People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-09-17

hhes-A splendid Exposition Of the
issuss Of the Campaign by the Demo-
cratic Presidential Candidate.
Fonowingis Mr.. Bryan's speechat Mad
ain, N. Y, Aug. 29;
Mr. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLE
AEN-The presence Of a number Of persons
who are prepared to discuss the issues Of
this campaign, together with the fact that
l have considerable work ahead Of me- will
make 1t unnecessary for me to occupy q
great amount Of your time But appre-
ciate this opportunity Of presenting to you,
even briefly, sumo points which I deem
worthy Of your consideration.
We are entering upon campaign which
is a remarkable one in many respects.
Heretofore, at least In the last rs or 80
years, each party has gone into the cam
paign practically solid, presenting united
front against the opposing party. But in
this campaign there has been practically a
bolt from every convention which has been
held. What does this mean' 1t means
that convictions are deeper this year than
they have been heretofore.
People Growing Independent.
1t means that people are not so willing
now as they have been TO allow the plat
form OF q party to control their action.
Men are thinking this year with more of
earnestness and intensity than they have in
recent years, and the results of this think
Ing will be manifested when the time
comes to register the will of this great ma
ton, and between that time and this hour
we expect'to present to those who must act
upon the questions the issues Of this cam
paign.
When our party at Chicago wrote the
platform which 1t did, we knew that 1t
would offend some people No party can
take plain, strong, emphatic position
upon any question without offending some
body. We declared In that platform what
we believed was right We declared there
the policies which we believed were best
for the American people, and when we did
1t We knew that 1t would ALLEVIATE some.
Let me read one Of the planks of that
platform:
"Weare opposed to the issuing of interest
bearing bonds of the United States in time
OF peace and condemn the traficking with
banking yndicates which, In exchange
Tor bonds and at an enormous profit to
themselves, supply the federal treasury
with gold to maintain the policy of gold
monometallism.
That is one of the planks. That was not
put In there to attract love Of those who
have grown rich out Of the governments
e1tremities. We did not expect those who
have passageway from the federal treas
ury to their offices to join with US in clos
Ing up the psssageway. We did not ex-
pect those who are making profit out of
q gold standard and out Of the embarrass-
ment which 1t brings to the treasury to
Join with US In putting an end to the gold
standard Why, II we had expected it,
ne would have expected 1t In the face Of
all the history CT the past
Story Of DemetriuS
Do you remember the good book tells us
that some 1900 years ago man named
Demetrius complained Of the preaching Of
the gospel Why' "why," he said, 1T de-
stroys the business In which we are en-
gagged. We are making images for the
worship Of Diam, and these people say
that they be not gods that are made with
hands"
But Demetrius was much Ike men who
have lived since his day. When be had
made up his mind that the preaching Of
the gospel interfered with his business, he
didn't 60 out and say to the world, "Our
business Is being injured, and We are
mad" What did he sayf BE said, Great
Is Diana Of the Ephesians.
We have some today who are very much
like DemetriuA They know that the res
toration Of bimehllism destroys the bust
ness In which they have been engaged.
But when they make public speeches
they don't say that the Democratic party
Is wrong because 1t interferes with our
business What do they say They say:
Great Is sound money. Great b an hon.
est dollar"
SAY this platform was not written to
attract their votes 1t was written because
we want 10 destroy the business In which
they are engaged. But, my friends, II
those who have made a profit out Of the
governments financial policy array them
selves against the Democratic party, may
or may we not expect those who believe
that We are right to come toour rescue and
I'LL up the ranks that are being thus de-
pletedi
II we must part company with those
who believe In q government Of syndicates,
BY syndicates and for syndicates, may we
not appeal with confidence to those who
believe that "a government Of the people,
BY the people and for the people should not
perish from the earthi'
II these men who pride themselves upon
their prominence In the business world
and who glory In the title OF business men
are going 30 make a business out Of poli-
tics, are going to use their ballots to In
crease their incomes, l beg you to consider
whether the great toiling masses Of this
nation have not right to make a business
out OF politics once and protect their homes
and their families
The gentleman who has preceded me has
very properly told you that you are COM
petent to settle this question for yourselves
The founders Of our government never con-
ceived that time would come when there
would be only few people in this country
who would be competent to settle great
public question. II they had, they would
have written In the constitution that ON
most questions everybody could vote, but
on the money question only the flnanciers
could vote 1t is hollow mockery to grant
to the people right In your constitution
and then deny them the privilege of erer-
cising the right
assert that the people of the United
States, those who produce wealth as well
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