Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-18

I who IN the hope OF better days, have
planned for the higher education Of their
| children. In order that the children might
| begin the battle OF life with greater
advantages than their parents, but who
have been compelled TO keep the children
! at home In order TO keep the wolf from
the door you would understand what
The gold standard means. 1t means
lower and lower order OF civilization and
| II continued, we will sink down TO where
the few own all the wealth and the many
are simply dependent tenants
LABORER AND FARMER.
| "Our opponents try TO divide the toiling
masses. and set the laboring man in op-
! position to the farmer. ] warn laborers
1 not 10 desert the farmers, who have been
/ the friends OF labor in every struggle TO
| better their condition. The very people
who to-day are attempting to use labor
ingmen 10 defeat the farmer I'm their
! lust cause are the same people who have
oppressed labor from the beginning Of
I the world and Will do so again the mo-
| ment they have the opportunity. tCbeers.)
eve have lost few Democrats by de-
| sertion but the number is growing less
each day. because the Democrats who
have not entirely agreed with VS. find
| If they leave the Democratic party in its
great struggle with plutocracy. they
! leave II TO make a permanent home with
those whom Democracy has always
! fought since It became a party. GAP
plause.) They realize they cannot afford
| 10 separate themselves from those with
whom their interests and sympathies lie."
| (Cheers.)
Another large audience was at Lexing-
ton, where Mr.. Bryan said:
A TRIPLE ALLIANCE
are united against US, our friends are
also united and, with the help of the
Democratic party. which adopted a plat
form at Chicago which is pcrvaded with
a spirit of American independence, and
TO those forces there brought together
has been added the forces represented by
the Populst party and by the free-silver
Republicans of the United States-against
this double party opposed TO US. we pre-
sent the triple alliance-those who believe
in the money of the Constitution. The is
sue presented now is a clean-cut issue
No man who believes in an American
system Of finance for an American people
can by his vote assist in sending a man
TO Congress who goes there to support the
Republican policy on the money ques-
ton" (Cheers)
In company with Governor Carr. ex-
Senator Jarvis Colonel Julian Carr, OF
Durham; Major Hale of Fayetteville, and
other prominent North Carolinlans Mr..
Bryan reached Greensboro on his special
train. via the Southern railway AT 12l5
o'clock this afternoon. great crowd at
the station. including hundreds of excur-
sionists from near by points. shouted Wig
orously as Mr.. Bryan stepped to the sta
tion platform and was driven through
the dusty main thoroughfare of the
quaint old town. Several thousand Deo-
pie. yelling loudly, followed the Bryan
carriage. conspicuous by its red. white,
and blue decorations. and the four horses
that drew II. to the Benbow House, where
the candidate and his party had dinner.
SPEECH AT GREENSBORO.
After dinner Mr.. Bryan was taken TO
Blandwood. a residence on the outskirts
OF the town, where he delivered a speech.
after being introduced by Clement Man
ley, chairman of the State Democratic
Committee. His audience numbered about
1900 people, and was one Of the most en-
thusiastic gatherings Mr.. Bryan has ad
dressed I'm the campaign.
Mr.. Bryan left Greensboro for Dur
ham and Raleigh at 3 o'clock p. NJ.
A MKINLEYITE CAPTURE.
RALEIGH. N. c., September IA
stop Of ten minutes was made by Will
liam j. Bryan's special train at Burling-
ton. where Mr.. Bryan addressed 1000
people. including a large number Of cot
ton operatives. At HillsbOro several
hundred people gathered about the train
and heard a few words from the candi-
date young man riding a mettlesome
horse was conspicuous in the crowd, by
the golden decorations OF his animal
and his person. The word Mckinley"
was stamped on his horses collar, and
no OF knQu IA Tor ba De
publican candidate by shouting for him
vigorously. Some Of those on the Bryan
special made raid and captured the
horses golden collar AS the train drew
out the young man was seen franticaly
shaking his fist after it. He said his
name was n. w. Brown. a bookseller.
The train was i'm charge of Colonel
Julian S. Carr. the wealthy tobacco
manufactures of Durham, who had
stocked IT with eatables and other things
for the benefit Of the candidate and the
members Of the State escort and the
train was slowed down just after leaving
Hillsboro' to let Mr.. Bryan see Occo-
neechee Farm. Colonel Carr's country
place.
The train arrived at Durham at SIS.
At the stand where the speaking took
place. situated near the station, several
thousand people cheered Mr.. Bryan to
the echo when he appeared. He made a
short speech, was frequently applauded,
and left Durham for Raleigh at 61O.
SPEECH AT DURHAM.
In Durham Mr. Bryan spoke as fol- |
lows: "Mr. Chairman, Ladies, and Cen
tlemen: The time given for a speech at
this place is very limited. and | can |
occupy it in discussing three questions
raised by our opponents against the free |
coinage of silver.
'In the first place they tell us that |
the value Of silver bullion has fallen be- |
cause OF overproduction. They refer to |
the fact that the annual production Of |
silver has increased more rapidly during |
the last twenty years than the annual |
production of gold. and this, they say. |
explains the fall in the value of silver |
bullion as measured by gold. Let me |
answer that argument by calling your
attention to tho fact that during the last |
five years OF the twenty years before |
mentioned the worlds annual produc- |
ton Of gold has increased more rapidly |
than the worlds annual production OF |
silver During the last five years the |
value OF silver has fallen more, when |
measured by gold, than during any five |
years in the history of the world. III |
YOU want TO explain the fan in the god |
price OF silver by taking twenty years, |
how can you explain the still greater fall |
in the last five years. during which the |
gold has increased in production more |
rapidly than silver? This one fact de- |
monstrates that you must look elsewhere |
for the cause OF this apparent fall IN |
the value Of silver. Where do you nnd
IL!
ANTI SILVER LEGISLATION.
. 'You find II In legislation and not In