money to meet the legitimate expenses
of the convention in accordance witn
the agreement made with them by our
national committee at its meeting last
January. The business men's League
will Bell or give away their tickets, as
they may choose. So many are apply
ing to me for tickets which I have no
power to grant, 1 deem tne above state
ment necessary. Reform papers please
COPV. J. n. MCDOWELL,
Sergeant-at-Arms, National Conven
tion, Kopm aob, Linden Hotel, bt.L)Ouis,
Mo.
A WOMAN'S VIEW.
We May Suspend Hostilities and all
Fight in the Same Ranks.
After hearing Senator Teffer's speech
at Columbia, I am so heartily in favor of
his suggestions an. to dealing with the
silver question, 1 want to urge it upon
the . consideration 01 every one 1 can
reach.
The populists, of course, are the "only
original" 16 to 1 party. But we are
more. Other of our principles are of
vaster importance in our eyes than the
free coinage of silver and we do not
mean to give them up.
According to Senator Peffer, (and per
haps others, although the idea never
took possession of my brain until hear
ing the senator) we may suspend hostil
ities. That is a courtesy some times
used on battlefields. The issue before the
American public is the single gold stand
ard versus bimetallism. On that issue
we can unite with bimetallists of what
ever party. Our attitude toward them
might be put in these words: vv e may
be political enemies on all other ques
tions, but we will meet with you on com
mon ground against this common en-
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emy. we can not, nowever, ngni unaer
your banner, thereiore, tor tne present,
we do not ask you to come under ours.
Let us suspend hostilities to vanquish
the gold bug and then get back to our
places, once more." Unlike democrats
and republicans, principle means more
than party to us. We are worKingior
certain changes in legislation that will
help, instead of hold back, civilization.
"We1 believe in the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1," and there is
great probability of gaining this point
by uniting witn otners wno Deiieve in 11
also. Once free coinage is established
the work of a bimetallic union will be ac
complished. The work of the populists
will not.
The rank and file of the republican
party have kept life in that body by con
tinuing to look at its blaze of glory
through the distance 01 thirty years,
and the democrats live on the goodness
of Andrew Jackson. They have settled
down into party as if it were a train to
carry them to happiuess and prosperity.
They have had taith in its engineers and
have not been "impertinent" to inquire
the destination of their train. But
neither politics nor religion can be re
garded as a conveyance. Individual ef
fort is necessary to keep abreast with
the needs of the times. It may be more
agreeable to rest while others row and
and steer, but it is never safe in the ai-
fairs of government not to consider our
selves vitally interested in "where we are
at."
Those of the old parties who believe in
the free coinage of silver are they whose
brains have been penetrated by a ray of
light. Tlioy are as the chick just peep
ing out of its shell. They will either get
out of their shell and grow or go back
and die.
Once we meet with them on common
ground, when the armistice terminates
more will come back with us under the
flag of human rights than will return to
the banner of republican or democratic
hosts.
We will never surrender in our struggle
for liberty. When populists take the stand
to assist in the war against gold, it is
not for an instant on the basis of yield
ing one principle of our declaration of in
dependencethe Omaha platlorm.
"New occasions teach new duties," etc.
Mrs. Vee H. Vincent, in Sound Money.
Breeders of fine stock can find no better
advertising medium than this paper.
BRYAN'S GREAT SPEECH
(Continued from let page.
we expect to carry every single state in
the union. (Applause.)
lune of 1718 Over Agala.
I shall not blander the fair state of
Massachusetts, nor the state of New York,
by saying that when its citizens are con
fronted with the proposition that this na
tion is able to attend to its own business
I will not slander either one by saying
that the people of those states will declare
our helpless impotency as a nation to at
tend to our own business. It is the issue
of 1776 over again. Our ancestors when
only 8,000, 0O.' had the courage to declare
their independence of every other nation
upon the earth, shall we, their descend
ants, when we have grown to 70,000 000
declare we are less independent than our
forefathers? No, my friends, it will never
be the judgment of the people.
Therefore, we care not upon what lines
the battle is fought. If they say bimetal
lism is good, but we cannot have it until
some nation helps us, we reply that in
stead of having a gold standard because
England has it, we shall rentore bimetal
lism and then let England have bimetal
lism because the United States has. (Ap
plause.) If they dare to come out and in
open defend the gold standard as a good
thing we shall light them to the uttermost.
Having behind us the commercial inter
ests and laboring Interests and all toil
ing masses, we (-hull answer their de
mands for a gold standard by saying to
them: "You shall not press down upon
the brow of labor this orown of thorns.
