The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-01
TO THE FACTORY HANDS
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE EXPLAINS
FREE COINAGE.
Tells Why 1t Would Not Be Wise to
Change the Ratio to ~ to 4.
or Any other Figure.

a very large crowd on Merrimac common
here. He said:
Fellow Citizens: We are told the free
coinage of silver will be detrimental to
those who have deposits in savings banks.
want you people who have money de-
posted in savings banks to remember
this that your deposits are secure only |
when these banks can collect the money |
which they have loaned. and II you lend
money on western land and then drive |
down the value of western land you are |
destroying the securities which the banks |
hold for what they owe you"
Mr.. Bryan then went into a discussion |
of the silver question proper. He severe
ly arraigned trusts and monopolies, and
declared the people were on the side OF
silver, and added: "Silver Is a legal ten
der except when you contract against IT,
We believe 1t ought to be a legal tender
and that thereafter no man ought to be
permitted to contract against any kind
of government money. But IL the admin
istration would recognize silver, even as
1t Is by law, we will be relieved OF great
disadvantages. But instead of recogniz-
ing silver as Il standard money equal with
gold In the payment of all debts, public
and private our administration has Is
sued bonds to the amount of $262, 900 900,
in order to buy gold to furnish those who
make a profit by ralding the treasury.
and then buying the bonds which the
treasury issues to replenish itself"
Wire Maker Interrupts.
At this point Clough started to pro-
pound interrogations. Said he: rs that
a republican administration"
Mr.. Bryan: mo, sir; but the republican
administration will continue the same
thing, and every prominent republican
indorses that system. John Sherman
says that Grover Cleveand's financial
policy Is all right, and Jonn Sherman
runs the republican party Thomas 3.
Reed voted for the approval of the
| Rothschlld contract when he was In con-
| gress. l am not surprised that republi-
| cans do not like to bear the odum Of the
present financial policy. They had
chance to repudiate 1T at St. Louis, but
| instead of doing So they said 1t must en-
dure forever, unless foreigners helped IS
| out. They tell us that If we use silver as
| a standard money for the payment of all
| debts of the government that gold will go
| 20 premium. In France they have more
| silver per capita than we have In this
| country. and yet the French governma ant
| does not allow itself to be bulldozed and
intimdated by a few financiers.
Here again Mr.. Clough interrupted Mr..
| Bryan, saying: IF you want the people
to have silver why don't you give it to
| them at the market yalue?"
Mr.. Bryan-Don't interrupt my friends.
| l am glad to have questions asked. When
| n man is defending the truth no question
can embarrass him. The gentleman asks
| why we don't want silver coined at The
| market ratio. l Will answer first this
way: The men who object to free coin
age at 16 to 1 and talk about another ra-
ito. are not honest because they would
not have free coinage at any ratio. When
men find fault with 16 to l. they are put
ting up sham bulwark, and when you
knock that down they get behind another
one. because. my friends these men are
not In earnest Let me answer II an
other way: We are opposed to changing
the ratio because they have driven dowr
the value of silver bullion by one baC
law, and we are not for holding 1t dowr
by another bad law.
Another Reason.
Let me give you another reason fol
not changing the ratio" continued Mr.
Bryan. ''If the ratio were changed by
International agreement to 80 to /, instead
of 16 to 1. what would be the result
! You would have to coin four billion dol
lars of silver into dollars twice as large
which would be two billion dollars. an'
that would mean decrease of one-fourtl
of the metallic money of the world ant
raise the value of a dollar. and thos
who own dollars would profit by It,
Everybody who owed a debt woul
be injured by 1t, and that Is why the ad
vocates by a ratio of 80 to l are foun
among the money owners and none
J changers. Our opponents are so afral
OF a 50-cent dollar that some-the employ
z ers of labor-some of the manufacturin
men are going to pay their debts with
. cheap dollar. / am not sure but IN
friend is one of them-but whenever do
lar gets cheap he can pay them twic
2 as many dollars IL he loves them as we
I | dollar Is once worth 80 cents, 1t is becaus
I the prices of commodities are twice q
d | high, and II the manufacturers can gs
e twice as many dollars for their good
T as they can of gold dollars. now. wh
can not he pay his employese twice &
| much?"
s Mr.. Clough-But he won't do II.
Mr.. Bryan-Then you should stop tel
x ing your employees you are interested
them just before election.
: Mr.. Clough-I am merely stating fact
II Mr.. Bryan-You are stating what al
,, the facts. The employer never pays ar
II more than he has to pay. Our syste
will make demand for labor which w
o force them to do what they would n
q do of their own accord.
r, Mr. Bryan then closed amid applaus
5. banquet to Mr.. Bryan.
r. Lawrence. Mass. Sept ga ella
Is | crate banquet was rendered Mr.. Bryan
,e the Essex house mere by the democrat
ID committee. Chairman John Magee intr
duced Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. 5ewall at t
| north side of the city hall. The meetii
s was the largest of the day. and the aut
ence cheered Mr. Bryan throughout !
n speech. Mr.. Bryan made a long speed
which was received enthusiastically.
handled the issues In a SIMILAR strain
a. on similar occasions. and at the clc
y, was heartily cheered.
III In the Pine Tree State.
III Portland. Ne, Sept. 26.-The start frt
or Lawrence for Bath was made at l:3Q
On m, and half an hour later the tr1
ro | stopped In front of a large shoe facto
in Haverhill. the town of shoe factori
X Another crowd met thu party here.
IN time did not permit of a speech. Br
I'm stops were made at Exeter. n. H., a
n at Rockingham Junction. and at the ]
TN ter place Mr.. Bryan spoke from the pl
form.
During this speech Mr.. Bryan esp
IN two pickpockets attempting to remove
fat pocketbook which protruded from
IN pocket of a man In the crowd.
Look out there" cried the nomin
they are trying to rob you"
W. In the ensuing confusion, however,
re- would-be thieves escaped.
he This city was reached at o'clock. Q
he | Mr.. Bryan addressed great muititi
ir | Of people in the large public square.
m | candidate was given one OF the IN
ge demonstrative greetings of his tour.
he | vim p. Frank introduced Mr.. Bryan,
lin | said:
nd I'm this, the first opportunity 1 h
he had since l entered the Etate OF Ma
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