The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-11
MR. BRYAN WILL SPEAK N RA EH Thursday SEPT 17 ATT P.Mo

had coined about $b62. 900, 900 We have
within our own experience been re-
spectiyely upon agoll, silver and paper
basis. The Republican party did not
make profuse promises, but what we.
promise, you know, if you give us a.
chance, we will. do, it. (Applause.) You
know how the paper currency you had
up to 1879 was worth less than poId
and how every dollar of your paper.
currency was then worth one dollar in,
gold We tell you that we favor the
largest use of silver that we can pos
sibly have, we want more money, but
we want good money. (Applause)
The Democratic party reckless of its
promises has narrowed the Populist
platform Cblgt he failed to make any
strictunes; upon the Populists.) They
asked you to vote for Bryan when
they have already elected 90 gold rep
resentatdges to Congress. WHY don't
they be sincere in their professions?
The Republican party is not revoIu-
tlonaGys 1t believes in more money, but
IN good money. Every enlightened
country to-day is upon the bi-metallic
basis. Any other policy would reduce
you to the level of the Chinese cooIie.
to the level of the Mexican where they
live in mud-huts and bull fights
abound 1t is the policy of the Democ-
racy to reduce you to the level Of
Japan, China and Mexico. ODen the
mints to silver and you will double
and quadruple the production of silver
SO that the government cannot coin it.
He went into the mazes of tariff dis
| cussion and quoted all kinds Of mil
lions of dollars, of course, irving to
show that ne government got more
revenue from the Mckinley bin than
from the Wilson-Gorman tariff act,
| and cited the insuffciency OF revenue
from the latter as the cause of the
| issuance of bonds. CA voice: Didn't
| you vote for the bond issue in the
House?') "No, sir, I did not" did
| you vote against it?" eyes. sir: I not
| only voted against ii, but spoke against
| speechg" No reply.) The hubbub was
so great between the room the reporter
was in and the courtroom that part
of his speech was lost at this point.
The Republican administration, under
| Mr., Harrison, refunded you the land
tax. Great applause.) Can Interrupt
| tion by some one.) Settle: The trouble
with my friend is that ne is too much
/ like parrot; he utters too much what
| somebody else puts in his head
| and not what he puts in there himself
| (Great applause and laughter). He
| said the Democratic party had issued
| 1862, 600, and every day when the
| sun rises and goes down behind the
| horizon, this government, under
| Grover Cleveland, goes $500, 900 in debt.
| The Republican party was not in favor
| OF a deprecated currency. You would
| have to pay twice as much for what
| you get. and would get no more for
| your labor than YOU do now. He COM
| pared the Democratic administration
| to mtasma in the valley, but when the
| sun of Mckinley rises over the valley
then and only then viii prosperity re-
turn, and we Will enjoy the good times
that we have had before" Great and
| prolonged applause)
At the conclusion of Mr.. Settles
speech, Mr. Fields arose and intro
duced Mr.. Kitchin. He said:
1T is your duty to examine this
| question, and when you have found
out your duty, do it. 1t is true that the
Democratic candidate has not been
| known nationally, but wherever ne is
known, his word is legal tender Gap
plause).
When the applause had subsided,
| young Mr. Kitchin arose. There were
cheers and applause which lasted full
minute He expressed his great respect
for the people of this county. After
this election, when / shall be your Con-
| gresham, and representative in Wash
ingtOn (great applause), whatever
power God Almighty has given me, |
shall try to use for the benefit of my
people and my country. (Applause),
We are appealing not to your fears or
your passions, but to your patriotism.
You are to be congratulated that you
have heard at least one gold
standard speech here to-day,
so that you may see the
lines drawn between our claims and
his. You have heard from the gifted
Thomas Settle the best argument that
can be made on that side. But will
try to show you that the cause of the
low prices you are getting for the pro-
ducts of your labor is this single gold
standard. (Applause.) He cited DR..
Mott, Teller and others who could not
espouse this single gold standard, and
Oliver il. Dockery, whom in 1883 YOU
voted for for Governor, Do you want
to face the living issues, or go back and
tell what Grover Cleveland did. We
want to face present issues, and in this
right | ann going to show you that the
Republican party, when you ask it for
bread, gives you a stone. Talk about
ushing your thinker (referring toanex-
preston Settle had used), if my friend
here will only use his thinker and fol-
low his intelligence, he would not
speak as he has done here to-day.
Great applause).
Pritchard had gone to the conven-
tion saying that the Republican party
was for free silver until a party of
gOldbugs from New York said NO"
and then they all said, Good" Cap
plause).
My friend has been consistent i'm his
opposition to silver. but according to
what he says he must be judged by his
party's record. Nine times ont of ten.
WHOM Won find q man fnr silNar Won