Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-23
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TOO Oign.Hed and not lack 7ulty
New. .t mig1, be NOR d II l
would s-ay al home and e people
come TO see me. Nong applause and
Chearsl Bu. YOU know ,h3J l said was
not going 10 promise to give anybody
an Office and therefore grea, many
people Who might come TO see c3ndi-
da-e under some circums 2nces would
not come to see me .. all. Great ap-
DlauseJ And then all our people don'l
have Nancy 10 throw al the birds. (Ap-
piouse and laugh.e-) Why, our people
W-nt more mon y. and If they could
c-L7 all the way 10 Nebraska TO see me
- would show that they had money
enough now. (ApplaUse)
They say I am begging for votes Not
nj an. 1 never asked a man to vote for
me. (Applause) in fact I have told
some people 10 vote against me- That is
more than many candidates do. Cap
plause) l have said that if there was
anybody who believed in the maintenance
OF the gold standard until foreign nations
came TO us and graciousy permitted us
TO abandon IT, he ought not TO vote for me.
/ do not want any man TO vote for me
and object TO my doing what 1 expect to
90 IL you elect me. CApplaUse) And if
cam prevent the maintenance OF the goii
standard YOU can rely upon my doing it
t.e Very first possible opportunity given
ma. Great applausc) And l don't use
the word honest money when I talk about
"a dollar chat is the most dishonest dollar
This country ever saw; q gold dollar which
keeps growing greater all the time.
Great arplause)
1,v platform sets forth certain policies
and it states that the money question is
the paramount issue: then two other par
u..s, to neither of which L belong, two
other parties I'm national conventions. de-
ciarcd thar the money question is para
mount and they nominated me, and every
man who is supporting me Is willing to
sly SO. and 10 say why ne does it. In that
respect I have the advantage over some.
ueucE,ar) There is one party-no. it is
mo-, 81 party-it claims 10 be party
which puts up one ticket in order 10 elect
another. OHisses and eroans) I am
more digniGed-)applause)- am too dig
u.aeI to advocate one thing vS.en mean
to Co another ching. (Applause) 1 am
too dirn.red 10 nominate one ticket for
the purpose of voting for another ticket.
3 ann too disnire- TO practice deception
upon the American people. Great ap-
.'ausel
AIR Bryan concluded his remarks with
reference To Prince BiSm1rcl's letter
and tae mention of the name Of the Ger
man statesman was loudly cheered.
' Chester. Pa, September ga large
crowd Stood I'm the rain here this morn
ing and listened TO Mr.. Bryan, who
spoke 70 them Tor about fifteen MN
ujes He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen:-I shall not
keep YOU standing long n the ram
(Cries Of NO mater. so onO. In the
sh0r. time that I could possibly Sp ak
90 YOU / would not be able 10 enter
into a discussion of political issues TO
any great extent l simply desire 20
s1pear before YOU and say that II l
am elected / snail TO the best Of my
ability carry out the policies set fortd
I'm The Chicago platform. Great ap-
plause). The chairman introduced me
as q candidate of a great party. l can
90 a little byOnd. l was first nomI-
mattel by a great political party, ana
chen two other parties, which were
The paramount issues of the campaign,
did the very remarkable thing OF gong
outside of their ranks 20 endorse
nomination already made, ana 'heIe-
( fore / come to you as tn nominee loI
the highest Office in the gift OF the peo-
nla of The world. the nominee OF tnrse
Dolf+fcal parCes agreeing that lhe
, money question rises above all other
Questions and must be settled Deiore
/ rtSer ouss-iOns can be (Applause). l
b.,.ova FRAT the money question IS the
r,os- inDor.an- question which tne
hr,er.can psople have been called upon
m mss upon IN time Of peace since our
national history begun.
M, rav., reached q crisis n our none
-o~v affairs. Our financial poAcE mas
basr run bv few syntic3tes IN '-e .l-
.,rrs- of fine money changers ana Jne
question presented to our people Is
v-ha.he~ the people shall take ch2Tee
NJ ou- government and run IL IN .,neT
ov-o interests or farm it ont 10 those
.,-01.,a.ea 10 'e. them run i- in theT
o,-, interest The Republican party
. 5-.r-..s i'm favor of the maintenance OF
H. .,r~-aDr financial policy. ana ina
means fer the main .7n3nce Cl l .u"' -, -
.., ~, t,a manner i'm which II mas DeeI
. -,,etr-o.ued. IF our present nlaHcll'
. o,,tev IS 10 be mc.DtGireJ, II 8ulu - ~
4 5s rbs only money which IS goou eAousH
f t.-. .+be rove~7men 10 use When II pay
-, b0rfho1dsrs and the noteho.deTs'
-., -5fe aove~nment if run by those
,--0 be,ieva in that policy. must con
INA ~ issue bonds IN order tlat 'ue
--,. NOV make money out OF the laOoI ol
-. r,,~v Great applsuseJ No pleas
-,,- ra, mage no beautiful verOlaSe c1u
..,a- u- IFS hideous meaning iHe!
-,-y -..x about sound money, ou' IL IS
,u- The .rrhoriOus phrase used oy 'hOSG
v-l, have NOT ihe courage 10 use the It"I
word. describing It. (App.ause) IAs!
talk about honest money. warn Sou
--a- -o Drop,e were ever competent ~
i~.no honest money who were Wiling 10
J deal dishonesty with the people from
/ whom they expected votes. (GreaI dp-
nr7use) They are not wiling 10 'eH
? Tho neOp'e what kind OF money they
mean and how much money they want
. -o nave. Our opponents are not Wiling
/ IN reu YOU that they think this nation
/ is bfg enough 10 attend TO its own Dusl-
ness. and yet they say that we mus
! maintain our present financial policy
urt1 the leading nations OF the earth
ioin with Us in substituting another
financial policy. tApplause)
/ A vOice-"HOw about Bismarck"
Mr.. Bryan am glad that YOU asked
! me tha-. Prince Bismarck IS admired
/ nv all our German-American citizens,
/ ana resDected by all OF cur people re-
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