Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-09-03
BRYAN ON THE ISSUES.
E2oAAs TO a Large Audience at
Madalin, n. Y.
ESzPA4Zns the Money Plank OF the Plat
RoGm In a Clear and Concise Nam
1er-Presents Able and Con-
vincing Arguments

Er&fedIy cheered by his audience. Mr..
bryan said:
-@aEr. Chairman. Ladies', and Gentlemen:
Wszesx our party at Chicago wrote the plat
4OcE which it did we knew that ii would
e<ssfeStd some people. No party can take
plain. strong. emphatic position upon any
question without offending somebody. We
declared In that platform what we believed
WAS right: we described the policies which
we believed were best for the American peo-
Efe and we knew that IL would ALLEVIATE
some Let ne read one OF the plaDkS OF that
platform: We are opposed to the issuing
7f Understanding bonds Of the United
States in times of peace and condemn the
kraf1lcing with banking 3yndicates, winch.
IN exchange for bonds at an enormous profit
80 themselves. supply the federal treasury
with gold to maintain the policy OF Sold
recommendation
"~Ttrst is one of the planks Tvoice in the
crowd: It is good One.l that was not
sVssf tn there TO attract the love of those who
have grown rich out OF the government S
sDxtFeIRities- IApplause.l We did not expect
those who have a pasageway from the
federal treasury TO their office to join with
u.s. In closing up the passage. we GIG not
expect those who are making a profit out
OF the gold standard and out of the en-
E5arrassmen IT brings 10 the treasury; we
did not expect them to join with US IN put
ting an end to the gold standard. why, IL
we had expected IL, what would we have
expected in the face of all the history OF the
Uses a Bible Illustration.
DO you remember the Good Book states
that some 1,S09 years ago a man named
Demetrius complained of the preaching or
the Gospel? Why, he said II destroyed the
business in which we were engaged We are
making images for the worship OF Diana,
and THOSE people say that they be not gods
that are made with hands. But Demetrius
was much like men who have lived since his
day when he made up his mind that the
preaching OF the Gospel interfered with his
business ne did not go out and say to the
world Our business is being injured and
I'VE are mad
--IVhat did he say? He said: Great is
Diana Of the EphesiaEs.
we have some to-day who are much like
Densetrius. They know that the restora-
ton OF bfmetaIiism destroys the business
En which they have been engaged. But when
they make public speeches they do not say
that the democratic party is wrong because
az fnferferes with their business. What do
they say They say: Great is sound
money great is an honest dollar lap
pzaHse.l
II say this platform was not written to
attract their votes. II was written because
we want to destroy the business in which
they are engaged. But, my friends, IL those
who have made a profit out Of the govern
szseHt's financial policy array themselves
against the democratic party may We not
expect those who believe that we are right
TO come to our rescue and fill up the ranks
that are being depleted by their desertfon?
GAppiause.l
A Government by SyndIcates.
IF we must part company with those
who believe in a government of syndicates,
hE syudicates. and for syndicates, may We
nat appeal with confidence to those who
believe that a government Of the people. by
the people. and for the people should not
perish from the earth? lApplausel If
these men who pride themselves upon
their prominence in the business world and
SEfaO glory I'm the title of business men are
going to make business out of politics, are
ExA62g to their ballots to increase their
ts1sn1ses: beg you to consider whether the
u right - make a business out of politics
once and protect their homes and their
families from disaster. IApplause.l
The founders of our government never
conceded that the time would come when
there would be only a few people I'm this
country who were competent to settle great
public questions. II they had they would
have written In the constitution that on
Maast questions most everybody should
vote. but on the money question only the
fluancters should vote. LApplause.1 Our
opponents CT the gold standard democracy
are all linked as to the policy which should
be pursued. They all want the same OBJ
1ect-they all want 20 elect a republican
candidate because they believe that demOc-
racy is better exemplifed through repub-
IfcanlSm. ILaughter.l
Mixed Arguments for Gold.
Some OF our opponents say the gold
standard is a good thing, while others say
what we want is bimetallism, but we can
not have IL until somebody helps us
FEIaughter.l IL the gold standard is good
ehiug, why should they want bimetallism?
ARd yet If they ever have two men making
speeches the same night, the chances are
sixteen to one [laUghterl that one of them
will praise the gold standard as a good
ching. while the other will tell you how
anxious they are to get rid of IT. One
man says the reason why he does not want
Tree coinage Is that he does not think that
the government should pass a law that
will enable the silver miners to take 50
seats worth of silver. bullion and convert
1E int to6 cents. OF course, he may have
been In favor of a system of taxation that
WCsItd give 200 or 800 per cent. profit, but
&tt2t does not count; IL Is a terrible thing
tn aiiOw the silver miner to make that
profit Then the next man who comes up will
say that as a matter of fact the stamp of
1he government adds nothing to the value
Of the metal. and that the free coinage of
@kfyer simply means that you convert 50
CENTS worth Of bullion into 5O-cent dollar.
and nobody makes any profit out of it. Zap
plause.I
Nov. you can see the absurdity of It,
II the silver miner under the law of free
-coiazEe finds his silver bullion is raised so
that that which is now worth 80 cents VIII
he worth 100 cents, then there are no so
cent dollars and If tho other man is correct
3ud the law adds nothing to the value of
Gfse metal. and you simply convert 50 cents
worth of silver into a 5O-cent dollar. then
&f1e 9Sne owner has not made a cent.
Law of supply and Demand.
-Wcdl. then. you hear another speaker
say there has been no fall in the prices. and
me WI deaounce the people who are COM
planning that gold has risen in price. and
9izen his colleag que viii tell you that not
only have prices fallen. but that 1t is the
greatest blessing In the world to have
s1rsceS fail.
Our opponents do not dare to say that the
aroad standard IS a good thing. because no
party in the history OF this country has ever
declared In favor OF a gold standard, and
they do not dare to say that the gold stand |
ard a a bad thing and then tell 100000
OF Hberty-Ioving people that they have got
60 soffer until some foreign nation brings |
Shem relief. ICries that Is right-J What !
IFS the principle that underiies IL all? It IS |
that the law OF supply and demand applies |
res ntOs7ey to everything else. Increase |
ttsse anBo4nt ofmoney more rapidly than the |
ESeGaand for money increase and you lower |
4tbe value OF dollar. Decrease the quantity /
OF Esooey while the demand for * increases |
AND you Increase the value of a dollar. When j
SOsa understand that principle then you I'M
~oe~Sfaad why the great crusade in favor Of i
the gold standard finds its home among the |
ltetders of fixed investments. who. by such |
Legislation. raise the value of the property /
which they hold GApplause.1 When you !
understand the effect Of the policy and then l
zeG&erstaad that the desire for IL Is mani
&es9ea mostly among those who hold the |
-0xed -fuves TIM ents and trade in money I /
Nhfak you va come to the conclusion that /
= have come to. that the fact that the gold |
standard IS n good thing fer them is the i
principal reason SHY they are in favor OF 4 /
gold STANDARD. IApHI2usel
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