 | Democratic Party. National Committee, 1896-1900 - 1896 - 396 pages
...fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country. A New Declaration of Independence. My friends, we declare that this nation is able to legislate for... | |
 | Richard Lee Metcalfe - 1896 - 508 pages
...fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country. "My friends, we declare that this nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question,... | |
 | George Henry Shibley - 1896 - 722 pages
...fertile I'^iries. Burn down your cities and leave our farms and your cities will spring UP again as if by magic. But destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in this country. [Applause.] My friends, we shall declare that this nation is able to legislate for its... | |
 | 1896 - 52 pages
...fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your Cities will spring up again as If by magic. But destroy our farms and the grass will grow In the streets of every city in this country. (Applause.) My friends, we shall declare that this nation Is able to legislate for its... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1896 - 788 pages
...fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. But destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in this country. My friends, we shall declare that this nation is able to legislate for its own people... | |
 | William Thomas Stead - 1896 - 608 pages
...fertile prairies. Burn' down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. But destroy our farms and the grass .will grow in the streets of every city in this country. (Applause.) TO CABE FOE ITSKLF. "My friends, wo shall declare that this nation is able... | |
 | William Leighton Jordan - 1896 - 256 pages
...prairies. Burn down your cities and leave us our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic ; but destroy our farms, and the grass will grow in every city in this country. ' You come before us and tell us that we shall disturb your business interests.... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1899 - 468 pages
...the holders of fixed investments have declared for a gold standard, but not where the masses have. Mr. Carlisle said in 1878 that this was a struggle between " the idle holders of idle capital M and * the struggling masses, who produce the wealth and pay the taxes of the country " ; and, my... | |
 | 1900 - 470 pages
...fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country. My friends, we declare that this nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question,... | |
 | 1900 - 526 pages
...fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farrrs, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country. My friends, we declare that this Nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question,... | |
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You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic;... 
