The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-08-17
R0USEDTHEM TOCHEERS
The Powerful and Impassionsd Speech
Of Young Bryan Of Nebraska
THREE HOURS OF ORATORY
Magnificent and Telling Eioauence
on tho Floor Of the House
In Behalf of Silver A
Wonderful Effort.

''S~"SS'"" i' 'oc uousc tooN OH uceper
interest to-day than on any other occasion
since the opening Of the silver debate.
william j. Bryan, the eloquent young
congressman from Nebraska, added
greater laurels to his reputation as an
orator and made free-coinage speech
which, In tho opinion Of many, surpassed
tho great tariff speech which gave his
name TO Tame two years ago. For nearly
three hours Bryan held the interested at.
tent'on OF the house and galleries, and
every interruption 10 which he was sub
1ected only gave an opportunity for those
brilliant bits OF reparIee for which he Is SO
famous.
The silver discussion to-day was opened
ny Mccall Of Massachusetts, who made
an elaborate argument for tile rcpcal OF
the purchasing clause of the Sherman act
and denied that such action could he
justly construed as an attack on bimctai-
lism. Combs, speaking for repeal. highly
commended the presidents message,
which. in his opinion, had never been sur.
passed by any state paper.
In opening his argument az ainst tho
unconditional repeal of the Sherman law,
Bryan said he believed President Cleve-
land TO he man of tho highest and
most patriotic purposes. man of
great aDlltt, tuOTOuIuly nOUeSl. anu
absolutely fearless in the expression
of his 1opinions. Cleveland had often
declared in favor of bimetalisn and he,
Bryan, was confident, Notwithstanding the
presidents failure to discuss bimetallism
in his message. he would approve any bill
that repealed the Sherman law and pro-
vided for the circulation of both gold and
silver on such terms as would give them
equal value. Upon the action of this con-
gress might depend not only the welfare
of the South and West, not only the well
fare of the United States, but the welfare
of humanity itself for ages tn come. Some
outside of this hall had assumed that tho
recommendation of the president inn
posed some obligations upon demo-
cratic members to do as he de-
sired, and some even had been
hardy enough to suggest that failure TO
fall in with the recommendations there
made would subject the dissenters to ad-
rninistrative dlspleasure. But those per-
sons did tho president great injustice. Tho
president would not for o moment forget
the independents of the two branches of
congress. Let the presidents own
language rebuke those who would from
false fealty change their convictions upon
the subject in order to conform to his sug-
gestions. The effects Of our action may
he as far reaching. III the United States,
the greatest silver producing country,
abandons silver IL will in all probability
lead TO the annihilation of silver Ms o
standard OF money throughout the world.
The only law making any provision for an
increased use of silver money is the Sher-
man Law. The president recommends it's
unconditional repeal. Democratic men,
bers are under no obligation 10 adopt his
recommendation since they are RESPONSE
bio to their constituents only and are in
duty bound to protect their rights and re-
gard their interests.
We are being dragged toward q uni
versai gold standard, to q realm over
whose door is written: Abandon hope,
| all ye who enter here.' There 10 no such
thing as an honest dollar, because an
honest dollar would always have the same
purchasing power, and the government
never attempted TO secure absolute stabil-
| ity in the dollar. The most dishonest dol
lar ever proposed is that the child OF
| ayarice and Ignorance, called the gold dol
lar. for it would constantly risc in value
and cheat the debtor. While We cannot
secure absolutely an honest dollar, We
| should approach it as nearly as
possible. and the bimetallic stan
| dard ought TO he adopted because with
bimctallism the money unit fiuctuates
less than under a single standard. Inter-
national bimetallisin is desirable, but not
necessary and not probable. Other Euro
peau nations wait upon England.
England's interests lie in the direction Of
a gold standard. TO make our action de-
pendent upon hers allows her to lcgisatc
| for our people and is an ablication of the
| right of sclf-1oyernmcnt. No believe the