Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-27

They tell us that the free If
silver would be good for X 'el,
| tell them now that they haven 60 ac-
Cept that blessing and if it hu\s US we
Will have 10 bear it with fortitude. a
| voice: I'VE cannot be any wOrse.O
The arguments that my friends suggest
Fthat
WE CANNOT BE ANY WORSE
is an argument that is beng considered
by the American people. Our oPpo-
aents have prophesied and legislated,
and as a result Of that legislation, moth
-ng Of the good that they promised has
come and evil has followed in the wake
OF every act that they have inaugura,ed
EVIL 10 the people for whom they pro-
/ posed TO act. and good for the people
who secured the legislation.
The platform on which 1 stand de-
| clares against the issuance on bonds in
time Of peace and it denounces traf-
I ficking with syndicates 10 purchase
| their support Of the federal treasury.
That plank was not put in there to
/ catch the votes of the men who belong
| 70 the SyndicateS. We expected that
] they would oppose our platform, but
/ we believe that for every Democrat who
| has prOfited by the financial policy Of
! the government and who will desert the
/ party because of our denunc:ation of
that policy, we shall receive the votes
lPt ten honest Republicans who love
ttheir country better than their party.
Now I want 20 suggest two or three
/ questions for YOU TO think about I can
/ only suggest them. have no time TO
/ enter into an elaborate argument.
/ suggest these two questions: First. is
the gold standard a good th.ng?"
/ Shouts of "NO, No, NOrO. If the gold
I standard is q good thing. why has no
+ political party in the history of the
. United States ever declared for a gold
s2ndard in It's platform? Now. that is
/ q question worth thinking about My
friends. the fact that no party in this
+ Ereat nation has ever in a National
platform declared a preference for a
gold standard is a complete proof that
the people OF the United States. ire
sp-c-ive Of party are opposed TO a gold
standard. cloud CheerS) If the gold
standard is a bad thing then I want 10
ask another question and that 5 why
we must submit 70 il until some foreign
nation comes and rescues US from its
evils. (Cheers9 II a nation is not
great enough to legislate for its own
people on every question, what claim
can 70 make 10 Independent govern
wa--2 Shouts Of "NOner0 I would
rather have a foreign admiral in COM
ma-i Of our navy than to have the
treasury Of the United States run on the
European plan. (Applause) When We
declare for a financial policy of our own,
we il no. give jus, Offense 10 any for
sgu nation. I would despise the En-
EIshman or the German or the French
man who tried TO have his government
submit, 20 the d.cJatOn
OF ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
II bi-metallsm is a good thing, how are
YOU c0ing to secure it? (Voices: vote
for it.O
Just i'm one way. You have got to Sc
cure i- through The aid OF those who
p want e. and not through the aid cf
hose who do not want it, (Cr.es OF
'-ha.'s r.gh-O If You want bimetal-
7ism YOU must ac, with those VINO favor
,imealusm. and moi with those who Op-
pose i-. We believe in the immediate
restoration Cf bimetallism; that is in the
'laa r. NIlEnAllE u Jul AAAA4ANS ~ 49,
free and unlimited coinage Of gold and
silver at the present legal ratio OF Ii
20 /.
Another thing. They have complain
eI .ha- one OF the candidates is young,
GaUEh-er) But I want 10 assure YOU
sra, there is going 10 De no child's play
n this campaign. O2ugh) This Is
cam9a gn which is earnest.
A voice: The younger the better, and
stronger
Mr.. Bryan-Bsfore election day comes
every Democrat who opposes the Chi
CagO platform will have 10 make known
why he opposes it. and if he does moi
give his real reason his neighbOrs viii
know why he opposes IL. (CheersJ
Don't understand me as finding fault
win anybody who does oppose our plat
form. I regard it as the duty Of man
who wants 20 leave his party to have a
reason for il which he is not afraid Of
10 not want him to say tha, he is Cp-
posed to the Chicago ticket because ne
loves his country when his reason may
Sa that his salary from trust has more
influence with him than the welfare Of
his country.
| must leave you now with one part
ing word When election day comes
make out your ballo, in such way tha
YOU can say TO Your children: Il an
/ not ashamed of what did in 1896