The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-25
ELOQUENT And
ARGUMENTATIVE.
THEY CHANGE FROM TIE SINGLE
STANDARD.
Mr.. Bryan Speaks to 1900 People
at LivOli on the Hudson, in
New York.

He said 'Mr. Chairman and
Gentlemen: When our party at Chi
cago wrote the platform which it did,
we knew that it would offend some
people. No party can take a plain,
strong, and emphatic position upon
any question without offending some
body. We declared in the platform
what we believed to be right; we des-
cribed the policies we believed were
the best for the American people, and
we knew that it would ALLEVIATE some.
Let me read one of the planks of that
platform:
owe are opposed TO the issuing of
interest bearing bonds of the United
States in time of peace, and condemn
the trafficking with banking syndi-
Gates, which, in exchange for bonds
and at an enormous profit to themsel-
yes, supply the Federal Treasury with
gold to maintain the policy of gold
monometalism.'
SEEMED TO SUIT EN-.
"That is one of the planks Voice in
the crowd, sit is a good one." that
was not put in there to attract the
love of those who have been growing
rich out of the Governments extremi-
ties. Applause We did not expect
those who have passageway from
the Federal Treasury tie their offices to
j in with us in closing up the passage.
We did not expect those who are
making a profit out of the gold stand
ard and out of the embarrassment it
beings to the Treasury, we did not ex-
pect them to join with us in putting
an end to the gold standard. Why, if
we had expected it we would have ex-
pected in the face of all the history of
the past. Do you remember that the
good book states that a man named
Demetrius complained of the preach
ing of the gospel. Why, he says, it
DESTROYS THE BUSINESS
in which we are engaged. We are
making images for the worship of Di-
ana, and these people say that they be
not gods that are made with hands.
But Demetrius was like men who
have lived since his day. When he
made up his mind that the preaching
of the gospel interfered with his bust
ness he didn't go out and say to the
world "Our business is being injured
and we are mad What did he say ?
He said: Great is Diana of the Ephes-
ians.' Applause.
1--WE have some to-day who are
much like Demetrius. They know
that the restoration of bimetallism des-
troys the business in which they have
been engaged. But when they make
public speeches they do not say that
the Democratic party is wrong be-
cause il interferes with their business.
What do they say? They say: Great
is sound money! Great is an honest
dollar Applause
NOT WRITTEN TO PLEASE WALL STREET.
Il say this platform was not written
| 10 attract their votes. 1t was written
because we want to destroy the bust
ness in which they are engaged. But
my friends, If those who have made a
profit out of the Governments finan-
cial policy array themselves against
the Democratic party may we not ex-
pect those who believe we we are right
to come to our rescue and fill up the
ranks that are being depleted by their
desertion !? [Applause.] If we must
part company with those who believe
in a Government of syndicates, by
syndicates and for syndicates, may we
not appeal with confidence to those
who believe that Government of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie should not perish from the earth.
Applause
eff these men who pride themselves
upon their prominence in the business
| world, and who glory in the title of
business men, are going to make a
business out of politics, are going to
use their ballots to increase their
income, I beg you to consider
whether the great toiling masses OF
,h;s rot,on have not a right to make q