The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-25
BRYAN AT HIS BEST.
The Chosen Champion of Free and
Unlimited Coinage
"A iresses = North Carolina Crowd-si'ght'
IL Disngured with sore throat
Hands and Ears. but stu Ia the
Ring for Bimetaiiism.

GRrrNsBoRo. y. c., Sept l7.-At
this place five bands, 100 eqnestrians
and "A great crowd greeted Mr.. bryan
The party dined here and as soon as
the meal was over Mr.. Bryan spoke
from an ella borately-d stand
near Washington street. lie said:
Ihave talked until my throat is sore and
Z shaken hands until my hands are sore ana
you yell until my ears are sore liaushterl. ana
Z The campaign. instead ~ being ended mas ohlV
fairly commenced Cheersl 1he'dcmocratic
party has taken position, whlch i aiSo 'he
position OF the pOpnlists and the lFee-shNtt
z republicans against the issue of bond IN time
4 M pcace ana against the lraiiicking with SYM
dicutes which save The nation at SO much per
save from the exircmitics in which they
themselves have placed the government TOT
the purpose OF saving u again AZ a higher
price. Laughter
our opponents 80 upon the theory that these
syudlcates are able ID bleed the people WIN
out tne people sixnowing A. instead % stat
Ing a policy wnich they believe 10 De gooa LOT
the American people. they content themselves
with taking step al time and iurh4sn .
temporary remedy for disease which thcy
themselves have brought on the republic
am reminded ~ a story told OF doctor The
doctor was called 10 visit child, and the child
grew worse, until nnally IL life was ae-
SPARED Of. The doctor told the mother
nothing more could be done, that II
was not worth while to punish the child with
more medicine. just give il a little water Il u
was restless and await the hnal result. The
mother watched the child through the night
aud thought II was little stronger IN the
morning She watched IL through the day ana
instead OF falling 1t grew better. she watched
IL through another night and Ia the morn
ing had more hope than the night
before The doctor came around 10
find out why the child had not DIED
The mother explained the situation, Tue
doctor examined the child and told the mother
it was a fact that the child was getting
stronger than when he saw II last ana II II con-
tinued To improve as IL had been. II would soon
be able 20 take some more medicine. lGrcat
laughte.l
our opponents have been giving Us bond is
sues Just about as fast they thought the
people were able 70 stand them. Af-er we had
one bond issue and the people complained they
would wait awhile antil they thought the
patient was able 20 stand another bond.
Laughter
Mr.. Bryan then repeated what he
had said heretofore in denunciation Of
the bond syndicate contract, aud con
tinuing, said:
Our opponents are afraid il the Chicago
ticket succeeds law will not be enforced and
order vii not be preserved. That Is What
they say but that Is not what they fear Thsy
know IL the Chicago ticket Is elected that the
laws viii not only be enforced against the ~
Tie people who transgressed, but against the
big ones who conspired against the nation
Cheers They say they are afraid property
will not he secure. Your property VIII be
more secure under our system 81 finance than
il has been when men have been licensed y,
prey upon your property ana eat the pres'
YOU have earned In the sweat OF your brow
Cheers
understand some az your merchants have
brought Mex can dollars into your community
to teach the evil % free silver. "A voice
That's right.'l No it's wrong. Laughter
tits peculiar campaign upon which we arr
entering Heretofore the merchant has beer
satisfied TO act as the merchant ana sell NJ
, wares 70 anybody who would buy; but ia thu
/ campaign the merchant has turned schoo
teacher, and is attempting 20 use his business
10 teach object lessons In finance and insul
1 the intelligence and patriotism 81 those Wh
, pay money for his goods lCheersl
They tell you II we have free silver we vi
o. TO the Mexican standard and our doiia
: then will be worth no more than the Mexican
dollar.
when man tells YOU that, ask him whethe
the Mexican dollar Is good to pay taxes a
4 will tell you no You tell him our silver doila
4 good enough 10 pay taxes now and WIZ 2
good enough to pay taxes under the Tree corn
are Of silver. (Cheers) Ask him whe'ne
I tho Mexican dollar Is good enough 10 pay neo'
anu Ne will say You tell him our AllN'
dollar Is now good enough TO pay debts Win
D NC United states unless IL Is contra se
against and under free coinage ~ VIII DC q
good as il Is now Ana better. because we e
pect to prevent the making Of contracts her'
, after that will demonetize by contract Wh'
the government does not demonetlze oy nv
@ tChecrsl.
Ana lot me pause to say that while IL seen
.ef 4
II ~ .nnnort the gold standard. there Is no re
r son WV the western and southern banKe
r. should be in favor OF IT, IL our bankers ~
j. west and south would think for thenhseNe
instead Of taking their opinions ready ma
from bankers in New York, who import tne
Il so,, Tnnaon. we would have more free silv
"a hankers fcheersl II the banker would 81
~ TO think for a moment. they would know =
:. farmers could get better prices TOT tneir pr
duce then they would have more money 70
re nostt In the banks, and the money OF TINS Gov
Ia try would not be drained year after year ~
a. ,ne lans Of those abroad who hold our moi
while we pay them in deprecated produc
tChecrs)
our opponents tell us we have plenty
m money in this country. and vet they are
people who rejoice whenever any money cor
Ie- from abroad When our opponents say 1t
good 10 have money come from abroad u
admit we have not enough now. Ana II we M
- not enough now in this country 10 90 ouslh
re- with. is IL not better 10 DrlnR thal moh's
les Of our own mountains ard put II into clrct
~. latfon and let IL he our money. instead OF go
abroad and borrowing money TO use whlcn
&c have to pay back and pay interest on u WI
~. we use it,
of know not what position you may take
IN. other subjects, but IL you arc opposed 70
-, ropean domination in our financial anairs
hu YOU are opposed to syndicates running
err government for private gain: II you are In
use vor OF the immediate restoration ot Tree
~ unlimited coinage OF both gold and silver
- the ratio OF 10 to | without the ana or cons
~ OF any other nation then let your ballots
nat press what you think. and let no one have
lhe suffrage who does not stand squareiy on
ced platform. tCheersD
After leaving Greensboro there W
lall short stops at Burlington and III
he boro, where Mr.. Bryan spoke
the briefly TO the few hundred pee
ing gathered about the depots. Al
BOD ham, the next stop, Mr.. bryan sp
led. from platform at the depot