The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

bofne OF the hepuDucdn otdtt Oi1iceHhuetn
had placed in the windows of their offices
Among those who had seats on the stage
were John 4 Creighton of Omaha, John A.
Martin Of Missouri, who was sergeaat-at-
arms of the Democratic national comrni-
tee; Gov HOlcomb Of Nebraska. Ignatius
Donneily. Chairman George A. Grout. and
a number OF the members of the Silver
party notification committee.
Five Thousand people crowded together
In the hot sun about the stand and cheered
repeatedly as Mr. Bryan appeared. He
was introduced by Z. e. Brown. former
Republican and president Of the Columbia
National Hank OF Lincoln.
BRYAN'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Bryan safd.' Ladies and gentlemen:
! am only going to talk to you little
while. There are others here who are
prepared to discuss the issues of the cam
paiSn in your presence, and ] am trying
to 90 as little work possible. ! think l
have been doing my share, 50 far as time
Is concerned. but want TO avoid getting
tired by resting before / get tired, and.
therefore, am going to ask You 10 listen
TO the but a short time.
1T is now just about one month since L
left NebrasSa and turned Eastward. 1t
has been an interesting trip. ! want TO
assure you that The sentiment In layor OF
the free coinage of silver is growing
sentiment. 1t far surpassed my expecta-
tons In the East, and found among those
people the producers of wealth, the farm
ers and the laborers, who are joining
with you to free themselves from the
domination of those financial influences
which have controlled our legislation and
our fin anci al policies. -..-t
You will find in the very shadow Of
Wall street as bitter hatred to the In
ffIeBces from which you have suffered as
you will find among the farmers of
Nebraska And all through the East
found farmers who had been Republicans
who were openly supporting the free Coin
age OF silver and were asserting that they
had much right to attend TO their busi-
ness as the New York banker had to at
tend to his.
NO LUKEwARMNEss
Another thing that had noticed, and
that is the intense eafnestnesS that charac-
terzes this campaign. l have not found
a lukewarm man anywhere. They have
been Tor US or against us And they have
been earnestly for US or against US. l am
glad to see that, because. my friends. poll
tics is serious business, when you con-
fcrnt such issues as confront the American
people now.
we have had financial system which
has been injurious to the masses oi the
people; we have had financial system
which has brought great gain to those who
have secured lt and untold loss to those
who have suffered under it, and we are
now confronted with proposition that we
must keep this system until foreign aid
comes to our relief.
MY friends, we have 4 right, as Ameri-
can citizens TO discuss this great over
shaduw-Ing issue and determine each for
himself what ought to be done. The Re
publican platform without defending
gold standard declares that 1t must De
maintained until the leading nations OF
Europe shall jonin a substitution Ola double
standard. That is the platform and the
candidate who stands upon 1t has empha-
sized that declaration.
.'As against the maintenance OF gold
standard, either rorcne da y or forever, the
Democratic party has declared for the i'm
neIiat. restoration or TIE money OF the
Constitution No. only the Democratic
party, but the silver party and the POpulist
party-hoth OF these have joined with the
Democratic party in making this the para
mount issue OF the cam puign.
ISSUE OF THE CAMPAIGN-
They are trying to drag in n'other ques-
lions. but. my friends. there c"n be no
other question until We first determine
whether the people OF this country are able
To- haze their own policy and until we have
decided upon it.
II do not know whether all OF you fully
realize the intensity Of the struggle in
which ycu are engaged Our opponents
began the campaign by asserting that the
American people We're not able TO estab-
iish hime tallisnI. and when they found
there was a revolt among the American
DeoDIe against such a policy they ctm-
rnenced IA system Of coercion and terrcr-
ling insisting that the masses OF the
people even have not the right 10 deter
mine what kind Of policy they want. This
terrorism and coercion is Manifested in
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