The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-10-01
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The Democratic Candidate Speaks
in Three States,
ROYAL GREETINGS EVERYWHERE.

He Makes Addresses at Harpcrs Ferry,
Va, Martinsburg, w. Va, and Han
cock and Cumberland, Md.-Introduced
by Senator Faulkner at NIarunsburg.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Oct. The special
train carrying William J. Bryan and his
party from Washington YVES an hour be-
hind the schedule time when 1t reached
Harpers Ferry yesterday The only stop
made before that was at Washington
Junction, where Mr.. Bryan shook hands
with a few people who wereat the station.
Harpers Ferry, made famous by John
Brown raid was gaudily decorated with
flags and bunting. The candidate ad.
dressed an immense crowd from a plat
form built on the side Of the hill
AT Martinsburg, the home Of Senator
Faulkner, Mr.. Bryan spoke to an en-
thusiastiC crowd of West Nirginians. 1t
was typical southern greeting Senator
Faulkner introduced Mr.. Bryan 60 an
audience which had assembled on va
cant lot, at one end of which a 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 the fact that in this campaign we are
engaged in a battle royal 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 private gain.
All the great questions which from time
to time have been forced upon the public
have been forced, not by tho Smany, but by
the few, and the great struggles which
have occupied the thought and the effort
of the peoples of the world have been the
struggles made by the masses in self de-
fense And so in this campaign the hosts
are being marshaled to resist the aggres-
sions Of the gold standard.
"If | We're to tell you that "a foreign
army was coming to attack you, or a for
eign navy was anchored at our gates,
could expect every one Of you to join and
fight to protect our country from inva-
sion. announce to you that a foreign
financial policy has not only invaded our
country, but it has gaineda foothold here
and great national party has declared
that 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 Republic
can ranks l want them to go on, under
standing that they 60 never to return un-
til they come back in saCkcloth and ashes.
If these men who have gained their prom
inence through the honors given them by
the Democratic party have an idea that
{. l.. l.. 10, Il
enemy and then be invited back to take
command hereafter they are making a
mistake, the greatness Of which will in
crease as time goes on.
My friends our opponents assume that
money is a thing created 10y commerce,
and that law has nothing to do with it. l
want TO say to you that money is a crea-
ture of law You can have as much money
or as little money as the law permits. If
| the laws are made by those who want
money to be high priced, they make
money scarce in order that money may
| be high priced. If you want money sutli-
ciently plenty to keep pace with popula-
| ton and industry, the laws have got TO be
made by those who believe in having
enough money to keep pace with popula-
| tiOn.
"n you want dollars dearer than they are
now, you can have them by making dol
lars scarcer than they are now, if dollars
| could be much scarcer than they are now.
| If there are any Republicans in this audi
ence l want them to consider just one
| proposition. If our big Democrats who
! have a pecuniary interest insa gold stand
! ard are willing to leave the party in order
! to advance their pecuniary interest, why
! Will not a Republican farmer or Republi-
! cah laborer or Republican business man
lea e the Republican party in order to
! protect his home his family and posterity
| from the distress consequent to a foreign
| financial policy.
AT Hancock, Md, Mr. Bryan spoke to Il
crowd from the rear platform, saying
among other things; "Our opponents are
not only opposed to free coinage, but they
are opposed to agitation, which means
| that they are opposed to discussion, and
the man who is opposed to the discussion
| of public questions in a country like this
| is not acquainted with the principles of
the institutions under which we live"
| The ride from Martinsburg TO Cumber-
| land was along the Potomac, with the Al
/ leghenies towering overhead. Cumber-
/ land itself uestles in the valley, and the
surrounding scenery is marked 10y rugged
/ grandeur A committee, headed by a
/ band, met Mr. Bryan no the station and
| drove him TO the public square, few
| blocks away where decorated stands had
/ been erected An excursion train from
| ueighboring towns brought large crowd,
/ which, with the citizens, gave the candi-
/ date "a big and enthusiastic audience, to
/ whom he spoke at length on the issues of