The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-04

Der of democratic campaign clubs from
this town and places IN Indiana and Nj CHI
.aan. EXCURSION trains from near by
towns brought n immense crowds during
the day. 'rhc larger contingents caine
from La Porte. l.ogansport Mich!gdn
city Eikhart, Buchanana. Valparaiso ana
kalnmazoo. some of the silver clubs
brought bands. ON the platform wcro
Mr.. and Mrs. ShiVeloy and Sc orator Bltcl;-
buru of Kentucky with Mr.. Bryan. Sen.
nlor Blackburn addressed tn larse meet
Ing held in the afternoon.
Just after Nj Bryan began speaking
the premonitory symptoms OF stamped.
occurred through the efforts of many OF
those on the outside 10 secure points OF
Vantage. Tn eNteri N pressure caused
NE Foil human mass % sway and surge
IKE pillows ON t1e ocean. Many people
were carried off Their feet ana consider
Ilic excitement was the result. Mr.
Bryan ceased speaking and waited Tor :he
disorder to pass, liut the swaying con-
,inued, AID Mir. Shiveley arose and made
an appeal for order. He spoke so coolly
ard calmly that the crowd ceased sway.ng
TO Isten and the disorder passed away
Mr.. Shiveley wasted no words in pre-
Henling MIR. Bryan to the audience. Mr..
Bryan was greeted with cheers and spoke
| as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
About "A year ago had the privilege Ct
Wis ting this city as a guest, and al the
Invitation Of your townsman who was
then representing this district in congress
And it gtatiiies me very much On this my
second visit, to find him the candidate of
o,t party for governor Of your state. |
am glad to greet again the people of this
city, and that ! may be able to speak TO
you | desire to discuss that question
which is uppermost in the minds of all
nent9 are IN the haot of saying that
question Ike the money question is too
deep to be considered by the masses Of
the people our form of government Ia
based upon the fact that the American
people have not only the patriotism, but
| the intell;gencS necessary 70 ST in 1udg-
Applause.) ! want to argue this question
upon the theory that you are able to de-
eide for yourselves how this question af-
want to talk about some questions in
ordoc that you may better answer them
| in your conversation with your ne rhhors.
g al pCopis here tonight. There may he
| those who believe in gold standard be-
cause they are peculiarly benefited by a
rise IN the dollar If there are any such
] am not very hopeful Of lcing.nE them
TO h.mctalliom. | have learned that as a
rue pcorle are inclined to Judge others
/ II thing Is good for themselves, they take
it for granted that that thing Is good for
others aud when an American makes up
his mind that gold STANDARD Is good for
himself he g generally willing to take It
for grantee that 1t is gooi Tor everybody.
II there ace those who advocate the gold
standard. unde" mistaken idea that 1t
would he goOi thing for them. | hupc |
may be able to lead thom TO a better I'M
d.is'anding Of the subject. If there are
himetallists hero who have been troubled
10y questions put to them which they
could not readily answer. / dcsire 70 suc.
gcst answers TO some of these questions
IN 0r'er 10 aid ynu IN your work of spread
ing this gospel If th,re are those VINO
| believe in hmetall'sn ! desire to deepen
their convictions, so hat if you come here
saying that bmetallism ought 20 he re-
stored. | want you TO 20 away declaring
That hlmetalgsm must be restored.
Now the first question to he considered
is what Is an honest dollar? We hear poo
Me talking about honest money" What
do they mean by honest money? Dill YOU
ever hear an advocate OF the gold stand
ard give the definition of an honest dol
lar will tell You the definition
Which You generally hear. II $ this: Thrt
an honest dollar is "A dollar which. whea
melted loses none of &c Val"'; 'h7'
what they tell you Is an honest dollar.
want to say 10 you, my friends. that the
man who e.v,ee 10 .Von N"t ne' ~
an hones, dollar fus yet to learn the
first principles of monetary science
An honest dollar IL the dollar which
r. tains the same GENERAL ,iur,liii., ill
power Yesterday, today and forever
Great applause) That would be an hon
est dollar, Purchasing power is a test OF
honesty. 4 dollar VIII. ch rises in pil~chas-
ing power Is Just as dishonest as dol
la, which fails in purchasing power. (Ap-
rlause.l The only difference Is that when
the dollar rises 4 helps one class IF cl +
@,rs. When 1t falls L helps another class
of people And when YOU find a person
who Is always afraid that a dollar WIN
iall IN ir7 purchasing yon haye found
man who. being Interested In having dol
( lars grow larger. is. IT course. In favor
OF a gold standard. when YOU find men
who tell YOU that they want a dollar of
the hghest purchasing power you may
set II down nat YOU have person who
believes In lngislating for the power-own-
,,nlS classes who profit by raising dollars
n person sympathzes with the mN0eT
@Wtiug class 10 but natural tha1 he
~ VI. ,u'ae lnlhSs whlch are good for
Th 4'V nnGn' owi,'ns classes