Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-14
tore Cincinnati Cham.
Der of Commerce.
MANDs OF THE PEOPLE.
E<sks's Eloquent Orator Speaks
IN Favor of the White Metal TO
a Large Audience.


IL ex- congressman from Nebraska, |
OF the ablest champions of free sill
In this country, talked to 500 peo-
u the Grand opera house last night
bi-metallism. His speech was un-
the auspices of the Chamber OF /
merce, but very few of the mem
of that organization were present.
{. Bryan arrived from Lexington,
yesterday morning and was a
st OF the Gibson house. He was
lived BY committee of the cham
consistIng of Charles $. Mcguire,
London and Peter Van Leunen,
was afterwards taken on Change.
re he WAS received with great cour-
The attendance at the meeting
not as large as expected, because
night was too warm for an IN
meefing and the workingmen got
Idea that they had to pay to hear
exponent of the merits of the Sill
dollar.
he young Westerner was given an
ausiastic greeting. He was intro
ed by Hon. James NJ. Glenn, the
5ident OF the Chamber of Com
ce, who paid n high tribute to the
ity OF the speaker. In the audience
o many well known citizens, among
Theo. Haliam, Joel Baker, Joel
Clorc, Judge NJ. w. oliver, j. p.
berry,. j. Carbery, 4. ]. Mulvihill.
lace Burch and other professional
and merchants. Mr.. Bryan made
host favorable impression. The sub
nee OF his address, which occupied
rly two hours, was as follows:
thank the Chamber of Commerce
the honor done me. and am glad to
permitted to present the cause OF
netallism to the people of Cincin-
/, especiaiiy to that portion of the
ulation represented in the Chamber
,ommerce. 1t is generally supposed
I the strength of the gold standard
ound IN the cities and that bi-metal-
b Is Strongest in the country
rlcts. and of the city population
sc who are represented on Boards of
de. In Chambers of Commerce and
hmercial circles are the ones who
ernlIy are most outspoken against
coinage of silver.
am sure you will not misunder-
nd me when / say that the people
the country are as much interested
the currency question as the people
he cities are, and that the humblest
er In the land has the same right
express his opinions and to vote his
victions that you have. The wealth
Cincinnati Is largely derived from
soil, although the inhabitants of
the city do not come in contact
h the soil. The wealth of the coun-
IL produced by those who apply
or to the natural resources of the
ntry. and certainly they have as
oh claim in the consideration of
5ernment as those who find profit
echanging the wealth produced by
ers.
shall first ask your attention to
tain Propositions laid down by Mr..
rlisle, and constantly quoted by the
socates OF gold standard. After
,mlttlng some remarks in regard to
se propositions / desire to suggest
tain other propositions, which to
mind are far more important In the
isiderntion of the money question.
. first of the famous propositions
forth by the secretary OF the treas
In HIS Bowling Green speech reads:
mere Is not a free-colnage country
the world today that is not on a
Ter basis." l suppose he means by
I that there is not country which
free Coinage of silver which Is not
q silver basis. That may have been
at the time when 1t was spoken,
since that day the press dispatches
re ANNOUNCED that Chill has opened
mInts to the free coinage OF gold
! silver at the rate OF one to forty
I. II this be true Chill is on gold
Is in spite OF the free coinage of
er, bccanse silver, being worth more
the market than at the minis, she
obtain no silver for coinage. The
position, however, is unlmportant
II II true.
Mr.. Carlisle means by that propo-
on to asert that the free coinage
silver would put this country upon
liver basis he has made a statement
CHI he cannot prove, and the propo-
nm IE ~ lava nj tn eiF,tt
he silver question unless Mr.. Car
did mean to argue that because
err nations do not maintain the
lty between gold and silver, there
the United States Is not able to
20.
)long as the bullion value of silver
ess than the bullion valu9 Of gold.
Isured by the established ratio,
Will be at premium under the
coinage of both metals. but 1t is
contention of bi-metalllsm that the
OF silver as money creates a de-
I'd for 1t, and whenever that de-
I'd becomes sufficient to absorb all
silver In the market then the par
Will be maintained, and the nation
ing free coinage will not be on the
er basis.
10 fact that one nation is not able
maintain the parity is not proof
Ufl'ti4eT ndlQn may not ne ADle
maintain the parity. If | attempt
weigh Tout a pound of sugar and
g a pound weight In one balance.
scales will not turn until a full
I'd Of Sugar has been placed in the
II balance. Until the influence of
limited states has been thrown in
balauce in favor of restoration OF
VIII q not possible to say whether
parity can be maintained or not.
believe that 1t can be. If Mr.. Car
n1d Mated that no silver standard
airy nos In time Of peace issued
pa two years and half 1862. 900 0O1
f11tsfesir bearlng bonds to maintain
s'tHr| standard as the United
Jfn HAS done to maintain the gold
tord pc would have laid down a
p1ittQn far more important and far
ui4ffrial to the discussion Of the
.itr Quectinn.
Viz ftcqnd proposition reads: There
y a fpld standard country In the
riN tpdny that does not use silver
D4uf4y tlong with gold Let us adj
a tnls. md Of what weight is II in
}1'Sfuteion OF the money question ?
- come pne has suggested, II only
~ ~ thiE no country could get along
sr.prtshe use OF silver. Bot II ma
~ Asr1 tilvor as ENGLAND does, sim
AZ t0ken money, OF what impo.-
.hp i4ttbat to us2 Token money Is
cqn9itered rs a standard money.
'd1es not affect prices as standard