The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-01
BRYANSSTUMPIN TOUR
The Democratic Candidate Speaks
in Three States.
ROYAL GREETINGS EVERYWHERE
He Makes Addresses at Hnrper's Ferry,
Va, Martinsburg, w. Va, and Han
cock and Cumbe rInnd, Md.-IntrOducod
by senator Faulkner at Martinsburg.

Va, Martinsburg, w. Va, and Han
cock and Cumberland, NId.-Introducod
by Senator Faulkner at Martinsburg.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Oct. 1.-The special
train carrying William j. Bryan and his
party from Washington was an hour be-
hind the schedule time when it reached
Harper's Ferry yesterday. The only stop
made before that was at Washington
Junction. where Mr.. Bryan shook hands
with II few people who wereat the station.
Harper's Forty, made famous by John
Browns raid, was gaudily decorated with
flags and bunting. The candidate adj
dressed an immense crowd from plat
form built on the side of the hill
At Martinsburg, the home of Senator
Faulkner, Mr. Bryan spoke to an en-
thusiastc crowd of West Virginians. 1t
was typical southern greeting. Senator
Faulkner introduced Mr. Bryan to an
audience which had assembled on n va
cant lot, at one end of which platform
had been erected The crowd was en-
thusiastic and cheered the candidate from
the beginning of his speech until the last
sentence. In the course of his address he
said:
"Our opponents, not we, are responsible
for tho fact that in this campaign we are
engaged in a battle roynl between the
money powers and the common people.
These contests are always brought about
by the aggression of those who seek to use
governments as a means of privnte gain.
All the great questions which from time
to time have been forced upon tho public
have been forced, not by the many, but by
the few, and tho great struggles which
have occupied the thought and the effort
of the pcoples of the world have leen the
STRUGGLES made by the masses in self de-
fense, And 81 in this campnipn the hosts
are being marshaled to resist the aggrcs-
sions of ihe gnld standard
"Jf | were to tell Won that n foreign
nrnv wns GAMING to nttook Won, or n for
eign navy was anchored at our pntes. I
couId cxnect every one nf vou tn ioin and
flght to protact our countrv from inya-
sion. Innno,ucc to Won that n foreign
financial pol;cy has not only invaded our
country, but ii has gained n foothold here,
and n great national marty hns declared
thnt foreign policy shall remain here un.
til foreigners themselves shall consent to
its retirement
Some OF our Democratic friends, who
have worked with us in the past tell us
that in this campaign they will either
work with the Republicans or stop half
way between our ranks and the Rcpubli-
can ranks want them to go OH, under
standing that they go never to return un-
til they come back in sackcloth and ashes.
If these men who have gained their prom
incnce through the honors given them by
the Democratic party have an idea that
they can withdraw in the face of tho
enemy and then be invited back to take
command hereafter they are making II
mistake, the greatness of which will in
crease rs time goes on.
My friends, our opponentsassume that
money is IL thing created by commerce,
and that law has nothing to do with it. l
want 70 say to you that money is II cron-
ture of law. You can have rs much money
or as little money as the law permits. II
the laws arc made by those who want
money to be high priced, they mako
money scarce in order that money may
be high priced. Ii You want money suth-
ciently plenty to keep pace with popula-
ton and industry, the Laws have got to be
made by those who hetieye in having
enough money to keep pace with popula-
ton.
"lf you want dollars dcarer than they arc
now, you can have them by making dol
lars scarcer than they are now, if dollars
could be much scarcer than they arc now.
If there are any Republicans in this saudi
encc l want them to consider just one
proposition. If our big Democrats who
have a pecllniary interest in gold stand
ard arc willing to leave thcparty in crtcr
to advance their pocuniary interest, why
will not Republican farmer or Rcpubl
can lahorer or Republican business man
leave the Republican party in order to
protect his home, his family and posterity
from the distress consequent to Il foreign
financial policy"
At Hancock, Md, Mr. Bryan spoke to Il
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