. SUPPLEMENT.
BUOK13N BOW REPUBLICAN ,
Broken Bow , - - Nebraska.
Thursday , October 18 , 1900.
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Nail It Fnst Forovcr.
THE "IDLE" SOLDIERS.
I i < "rom the Baltimore American.
' ( ( "Tills country has a hundred thousand
Boldlcrs walking around in idleness. "
W. .1. Bryan. )
Walking around In idlotics * ,
Wherever the ll.ur's assailed ;
Meeting ( he foe with an idle might
That never .vet has failed.
Lawton , and Llscum , and Logan , too
Capron the list is lone
Went to tliclr death in "idleness , "
i And their "idleness" wns wrong.
Grant and Sherman nnd Sheridan
* i Why should wo call the roll ?
They Idled away in the Idle fight-
In fights that tried the soul.
"Walking around In idleness"
Braving I lie leaden hail ;
What of the glow of a nation's pride ?
Is that but an idle talc ?
"Walking around in Idleness. "
Over the Pekln road ; N
Scorched nnd worn by the galling sun ,
Lugging an Idle load.
Fighting with Idle energy.
Cheering with idle breath-
Thinking , with idle love , of home ,
And dying an idle death.
Private Smith , with an Idle groan ,
Gone to u home above ;
And idle tears mark the idle woe
And the idle mother's love.
"Walking around in idleness"
Lawtnn and Llscum , too ;
Legions more will come idly when
There are idle deeds to do.
: SOME DEMOCRATIC TRUSTS.
( From tlie Chicago Inter Ocean. )
Merely to expose the sham of
Mr. Bryan's present anti-trust
campaign , we otto below a few of
the trusts only those with $10-
000,000 or more capitalization-
organized before Mr. McKinley's
inauguration , and protected and
nurtured by the Democracy be-
twcen March 4 , 1893 , and March
4 , 1897 :
Share *
When anil
formed , liomls.
Am. Susar Co 18S7 ? : i7owooo ;
Con. Ice Co 1.M1.1 11.13.000
Nntlonal Salt Co..ISM ) 12,0')0OUO )
Nut. Starch Co IbOO ll03i)00 ( ! ) 4 >
Sperry Klour Co.
( Caf. ) -181)2 ) 10,000,000 < >
Chi. Hecf Combine.ISM Unknown O
Am. Spirits C ( 18S7 . KUKiM.ilOO O
Ciil. Wlnemnk's Co.lbOJ 10,000,000
Chi. llruw. .t Mult.
Co 1801 'li.OS-O.OOO
Mil. & Chi. Hrew.
Co 1801 IM.0.10,000
Am. Tobacco. Co..l8HO r.i.oso.coo
Nat. Wall IMp. Co..1870 '
Stamlaril Hone Co..1Sll ! llbVl-'oOO
U. H. Leather Co..18it ! : IIO.ISHOOO : :
U. S. Hubber Co li)2 ( ) rp2.ioi.ooo
Am. Sru'i Kur. Co. . 1802 ll/jOO.OOU
Central Lumber Co.
( CaU 18(10 ( 7o.roo.ooo
Am. Win. Class Co. .1SOO no.oro.ooo
I'Bli. 1'late-Ctlass Co.lMlt 10.000,000
Am. Cotton oil Co..isst :
Am. Llns'd Oil Co..1887
Ajjr. Chem. Co 1800 .10,000,1X10 <
Stand. Oil Co 1872 07'j : oooo A
li'uel it Iron Co.
( Col. ) 1802 i'o,837ooo ;
Coal , Iron & U. U.
I Co. ( Tenn. ) 1SS7 30,000,000
Lake Superior Con.
Iron Mines isoa ' . ' 8,722,000
Am. ( Sewing ) Much.
