The record-union., 1896-08-30
Says It Was Gotten Up In the Interest Of
the Republican Party,
Not With Any Hope of Electing Their
Own Nominee.
Submits Many Questions for the
Farmers and LabOring Men to Ask
the Opponents of Free Coinage
When They Solicit Their Votes
at the Polls.

at the Polls.
HORNELLSVILLE On. W, Aug. %.
Before large gathering of farmers at
Maple City Park, near Hornellsville,
this afternoon Mr.. Bryan severely crit
iciSed the third ticket movement and
those who We're taking part in it. MIR.
Bryan was at his best, and spoke with
an earneStneSS approaching fervor.
Fully 1000 people were present, and the
manner in which they showed their ap-
probation of Mr.. Bryan's remarks gave
them the title of being one of the most
enthusiastic audiences the candidate
has addressed since he started out from
Chicago after his nomination. Mr.
Bryan's voice was husky when he be-
gan, but it soon gained strength, and
came strong and clear before his speech
was ended. He said in part:
Fellow citizens: l have not time to
enter into an elaborate discussion of the
issues presented to the people in this
campaign, but I desire to call attention
to few things which may assist you
in deciding on which side you should
cast your influence. There are certain
things which you have a right to con-
slider. 1t is the object, or at least it
should be, of the public speakers to help
their audiences to understand the mer-
it's of disputed questions, and it is one
OF the evidences of sincerity of purpose
that the person discussing the public
issues shall discuss them plainly, clear
ly, so that everyone can understand Just
what is said and just what is meant
when ambiguous language is used.
When obscure expressions are EMPLOYED
1t is an assured fact that the person
using them has something to conceal
rather than to make plain
Whenever / find darkness employed
IN the discussion of a question or in the
statement of position 1 conclude that
the person who attempts to obscure
does 1t because he is not willing that
other people shall know what he be.
heves and what he desires to accom-
push When | hear a man talking
ABOUT sound money. without telling
What he means by it, think he loves
darkness rather than light because his
deeds are evil (applause), and when I
hnd that our opponents are taking their
arguments from people who have not
names, L am afraid there is a purpose
III the obscurity
Let me call your attention to some
thing which you will find at the ron of
the first column of the first page of tba
Buffalo Courier under the great bie
headlines, Ready to unload-Indian
bankers hope that Bryan will win
GREAT hoards of silver-They are eager
70 oump 1t by the shipload on the United
states mInts and to double its present
prices Under these headlines I find
the special cablegram from that great
CITY whence comes most of the arp,
inents OF our enemies, London. Eng
iand (h1sses): In the course of an in
tefvlew to-day a leading Indian NOR
chant Just returned from Calcutta said
TO me: American politics is iust now
OF an absorbing interest to Hindoo ana
indian bankers and financiers. as well
as to native potentates."
1es, my friends, our American poIi-
tlcs is an absorbing interest to ali tho
hatlons OF the earth because we are
going 10 decide to govern ourselves
'oheers.) Therefore they are becom-
ing interested. Continuing the news
paper quotation: All of them possess
ing enormous boards of silver ca eerlv
desire Bryans election, and the chance
thefeby afforded them to dunn shin
loadS or silver bullion into the United
states mint at double the present price
so eager are they that l have heard a
Well-founded rumor (an unknown ner-
son has heard a ll-founded rr,norl
that friend has been found to aid the
free silver party by supplying cam
paign literature
That" Mr.. Bryan resumed .fs the
end of the quotation from the unknown
Indian merchant, and the cablegrano
adds: My informant is a man of such
hlgh commercial standing that 1 attach
much Importance to this information
There" said Mr.. Bryan, commenting
in tone of bitter sarcasm. lis a cor
respondent who does not sign his name.
telling about man of high commercial
standlng whose name he does not give.
who quotes what a leading merchant
says whose name is unknown, and who
says that there is wellfounded rumor
that certain things are going to happen.
Oaughter) That, my friends. is the
sort of argument that is being spread
before the American people Why do
not these men who are giving opinions
give their names, so we can find out
who the men are and what their opinion
is worth?
Let me give you another incident of
the lack of candor and fairness that
characteriZes our opponents. Ex-Secre-
tary Fairchild is quoted in this same
paper as saying: I do not see how we
can do anything else than put third
ticket in the Presidential arena. We
have practically committed ourselves to
such course. We want to see free sill
Yer defeated, and we shall try to draw
as many voters as we can from it. We
feel that their defeat may be best ac-
complished by a third ticket. Of course
we shall find no fault with those of our
friends who cast a straight vote for
Mckinley. AS to who the nominee will
be, have not the slightest idea
Now, there, my friends" said Mr.
Bryan, 'is a party that claims to be in
favor of honest money advocating the
putting up of ticket not for the pur-
pose of electing the ticket. not for the
purpose of voting for the ticket, but for
the purpose of electing another man
whom they are not willing to indorse in
convention. (Applause)
Nov as against a party without dar-
Ing to advocate gold standard. yet de-
claring in favor of its maintenance until
ether nations come to our relief, and as