The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01

| your mills? Mr.. Blaine, in 1873, said
| that the destruction of silver as money
and the establishment of gold as the sole
INIT of value must have II ruinous effect
ON all forms of property except those III
| ycstmcnts which yield fixed return OF
money. and these would be enormously
| enhanced in value and gain Il dispropor-
tomato and unfair advantage of every
other species of property. (ApplauseJ -,
voice: Would it not be-as hard
to change the standard of money i'll the
| world as it would be to change the stan
dord of weights and measures in the
worldT
Mr., BRYAN: Il will answer that qucs-
| tion by saving that in the first place the
world has no standard Of weights ana
measures and we have been unable 10
bring the nations of the world to agree
TO n standard of measures and weights
In the second place. why did you not
give that advice in 1873 you are giving
now? They changed our standard OF
money then and for twenty years they
have tried to keep us from undoing tliat
they did then. Those who denied the
right of the people to use the law to re-
store silver to its right place are the very
ones who helped to pass law twenty
three years ago to destroy the Tree com
age of silver and substitute new stan
dard after the nations of the world had
tried bimctallism, and after this nation
had tried it from the beginning of the
nation down to that time. They can
not decide what other nations shall DO
hut | insist we shall decide what this
nation shall do. Did Austria ask our
consent when she resumed specie pay
mcnt on gold basis? Did Italy ask
orr consent when she resumed HlMclc
payment on gold basis? Did the other
nations of the world ask our consent
when they changed their standards
No; then sir. what man who wants to
he an American wants to get down on
his knees and ask other nations consent!
| have given, my friends, what might be
n sufficient answer. | want to give You
a more than sufficient answer. My
friend wants to know how that can
change the standard of the world tell
him that Prince Bismarck has recently
stated that if the United States acts
alone it would be salutary in bringing
other nations to accept our bimctalilc
policy. If my timd friend doubts the
ability of this nation | beg him to sit at
the feet of II foreigner and learn CONN
dcncc in American institutions
George Fred Williams followed the
nominees speech in short speech III
which he rcpudiated the action of the
Yale students. claiming they did not rep
resent the citizens of Connecticut
New Haven citizens evidently wished
to make amends for the reception Mr..
BRYAN received there last week. for the
depot shed was covered with mass of
enthusiastic humanity. The citizens
were there in force. Mr.. Bryan spoke
to them only moment, but in that
moment he gave them opportunity to
disclaim any participation in the riotous
demonstrations of the collcgians.
Mr.. Bryan had just closed few words
telling how pleasant his trip through
New England had been when he was
interrupted thus:
A voice-Thcrc are no Yale students
here today. Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan--Do not criticise the boys
so harshly. | am not inclined to criti-
else them as severely as some others
have. | have been n college boy alyselt
and | am inclined to attribute their i'll
tcrruption more to youthful cNuberancc
than to any deliberate intention to inter
fcre with free speech. | shall always
he glad to return to New Haven when
circumstances will permit and am sure
that. whatever may hc my subject | will
he able To find persons there who are
willing to listen. even if they do not
agree. | am glad to notice the growth
of the silver sentiment in New England
| believe it has grown i'll this state
within the last few days, and am sure
the more the subject is studied in New
England the more supporters of free sill
yer there will he.
At Jersey City IL large crowd chccrcd
Mr.. Bryan as he passed through the
station ON the ferry boat.
From Stamford, Conn, to New York
the trip was without special incident.
Upon his arrival nj the Grand Central
station, where n multitude had gath
cred. the candidates were welcomed by
Il committee of New York and New ]cr-
Scy politicians. headed 10y Col. Price.
chairman of the New Jersey state COM
mittcc Carriages We're in waiting and
Mr.. Bryan was promptly driven to the
Hotel Bartholdi To prepare for his
nights speaking in New Jersey.