Co 1&95 10,000,000
Union Typewriter
Co 1S93 18,015,000
Am. Klec. Heat. Co.18011 10,000,000
Klcc. Stor. r.at. Co.,1881 *
Oen. Klectrlc CO..180U t ! < ir.4i6oo ; ; <
AVcst. Electric Co..1801 KI.IHM.OSO <
v ' Anac. Copper Co..1801 30,000,000 <
" ' Nullonal Lcml Co. . .mil ' 'O.b 'OOa
< > nrooklyn Whart fc
" ' Warehouse Co 180.1 30,000,000
4 > JVest > lilcv' ! Assn..l8S7 1.1.000.000
; J Ulumonil Match Co.,18SO 11,000,000
Aggregate capltnllia-
tlon 51Ol)3S81,35a <
Here are thirty-seven great corporations - j
porations price-fixing combina
tions or trusts with aggregate
capital of more than $1,000,000-
000 , nil of which lived , prospered
and waxed fat unopposed and
unassuiled during one to eight
years of Democratic rule. Yet
Mr. Bryan has the impudence to
tell the American people that
trusts are fostered by the Repub
lican party and fought to the
death by the Democracy.
Didn't Keep MclCluley liuttoiiH.
Up in Wisconsin the other day a trav
eling salesman walked into a little news
paper store at .Tanesville. While get
ting his paper he looked around him and
noticed a large number of Bryan buttons
for sale , but no McKlnley buttons.
He asked the storekeeper If ho did not
keep McKinley buttons for sale , and
was told
"No , 1 don't keep 'em , I sell 'em. They
sell as soon as I get 'em. I stocked up
at lirst with the same number of both ,
but have replenished my stock of McKinley
Kinloy buttons four times now , while
nil these Bryan buttons you sec hero arc
the first lot 1' bought. There are uo Bry
an folks around Juncsvillc. "
A CENTURY'S GROWTH
OF THE COUNTRY.
History of National Expansion
from Jefferson's Time.
The Life of the Nation , Like That of an
Individual , Depends Upon Its Ability
to Develop and Grow.
An intelligent youth , fifteen years old ,
who reads the daily papers , mild to his
father , who is a student of politics :
"Father , what is the meaning of 'Im
perialism' as used in the Democratic
platforms and by Democratic speakers ,
particularly Mr. Bryan ; and what do
you mean by expansion ? "
The father answered : "My boy , 'impe
rialism , ' correctly delincd , means 'per
taining to an empire. ' The use of it , as
they' intend It to apply by the party you
speak of , is pure demagogy a clap
trap ofTort tp catch votes in the coming
election. These men have erected an air
castle and are pelting it with words. But
few of the men of brains who use this
term , as applied to the conditions in this
country , believe it to lie true or correct.
They have a mistaken idea that they
can scare the American people by pro
claiming against a bugaboo of their own
creation. In this they are mistaken. The
American voter is quick to detect hum
bug and is not easily scared even at the
threat of real evils. It is possible that
some of those men really believe what
they say on this subject. If they do ,
they are In the unfortunate position of
those of whom it is said , 'they believe
a lie to be damned , ' for these men will
he politically damned at the election in
November. Outside of these parties
there are some declaring against 'impe
rialism' who are misled by diseased im
aginations and who , while being honest ,
are simply foolish. "
"Well , father , what do you mean bj
' ' "
'expansion ?
"I use the word in its ordinary sense ,
my boy , which is the 'enlargement of sur-
face. ' "
"Yes , I understand that , but this is a
political term as used now. Docs it mean
the 'enlargement of the surface' of the
country ? "
"Certainly , and but for expansion this
country would have been very small in
deed. "
"When did it begin to expand ? Who
was the first expansionist ? "
"Look at the map of the Unit ° d States
and you will see that the n .jnics of
Great Britain which revolted in 1770
were Massachusetts , which included
Maine ; New Hampshire , Connecticut ,
Ithode Island , New York , which with
New Hampshire included Vermont ; New
Jersey , Pennsylvania , Delaware , Mary
land , Virginia , which included Kentucky ,
North Carolina , which claimed Tennes
see ; South Carolina and Georgia. All
these colonies , with the outlying terri
tories claimed by them , had only 482,301
square miles , witli a population of about
. ' 1,000,000. Just before the devolution
George Washington , then a colonel of
Virginia militia , was the first expansion- ,
1st. lie aided in driving the French out
Fort Duquesne , where Pittsburg now
stands ; helped in annexing to Virginia
nil the territory which now comprises
he States of Ohio , Indiana , Illinois ,
Michigan and Wisconsin. There were
10 white inhabitants save a few French
on the lakes and in Illinois. These
States cover 283,301 square miles , about
hree-tifths of the area of the colonies.
