Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
Dir. BRYAN'S JOURNEY
HIS B0YHooD's HOME REVISITED
BY THE NOMINEE.
THE DENOMINATION OF SILVER.
How II Was Brought About, and
How the People Have In Win
Sought to Undo the Deed of Dark
ness.

spent the night as the guest oi jugs
James Z. Tarvin. In Covington- Alter
hasty breakfast at O'Clock, Mr. Bryan
was driven to the Grand Central Depot,
In this city, where he was Joined by his
travelling companiols-Congressm Ben
ton McMilhn. OF Tennessee; Ben u
Davis, his private secretary, and Allen
w. Clark, chairman Of the Indiana Silver
League.
lust before 7 O'Clock, the time OF de-
parture. Mr.. Bryan came on the rear
platform of the car, around which 10
people had gathered. He spent a rev
minutes In shaking hands with those
who desired to greet him in this way
using both hands, and leaning down over
the railing with considerable effort Tho
| crowd cheered as the train pulled out.
EX-CONGRESSMAN HOLMAN.
NORTH VERNON. IND. October g.
When Mr.. Bryan assembled platform
| beside the tracks at Lawrenceburg. the
| familiar countenance OF ex-Congressman
Holman, the watchdog Of the Trea-
sury." was the first thing he saw. Judge
Holman presented the candidate. who
| made a ten-minutes' speech to 1000 or
more enthusiastic people.
| The audience at Aurora, Indiana, was
| slightly larger. Stepping from the car
| platform TO a speakers stand by the side
| of the track, Mr.. Bryan made another
brief address. He took big chances on
catching cold by standing bareheaded In
the chilly morning air.
Fal
hundred inhabitants Of Milan gathered AT
the station saw OF the Bryan train. They
did not see the candidate at ALL
Osgood, reached at SIS A. NJ, had
Mr.. Bryan for fifteen minutes. II also
mad a Grassland. The candidate talked
from a regulation stand to an audience
of nearly 1000. many OF whom had come
in from the surrounding country in big
farm wagons.
THROUGH THE "AIN COUNTRIE"
ST. LOUIS, October at was through
n country that he knew well as boy ana
young man that William J. Bryan pro-
ceeded after leaving Vincennes Ind. Vim
cennes had made holiday OF the Demo-
cratic candidates brief visit and great
crowd, estimated as in the neighborhood
of 1900, made him welcome there. In his
speech he said:
"In the last three years It has required
an issue of s9620l0,010 Of bonds to main
tain the gold standard, and there is no
telling how many more bonds must DO
issued 10 maintain the gold STANDARD II 1t
is continued I'm this country You have "A
chance this fall to decide by your ballots
whether you desire to abandon 1t and sub
stitute the double standard. The Republic
can uarty tells US that we must keep
something which we desire 10 get rid or
until other nations help us to let so OF II.
We have waited for twenty years. and
we are further away from the double
standard to-day than we have ever Deen
before Tire gold standard never fought
an open battle. No step has been taken
I'm favor OF gold except IL was taken In
the dark" (Applause)
At Iawrencevllle, the first stop in I'LL
nois. Congressman NcStillin, OF Tennes-
see. assisted Mr.. Bryan in addressing 40
or 500 people. At Oiney. the former homo
of John Tanner. the Republican candi-
date for Governor Oh Illinois. Mt. Bryan
was given a cordial reception. The streets
about the railway sta ZION were jammed
with humanity. and many were obliged
to find places OF vantage on neighooring
houses. Mr. Bryan delivered his speech
from temporary stand, and was cneer-
ed vigorously. He said I'm part:
SClENtE Or iOl~l Us.
81 was brought up in Southern Illinois,
and was taught that the science OF poll
tics was an honorable science in a gov
eminent like this. that every citizen ought
10 take an interest IN politics md that
every citizen should regard II as his duty
TO make the government just as good as
POSSIBLE.
my friends, Andrew Jackson stated a
rreat truth when he said there were no
necessary evils in government; hat Its
evils exist only in its abuses, and that the
abuses of government crop out when peo-
ple are Indifferent 10 the duties Of citi-
zenship and allow a few men TO use the
nstrumentalities Of government for pri-
vate gain"
A voice: Like they did when they de-
monetized silver?
Mr.. Bryan: Yes; that is a striking Illus
tration of how a few men will seize the
government and use il to advance their
own selfish interests, If the people are not
always vigilant. They demonetized sill
yer. You ask them why. and you VIII
find that at the time It was done u was
not generally understood. The newspapers
In this land did not point 10 the American
people the effect of demonstration When
that bill was under consideration. Ihey
did not know II. They did not talk about
it, They did not understand It, and yet
for twenty years the people have been
trying TO undo in broad daylight that
which was done in the darkness OF the
night. Great cheers)
PRESIDENTIAL OBSTRUCTION.
sometimes they have secured the House
of Representatives; sometimes they have
secured the Senate; sometimes free co n
age has passed one house. sometimes
the other; but the free coinage OF silver
has never passed both houses during the
same Congress. AT one time they passed
the Bland act. 1t was a compromise;
but when II went to the President he
vetoed IT, And they had TO pass 1t over
his veto. and. my friends. from the time
that silver was demonetized until now
few financiers in the Eastern States
have been able TO control the financial
policy Of every President who has occu-
pied the chair since 1873. (Cheers.)
THE President has a veto. and 1t IL
necessary for two-thirds of both houses
TO concur in any act of legislation before
It can be passed over his Veto There
fore II the financiers are able to con-
troll the President, they are equal to two
thirds OF the people OF the country. rep
resented by the two houses OF Congress.
We passed through both houses a bill
TO coin the seigniorage, to coin into dol
lars 5000 900 worth of silver that lie in
the Treasury. II went through both
houses. 1t had a large majority OF the
Democratic party in both houses.
and enough Republicans 10 give II
large majority in both houses. But
Il went to the President. and the Presi-
dent. according to the wishes OF the finan-
ciers OF New York, vetoed the bill. and