Evening star., 1896-09-18
ONE ISSUE FOREMOST
Bryan Declares the Money Question
Paramount.
OTHER MATTERS DROPPED At PRESENT
SiIverites Fighting Together Instead
Of Among Themselves.
SECTIONAL LISM M DEN p ID

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night, when the private car he is travelling
in was sidetracked until 8 o'clock this
morning, at which hour he delivered an
address from a platform to a large crowd,
which had been waiting since early morn
ing.
Mr.. Bryan was escorted by the Goldsboro'
Rifles and at the conclusion of the speak
ing left for Rocky Mount.
Mr. Bryan had the following to say to-
day about the action of the Buffalo con-
vention: Il am very much gratifed to
learn that the New York convention In
dorsed the platform as well as the ticket
Necessity of Harmony.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: In this cam
paign we are fighting together. instead OF
fighting among ourselves. l remember,
few years ago, a populist in Congress said
that down in South America there ran
wild upon the prairies small burroS, that
in time of danger, when attacked by Whd
animals, would get together, putting their
heads together, and their feet on the out
side, so they formed a circle with their
heels and kicked the enemy, but he said
it was often the case that the advocates
of various reforms would put their heads
On the outside and kick each other. Laugh-
ter.)
who were fighting for reform, because they
could not agree entirely, would interfere
with each other, and each attempt to Off
set the others work. In this campaign
those who believe in the free coinage OF
silver have Joined together, regardless of
differences of opinion upon other subjects.
Democrats who believe in tariff reform
and republicans who believe in protection
are able to get together when both recog-
nize that the money question is superior to
the tariff question. (AppiauSe.)
"A populist leader in this state well ex-
pressed the idea when he said that while
he believed In populist doctrines yet he
was willing to lay some of than aside un-
til he could get others. For instance, he
said. willie he believed in the government
ownership of railroads. he did not want
the government to own the railroads as
lCnG as the RothschildS owned the govern
ment. Great applause) 1t is this willing
ness to lay aside mir-or differ ences in
hours of danger that characserizes our
people and gives the sureSt proof they are
able to rise to the requirements of any
emergency.
SectiOnnlism.
Sometimes they accuse us of raising a
sectional issue One of the best evidences
that the platform adopted at Chicago does
not raise sectional issue is found in the
language of the platform adopted yester-
day in New York. Let me read it to you.
After unreservedly indorsing the platform
and the candidates of the Chicago conven-
zion, the New York platform declares as
its deliberate judgment that never In the
history of the democratic party has a
platform been written which embodies
more completely the interests of the whole
people as distinguished from those who
seek legislation for private benefits than
that given to the country by the national
democrat convention of 1896. applause
There within the shadow of Wall street,
there against the combined opposition OF
h( NJ 1pa1 n
who have left the democratic party and
either gone over entirely to the republi-
cans or stopped for a moment. at the half
way house, the democracy of New York
declares the platform adopted at Chica &c
is the most democratic platform ever put
before the country by democratic con-
vention. Applause)
I'm the state of Connecticut they have
also iEdorsed our platform and likewise
in Per nsylvania and New Jersey. In these
and other eastern states the democracy
is lightning to realize that the Chicago
platform presents to the American people
those great issues around which the peo
pie must cluster If they are going to retain
a government of, by and for the people.
The Income Tax.
1.-The Chicago platform contained plank
expressing a desire for an income tax, moi
saying that we are going to ignore the de-
| cision of the Supreme Court but that ar
| income tax should be retained and enforced
| so far as the decision of the court would
permit. and that we would abide by the
principle still If future court, exercisirt
| the same right to reverse the decision re
Gently given that the present court exer
! cised in overthrowing the precedent Of
hundred years. should go back to the doc
| trine we used to have, and declare tha
| under the Constitution it is possible t,
| make those who have large incomes pa,
| their share of the expenses of government
(Applause2
I'm my judgment the income tax Is il st
| 1t Is not war upon property, but it is a de
| mand that those who have property ant
| who demand the protection Of that prop
| erty by federal laws should be willing t.
| support the government to which they lool
| for that protection, and rot seek to us
the instrumentalities of government fo
! their own benefit and then throw the bur
| den of supporting that government on tn
backs Of those not able to bear it. Gap
| plauSe)
| The Money Question First.
1.-The three parties which have Joined Ii
| my nomination agree that, while there ar
other issues before the people aside fror
the money question, yet the money ques
ton rises paramount to them all, and mus
be settled first Other questions can wal,
the money question cannot. 1t has bee
| forced upon public attention. It has bee
brought before the people and We have t
! decide whether We shall continue to ru
| the government or snail put the fHanCia
policy of the American people In the hand
of the American people to be framed b
them and for them from now on. CAT
plause.)
Waiting for Foreigners.
Il never lose an opportunity to impres
upon the people the Importance of th
question to every citizen. The republica
platform declares we must maintain OF
present financial policy, not until we ge
tired Of 1t. but until foreign nations ge
tired Of 1t and consent for us to abando
it. To my mind no more infamous propt
sition was ever indorsed by any party, an
cannot believe as 1 look into the face
of tens of thousands of free American
throughout all these states that they al
| willing to trust the destinies of the De.
pie in the hands Of foreigners whom "
can only reach by petition. applause }
THE republican party had a great OF
| portunity before 1t. Here was a democrat
administration which was being oppose
by a large part of the democratic part
| and 1t Is a much more difficult thing fl
a man to oppose wrong in his own part
than In his opponents. Here were dem
Gratis willing to array themselves in OF
position to the policy of the President M
because they loved the President less, b,
because they love the people infinitel
] more. (ApplauSe.) When the republican