At the taking of the census of 1SOO , ten
rears ago , they had a population of lit-
101,8-10 and wealth valued at $15,041-
il35,522. Washington's expansion proved
to be a very valuable one. "
"Who was the ne\t expansionist , and
what did ho do ? "
"Thomas Jefferson was the next. In
April , ISO ! ? , he purchased the territory
of Louisiana from France. Look at that
arge map. All the States and territories
which you see west of the Mississippi
river to that irregular line which extends
from the Gulf of Mexico to the Cana
dian border , near the Pacific ocean , were
included in this purchase. At the time
the purchase was made it was declared
valueless , and Jefferson was denounced
an bitterly by the opposition at that time
as McKlnley is now in fact , more bit
terly. In 1810 , the first census after the
purchase , the entire civilized population
was 77,401. The area of this purchase
was 074,373 square miles , more than
double that of the original colonies , and
comprised what is now the States of
Louisiana , Arkansas , Missouri , Iowa ,
Minnesota , North and South Dakota , Ne
braska , Kansas , part of Colorado , nearly
all of Wyoming , nearly all of Montana ,
the Indian Territory and the Territory of
Oklahoma. In 181)0 ) the population of
these States was 12,05:1,808 : and their
wealth was $11,595,352,540 , cloven bill
ion live hundred and ninety-five million
three hundred and fifty two thousand
five hundred and forty dollars. These
States in 1808 furnished over one-half
the wheat and nearly one-half the corn
crop of the country , nnd this year will
do still better. They have nearly one-
third of the total railway mileage and
are great producers of cattle , sheep ,
hogs and horses. And yet their produc
tive capacity is In its Infancy. When
irrigation is established , as it soon will
IK * , the products of these Suites will lie
Doubled or tripled. And there h one ad
vantage of thh purchase that can never
be estimated in money , which is tliomi -
trol of the Mississippi river. Jefferson's
purchase has turned out to bo a good one ,
notwithstanding the bitter opposition to
its consummation. "
( To be continued. )
Measure of Coin.
Money Is measured by troy weight ,
In which twenty-four grains inako a
jH'iinywclght , twenty pennyweights
one ounce and twelve ounces ouu
pound. The silver dollar weighs 412'/j
grains , nnd $1,000 , as near as it can be
expressed intelligently in print , weighs
71.014 pounds , or n fraction over sev
enty-one and one-half pounds. In avoir-
dupols the same would weigh 58.U2S , or
nearly lifty-nlnc pounds.
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PARDON ME , BUT- 1
5 8
Pardon me , but -
If > ou were going to rent your farm tea
a man , you "would feel surer of getting
jour money if that man had had some
pxpi-rlcnce In farming , wouldn't you ? If
joii have a job , a sto.uly job , and you
knew there was going to be a change of
managers of the business , factory or
.vhatevcr concern it is that hires you ,
vou would feel safer if you knew that
i lie incoming manager had had c.vperl-
' nee in managing > mir line of business ,
would you not ? You'd feel more certain
( if his running the business successfully ,
wouldn't you ? You'd feel surer of hold
ing your job , wouldn't jvuu ? If you arc
hustling around for a job , you'd rather
gel one if you could , on a fatm , in a
factory or in it business that is run by
; in experienced manager , wouldn't you ?
For you'd figure it that your job would
be more likely to pan out , to be a steady
one , wouldn't you ?
