The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14
CHEERED BY WOMEN
BRYAN ADDRESSES AN AUDIENCE
OF LADIES ONLY.

Pays Them ali Sorts of Compiimen ents, UnIes.
1t be Their Intellectuals, Allowing fol
Which He Gives the Science of Financs
in Easy Lessons Suited to Their Compre
bension - Speech Includes Specimens
From Earlier In the Campaign-Huris
the Name "Pharoah" at the Head of the
".Money Changer"
Minneapolis, MINI, Oct. 15.-Perhaps
the most unique feature of Mr.. Bryan
visit to Minneapolis was his ADDRESS
last night at the Lyceum theater TO an
audience made UP exclusively of ~o-
men and presided over by woman.
There were 1000 women present ana
Mrs F. A valesh presided. When Mr..
BRYAN arrived about 10 o'clock, the
ladies arose ennasse, waved their hanc-
kerchiefs and flags, clapped their hands
and called his name-in fact did every
thing the men might have done except
give three cheers and tiger.
After some remarks complimentary
to the sex, Mr. Bryan said:
OH, SUCH A GOOD JOKE.
"a lady who was canvassing down in
Nebraska the other day gave utterance
to one of the best things which / think
this campaign has enjoyed. She was
canpassing and called at our house to
get some literature on the silver ques-
tion TO circulate as she went from place
TO place, and while there she said that
She had brother who was a gold man,
without any gold Uaughter0 She said
u u
could be a goldbug who had no gold,
baIt she could only pity the gold man
who wsas without gold (Applanse and
laugihter) And you know, my friends,
that that is the condition in which a
barge majority OF the gold men are
gold men without gold, and when you
find the gold man without gold you can
find one whom you can convert, be-
UeuSe while the gold standard is good
thing for few in this country, the gold
stanaadrd is a bad thing for the great
mass of the people and the reason why
our cause grows from day TO day is
found In the fact that the arguments in
behalf of biInetallisrn appeal to the
heads and The hearts of the American
people and the gold standard appeals
only TO the heartless. CApp1ause.)
MOTHERS AND WIVES.
ssTbe reason why the mothers are tax
ing such an interest IN this campaign,
the reason why the wives are feeling a
deeper interest than they usually do
Is because they are becoming acquaint-
ed with the gold standard. They know
that instead of being just measure of
deferred payments, the gold standard
has become measure of deferred hope,
and hope deferred mal1eth the heart
sick
This money question is not too deep
to be understood by an American cfti-
zen. Every political question is at first
d great economic question and every
great economic question is at least
great moral question. Questions are
not settled until the right and wrong of
the matter are determined. Questions
are not settled until the people grasp
their fundamental principles and when
those principles are finally comprehend
ed, then the people settle the question
and they settle it for a generation The
people are studying this question, study
ing ft as they have not studied it be-
fore; aye, studying ii as they have not
studied amy question before in your life
time or mine:and study leads 10 under
standing, but to study you must COM
mence ait the bottom and study up.
SUITED TO BEGINNERS.
Now, what is the first great princi-
pie? 1t is that the value of a dollar de-
peIIds on the number Of dollars. You
can make dollars deaIer or cheaper by
changing the quantity. Now, this is a
simple proposition. 1t is fundamental
and when you have studied il and when
you understand It, you understand the
money question. Suppose that we were
walled an and had enough wheat in the
enclosure to last a year and taking SUD
ply and demand in considera ton wheat
was worth a dollar q 'bushel; and SUD
pose that the wheat was gathered into
two great piles. and one woman own<sf
another pile and another woman owned
another pile. and suppose that the own
er or this pile Of Whsat should read in
the papers that that pile of wheat had
been destroyed by fire and that the peo-
pie instead OF having both piles for their
years supply must all be fed from this
pile Now, what be the result? Every
blshel oC wheat in this pile would rise
in value Why? Because the demand
TOR wheat reriasns the same and the sup
ply OF wheat is cut IN two. Now
what il the second thing You learned?
That the lady who owns this pile of
wheat Will profit by the rise of wheat
And what is the third? She viii be glad
that It WAS the other pile of wheat that
burned instead OF hers. (Applause)
APPLIED TO MONEY.
Now That is a simple question. LET
me apply it 10 silver. We have abo,lt |
four billions of silver money and ab.Du,t |
four billions OF gold money in the world. |
Suppose We destroy one pile and make |
the other pile do the service of both
what Is the result? The demand for. |
money remains the same and the SUNNY |
uf money IS cut in two. The result |
must be that the value Of each doElas. |
w-E rise. When wheat rises in value a !
busl,el OF wheat brings more money.
When meney rises in value a dollar in |
money buys more wheat. What is the
second result? The people who own TIE !
money, or who own contracts payable |
tn dollars. profit by the rise and they are !
very glad OF the rise tApplsuse)
The gold standard means 5earer |
money, Gearer money means cheaper !
property. cheaper property means hard |
times. hard times means more peo-
pie out Of work. more people out c.s !
work means more psenle destitute. more |
f,e>opie destitute means GnoT1 people des- |
perate- more people desperate means |
more criminals.
THE RACES CONSCIENCE
1T has been said that woman Is the |
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