Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
BRYAN ON THE GOLD STANDARD.
The Democratic Candidate Addresses
Many Thousands at Toledo.

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Many Thousands at Toledo.
Mr.. Bryan. the democratic presidential
candidate. demonstrated again yesterday
that it made no difference whether his
voice was hoarse or not by making more
speeches. than''he has for several days:
He made long speeches at Springfield, Ken
ton and Findlay, Ohio, and last night made
two more in Toledo
Thirty thousand people is conservative
estimate Of the solid acres Of humanity
gathered in High School Square, Toledo,
last evening to hear Mr.. Bryan deliver a
campaign address. Forty thousand would
probably be nearer the correct figure. The
audience was very enthusiastic, and at
times its cheers became deafening up
roar.
Mr. Bryan was introduced by Judge
Lennon. and spoke in part as follows:
Ladies' and gentlemen: AS look over
the acre rather than by the head, l am
led to regret that the silver craze is dy-
ing out. Great applause and laughter.)
II this IS what the people do when the
silver sentiment is on the wane, what
are they going to do when the sentiment
begins to Increase?
Between a gold standard and BIZ
metallism, whether that bimetaIlism be
independent or international (cries of In
dependent!), there Is an impossible gulf
Those who believe in gold standard
cannot politically affiliate with those who
believe in bimetallism, and those who
peneve IN b1metallism cannot for one hour
remain IN political association with those
who would fasten a gold standard upon
the human race.
Upon the action Of the United States
may depend the action Of other nations
upon the money question. RI the influences
which are at work here for the destroyal
OF silver as standard money succeed
IN this election. and the Influence of this
nation IS cast deliberately Upon the success
or gold, you must remember that those
same influences will, ,be ,turned against
weaker nations, and nation after nation
viii be driven from tie use of silver as
standard 1 money to the usei of gold alone,
and every nation thato retoices in the de-
mand Tor gold may help ito increase the
purchasing power of an ounce of gold, and
every time the purchasing power Of an
ounce aS OF goiu shall rise the prices of the
products of human 1abornwll fall zap
piause), because dearodolIHr is simply an
other definition of cheap pfbperty.
u9ilas cannot buy more unless prop
cry e sens TOT less. IT you think you have
raro tunes what would it be If these same
influences succeeded IN driving India to
geld standard. if they Should succeed in
suspending the free coinage of silver In
s stsnasr, Walt y, until they make gold the
o 3an "a a. IN e india Wait until those $50
Where will they get it? They will set it
1har1 the nations which now have it, and
shey Will nave less. Wait until these IT.
HIences have driven China to a gold
star dard and her 35ooOO.OOO of people de-
nahd their share of the worlds supply
of gold. Where win they get 1t? From
the nations which now have it, and they
VIII have still less than they have now
wait until they have driven Japan and
South America and all the other silver
using nations to gold standard and then
what? Then you have a little chunk Of
gold only twenty-five feet each way when
melted into cubes. and that little chunk
of the gold. (Applause.) You will then
have something like 1900. OaO, 600 of stand
ard money instead of $S,O00,OOO,OOO and
those A.OOO.OOO.OOO will be in shape where
the money can be cornered by the great
money owners Of the world. and doled