And ;
When you take a ride on a railroad
tiain ; , you wouldn't feel particularly com
fortable If just before the train was to
start you saw a young dry goods clerk
climb up into the engine cab' nnd begin
to yank the lever. Now would you ? You
wouldn't want to be working at the
mouth of a mine and know that a poet
was 'running the hoisting engine , would
you ? You'd lie afraid of your corpus ,
eh ?
Now , when it comes to politics , don't
you think a man ought to try to show
just ns good sense in voting ns he does in
, hls trade or business ? Bryan is long on
'wind , we can all agree on that ; but Mack
has got the engineer's license. He's been
over the road. But Bryan claims he has
an entirely new method , a method of his
i MILES OF RAILROAD BUILT.
* Year. Miles.
* 1892 4'M
1895 l.O-'O
1S99 ; 4,500
1900 * 5K > 0
* Estimated by Interstate Com
merce Commission.
NUMBER OP RAILROAD EM
PLOYES.
4 1899 028,924
* 1895 785,034
Republican increase 143,890
* THE WAGES PA I'D THEM.
1899 $522,007,8015
1895 445,508,201
o Republican increase. . $77,450,1585
t GROSS RECEIPTS OF RAIL
ROADS.
Year. Amount.
5 1802 $1,100,08(5,810 (
1891 1.000,018,358
1899 1,818.010,118
* Decrease of $102,093,482 between
1S92 and 189 J.
own , for running the government steam
boiler. He's crazy to try his new meth
od and if she busts , she can bust. Mack :
maintains , though , that yon can't monkey
with a steam engine. 'Twout do to let
the water get too low , and you've got to
shovel something besides air into the tire-
box.
Bryan said in 189(5 (
That just as sure as Mack got into thr
cab the boiler would explode , the rood
would become foreclosed at auction , the
right of way given over to foreign na
tions and the inhabitants of the terri
tory along the route would become pau
pers.
pers.But
But ,
Four years have passed away and the
old engine is still doing biz. They've
lengthened out her boiler some and hitch
ed on several new coaches. The eagle
still sits on the cowcatcher and has both
eyes peeled for obstructions. There was
a foreign critter got on the track once ,
but the eagle screeched and Mack , he
turned on fifty million dollars of extra
steam. They diun t hold any postmortem
tem because the foreigner was so cut up
and scattered they couldn't find the re
mains. Because of the fact that the for
eigner , however , did undertake to cross
the track , there have been several Impor
tant branches added to the road.
JOHN LIVINGSTON WRl'GHT.
Hrynii't * Election null Flock Owner * .
Goodlng Bros , of Idaho have seen a
contract for sheep which is typical ul
the feeling among Western wool raisers.
The contract calls for the payment ol
$8.1,000 for n band of sheep In case Mc
Klnley is elected and $50,000 In case
Bryan Is successful. McKinley's1 elee
tlon represents an Immediate difference
of $35,000 to one tlock owner.
LITTLE HOY
ASKS SOME QUESTIONS ,
A Colloquy Hint Ended in Talk About
the ' 'Goblins. "
Mr. Bryan , the handsome Democratic
candidate , wns on the Lincoln train to-
ilny. A bright little hey , his son Georglo ,
sat hy the candidate nnd was asking
childish questions ,
" 1'apn , " he said , "what did the Hun
garian miners out in Colorado mean
whun they shook flags marked 10 to 1
in Roosevelt's face ? "
" \Vliy , my son , " said IJrynn , as he
beamed on his boy with loving smile ,
"why , the miners meant that they want
ed our money to bo 1 ( ! to 1. That is ,
they wanted it HO that 1(5 ( ounces of sil
ver would be one ounce of sold. "
"But , pnpn , 1C ounces of our coined
silver will buy one ounce of gold now ,
won't it ? " asked George , opening his
eyes wide.
