The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-26

~ they are making out OF the extreru-
tiles Of the government II you want 20
restore confidence you have got 20 restore
prosperity 20 the great masses OF ire
r~ocls. ard talk as much about good prop
cry as you have been talking about good
money.
Money can be too rood; II can be so
good tina: you can long for II and pray
for II. but cannot get hold OF Il. Gsaugh-
teri Remember that whenever you make
uoney d~arer. when you Increase it's pur-
chasing power. you have simply driven
down the value OF other things. and X
these who own money and who have con-
tracts payable IN dollars are willing TO so
leRisiate as 70 make their property more
valuable. how can they appeal TO those
who OWN property and owe debts 10 join
them in that sort OF legislation. i have
asserted and assert again, that without
the aid OF tne money-owning classes. the
gold standard would not stand Cor one day
in any nation under the sun. l assert
that behind the gold standard In
this country the only potent force
consists OF those who hold fixed invest
rnents and those who. as brokers. profit
the greater by bond issues. They tell
the laboring men OF this nation that tney
ought 70 support the gold standard. The
ieborfng msu have never found the nnan-
cters OF this nation the men who nave ex-
erted themselves TO improve the condition
OF the laborinR man. As a RUE they arc
the men who have spent their time trying
TO break down labor organizations-tne
only protection which the laboring man
had--these are the men who now come
to the help Of the lahoTing man. j ask
you II you ought 10 expect blessings from
those you have only received enrsings
from in the pastf fCries of mo, no."1
st notice that one OF our opponents the
other dag said that the old soldiers would
be opposed 70 free coinage. They gave the
impression that the fnanciers are very
much interested in maintaining gold
standard for the benefit OF the old soldiers.
but. my friends. these men forget that
during the war the soldiers knew that the
fnanciers made their bonds payable IN
gold and left the soldier 20 offer his lie up
on the battlefield. (Applause) More than
that my friends. do not believe tnat the
soldiers who are willing to offer their lives
II need be in behalf of their country. are
today going to Join In conspiracy TO en-
slave seventy millions OF free people by
lettering them 10 a gold standard.
our opponents, at least some or them,
have been appealing 10 the ministers. /
have noticed that some OF these advocates
OF the gold standard have said that the
preachers, that the teachers OF religion,
should favor the gold standard because
their salaries were so small that they did
NOT want them reduced. Well. now. / am
willing to concede everything that Is right
to our opponents. but ! must confess that
there is one argument which they might
make that would appeal TO some ministers,
II there were any ministers VINO were In
the business OF the ministry merely for
the dollars and cents there were in IL.
U,aughter) say this Is one argument;
IL is an argument that I cannot answer,
and / give IL 70, you for all that II is
worth. The gold standard makes hard
- Ant - a ~
rlovrnent: !dleness is conducive to crime
therefore the gold standard. by increasing
the amount OF crime. increases the de-
rnand for ministers 10 put down immor~
Atty. (ApplauSe) II there Is any other
reason why minister should FAVOR the
gold standard. have not heard It and
even the most astute OF our opponents has,
SO far as ] know. never urged the reasons
which l have suggested 10 you.
MY friends, our opponents tel US that
the silver sentiment is a disease IL SO,
Il v-ili run its course Ike the whooplng
cough or the measles. No, my frtends, IL
So not disease. The silver sentiment Is
the outgrowth OF a condition, and You
cannot destroy the sentiment untH You
have remedied the condition out or winch
.he sentiment arose. I can retsliate upon
our opponents and tell them that this gold
standard idea Is a disease. II IN the new
yellow fever. daughter and applause.l
Rt,t there A. q difference between the new
yellow fever and the old yellow fever. Ihe
ola killed the people who had the fever;
the new Il death 10 the people who do not
have the fever. Tremendous applauseo
How can you restore bi-rnetallismf You
have got TO have a plan you want TO
DO II Our onnonents tell you that our
norcy would disturb business. We tel
! them that business Il already disturbed.
| They tell US that II we succeed In this
election there will be al interim OF a few
| months before we can put our policy In
| operation. We tell you that u they sue
| coed there Will be four years interim be-
| fore they can put their policy into OPP
| Grafton. (Cheers) You say You want 20
| stog agitation. How are you going 10
| atop agitation 50 long as you have no
/ fixed policy? What Is the policy Of the
| Republican party upon the money Ques-
ton? II Is 70 wait until some other ma
/ ton tells US we can act for ourselves.
| How long wsn We have TO wait? All. my
/ friends II our opponents succeed IN this
| election wIl they give US any assurance
| as 20 how long Il VIII take foreign IA
1 lions 20 help US restore confidencsP There
| IL no assurance. The success OF oar op-
| moments in this campaign simply means
/ a few years more Of agitation and then
| he trial OF the remedy which we ask you
| =, give. We propose that this agitation
/ walsh has lasted fer twenty years shall
| eliminate now in the restoration OF ths
/ gold and silver coinage OF the constitution
| That Is sil we ssk. ana, my friends. there
| ls 10 other way by which you can stoI
the agitation.
"You say YOU do not believe IN the ratio
| ~ "a 70 1 tell you that whether yog
believe IN that ratio, II YOU believe IN bi
| r,,e.affssru you have got 10 cast your vote
! with bi-mstailfsts and not with mono
/ r,.efa9ilsts We believe that this nation
| without waiting for the aid or consent Of
| any other nation. Is atie. ny opening IFS
| ,rints TO free and unlimited coinage al
| is 20 / q create demand for silver grea'
! CROUCH 20 absorb all me silver that vii
| be presented az our minis. and BY 50 do
/ ing maintain the parity between gold and
| silver AZ The ratio % IS 20 l. tApplanse-
| Naw. my friands. my tine IS up l mus
leave yoa and Sc 20 greet other people
| Simply appeal 10 you to Join Win as, 7
/ yeur Judgment sustains thai action. 81
| TRYING % bring hack 70 the people mon
| esa~v system witch they had and woult
/ have bad untu SOW bat fer lts being stru1s
dcwn IN the night without discussion BE-
| fore the American people. When thas has
been accomplished Soma other things VII
/ b. possible. UnSu this = accomplished TX
/ ether thing Is possible 7 thauk you foi
! YOUR ktn3 attention tApplamse.l
| The crowd whIch foEfeWea Mr. Bryan
| easogs - tha depot rEsAea throuEh jh1
strong fo~ee q police whtch bad beer
/ thrown about TIE buit3sng and yard. an
closed IN uaon the carriage. Wai-a VA.
driven i-so fhs hailssBg 80 2hat the can
af.aats ard bis wife bad = bard struggle &,
! sst 70 thesr car. Thsa the car was lsF
/ vaeea. ard 2 &oEea hl&ecoats we're Re
a1lrsa 20 clear -
Aes.y5 tse trsln moved oyst toward Irsica
erb%ra The party bad seeded 70 spens IN.
niwht instead e Syracase- RocSsss. ~.