The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
BRYANS Eloquent PLEA
HE SPEAKS FOR FREE SILVER TO
FARMERS AND WORKINGMEN.

! all NJ udAO LUZ 1Nlu 0luVAN "
FARMERS AND W0RKINGMEN.
The Gifted Nebraskan's Magnificent
Address to an Immense Audience
at Hornellsville, n. Y.-Asks
! Some Questions Of Silver's Foes.
! William J. Bryan, the Democratic
champion Of free silver, spoke to an
immense audience of farmers and
workingmen at the Hornellsville IN.
~ fair during his tour through the
State. Mr.. Bryan said:
Our opponents have no policy on
the money question. They don't say
that the gold standard is good. No
party in the history Of tue United
States ever said that the gold standard
was good. And yet, my friends, parties
have existed here, parties have written
platforms, parties nave nominated
candidates, parties have carried on
campaigns, and yet no party from the
beginning Of our history until to-day
has ever saidssi2 National platform
that the sold standard is q good thing
for the American people. No party
would dare to shy that and then 60
forth before the people, who FOR TWEEN
ty years have suffered beneath the bur.
den of gold standard.
But what does the Republican plat
form say? Why, it says vo pledge
ourselves to get rid Of the gold stand
ard and substitute the principle of BIZ
metallism. Doesn't that mem that BIZ
metallism is better than a gold stand
ard? There can be no other construc.
ton placed upon it, and after having
declared that bimetallism is better
than gold standard, that same plat.
form says that until the leading com.
mercial Nations shall consent to an H.
ternational agreement we must bear
the gold standard. Now, il the gold
standard is good thing, the Republic
can party ought to have declared in
favor OF its permanent maintenance.
If the gold standard is good thing
the United Statues ought to have it.
If the gold standard is bad thing
no foreign Nation should be permitted
to force gold standard upon the peo-
pie o: this country. How long does
the Republican platform soy we must
endure the gold standard? For a
year? 1t doesn't limit it to year.
For four years? 1t doesn't limit it to
four years.
You know that platform in substance
declares that we must submit to it for
ever if other Nations insist npon our
doing it. There is not in that plat.
form, in that money plank, u single
ray of hope:
Are you satisfied with your conli.
ton? If you are you want to keep the
gold standard. II You are not satis.
tied with your condition are you will
ing to submit to present conditions
until other people take pity on us and
come to our rescue? That, 10y friends,
is the position in which we aro placed
IN this csmpaign--no party defending
the gold standard and yet great
party willing to surrender the right of
self governments, willing to place in
Legislative powers in other Govern.
nents the right 10 lesisate Tor the
people of the.United States. do not
believe the American people will ever
consent to receive their mandates from
across the ocean.
Our opponents do not attack one of
the strong planks in our platform.
We declare against the issuance of
bonds in times ofpeace and the tratlick.
ing with syndicates, TINT are them.
selves out for high price, to look af-
ter our Government. We denounce
that policy. Does the Republican
party denounco II: No, not word
in its platform de1ouncing 1t.
If the Republican party succeeds
will it stop that policy? No, because
every man who is interested in that
syndicate, every man who profits cut
Of tho Governments ext1em;ties is
declaring that the Republican ticket
must be elected this year in order to
save the country.
And yet when our opponents come
before the people, to wnom do they
appeal for votes? DO any of the Re.
publican speakers turn to the money
changers and appeal to them to vote
the Republican ticket? No. it Is not
necessary, my friend, to waste time on
them. They appeal to the ones who
they think will require the most per-
saasicn. TO whom 10 they appeal?
10 the iabor;ng men OF thi, country.
They tell the laboring man that they
are so afraid thut something is going
to happen to him.
Well, now, how can YOU tell whether
these men who stand nj the head OF
tho gold crusade, and yet do not have
the courage to say 80, are going to
help the labori0g men Or not? Judge
the future by the past. We have
scr'ptural authority Tor the assertion
bat h.