"Yes , my son. Congress did pass a
law making that ratio. Sixteen ounces
of our coined silver will buy one ounce
of coined gold now. "
"Then , papa , " snld Georgia thoughtful
ly , "if gold and silver are now 1(5 ( to 1
by act < > f Congress , what more do they
want ? What do they keep yelling for
' 10 to 1 * for ? "
"Well , my son , " said Bryan thought
fully , " ' 10 to 1 * is all right for the farm
er , mechanic and business man , but the
miner wants more for his silver. He
wants to sell his 10 ounces of uncoined
silver , which is really worth in the mar-
A MISCHIEVOUS DONKEY.
I
PROSPERITY.Y
Y
Increase of $240,006,700 between %
1S)4 ! ) nnd ISO ! ) . 2
TONS OF FREIGHT CARRIED
ONE MILE.
isnn . I28oo7,257.i58o
1895 . 85,227,51 5,801
Republican increase. .18,430,742,202
NET EARNINGS OF RAlL-
ROADS.
1800 . $450,041,110
iS)5 ! ) . 349,051,017
Republican increase. . § 100,01)0,072 )
Gain in number of employes , < |
amount paid in wages , tonnage and < >
earnings during McKinley's adminis-
tratlnn over 18 ! ) . " : < >
Gain of 143,899 in number of emv
ploycs. X
Gain of $77,450,0.15 in wages. \
Gain of 203.002,412 in tons.
Gain of $238,238,050 in gros > s earnX
Ings. *
Gain of $100.990.072 in net cam2
hies. O
Gain of 2,750 in miles built. T
: et loss than eight dollars , for sixteen
lollnrs * worth of gold. "
"Why , papa , that would bo paying a
ifty per cent bonus on silver , wouldn't
t ? It would bo buying it at twice its
value. It would be just like the govern-
nont buying all the hogs and corn and
cotton at twice their market value ,
wouldn't it ? That would be nice for the
farmer , pupa , but the miners wouldn't
be in it , would they ? "
"Gcorgle , hush , " interrupted the boy's
father.
"But , papa , T will hush in a minute ,
hut say , it the government should buy all
the miners' silver at twice its market
value the farmer and the mechanic
wouldn't be in it , would they , and "
"Hush , Goorgie , don't talk so much.
You don't understand that we are using
the ' 10 to 1' to fool the minors until after
election. "
"Oh ! I see , papa , " said Georgie ; "if
wo should give an ounce of gold , worth
sixteen dollars all over the world , for six
teen ounce * of silver only worth eight
dollars , we'd have to buy all the silver
in the world billions of dollars and "
"Hush , Georgie ! hush ! " interrupted his
father.
"And , bye and liyc , papa , " said
Georgic , "the rest of the world would
have all our valuable gold and wo would
have their cheap silver worth 50 cents
on the dollar. I sec , papa , it's all a joko.
H's what they call the 'hogie.1 It's like
plutocracy and Cuesarism and imperial-
ihin. It's a scarecrow and "
"Georgie , " said the loving father , "you
must hush. They will overhear you. "
Then the fond father put his arms
around Goorgie and gave him a big bu-
nanu to cat.
"Eat it , Goorgie , " said the bogle can
didate , winking one eye. "or the goblins
will get you. " ELV PERKINS.
A STORY OF COUNTRY LIFE.
BY ALMA L. PARKER , GUIDE ROCK , NEB.
NEB.Wiim
CHAPTER VI.-Continucd. ( )
"Cynthia , you are not the loyal Popu-
1st that you used to be , I'm sorry to
say. You seem to think Unit every
thing grand nnil good comus from Mc
Klnley. You seem to have the Impres
sion that he wns the hero of Manila , but
I -toll you that iimn's mime is Dewey.
Now , Dewcy , no doubt , Is : i grout man.
I'll just like to know what bis politics
s. I'll but he'sPopulist. . "
"Well , I suppose that when Scbley or
Sampson sink that other tleot we'll
Imvo another hero. "
'Yes , If they overdo , but they haven't
found them yet. They don't seem to
bo in any hurry about it , cither. They're
drawing big pay , nnd they're not uux-
lous to llnd the ileet very quick. I
haven't any faith in them or MeKln-
loy , either , but George Dewey is all
right so far as I know. "
Political Simon got very impatient ,
and spent most of the time fault-find
ing.
