Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-03
MIR BRYAN AT THE WIGWAM A Large Audience Greeted the
 Eloquent NebraSkan. HE SPOKE FOR THREE HOURS He Reiterates That He Will Not Support "a
 Goldbug Candidate on Godbug
 PIatform"-His Speech.

2500 or 5000 people at the Winnie DaVls wigwam last night in advocacy of the free and unlimited and independent coin age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
 Before he began speaking heavy rain set in and great streams poured through the badly constructed roof. much to the discomfort of the people within. Hun dreds of umbrellas were opened and one brought into use to protect the speaker from several small streams that came down directly upon him.
 For three hours he spoke, holding the undivided attention of the assemblage and frequently eliciting warm applause. He is an eloquent speaker with strong voice, and could be easily heard through out the wigwam.
 Hanging above and across the stage was a streamer with the motto, south West; victory 1896" Two hands clasped separated south and west.
 In the audience were large number of ladies, who were attentive listeners. Chase's band played several selections before the speaking began
 Judge J. NJ. Arnold introduced the speaker, who was greeted with great ap- phase.
 MT. Bryan said: Nothing could testify more that you are interested in the great question under discussion than your coming out such a night as this come here from the far west, or what you sometimes call the far west, knowing that the south and the west must unite and restore to this country sllVer as money.
 This is the greatest contest that has ever confronted the people since the formation of this government. Our op- ponents are organized and try to pre- vent us from organizing. l notice that Senator Morgan that great advocate or the people, wrote a letter to promoters of a democratic silver convention at 1 Griffin, Ga, agreeing to go there and speak. A daily paper of your state read him out of the democratic party because he agreed to go to a democratic cohNen- ton, yet saw nothing wrong in John c.. Carlisle addressing a convention com posed largely of republicans.
 I read from a paper what President Cornfeld. who stands at the head of the bankers association of New York, said that had they been organized they would have confined in the asylum all green back lunatics, but when all silverloons are confined in asylums there will be no gold bugs left to attend them.
 He denied that any man was travelin2 over the country and speaking in behalf of silver, whose expenses were pald by silver mine owners. He said the advo- cates of free silver had raised no fund for defraying the expenses of speakers.
 He said Andrew Jackson had saved the country once by defeating the bankers, and declared that the people were now confronted by conspiracies equally as direful.
 want to call your attention to the ad- vantages of bmetallism and the evils of the single gold standard, and you will then know what motives control those who want the latter. Those who oppose free silver either do not know what pol icy they will adopt when they get in power or else they do not take the peopl l into their confidence.
 In Mobile last night I met in debate a distinguishedgentle of your state who advocates the gold standard. He stated that laborers received good wages in gold standard countries and poor wages in free silver countries and concluded by saying he would be in favor of free sil- yer under an international agreement. I asked what 1 thought to be pertinent question, if wages were so good under a gold standard why he desired change under international agreement.
 Bimetallists are for the double stand ard They will have no compromise. It is eternal war until one conquers; until the greenback is retired and bank notes issued in their stead; until the silver dollar is no longer issued or we have bi- meIdlllSIn, unlll tue SOlu duNOCdte SOeS into his closet and prays to God to for give him for having ever said gold stand ard
 When this country was struggling for liberty there were a great many people who cried peace, peace. But the war ended and we were free. Today we hear the same cry, peace peace. It ia cry against financial separation from Eng land.
 Some say the gold dollar is the honest dollar. In the commercial world the gold dollar is the most dishonest dollar ever made, because it grows dearer when most needed. What we want is a dollar that will remain about the same value all the time The value of a dollar depends on the number of dollars. If the farmers raise @ large crop prices fall; if a, short crop the value rises. If-you have. short that's what the gold mono metallists want. The stable money dollar f1uotuates as little as possible, and if it does fiuctuate at all it changes as other things change. The volume or money should be fed from two sources rather than,oqle. If fed from two sources the volume is greater than If fed from only one. Therefore it is kept more uni form than if dependent on one source
 If you will study the history of the world you will find that at one time the value of gold changes and at another silver, but you will find the value al- ways remained about the same. Bi- metallism means that the debtor class select the coin of payment. If the debtor has the choice, what will he do? Ask the creditor if the debtor is selfish and he will say that all debtors are selfish. If he has the option to pay the debt, either with one ounce of gold or sixteen ounces of silver he will pay with the cheaper metal, but that demand will ad- vance the value, and that value created by law will thus be maintained. But suppose the creditor can demand what ever coin he prefers, and he is as sell fish as the debtor?
 Give the creditor the option, and he will choose the dearer metal, and as that metal grows dearer all creditors will de- mand it and its value will rise out of all proportions. The proposition, then, is, if the creditor has the option to select, he will select the dearer. and if the debt or he will select the one that will pay