The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-29
ICOMES WEST AGAIN
Continued From First Pags.)

try. N is not strange that in such a
campaign. deep feeling Is aroused on
both sides We are com batting sys-
TEN Of finance e1trencned behind a
strong bulwark We are combating a
system that Is able 20 call 10 its support
ali these Influences which have peen N
the habit O. domina ttns politics We
realize the magnitude Of ne undertak-
ing and we realize the necessity for sue
cess. We realize what !, means q lose
this sam Ign We realize what i
means 10 declare as this nation mas
never declared before. sts inability 20
conduct its own business
When the other nations have been
scran1bi1ng for gold. when otneT nations
have been pushing UP the price Of re
yellow metal, we have sent representa-
tives abroad % ask foreign nations 70
join with uS y restoring bimetalltsna-
always reselving the night 10 restore IL
ourselves Il they would not yield 20 our
entreatfeS But this year the Repub-
hca-n party IN sts ma t1onal convention
expressly declared that we are no long
er 81 Independent nation and must ac-
oepf the financial policy which foreign
nations desire that we shall have.
! BECAUSE ENGLAND HAS.
! "Our oppnoents tell US that we must
have a gold standard because Flngland
has. say TO yoGl. my friends. that one
of the reasons why we cannot have a
gold standard IS because so many ma
tons have adopted it that they have
raised the value of gold. and for US 10
throw our influence on that side Is sim
ply 20 help 10 murder others while we
commit suicide ourselves. II other ma
tons were going TO the silver standard
and leaving gold. We might then go 70
the gold standard. for our preservation
we have got to join in an effort If others
will ioin, to restore silver. and IL foreign
governments do not join we have got 20
restore Il ourselves and keep it.
Mr.. Bryan then defended the bime-
talnc theory end declared that each day
Its advoca teS were becoming more nu-
merous. He continued:
NOT A DANGEROUS MAN.
you may find a man who used TO
talk for silver and Is now silent, be-
cause ne is In a position where he can
not open his mouth without danger of
losing his employment. But. my friends.
that is not conversion. Conversion does
not act through intimidation CONVEX
sion addresses itself to the heart. or to
the head 1t is not TO beterror ized by
a rod OF iron. Ny friends, there is moth
ing orrnipotent but truth. 1t will con-
quer always.
1.-THE say. our opponents do. that l
am q dangerous man. / am, like other
individuals. but a small part of the popu
Ia ton of the country, and, my friends,
no man is dangerous who plants him.
self upon the truth and dares to defend
that truth. They need not find fault
with me. Whether / go UP or down 10
a matter of little consequence. Whether
/ live or die is q matter OF but small
moment. but the truths for which l
stand will go marching on forever.
HOW BRYAN KNOWS.
"You ask men why / know that BIZ
ngetallism will succeed. / tell you /
have two reasons. The first. ] be-
neve it is right. and that which is right
will finally prevail But have another
reason why l know that bimetallism
will succeed as sure as the rising of to-
morrow's sun. You ask me how /
know? 1 tell you that the gold stand
ard lessons the opportunity OF these
who are happy and decrease the oppor-
tunity of those who are in distress. We
have the poor and distressed on our
side and if We have not a majority now
it is only a question OF time when we
will have if the gold standard continues.
When you can prove to me that the
creator intended that He intended man.
kind to lapse into the dark ages; when
you can prove to me that He intended
that few shall ride secure on the backs
of those who toll, not until then can
you prove to me that the gold standard
can prevail in the United State. When
you can prove to me that the people
would rather have a government run
by syndicateS than run ii themselves.
you can prove to me that the gold stan
ard viii prevail. and not until then.
When you can prove to me that the
masses of the people prefer TO have the
great trusts. monopobZe the business
Of this country and drive the humble
business man out of business then prey
upon unprotected society: not until then
can you prove to me that the people
viii vote TO sustain the Republican
party and support its ticket for a gold
standard What ray of hope does the
Republican party hold out to the peo-
pie? Only the hope that foreign ma
tons may in the course OF time have
more pity upon the American people
then the Republican national conven-
ton.
REASONS FOR BIMETALDTSM
I'VE want bimetallism for two rea-
sons. In the first place btmetallisn
gives a more stable dollar than mono
metalHsm can give, and stability in
money Is the only thing to be desired
You bubble about what kind Of mater
al your money is made OF. I say to
you that II is far more important that
a dollar shall remain unvarying in its
purchasing power than that q dollar
Shall be made of any particular kind OF
material Our opponents have had gold
until they have forgotten the silver mon
ey OF exchange