Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-30
lnR. BRYAN TALKS
THE ELOQUENT YOUNG NEBRAs-
KAN SPEAKS AT MEMPHIS.
stratiOn to the Financial Con-
vention, Mt Which Secretary
Carlisle Delivers an
Address.
REPLY TO THAT SPEECH.
Mr.. Bryan Compares Secretary Car
isles Speech With the One He
Made in 1873.

Memphis. Tenn. May 26.-A1emplis
is the storm center OF the South just
now in the agitation of the all-absorb-
ing currency question. Coming on the
heels of the sound money convention
at which the economic views of the
secretary of the national treasury
We're cXpounled to a large gathering
of men from all parts of the South OPP
posed to the free coinage of silver at
IL ratio of 1G to l. comes a rOusing
meeting of an equally numerous class
of citizens whose slogn is honest
money" and whose guest of honor
was the eloquent young Nebra Slian.
w. j. Bryan. Shortly after the sound
money convention was called the sill
Yer people got to work upon counter
demonstration. with result that Mr..
Bryan consented to reply to the speech
of Secretary Carlisle at n meeting
held at the Grand opera house. That
structure seats only about One-third
as many people as the auditorium, in
which the other convention was held,
and a large number of people who
sought admittance could not be &C.
commOdated. Mr.. Bryan was Intro.
duced by w. II. Carmack, editor Of
the Commercial-Appeal, and received
an enthusiastic reception.
A considerable part of his speech
was taken up with comparisons on
Secretary Carlisles last speech with
uttelanceS said to have been made by
him i'll 1878. The telling points in
Mr.. Bryan's speech We're loudly APP
plauded, and when he had concluded
the audience rose to its feet and
cheered for several ceSondS. In clos
ing. he said:
MIR. Carlisle holds OUT no hope of
international bimetallism. but insists
that it is the duty of the government
to maintain "a gold standard. and tries
to show that it will cause no apprecia-
ton in the value of the dollar. Al the
Memphis convention Mr.. Catchings
insisted that the opponents of silver
We're expecting international bimetai-
liSm. The seeming conflict between
Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Catchings can be
easily explained. Mr.. Carlisle be-
lieves that the government should buy
whatever silver it needs. and there
fore might be called buymetallist.
Mr.. Catchinss is in favor of the restor
alton of silver after awhile if other ma
lions will help us. and therefore may
be called Il by-andby-metalliSt."
Mr.. Bryan discussed various phases
of the money question, quoting fire.
quently from Secretary Carlisle, and
answered his arguments by arguments
formerly made by Secretary Carlisle.
He closed by saying that Secretary
Carlisle had deserted the struggling
masses" for whom he formerly spoke,
but that even without his leadership,
they would be able to cast their bal
lots for the restoration of the gold
and silver coinage of the constitution,
and that the present efforts of Secre-
tary Carlisle instead of retarding the
movement would make his former
speech familiar to the American peo-
pie and show that the danger of en-
trusting our financial policy to the
idle holders Of idle capital" or to
their REPRESENTATIVES.