Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1899 — EPIGRAMS FROM BRYAN’S SPEECHES. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

EPIGRAMS FROM BRYAN’S SPEECHES.

“When a thiug is so bad that the Ha nna Republicans will denounce it, it haa to be mighty bad.” . “Now we have trust magnates on the one side and the consumer on the other.” “They say prosperity is here and confidence is restored. Does prosperity bring more soldiers? Do we need more soldiers so that they may point it out with bayoneta?”—From Fremont Speech. “Government is a matter of business. It is like a corporation, in which every citizen is a stockholder. The stockholders elect directors. In a business corporation, if the stockholders are not satisfied with the directors, they discharge them. The stockholder is sovereign. The voter is a sovereign, and if he is not satisfied with his hired man he should discharge him.”—From Tiffin Speech. “The man who votes for John R. McLean votes a protest against a standing army of 100,000.” “The Constitution of the United States guarantees equal rights to all the people. The Republican party would have a republic here and a despotism in the Philippines. A constitution here; no constitution there.” “The gold dollar has been a dishonest dollar—a bad dollar—a balloon dollar. We want to bring the dollar down to the people and not have it soar over them.” —From Upper Sandusky Speech. “The Government is good only when we make it good.” “If you want prosperity it must begin with the tillers of the soil.”—From Marion Speech.