The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
Jarvis LAST NIGHT.
A Great Speech for Bryan
and Silver.
AN APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM.

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The campaign ID Durham was opened
last night at the court house by ex-Gov
ernor Thomas ] Jarvis, who male .
telling speech for Bryan and silver 10 q
court house ful Of people
The speaker entered the court house
about S;Is O'Clock with Jas S. Manning
and was given. quite an ovation. He was
introduced BY Fred A. Green who, after
he had explained the Chicago conven-
ton and spoke Of Bryan being endorsed
BY the st. Louis convention, said. 1T /,
my happy privilege to introduce thai
distinguished North carolinian, Hon.
Thos. J. Jarvis
J he speaker started off by saying
am happy 70 hive this opportunity to
meet 80 many OF you. I shall talk plain
" and kindly. thank God we live Ia q
free country. II you differ with me
you have right 10 do 50" He said
that this was government Of souyer.
eigus and all questions must be settled
BY the people. lie would not QUAR-,
with those who differ with him and did
not expec, The other side to quarrel with
him.
lie said that the farmer toiled and his
product was worth nothing; houses and
lands are no longer security aud If there
is money In the banks Il had as well be
so much straw so far as We are concern
ed. because 1, cannot be Obtained. Con.
ditions have grown worse au,l worse
This was no. brought about by natural
causes, but b. unjust legislation. II
anybody supposes that this Is warfare
upon property Or individual rights they
are nistaken--it Is warfare for I'm
manity aud their rights.
lie compared the circulation u mo ey
In government TO the blood that circu.
latss 10 the human body and shovel
that by sithdrawing this circulation IL
was like irawiug the blooi from a
mans veins. lie spoke Of Fat money
aud said lie was going % make 4 state
meni that would paraiyze the gold
standard men That statement was
that "there Is not dollar in circulation
today any eoantry that is not 10 some
extent fatn Il Is pnlya difference in
degree. They say you can't legis ale
va,ne IN anything aud that We are Try
ing 10 pay off debts with 50 cent dol.
lar. He showed that value vas legisia
ted into gold BY being stamped BY the
government in that coined dollar
could be used snywhere and bullion
could not Up 10 1878 silver was upon
the same basis and had the same fuc.
ton ss gold When you decrease The
amount Of standard money you decrease
III. value Of property. Therefore when
the ~ip a ont oae-hali The, standard
money The purchasing power ~ the r.
NJ Under vas enh ,ncc.i The proper
ii Of the output q 81 yer over goli
t,dsy Il no more than 10 the past ages
The price Of silver bullion and the
products Of human labor have kept side
BY side. When wheat cotton, corn,
etc. went down silver bullion went
down, and when they went up silver
went up in spite 81 the wicked conspi.
racy 81 The English and American gold
syndicate.
The syndicate which Is now ruling
this country want TO make gold purchase
10, much. We want 10 place silver
where It was before 1878 I'VE don't
want TO pay you with a fifty cent dol
lar" said the speaker, 'but We arc get.
ting devslish Tired o. paying you with i
two hundred cent dollar"
lie said the democratic party vas The
only one As old - The government itself
aud said the gold standard was never
known in American politics until the
republicans planted in there in -.
OF all the peop'e engaged IN business
tnisrpries. the manufacturers q cotton
goods ought 10 be Ii favor 81 the free
coinage 81 silver All manufacturers II
The South would Be benefited. whyi
The profits Of al manufacturers must
depend npon The power Of the people 70
consume and Ills depends upon the
price obtained for labor II We had .
proper financial system.-free silver
the manufacturers OF the South could
compete with The world.
The contests drawn and the Tight y on
as 70 whether the people o. syndicate
shall govern this country. When cieve
land aud Carlisle made q solemn con-
tract With The American.English syndi.
cate 10 prvtect our treasury they brought
blush Of shame upon our country. The
people arc TO decide In November
whether they or the syndicate will gov.
ern Il.
lie then paid handsome tribute 70
D yam aud discussed The income tax.
The republican party asked that We
wait until England saws We can have
free coinage. II Is The most prepostefous
proposition ever presented TO any peo
pie on earth. England with all her
greed would not dare TO present a Ike
proposition 10 her people. Any states.
man who would suggest Il would die 20.
iiticaiiy aud il Queen Victoria should
10y 10 enforce such law Il would cost
her her crown.
He advocated furion with the popu