The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-17

who thought it was necessary for these
advocates of the gold standard to just
announce their views"
Here Mr. Bryan was stopped by the
rain, which again commenced to fall in
torrents. When he could make himself
heard again he began:
Il don't know that | ought tn keep you
here in the rain. Cries Of 90 on; don't
stop)
wei, my friends let me conclude the
description in part by saying that the ma
iority did rule ut Chicago and wrote Il
platform that was democratic. zap
plauseD For once the convention tool;
strong, unequivocal grounds in favor of
the immediate restoration of free coinage
at the ratio of 1G to /. CApplausc.) And
what was the result? Why, my friends,
six months ago the republicans thought
all they had TO do was TO nominate their
candidates and election was sure. but Just
rs soon ms the Chicago platform was
written. as soon as the democratic party
appealed TO the conscience of the people,
then the hope of the republican party was
changed to dependency and despair"
Here the procession began to pass by
the stand. and Mr. Bryan was interrupt
ed for twenty-five minutes When il had
passed he continued:
yellow citizens, | have been interrupt
ed in the midst of speeches before, but
can say to you all that this is the most
pleasant interruption of which | have
recollection. (Applause) ! shall remem-
Der this speech, which was cut in two by
the most remarkable parade which it has
ever been my good fortune to witness.
(Applausc.) And then they bore banners
which represent notices which make any
further speaking unnecessary. If ! would
talk to you from now until night | could
not add to the notices which have passed
in procession before you. | noticed one
motto, drawn with letters, not altogether
with letters of the latest patterns, but rep
resenting sentiments that ought to find
Judgment in the hearts of all-that is
High money. low times (Applausc.)
| challenge you to find in any of the
speeches that will be made by the oppo-
nents of free silver single sentence
that contains as much of political econo-
my and common sense rs is contained in
that phrase High money. low times.
(Applause.) 1t seems that those things
were hidden from those who, themselves
wise, are revealed to those who, in the
estimation of the financiers, are but babes
and sucklings. | saw one motto, Our
barns are full. but our pockets are empty.
(Applause) And in that sentence is ept-
0mzed twenty years of farming history.
Nature smiles upon your husbandry
your soil gives forth in rich profusion,
but, according to the experience of n
farmer, with all he can do with his in
dustry. with his economy, with all his pa
tient toll, he finds that the load of the
American farmer grows harder every
year. (Applause.) In olden times, under
the rule of those who waved and swept
the sabre, as they said, by right divine,
complaint was answered with the LASH
but now the just complaint of the toll
ing millions of the United States is an
swered by charges that they are anar-
chists and socialists. Great applause)
my friends, there is one unfortunate
thing in connection with the use of the
word anarchy as applied to those who
are banded together to restore the money
of the constitution, there is one unfortun-
ate thing about it. Anarchy is n thing
not to be considered in land like this
anarchy can have no home among the
people who have the ballot to right Their
wrongs (Applause.) And the unfortun-
ate thing about this campaign is that
when the name anarchist is applied "a
the bone and muscle of this country by
men who are doing more to overthrow
our government than any anarchist that
ever carried red flag, | said, when the
who seek without toll to reap the rewards
of those who toll. the danger is that il
will make the uame respectable because
of its association. Upr0arous applause
| protest against the use of that name
for the purpose which dcprives it of all
its terrors.
My friends, there Is not syndicate
which has preyed upon the public which
would not rather try its case against an
other syndicate before the common pco-
pie of this country than before a jury
made up syndicates. tApplause.) Now
just one more proposition. Cries of 90
ahead; don't stor.J There was one motto
that impressed me more deeply than any
other, and | want you to carry it in your
memories every day, so that you can read
it when you arise and again when you
90 to bed so that it will be part of your
political life. 1t is short motto and
contains but few letters. IT was We
mean business. Great applause)
want YOU to show that you know what
that motto means. Great applause and
cries Of we will do IT'D There is no one
thing that ! have said with greater
carnestness than that the humble bust
ness men of this country, scattered all
over our land, have as much right to use
the name business man as those who
have large interests in the great centers
and assume the right to be considered
the only business men of this country.
| want you to help make my statement
true. (Cries Of we wil.o | want you to
prove my statement true by saying that
you are not only business men, but you
understand that election day is the most
important business day in all the year.
Applause.)
Now, my friends, just one word more.
(Cries of don't quit; 90 on.) | wish
had time to talk to you and strength to
shake hands with each one of you.
have not ] know you will do here what
they have done elsewhere: every one of
you will shake me by the hand and then
tell men for heavens sake stop shaking
hands before ! am worn out. 0aughter)
Now ] want to leave you here, and in
order that there may not be one person
who tries to shake hands with me. be-
cause there will be others, il you will all
just raise you hands | will shake with
you all Mt once"
BRYAN'S ITINERARY.
Louisville. KY, Sept. 15.-Ion. w. J..