CHAPTER VII.
Viunic Grey's Remarkable Speech.
Another autumn arrived. The Span
ish-American war had ended. Cor-
vcru's tleet bad been sunk in almost
as miraculous a manner as the Asiatic
fleet had been. We were now a bigger
nation than ever before , for the war
had extended our dominions , by Spain
ceding to us Porto Rico and the Philip
pine Islands. Also the Cubans bad
been given their freedom. We also bad
avenged the Maine ! What a blessing
it bad been to those islands to exchange
Spanish rule for American !
Simon was glad we bad been at war ,
because , be said , it bad made better
prices for farmers' products.
He bad never accumulated money
faster than since McKinley's election.
The reasons be gave for good times
were the scarcity of farmers' products
and the late war. Instead of going
to the poorbouse they enjoyed luxuries
in their own remodeled home.
Boonsville bad just given Glen Har
rington and the other soldier boys , just
returned from Cuba , a reception.
Vlnnie's term as Superintendent of
Schools was almost over and the Greys
wondered if the Populist convention
would renomlnate her. It seemed evi
dent that they would , for she had given
perfect satisfaction.
* * * * * *
It was time for the convention , nnd
Simon was once more a delegate. He
was as enthusiastic us ever , and eager
to know whether Vlnnle would be re-
nominated or not.
Vlnnle herself was Interested and de
termined to attend the convention. It
bad been whispered to her that she
would again receive the nomination ,
and for this reason she wished to be
present. She bad no desire to have
her name printed on another Populist
ticket.
Vinnle viewed the convention of Popu
list delegates with keen Interest. It
seemed to her that they were lacking
In the old-time enthusiasm. Was it
possible that they , like herself , were
beginning to realize that Republican
times were not so bad after all , and
were not anxious for a change ?
The chairman called the meeting to
order , and after the necessary Intro
ductory business had been attended to.
they proceeded with the nomination of
the several candidates. Finally the
chairman announced that a nomina
tion for County Superintendent was
in order.
"Will some one make a nomination
for Superintendent ? " the chairman
said.
A man from the Boonsville delega
tion arose. " 1 believe , " lie said , "that
it is the will of this convention to give
our present Superintendent the nomi
nation again. 1 make a motion that
we give Miss Vlnnle Grey the nomi
nation for County Superintendent. "
And then the crowd yelled.
The motion soon wasseconded. .
"Any one else wish to make a nomi
nation for this oflice ? " said the chair
man ; but the crowd was silent.
"Then I suppose It Is the will of this
convention to choose Miss Grey unani
mously by acclamation. Will some one
kindly make a motion to that effect ? "
Instantly Vlnnle had arisen in the
rear of the room and said in a clear
voice :
"Mr. Chairman. "
"Miss Grey , " said the chairman.
"Tho gentlemen of this convention
have been very kind to me. I thank
them very much , but I cannot accept
the nomination. "
Vinnlo's declaration was a surprise to
all. and was followed by a laugh.
"She's just gasin' , " said ono.
"Wants to bo coaxed. " said another.
"Nominate her anyway , " s-ald a third.
"What's the reason you won't ac
cept It ? " said a fourth.
"Order ! " shouted the chairman , but
bis voice seemed to be unheard.
To pacify them Vluule rose again.
"Miss Grey , " said the chairman.
