The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-28
Bryan's Outdoor Speech.

Congressman William Sulzer, of New
York. made the closing speech. While he
was talking Mr.. Bryan was escorted back
to the Genesee House, about which peo-
pie were packed. and from the balcony he
made another speech to an audience larg-
er thar the first. He said:
II read the other day in a little pamphlet
circulated by the Sound-money League,
which has its headquarters in New York
city. and in that pamphlet a French writer
on political economy said that the capital
lists and fnanciers were the only people
who are competent to express an opinion
on the money question and are in favor of
a gold standard My friends. a great
many advocates of a gold standard, both
those, If there be such. who declare their
admiration for a gold standard openly
and those who fearing to do that seek to
secure a gold standard under the euphoni-
GUS title of sound money actually believe
that the money question is too deep a
question for the average citizen "a voice,
1T is not.) All. my friends. no question
that involves the destinies OF the American
people is TOO deep for the American peo-
pie themselves. (Applause.) Now this
money question is a question which con-
Germs each one OF you. They say they want
money to be good. Why Of course they do.
But We don't want money TO be too good.
~tApplause.) We want 1t to be just good
enough. You can have money so good
that you can long for 1t. but never get hold
of It. daughter and applause.) They tell
the farmer that he wants a good dollar.
Of course he does. But he does not raise
the dollars. He raises farm products and
he wants those products to bring a good
price. tApplause.) And We know that as
be pushes the value OF money up ne pushes
down the value Of the things which he pro-
duces. The laboring man wants a good
dollar, but more than that, he wants an
opportunity 10 get more OF any kind of a
welfare OF the laboring man depends on
two things. He must nrst have an oppor-
tunity to work. because until he gets an
opportunity to earnsdollars he Is not inter-
ested in how much dollars buy.
l1e man can onpori ynn siS Simply the bv m la6Ir-
Ii more profitable TO those men who have
money 10 invest their money in enterprises
than to lock IL up In the vaults of a bank
and draw the increase that comes from the
appreciated value. tAppiause.) The gold
standard which raises the value OF a dollar
makes people try 10 keep dollars. whereas
If we had a single currency and a dollar
which did not increase or decrease i'm its
general purchasing. power men would so
forth and invest their money I'm the de-
velopment of the resources of this country.
u am not vain enough 10 think that the
interest which you have manifested in this
city. surprising all my expectations. is at
all a manifestation OF personal interest in
ne. ] simply stand as a candidate upon
a platform which represents great policies
and when you stand by me | know you
simply mean 10 say that you are interested
In the cause for which 1 stand. CAppiausc.)
And IL by the suffrages OF my coun.rymen
j am placed In a position 10 carry out In
the executive department OF the govern
ment those policies il shall be my only
ambition 10 prove worthy Of the confidence
of my c-ountrymen." tUreat applause and
cheering)
Mr.. Bryan's programme for next week
has been changed. The intended speech a,
columbus mas been abandoned by the adj
vice OF Chairman Jones. of the national
committee. and the trip from this State &c
Chicago VIII be along the line OF the lakes,
except one day. From Cleveland, where
he speaks Monday. the candidate will &C
TO Toledo. and thence through Michigan