The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-25
LAW OF SUPPLYAND DEMAND
Mr.. Bryan Mill Have II Repealed in tac
Event Of His Election.
50 SAYS EX-GOVERNOR CAMERON.
II the silver Presidential Candidate votes
for Himself This Time II VIII he the
First Democratic Ticket He Has
Voted Since 1891.

NORFOLK, VA. September 2i-Speciai'
Ex-Governor Cameron spoke here to-nishs
10 800 people under the auspices VI '"'
National Democratic party. lie hla"e
brilliant and witty speech OF about an
hour. in the course Of which he reviewed
the financial history OF the country from
l.g2, pointing morals as he proceeoeu' anu
said that the Democratic party had never
deyiate,i from its declaration that cur
money should be honest until the du oi
the Chicago Convention.
lie declared that this country had never
had Two standards, the superior ihe'a'
always driving the inferior out Oh cIcdia-
tion. silver Is the money ot tNe DOo',
they say" said he. Then for Gods sake
let IL be an honest money worth every
cent OF It's face value. 1ne doctrines tn@1
are being taught by Bryan are not Demo-
cratic. and n they are they arc not Il2Nl'
CHEER WHILE YOU CAN.
An alluslon TO Bryan was cheered. ana
he told the audience he wds perfectly VII
Ing to let friends OF Alr. Bryan cheer III
the few weeks coming 10 them that Lhey
would have 4 chance 10 cheer. 1heh IA"
showed how silver operates 10 Mexico
CHINA and India. He declared that he
had no doubt If Air. Bryan should be
elected his followers would Try to rcpoai
the law of supply and demand, and from
the capacity, that some people had dc
veoped TOR swallowing he believed IL
Mr. Bryan told them he would do II. tney
would swallow that tlaugnter.)
lie continued: The political quack doe
tors. do they point you 10 a single page
OF the worlds history to prove ueir as
sertions? No; they simply say they Know
or they think so and so will happen. Dut
the can't prove IL. You can make a law
calling a peck n bushcl but you woi
have any more wheat. You can make =
law calling a quart a gallon. but you won't
nave any more whisky. You can make
law calling hfty-one cents worth or sill
yer dollar, but you won't nave any
more silver.
THE ONLY FREE THING.
have almost come TO the conclusion
that about the only free and unlimited
thing IN the world Is the oratory or Nj.
Bryan. He charged Mr.. Bryan with
preaching one doctrine in the West ana
another in the East. lie then said III
want 10 punish the leaders OF this crusade
and the price were not too great TO pay
for A.. [ would say let them have a mo-
ment OF victory, IL wouldn't be six months
before the people would turn upon them
in their righteous indignation and tear
them from the high places they had OBJ
tained.
They proposed 10 issue an unlimited
amount OF paper money, AMI when Gov
efnor Waite. of Colorado, rides TO Kew
York against Wall street he won't ride
/ through blood up 70 his brides, as he
said lie would but though worthless paper
money up TO his saddle glrth."
DANIEL AND CLEVELAND.
Conuuing, the speaker referred TO Att
geld's action, or rather non-actiOn, in the
, Chicago riots OF 1898, and compared IL
with The course OF the President in
stretching forth the strong arm OF tho
Government to save the second city Of the
Union from fire and plumber tChecrsL
! And he told also how Senator Daniel
! had risen ia tho Senate two day later 10
propose a resolution OF thanks to Mr..
| Cleveland for his cousc. still. at the
Chicago Convention. they made him drink
tho bitter cup; they made him bring homo
a platform In which It was stated that
Grover Cleyeland's course IN the Chicago
riots was wrong.
mir. Bryan says. why don't you vote
| for Mckinley? Why don't heF asked
| Mr. Cameron. 1T wouldn't be the nrst
time ho had voted against Democratic
candidate for President. In Petersburg
he said that Democrats who left The party
now must return IN sackclOtn and ashes.
l know nothing against Mr.. Bryans per-
sonal character, buJ politically he Is tie
! last man on earth 10 tell true and loyal
Democrats what they must do. Ho dcnt
1--we in anything but glass house.
BRYAN VOTED FOR WEAVER.
In 1897 he voted for Weaver for Presl-
dent. / make the statement adyiscily,
and am willing TO have It referred 10 Dir.
| Bryan, and IL he denies IL ! VII. apologize
publicly and universally.
"ln 1898 he stumped his STATE for the
/ Pcpulist party, and later was negotiating
with the state Populst Committee 20
stump Virginia against Charles T. O'Fer-
4 rail- In 1894 he was the editor OF the
! Omaha Worid-Heraid, a Populisi paper
IL AM NOT A DEMOCRAT"
I'm ls9J he spoke IN Georgia Mississippi.
and Texas and among other things be
said not once. but twenty times. "Vhot-
ever else l may be, l am not a Demo-
crat.'
"As late a. January and February.
1895 he was writing letters. one, for
Instance, for Canton. Tex, I'm which he
said he would not vote fer the nominee
| OF the Chicago Convention unless he was
for silver. II he votes for himself THIS
| year IL Will be the first time he has voted
the Democratic ticket since 1871
Since that time he hasn't had Demo.
cratic shred about his clcthng. and vet
he Is the man we are asked vote for
l as a test OF our Democracy