Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-22
AT ST. PAUL,
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MAKES
THREE SPEECHES.

Powerful Exposition of the cues
lions Involved i'm the Campaign
The Free Silver Doctrine Flo.
quently Expounded.
st. Paul, Oct. 11.-W. J. Bryan made
three speeches in this city last night
crowds greeted him at
each OF the halls where he spoke and
the greatest enthusiasm prevailed.
At the Auditorium Mr.. Bryan was
introduced by S. L. Pierce and spoke
as follows:
Mr.: Bryan-Mr. Chairman. Ladies and
Gentlemen: 1t gives me a great deal of
pleasure to be permitted to defend our
cause In the presence of an audience in this
great city, and before addressing myself to
the subject in hand, l desire to express to
the organized labor of this city my grateful
appreciation Of the gift which they have
presented. 1t is gold pen with a silver
holder, and II shall be elected by my
countrymen to be chief executive of this
nation "a voice. "You will'') that pen (An-
other voice. "That's what you WHIP and
that holder shall be used to sign a free
coinage bill. Great applause.) And am
..AN.s eaS pSA WILL WHICH u1y signature
shall be affixed is the gift Of the laboring
men, because, my friends, believe that the
laboring men of this country-aye, more
than that. the laboring men of all this
world, are interested in the restoration of
silver to Its ancient place by the side Of
gold. (Applauseo I would not favor the
Tree coinage of silver did not believe that
it would be
Beneficial to Those Who Toll,
because my friends, my political philosophy
teaches me that there can be no prosperity
IN this nation unless that prosperity begins
frst among those who create wealth and
finds Its way afterwards to other classes
of society (Applause.) More than that,
civilization itself rests upon the great mass
OF the people, and it is only by carrying
the mass OF the people upward and onward
that we can expect any advance in civiliza-
ton. There can be no real civilization
where few in a land have more than
they can use and the many have an INSULT
clent amount to give the necessary susie
nance. (Applause) Nor do believe that
these great inequalities can exist in a
nation where the government observes the
old maxim Of equal rights to all and special
privileges to no one.
My friends, when government Is properly
administered there will be no railroad
wreckers to make themselves rich by bank
lupting those who put their confidence in
them (applause); when government is prop
erly administered there will be no repre-
sentative of coal trust sitting by every
Preside to exact tribute from those who
desire to be protected from the cold of
winter (applause); when government Is
properly administered there will be no syn
dictate fattening out of the governments
Universities after they have brought those
adversities upon the government for their
own benefit (applausel; when government
is properly administered there will be no
corporations which assume greater author
ity than the power which created them
applause; when government is properly
administered it will recognize those funda-
mental principles set forth in the Declara-
ton of Independence. Gail men are Gre
ated equal, that they are endowed with in
alienable rights, that governments are in
stitutcd to preserve these rights and that
the consent of the governed" (Applause.)
When these four principles are applied then
government will be what it ought to be.
Jackson has well said that there are no
necessary evils in government; that evils
exist only in its abuses; and, my friends,
it is not government that we raise our
hands against. No man who understands
society or the necessity for government
will ever raise his hand against government;
it's against the abuses Of government. ZAP
plause.) Its against the abuses of govern
ment, and we shall not be driven from our
purpose to eradicate these abuses although
every man entrenched behind a special priv
ilege shall heap abuse upon those who at
tempt to rob him. (Applause.)
We have made the money question the
paramount issue of this campaign, and yet
our opponents are not satisfied to meet this
question openly. They have never been
satisfied to meet the money question. The
advocates of the gold standard never fought
an open fight in all their lives-and never
yU{J Arro ocly Inv
don't. I will tell you. Shakespeare ex-
plains it "that 1t is conscience that makes
towards Of men," and the conscience Of the
advocate of the gold standard tells him
that his policy enriches some, but it is sure
to curse the great masses. (Applause)
The Inevitable Question.
A voice-May I ask you a question, Mr..
Bryan?
Mr.. Bryan-Yes, sir.
Other voices-"No, no. and Kisses.
Mr.. Bryan-My, friends, wait a moment,
now.
A voice. want to ask you a question.
Mr.. Bryan-Wait moment am willing
to answer any question pertinent to this
discussion. because when man believes
he is right, no question confuses him much.
(Applause.) (voices "Question?D
Same voice-"What, in your opinion. was
the cause Of the Homestead and the Pitts
burg strikes?" Voices, "oh, sit down, sit
down!D
Another voice-"Give that to Erwin. Err
win will tell you" and Kisses.
Mr.. Bryan-My friends, when I submit
to an inquiry, 1 have right to suppose
that it will be directed toward the subject
that am discussing and not subject for
eign to it. applause, and cries. put
him out!') If anybody desires to ask any
question connected with the money question
while l am discussing that question, feel
perfectly at liberty to do so and l shall
not embarass you by my reply, l will try
to give you light. If you are wrong and if
am wrong I shall be as glad to be put
right as I am to put you right Gap
plause and voices 'Put that man out!)
said that the advocates of the gold
standard had never fought an open fight.
repeat It. The advocates of the gold stand
ard are not lighting an open fight in this
campaign. Before the Republican conven-
ton, didn't you hear a great many people
talk about the impossibility Of having two,
yald-sticks? Didn't you hear them talk
about gold being the only money fit for
civilized nations? Didn't you hear them
talk about our having outgrown silver?
Didn't you hear them talk about the mine
OWNERS profit in free coinage ard the
demagogue who tried to curry favor with
the people by advocating free coinage and
the dishonest debtor who wanted to pay
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