You shall not crucify mankind upon a
cross of gold. (ti. eat applause.)
The Climax.
The conclusion of Mr. Bryan's speech
was the signal for a tremendous out
burst of enthusiasm. The standards of
81 states were carried from their places
and gathered around the Nebraska dele
gation. Among them New York, Penn
sylvania and . Massachusetts were con
spicuous for their absence. Apparently
three-fourths of the delegal i stood
upon their chairs and waved their
handkerchiefs, hats and umbrellas and
canes. Several red bandanna handker
chiefs made their appearance and were
frantically waved by their owners. The
half wild delegates formed a procession
and carried a number of the state stand
ards around the aisles.
The band over the platform played
"The Skidmore Guards," which appar
ently excited another band out in the
audience, which started to play another
tone, but the noise was so great that it
was impossible to tell what they were
playing. The enthusiasm subsided to
some extent and it was then renewed
with great vigor.
After the demonstration had lasted
15 minutes the chairman succeeded in
restoring a semblance of order and the
business of the convention was pro
ceeded with.
WHAT SHALL WE DO?
Continued on 5th page.
for Brown County.
Fullerton, Neb., July 13. It la my
opinion the nominees of the Chicago
convention should also be nominated
at St. Louis. Bryan Is a good enough
populist for me, and that is the senti
ment expressed by a large majority of
populists of this county. It seems to
me that this Is no time to quibble over
details. It will be either Bryan or Mc-
Kinley, and we prefer Bryan. T. C.
Held.
Stanton, Neb., July 13. I am fully
convinced that there are but few popu
lists in this county who will not vote for
Bryan If he is nominated at St Louis.
W. H. Porter.
Fullerton, Neb., July 13. Knowing
that you must define the further policy
of your paper in this week's issue In re.
gard to the nomination of Bryan at St
Louis, take the liberty to say that the
populist party will make a great mls
take if it fails to support him for pres
Ident. Although we all wanted Tel
ler's nomination at Chicago, we can
not change the conditions as they con
front us now. It means Bryan or Mc-
Klnley, and I am not in favor of doing
anything that will oppose Bryan's elec
tion. Bryan's Indorsement in this
state means the election of the populist
state and congressional tickets, liet
us "stand up for Nebraska" and Bryan.
W. P. Hattin.
Central City, Neb., July 13. Eight
hundred pops In Merrick county en
dorse Bryan. E. C. Ewing.
Falls City, Neb., July 13. Please
grant me a little space that I may an
nounce that the feelings of the popu
lists of this town and county. Bearing
upon the nomination of Hon. W. J.
Bryan for president of the United
States, could you have been here last
evening you would have said that you
never attended such a large and en
thusiastic populist ratification meeting
in your life. J. M. Whittaker.
Columbus, Neb., July 13. I will say
Omaha, Neb., July 1L Populists will
seize the opportune forelock of time and
declare without equivocation for Mr.
Bryan. They ought not to stand in the
way of the accomplished reality of their
most practicable principles. The plat
form is democratic only In name. Dem
ocracy rejuvenated Is chiseled out of
the chaste heart of populism. The
young lion of the tribe of democracy was
nourished at the shaggy breast of the
commonality. He drew into his fibre
the milk of strength for humanity's
weal. He has brought back errant dem
ocracy to common men. His joint nom
ination by the two parties of the masses
will give new hope to millions of men.
His election will give back to mankind
competence now and confidence for the
future. I am "fur him. Elmer E.
Thomas.
Alvo, Neb., July 11. The Chicago con
vention is a clear cut democratic con
vention except the financial plank.whlch
they stole from the Omaha platform.
I, with the names here attached, am in
favor of going right along as though
there had been no convention in Chi
cago. The peoples party should stand
by their principles, make their nomina
tions and settle this in the electoral
college. This Is the sentiment of all
true populists in Cass county. w.
Waugh, J. P. Roush, J M. Campbell, M.
O. Weede, Henshaw.
Lincoln, Neb., July 13. On a question
of so much importance, and so far reach
ing In Ks results, a hastily formed opln.
Ion probably should not be expressed It
is a question upon which we may hon
estly differ. For one, I am ready to ac
cept relief from any source, and as the
Chicago convention has, In a large
measure, adopted the Omaha platform
and repudiated and spews out of its
mouth the element that we
have so strenuously fought against in
its own party and as the platform and
its candidates are not recognized as
democratic by those who have controlled
the present democratic administration.
It seems to me we make but little sacri
fice in endorsing its action. I consider
the result of the Chicago convention the
greatest populist victory yet achieved.
