The herald., 1896-09-20
S|LY[R'S CHAMPION
At THE CAPITOL
Greeted by Crowds in a
Drenching Rain
every SENTENCE WILDLY CHEERED
And the Speaker Invited to
Continue
CARLISLE'S LAST LETTER
Proves an Effective Argument for Free
Coinage
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CARLISLE'S LAST LETTER
Proves an Effective Argument for Free
Coinage
Bismarck Writes a Letter to the
Texas Governor. Strongly Favor
ing Independent Action by the
United States of America.

WASHINGTON, Sept. ia heavy
wind and rain storm seriously inter-
fered with the arrangements which had
been made by the local committees for
a grand reception to Candidate Bryan at
the old Capitol baseball park this after
noon. The crowd was considerably be-
low expectations, but there was no lack
of enthusiasm. When Mr.. Bryan ap-
peared on the platform he was received
with such a demonstration as is rarely
accorded public speaker. For fully five
minutes the cheering continued. Mr..
Bryan standing bareheaded and evil
IDENTIFY much gratifed at receiving such
unmistakable evidence Of approval of
himself and his cause. For some time
before his arrival dark rain and wind
laden clouds from the west gave certain
promise Of downpour and he had not
spoken more than forty minutes when
the rain came down in torrents. drench-
ing every one exposed to 1t. Still the
great crowd kept. their places and
cheered and called to the speaker to go
on. The scene was a remarkable one.
After waiting some time, however, Mr..
Bryan left the platform and drove to his
hotel. Almost every sentence in his
brief address was wildly cheered.
The nominee opened his speech by
reference to his four years of official life
in Washington, which brought the cry,
I'VE will make It four more" from his
audience. Then when he strongly en-
dorsed the home rule plank in the Chi
cago platform the audience was espe-
cially vociferous, but there was still
greater applause when he said the De-
mocracy stood opposed to life tenure in
the public service and in favor Of ap-
pointments based upon merit and in IA
vor of such administration of the civil
service laws as will afford equal oppor-
tunities to all citizens of ascertained fit
ness. Continuing, he said:
My friends, we are in favor Of the civil
service reforms that mean something.
and not civil service law that permits
the president to suspend the civil serv-
ice law until he can get his friends into
Office and permits another president to
extend the service just as he is going
out, to keep his friends in. (Applause.)
We are in favor Of fixed terms of office
in the civil department of the govern
ment. We want it so that when a man
goes in he will know how long he is go
ing to stay and when he is going out.
We do not want to build up an office
holding class and fill our offices for life.
A man when he gets his appointment
will then have no more concern about
his country except to draw his salary
when it Is due. (Great applause.) We
believe the life tenure which relieves
q man from all further care is destruc-
tive Of the highest forms of citizenship
and should not be tolerated in a country
like ours. (Applause.)
Now, my friends, want to call your
attention to one other subject Our op-
ponents are doing as much for us in this
campaign as we are able to do for our
selves. (Applause.) And of all the public
documents recently issued. the most i'm
portant one is letter just given out to
the public, written by the secretary of
the treasury, from which I desire to
quote one sentence. ut is the duty of
the secretary of the treasury and all
other public officials to execute in good
faith the policy declared by congress-
and mark these words-"but whenever
We shall be satisfied that silver dollars
cannot be kept equal in purchasing
power with gold dollar except by re-
ceipting 1t in exchange for gold dollar,
when such exchange is demanded, 1t will
be his duty to adopt that course"
want you to mark those words. be-
cause in those words the secretary of the
treasury tells you that when the secre
tary is satisfied 1t is necessary he will
commence redeeming silver dollars in
gold. call your attention to it. INV
friends, because I want to emphasize
tho deception that has been practiced
by this administration on the money
question. When this administration
advised the repeal Of the Sherman law.
you were told the repeal of the Sherman
law would remedy the difficulty: and as
soon as the Sherman law was repealed.
the same authority which promised re-
lief as soon as that law was repealed
came to congress with a demand that
the greenbacks and treasury notes must
be retired by the issue of gold bonds. in
order to stop the drain on the treasury
gold, and now the secretary of the treas
try informs you that even if the green
backs and the treasury notes were all
retired. 1t would be his duty, whenever
In his opoinion it became necessary. to
redeem silver dollars in gold, and thus
start another endless drain upon the
treasury. (Great applause.) According
% the doctrine laid down in Mr.. Car
Asaes letter you cannot stop the decline