The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-08
BRYAN ON SILVER.
The Nebraska Ex-Congressman
Speaks at Mexico, Mo.
He Pays His Respects to Carlisle and Sher-
man, and the Repeal of the Sherman
Law, and Declared In Favor of
a 16 to 1 Silver Policy.

stepped upon the stage until he uttered
his last syllable he held the people
completely under his sway.
Early this morning the farmers from
the surrounding neighborhood began
hocking to the city, and at noon there
was room for just M more team to be
hitched around the courtyard. The
local band pargded the streets between
! and > o'clock, and the military COM
pany gave a drill later on. All this in
honor of the free-silver champion.
The opera house here seats about
1900 people and there were about 1,400
present when Judge J.. A. Guthrie in
troduced Mr.. Bryan to the audience as
an exponent of the silver question, who
would discuss it intelligently, fairly
and candidly. When Mr.. Bryan arose
he vas enthusiastically received. Step
ping close to the footlights he said:
LAS we meet here to-day as democrats, or
under the auspices Of democrats, it is hitting to
notice the fact that the chief in rank and dig
nifty among the members Of the cabinet is dead.
Secretary Gresham IS dead. When he was ap-
pointed there was some criticism that the presi-
dent should take into his official family one so
recently a republican. My acquaintance with
him showed him to be one OF the most demo-
cratic of the members OF the cabinet. A cour-
ageouS judge before his appointment, he was
always a sympathiZer with the common people.
know l speak the sentiment OF this audience
when l say that its heartfelt sympathy is eX-
tended to the bereaved."
Mr. CARLISLE.
His remarks were received in silence. He
waited a moment and then plunged into the
silver question with all the fire and vigor Of a
young crusader. He paid particular attention
to Secretary CarliSleis utteranceS at Memphis
and Nashville. He had a copy Of Secretary
Uhen congressman CarliSleS speech when he
was in the lower house in 1875. He read eX-
tracts from the speech and compared them with
the late utterances Of the secretary, and de-
nounced him as insincere and untrue.
In the Olden days he was q David in the
ranks OF free silver" said the speaker. He
went forth TO hurl pebbles of truth at the giant
GOliahs OF monometallism. To-day we see him
q Goliah, a leader Of the opposing forces, COM
ing forth to challenge"
Mr.. Bryan, in particular, paid attention to
the assertion that Carlisle favored free silver,
and quoted his speech in which he says:
Il am opposed to free coinage OF either gold
or silver. but in favor OF coinage Of
both metals upon terms of exact equality"
Mr.. Bryan also pointed to a letter written by
Carlisle to a conStituentin Kentucky, in which
he called attention to the fact that he voted for
free silver. He also took from another part Of
execution should be intrusted to a
subject Cof free c~oinageJ were in
accord with those OF the great majority Of the
American people and whose sympathies were
with the struggling masses, who produce the
wealth and pay the taxes, rather than with the
idle holders of idle capital, the provisions
would be Of little consequence. because he
would coin the maximum instead of the mini
mum amount (f silver allowed by law"
Taking this quotation for a text, Mr.. Bryan
ssia:
NOW IN WITH SHERMAN
Carlisle makes three distinct charges against
John Sherman in that sentence. He classes
society t%hus-idle holders OF idle capital and
the SfrupVllnp masses who DrOluCp the wealth
and pay the taxes. He charges Sherman with
being in sympathy with idle capital and an
that the treasury Oficials disregarded the
sworn duty OF their trust and issued but half
of the silver directed to be minted by law.
Gar one man make n more serious charge
against another:' asked the speaker. Mr..
Carlisle remained in the senate fifteen years
and never withdrew his remarks. To-day he
is side by side with Sherman, trying to per-
petuate the demonstration of silver, Endorsed
By one and so strongly denounced By the 9TH
The speaker then quoted Carlisle's perora-
ton in the house: " ought not to halt for a
single moment in our efforts to complete the
work OF relief. The struggle now going on can
not cease. and ought not to cease. until all the
industrial interests Of the country are fully
and finally emancipated from the heartleSs
domination OF syndicates, stock exchanges and
other great combinations OF money-grabbers
in this country and Europe. Let US, IL we can
do no better. pass bill after bill, embodying in
each some one substantial provision for re-
lleI, ana Seuu IleH 10 the cAtCuIANc y as
approval. II he withholds his signature
and we are unable to secure the necessary vote
here or elsewhere to enact them into laws,
Notwithstanding his veto. let US, as a last re-
sort, suspend the rules and put them into the
general appropriation bills, with the distinct
understanding that il the people can get no re-
lief the government can get no money.
AM yet Carlisle says that he never favored
silver" said Mr.. Bryan. with a gesture OF i'm
patience. Let me read a more emphatic
clause. and let me say that Honest Dick Bland
never pleaded for the rights OF the white metal
more when he pictured the evils Of the gold
standard. Dick Bland never used language so
to what he says:
THE SHERMAN ACT.
the contamination OF such a scheme
would ultimately entail more misery upon the
human race than all the wars, pestilenceS and
famines that ever occurred in the history OF
the world. The absolute and instantaneous
destruction OF half the entire movable proper
" Of the world, including ho4Ses, ships, rail-
roads, and all other appliances for carrying on
commerce., while it would be felt more sensi-
bly, at the moment. would not produce any
thing like the prolonged distress and dlsor-
gauizatiOn of society that must inevitably re-
suit from the permanent humiliation Of one
half Of the metallic money In the world. With
an ample currency an Industrious and frugal
people will speedily rebnild their works of in
ternai improvement and repair losses OF prop
erty, put no amount OF industry or economy on
the part OF the people can create money. When
the government creates II, or authorizes 1t, the
This is the man who never favored free sill
yer. When he pictured those scenes he was
expressing his sentiments. When he utters
such sentences as fell from his lips at Mem
phis, she does his masters bidding; nothing
more and nothing less"
Mr.. Bryan then took up the Sherman act,
which demonetized silver. and characterized It
. "crooked' piece of legislation.
1T was a deliberate swindle," he declared.
Senator Beck said that 1t was understood by
neither Of the houses Of congress Blaine, then
speaker Of the house, said that he did not un-
derstand at the time that the bill demonetized
silver. Thurman said that not a man had an
idea that silver was being demonetized. and
Voorhees, emphatically declared that the meas
ure was railrOaded without being understood.
But you are told now that everyone knew that
the bill was a demonstration OF silver. The
best argument is that the newspapers did not
find out, and when you get a thing through
now. and the newspapers don't get onto II, It
has been done mighty quietly.
NEED MORE METAL MONEY.
sCarlisle's action in suspending the pur-
could not get it at the market price, was RI
diculouS."
President Cleveland's message, demanding
the repeal OF the Sherman law, came in for q
round OF rough handling.
There are to-day in the world about spO.-
o .OOO in gold and a like amount In silver
said the speaker. If you place these TWO
metals side by side you can build up one OF
the greatest systems OF credit money. but II
you try TO build one upon the other. one or the
other must fall There must be an equality.
Secretary Carlisle said recently that there'were
sls Of credit money to each 81 OF metallic
money in the United States. The more credit
carried By metal money the more important IS
that metal money and the more disastrous the
loss or depreciation Of the metal money
II thF- o=a Tor noRh Al in metal money lost