The spirit of populism was manifest in
nearly every speech of the majority
side, and Mr. Bryan's masterly effort
was inspired by the same spirit of hu
manity that attended the birth of our
party and into which all true populists
have been baptized. I am not willing to
abandon our organization or change our
name. We have done a great work, but
we have a great work yet to do. We
have driven our enemies of both the old
parties together. Every leader of the
administration and every leading sub
sidized democratic daily paper has, or
will, flock to McKinley and rally under
the gold standard of the St. Louis plat
form. The fight is on; the armies are
being mustered; the interests of human
ity are all at stake, and let us as patri
ots, rather than as partisans, as lovers
of our kith and kin, let no sentimentali
ty or party pride deter us from doing
what seems to me our plain duty. Di
vision of forces means defeat, and defeat
now means the perpetual "enthrone
ment of capital above labor," and the
most abject slavery of the masses of
our people. We need not confine our
selves to their platform and it would
probably be better to nominate than to
endorse their candidates. J. V. Wolfe.
Denver, Col., July 12: David H.
Waite, ex-governor, says of the Bryan
nomination: "It is madness to reject
such a great advantage and opportuni
ty. Although I believe in more reforms
than the Chicago convention has In
dorsed, I shall vote for the electors who
will support the presidential ticket that
Bryan heads."
Auburn, Neb., July 13. Our people
here favor the union of all the silver
and reform forces upon the Hon. W. J.
Bryan. They do not believe in endors
ing him, but in nominating him as our
candidate upon our platform, believ
ing that he will accept and stand upon
the same. They declared their allegi
ance to the principles enunciated by the
Omaha platform, and are utterly op
posed to abandoning any one of the
cardinal tenets of the populist party.
They believe that a half loaf is better
than no bread; that the time has come
for concerted action for the well being
of the masses. They believe that the
prospect of success is bright enough
to justify the effort; that this is the
opportune time to obtain two of our de
mands, and believing this they are will
ing to go out of our ranks for a stand
ard bearer. H. A. Lambert.
Howells, Neb., July 13. Let principle
stand above party. I am In favor of
nominating W. J. Bryan at the St. Louis
convention. No law that populists pass
would he veto. Al Pont.
At a convention of the people's party
of Johnson county. Neb., July 11, 1896,
the following resolutions were adopted
and ordered furnished The Nebraska In
dependent for publication:
Resolved, That we heartily indorse
Gov. Holcomb's administration, and es
pecially commend him for his brave
fight with the board of public lands and
buildings in the interest of the taxpay.
ers and school children of the state;
and we hereby urge his renomination
and election. We reaffirm our alle
glance to the Omaha platform; and
Whereas, The democratic party at its
late national convention adopted much
of that platform, and placed In nomina
tion for the highest office In the gift of
the people, that most eminent NebraS'
kan, Hon. W. J. Bryan, a man of clean
hands and pure heart; than whom there
is no abler; and fully recognizing that
In union there is assured victory, we
hereby affirm our belief; that our com
lng national convention should make
him the nominee of our party; and that
there should be a union of all the re
form forces in the make-up of legislat
ive, congressional, state and electoral
tickets, to the end that the state and
national governments may be wrested
from the money power; that legislation
shall cease to be in the sole interest of
idle capital, and that idle labor shall
have due consideration; that the "crown
of thorns" shall no longer press upon
the brow of labor, and that mankind
shall not be crucified upon the cross of
gold. E. P. INGERSOLL,
Secretary.
Wayne, Neb., July 13, 1896. First,
Maintain party organization by nomin
ating (not endorsing) W. J. Bryan for
president.
Second, Nominate Henry C. Caldwell
for vice-president (if Sewall is not satis
factory.).
Third, Appoint a steering committee
to arrange electors and candidates for
congress.
Fourth, Adopt W. J. Bryan's last Ne
braska platform for this year.
Fifth, Get together, get together, get
together. James Brltton.
Arlington, Neb., July 12, .-Not
withstanding the supreme partisanship
shown at the Chicago convention, when
I take into consideration the deplorable
condition of the country and that par
tial relief may be obtained thereby, 1
am In favor of the St. Louis convention
endorsing Bryan on the principal that
half a loaf Is better than no bread; as to
Sewall there Is nothing to say.for I
know nothing about him. C. A. Whit
ford. MftKe
cHeese
AT HOME with such simple apparatus
as every fanners now has.
Send $1 to 0. E. KITTINGEE, Powell, 8
D., and receive by mail 10 rennets, with
such plain, printed instructions as will
enable any woman to make good cheese
the first time without neglecting house
hold duties. Money refunded if you fail. J
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They Assemble in the State at Grand
Island and Endorse Him.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC CONVENTION
The Vote was 699 to 34 in Favor of
Bryan.