"Mr. Chairman , the gentlemen of this
convention seem anxious to know the
reason why I will not accept the nom
ination. May I have the privilege of
telling them ? "
The chairman , seeing that everyone
was eager to hear what she wished to
say , gave her that privilege. Vinnlo's
remarkable speech was as follows :
"To begin with , gentlemen , I have
lost all faith in the Populist party. It
has ceased to be a party of reform , if
it ever was one. I do not wish to crit
icise the gentlemen of this convention ,
but T mean tic Populist party as a
whole. It Is almost entirely composed
of fault-finders , men who are never
satisfied with anything. You know as
well ns I do that we are having good
times , yet how many men In the Popu
list party are willing to acknowledge
it ? If you find one , ten chances to
one lie will say it is becausp of 'sup
ply and demand , ' or the late war , or
something else ; the Government has
nothing to do with it. Now , suppose
tills is true. Just trace that same man
back to a few short years ago , before
our last presidential election. He
would then have told you that 'supply
and demand' had nothing to do with
the regulation of prices , nnd that nothIng - <
Ing could bring good times with gold r-
for our standard money. You know as
well ns I do bow they told us that the
rich would get richer and the poor
poorer ; that we would all be slaves If
McKlnley was elected. Now we know
that was not the truth , for no man is
more independent to-day than the
farmer.
"The laboring man has no excuse for
being Idle now. There Is plenty of
work and good pay. Factories by the >
hundred have opened , giving men em
ployment. They earn plenty of money ,
and can now afford to buy the farm
ers' beef and pork. Ah , yes , it Is sup
ply and demand , but there wouldn't be
such a demand were it not for our new
protection law enacted by our Repub-
llcan Congress. Those men who trav- !
cled over this country , persuading men ,
to join their so-called reform party , ,
were false prophets. Would you coa- '
tinue to believe them ? You bad bet
ter trust the sure captain , who never j
lost a ship. When this People's Independent - j
pendent party started as a party of re
form we were all anxious to join it.
AVe were honest enough to wisli to be 1
on the side of reform , but , ah , gentlemen - '
men , time has proven that we don't ,
need free silver.
"Free silver wJll soon cease to bf your
hobby , for we all now know that we
don't need that. They can't deceive ,
us that way any more. I hope the genT ? *
tlemen hero assembled will reason in
your minds that the man who deceived
you once may deceive you again.
Many of those who voted for free sil
ver didn't know what free silver
meant , and , believing that these Popu
list speakers and papers told them ,
thought it was their only salvation.
They have been very pleasantly saved
without it , and ought to know better
now.
"Suppose a foreigner came to this
country and be didn't understand the
English language , and some people told
him that be was a slave ; that he'd
never get rich until a'cyclone struck
him.
"Why , if be believed what they told
him , he'd probably pray night and day
for a cyclone to come. If he was wise ,
he'd first llnd out what a cyclone
meant , then be might come to n dif
ferent conclusion ; but if he made no
study of the subject , no investigation ,
of course be would never understand
until a cyclone did strike him ; then be
would learn to his sorrow what it
meant , and be would curse the men
who deceived him.
"Now , these men who deceived us by
saying we couldn't have good times
without free silver , -were false proph
ets. Let's not believe them any longer ,
but change our politics. Let's treat
those gentlemen right who have
brought good times to our door , and
who have saved our country's honor
in time of war.
"You , gentlemen , who are favored
with the power to vote , I beg of you to
vote sensibly. There is no one moro
contemptible than the hypocrite. If
you believe one way and vote another
you are committing a sin before God.
I beg of you to reason for yourselves
and then vote as you conscientiously
believe to bo right , no matter what
others may think. Some people If they
llnd they are wrong , won't acknowl
edge It , but a truly honest , upright or
Christina man is. glad to confess his
mistake.
"We should not be foolish like the old
woman , that owned a goose which laid
a golden egg every day. Her neigh
bors told her to kill the goose and she
would llnd It full of golden eggs. Now
this old woman was prospering , but she
wasn't satisfied , so she did as they ad
vised her. She killed the goose , but to
her sorrow there were no golden eggs
to be found ; so she didn't even have the
goose loft , because of her foolish greed.
"Let us not do as she did , but let us
bo satistlcd with the good times we
now have.
"You all know now why I will not ac
cept the nomination so kindly offered
me. 1 thank you , " she said ns she re
sumed her scat.
( To be continued. )
