Evening journal., 1896-08-28

u MAKES HI Opcn AIT ope6chs
y BUFFALO, Aug. 2S. Apparently the en-
g population of Buffalo, the homo of
j over Cleveland, turned its footsteps to-
Ard Music hall, where Candidate Bryan
dressed 1000 people, as many as could
packed within the four walls. while
y ousands filled the neighboring streets.
q DIR. Bryan was escorted to the hall by
! Cleveland Democracy, the city's Oldest
Tty organization, and by ward clubs
aring torches. The line of march was
D ong half mile of Main street, crowded
NEST as tbickly as was the hall, and red
o ana cannon announced the candi-
lte's coming.
Hon. Charles f. Tabor was chosen pres
ent of the meeting, and when the list of
60 presidents was read the name of Mr..
4 orman E. Mack, edktor of the only free
lVer paper in Buffalo, was eheered almost
enthusiastically as Mn Bryan had been.
4 r. Tabor made speech In which he said
lere was no need to disguise the fact that
lposition existed among New York DEM
'rats to che Endorsement of the Chicago
cket and platform.
MI. Bryan spoke in part as follows:
am aware that in the writing of a
atforn ii is impossible to suit the opin-
ms of all. recognize that people who
link will differ and that we often find in
latfornis things with which we cannot
lily agree. But platforms are not writ
+ N by ali of the party. They are written
y majority of party, and when a ma
Z 'rity OF party writes a platform the 9TH
RS in the party must either stand upon 1t
get out OF the party. You can support
lose who stand upon the Chicago plat
,rm, although you may dissent from
arts Of it. But stand upon the Chicago
latform because ] believe in it from be-
inning to end, every word.
In this campaign there is a supreme
sue. The issue is made between those
'ho believe in gold standard and those
no oppose gold standard. There is no
liddle ground. Those who are not with
5 are against us. There is no place be-
ween the lines for people to stand.
Opposed to Gold Standard.
The Democratic party is opposed to
old. standard. not only opposed to 1t,
is unaserably opposed TO it, 1t is so
4 Aluch opposed to it that it will not permit
\ be American people to be bound by it,
hough every nation on earth shall de-
nand It, We did not achieve independ-
nee for ths purpose Of bowling to the yoke
any foreign power. When we declare
or independent action, we do not offend
hose who live in other lands; we do not
ppeal to any feeling Of hostility against
hose who ore not citizens of tho United
States We simply uphold the dignity of
O,0O0, 0o0 Of people 70 whose care alone
must be committed the policies which are
,o0d for themselves.
"Our opponents tell us in their platform
and the only authorized way to construe
llatferms emphasizes the declaration
hat this nation cannot undertake to open
Is mints to silver without the eonourrent
lid Of other nations. It does not say that
We are not able to do so Cor q month or for
h year OF for enc presidential term, and,
|scosrdlng to the statement, this nation
viii never be able to do 1t until other ma
ions join us in the act That Is the doc
rine-that we must continue a gold stand
srd, not fer few months, bus for an in
definite duration Of time.
I'VE propose tinaaoial policy. Our
opponents propose nothing. Without dar-
Ing to defend the gold standard, without
daring to set time when you shall escape
it, they preach tho doctrine Of grin and
bear it' and offer no hope to the human
rae0. We ask for the free coinage OF silver.
We have had 1t in the past. We ask for
coinage at the ratio OF 10 to 1. We have
had it in the past, and we ask that the
American people siiall do their own leg
islating for tkemselves, without waiting
for the aid or consent OF any other nation
And we have had it in the past. We be
liepe that tho free and unlimited coinage
Of silver at 10 TO l will maintain the pari-
ty between gold and silver. And right
here let pe cah attention to something
which l have learned since I came into
your cfty.
Test Their Sincerity.
~ ana told that some of your mer-
chants, in order to give an object lesson
TO the people, have been Offering TO fur
nish Mexican dollars for so cents as part
Of change VIXEN you buy goods. My
friends, let mo give you an opportunity
to test the sincerity OF these people. Let
mo give you q suggestion. They tell you
that II We had the free coinage Of silver
that the American dollar would be as lit.
tie as the Mexican dollar is now. They
tell you that, If you have the free coinage
Of silver, silvor will not rise in value. Let
me giv0 you a suggestion by which you
can test them. Whenever a man offers Won
a Mexican dollar for 80 cents, you take it,
and then take It to your savings bank and
ask them If they will take that on deposit
now for 80 cants and give you written
agreement to give you a Mexican dollar
the next day after the inauguration Of the
next president
They tell us that our legislation isin-
tended for the benefit OF the mine owner.
We denyit. But let us suppose that the
argument Of our opponents is true; let us
suppose that the only people interested in
the free coinage of silver were the mine
owners. l ask you, Who are the people who
are interested In hegold standardg Those
who make profit out of the goyernment's
extremities by drawing gold out OF the
treasury and thon selling it back to the
government in exchange for bonds which
they themselves have compelled.
'Those dealers in money and those who
hold fixed investments which grow more
valuable as money rises in its purchasing
power, these are the ones whom the gold
standard benefit but chiefest among
thom all are the money changers, and. chief
est among those who are pushing forward
this crusade for gold are those people who
make a profit not in producing wealth,
but in handling the money that other peo-
pie need in exchanging this wealth, and, IL
were compelled to choose between iegis-
lation which helped the mine owner and
legislation which hplned the ,nopar cha,,