The Delegate! at Large are Senator Allen,
Governor Holromb and Joe
Edgerton.
Grand Island, July 16, 189G.
The convention was one of the largest
that the populist party has ever held.
Very many faces unknown to the popu
list workers in the state were to be seen
in all parts of the hall. It convened in
the opera house and the citizens of Grand
Island are to be congratulated upon
their perfect arrangements.
The convention was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr. Jordan. Hon. W.
H. Thomson, mayor of Grand Island,
made a very felicitous address of wel
come which was responded to on behalf
of the convention by Judge W. L. (ireene.
D. Clem Deaver of Omaha was elected
chairman by acclamation.
On motion no committee on creden
tials was appointed, but the list submit
ted by the state committee was read by
counties and adopted.
At this point a telegram was received
from the populist state convention of
South Dakota sending words of greeting,
Senator Allen proposed to answer by
saying the populist state convention,
sent greeting and were all for W. J. Bry
an for president.
Mr. W. II. Dech objected and it was
withdrawn until after the permanent or
ganization was effected.
r Captain Barry was elected permanent
chairman and the resolution was then
submitted, and on a call of counties, the
resolution endorsing W. J. Bryan for
president was adopted by a vote of 699
to 34.
ka. The convention then proceeded to elect
delegates to St. Louis convention. Con
siderable friction arose at this point.
Quite a large number of delegates, rely
ing upon the call to meet at 2 p. m. did
not arrive until about that time, but all
the congressional districts bad met in
the morning separately, and nominated
their delegates. . The most feeling in this
matter was in the Third district, two
counties of which were not present when
the nominations were made.
Douglas county came in with its usual
scrap and entertained the convention
for about an hour, during which time
Douglas fully maintained its reputation.
It however lacked one of its usual fea
tures. Gen. Paul Van Der Voort failed of
an election this time aud therefore was
not present.
Senator Allen and Gov. Ilolcomb w
elected delegates at large by acclamation
but a lively contest took place over the
third place, which resulted in the elec
tion of J. W. Edgerton, "Our Joe" as he
is familliarly called, a cousin to the
chairman of the state committee.
p 'The following eesolutions were passed
unanimous!?:
Resolved, That we adhere with un
swerving tenacity and fidelity to the
fundamental principles 01 the people s
party and declare them to be self evident
political truths, tne maintenance 01 which
is essential to the prosperity and hap
piness of the people, and that the party
organizations, state and national, must
and shall be perpetuated and preserved.
L-r Resolved, lhat we believe the Iree, un
limited and independent coinage of gold
and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, is the
paramount issue before the people.
I 4tesolved, That the time has, in our
judgment, come when one of the cardi
nal principles of the peoples party can
be crystalized into law by our action,
and recognizing the distinguished and
patriotic services, peculiar fitness, and
known ability of the Hon. William J.
Bryan of Nebraska for the high office of
president of the United states, we de
clare it to be the sense of this convention
that the delegates this day chosen to
the national peoples party convention to
be held at St. Louis on the 22d inst.
should use all honorable and fair means
within their power to secure his endorse
ment or nomination for president of the
United States.
Wilder F. Bryant,
J E. Lamasteii,
E.E, Ellis,
Leander Gerard,
John R. Thompson, ,
George A. Magney,
Peter Ebbehson,
Committee.
In the evening the town went wild.
There was a magnificent display of fire
works, and a grand march which ended
up at the grand stand, where Messrs.
Greene, Thompson, Gov. Holcomb and
Senator Allen addressed an acre or two
of people.
CALLS FOR AID.
L. S. Qillick Summons All to Take Part
in the Bryan Blowout.
The following communication, under
date of today, was handed to the Inde-
pekdent and is self-explanatory:
Editor Independent Seeing the mag
nificent spirit manifested by the citizens'
movement inaugurated for tne purely pa
triotic purpose of receiving our illustri
ous fellow-townsman tne lion. w. J
Brvan on his arrival to his home in the
city of Lincoln, and capital of the great
commonwealth ol .Nebraska, on fnuay
afternoon of this week, the federation of
labor, L. U., 6.132 held a special meeting
in its hall, 1114 U street, last night witn
a view of co-operating witn tbeir lellow
citizens. They have resolved to do so
and also appointed acommjttee of three,
Geonre Daggett, L. S. Gillick, J. Ayriso,
with instructions to invite all unions of
labor . es well as unorgauized labor, to
join hands with them on this festive and
most auspicious occasion. 1 was cnosen
marshal and secretary of the committee,
with instructions to make this call, and
will say this is a most pleasant duty, re
membering as I do the patriotic remarks
made by the Hon. Mr. Bryan ,in his
speech in this city on the occasion of the
great labor and citizens' demonstration
and reception of "King Tartarax of Pi
ous Memory," July 4th. 1889. I may
be permitted to quote from Mr. Uryan
on the above occasion.
"It is well that we celebrate this day;
well that we review from time to time
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the action of thoMi who hare lived be
fore uh; well that we recall their strug
gles or liberty, their hardships in battle
and h eir victories. Wrapped up in the
care f a busy life, we are apt to forget
the past; the lemon which coaws to us
from crumbling monuments and the sol
itary tomb are lost in the bustle of to
day and the fair promisee of tomorrow.
We forget that we can only judge of the
future by the past, the living by the
dead; we forget that the gold nuggets of
liberty, suffrage and happiness were dug
from the bosom of time by the bands
that now lie motionless; that science and
art have been brought to their present
perfection by geniuses who are sleeping
their last sleep; that freedom of con
science and all ths great truths of mor
ality and religion have been given to the
world by martyrs who have sealed with
their blood the testimony of their lives;
let us keep in remembrance thecharac
tere of these men; let us praise their
noble deeds, let us be greatful to them,
for it is they who laid the foundation up
on which we build; it is they who have
sown the seed of whose harvest we reap."
Mr. Bryan, after recalling the names of
the most pure and noble and patriotic
citizens of all nations down to the pres
ent time, further said: "Earth has no
grander sight than the people moving
forward in one compact mass, destroying
evil, suppressing wrong, advancing mor
ality. Divinity himself might gaze upon
such a picture." And again he says: "If
we would perpetuate our liberties and
make our national life as immortal as
our principles, we must write indelibly
upon the public and private character of
our people that sentence which comes
to us freighted with the honors of age,
"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."
We must so perform our duty at all
times, in all places, and under all circum
stances, that we each may be worthy of
that noblest of all names an American
citizen."
The above remarks upon patriotism
delivered upon a great national day are
fittingly, recalled upon this great nation
al holiday for the city of Lincoln, when
all people and all parties have mingled
their voices in bringing about this grand
demonstration. So let me say to you,
as an old labor man and fellow citizen,
come, and help us to swell the throng.
L. 8. Gillick,
Secretary.
A large number of letters iu reply
to the Independent's referendum on the
Chicago nomination arrived too late for
this issue and will be published next
week.
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ENGLISH GOLDITES FRIGHTENED
They Predict Disaster to England
and Prosperity to America.
Why . Engllith Influence Is Brought to
Bear In America.
An editorial in the London Commerce,
a recognized trade authority, champion
of monometallism for England and
claiming the largest circulation in the
world, has caused considerable talk
among business men. From it the follow
ing extracts are taken:
"Leaving the question of tariffs for a
moment, let us consider what a bimetal
list America will mean for us. In the
first place it will mean an immediate
premium upon United States exports.
The effect of mining silver at the pro
posed ratio would in all probability
bring about a great boom in manufac
tures of all kinds. Wages might rise
considerably, but the experience of other
countries goes to show that they would
not rise in proportion to the advantage
which exporters would derive who send
their goods to a gold using country, to
wit, the United Kingdom. The manu
facturers of the states would not be quite
in the same position of vantage as the
agriculturists of the Argentine, nor the
exporters in India, but they would have
a sufficient average over the manufac
turers here to turn the scale in pvery
trade where now there is a doubt whicht
way the market trends. In tin plates,,
many kinds of machinery, including some
of the very heaviest, in leather, and ia
many sundry manufactures where the
British producer can with difficulty hold
his own, the effect of the change would
be decisive. Then this policy is also a
bribe to the farmers. American dead
meat live cattle being prohibited
wheat and all farm produce suitable for
exportation would come over in greatly
augmented quantities, for the difference
in the exchange would mean such an ad
dition of profit that an immense stimu
lus would be given all along the line.
The dimensions of the movement would
depend upon many things impossible to
foresee. These anticipations of what
has become possible, are not, be it re
membered, based on mere theory. We
know already too well what to expect
from foreign traders in a country where
silver is the standard currency. India,
Japan and Argentina are all bearing
witness to the insidious effect on British
trade of conditions similar to those now
in perspective in the United States.
Meantime, we cannot too soon face the
possibilities and realize the true signifi
cance of the position as it is."
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