Evening star., 1896-09-22
Candidate Bryan Talks to the Vot-
ers in Pennsylvania.
BE LEFT DELAWARE THIS MORNING
Why He Wants Change in the
Financial Policy of the Country.
A RISING NDARD

Jennings Bryan, the democratic candidate
| for President rose refreshed this morn
| ing after good nights rest. He spent
| the night the guest of B. Lindley Kent
at his residence on Washington street. A
| reception was given the nominee this morn
| ing at the rooms of the Young Mems
| Democratic Club, where he met the men,
| bers Of that organization. A reception
committee of fifty of the city committee
| of Philadelphia arrived at Wilmington at
| $50 and met Mr.. Bryan and escorted him
| to Chester. John ]. Curley was chairman
| of the committee and James Kerr, who
Travelled with Mr.. Bryan On his trip east
| from Pittsburg to New York, also one
| of its members.
| Mr.. Bryan left Wilmington at 1905 on
| the Pennsylvania railroad for Philadelphia.
| On the way he stopped at Chester and this
| afternoon will address an audience at
| Washington Park, y. j.. near Philadel-
phia, and another one tonight In the latter
| city.
| Address at Chester.
A large crowd stood in the rain here this
| morning and listened to Mr.. Bryan. who
| spoke to them for about fifteen minutes.
| He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: shall not keep
| you standing long in the rain. (Cries OF
NO matter; go on.'D In the short time
that could possibly speak to you ] would
| not be able TO enter into a discussion of
! political issues to any great extent. I SIM
ply desire to appear before YOU. and say
| that If am elected j shall, TO the best of
| my ability, carry out the policies set forth
IN the Chicago platform. Great applause.)
The chairman introduced me as a candi-
| date of a great political party. | can go
| a little beyond that. / was first nominated
| by great political party, and then two
other parties. which were willing to make
the silver question the paramount Issue
OF the campaign, did the very remarkable
thing of going outside of their ranks TO in
| dorse nomination already made. and,
| therefore, L come to you the nominee for
the highest office I'm the gift of the people
| of the world the nominee of three political
| parties, agreeing that the money question
| rises above all other questions and must
| be settled before other questions can be.
| tApplause.)
4 Il believe that the moIey question is the
| most important question which the Ameri-
| can people have been called upon to pass
! upon in time of peace since our national
history began We have reached crisis
IN cur monetary affairs. Our financial pol
| Icy has been rua by few syndicates in the
| interest of the money changers. and the
| question presented to our people is whether
| the people shall take charge of the govern
| ment and run II in their own interests or
| farm it out to those syndicates to let them
| run ii in their own interests.
| The Republican Policy.
i "The republican party declares in favor
| of the maintenance of the present financial
| policy, anG that means for the maintenance
| of that policy in the manner in which il has
| been maintained. If cur presen; financial
| policy is to he maintained. if gold is to be
the only money which is good enough for
| the government to use when il pays the
| bCndholders and the noteholiers. then this
| government if run by those who believe in
| that policy. must continue issue bonds
| il, order that the few may make money out
| OF the labor of the many. Great applauseD
M. -a,aff los,
| can cover up its hideous meaning. They
may talk about sound money. but Il is hut
the euphonious phrase used 10y those who
| have not the courage to use the real words
| describing it. Arplause)
| They are rot willing 20 tell the people
| what KIND of money they mean and now
much money they want TO have. Our op-
ponents not willing to tell you that
| they think this nation is big enough TO at
| tend to its own business. and Vet thcy say
| that we must maintain our present finan-
| cial policy until tie leading nation Of the
| earth join with Us in substituting another
| financial policy" LapplauseD
4 voice-"How about Bismarck?'
BismarcI>'s Message.
Mr.. Bryant am glad that You asked
| me that. Prince Bismarck Is admired hy
all our German-American citizens. and re-
| spected by all our people, regardless of
their nationality, and Prince Bismarck de-
clares that Independent action in his coun-
| try will be Sautory in bringing Other ma
tions to adopt bmetallism. Great ap-
plauseD And l commend his words to
those people living in the United States
who believe that We can only secure foreign
action by waiting for it. lie says We can
secure it best by taking the lead and let
| ting others follow: still some Of our Amer
| leans say that some of the other nations
must take the lead and that viii follow.
'Our opponents tell us that if We have
the free coinage of silver that we are GO
ing to have a flood of silver. / will venture
the assertion that the people in this audi
efce are more accustomed to silver Than
gold (applause). and n great many Of them
would rather be more accustomed to silver
than they have been. ApplauseD If there
is anybody here who is afraid that under
free coinage we will have more money than
We know what to do with 1 would like to
see him. (Applause.D i am willing to sive
the republican ticket the votes of all those
who have had too much money, If l can
have those who have not had enough. Gap
plauseD
Labor and silver.
"My friends, our opponents nave been
trying to appeal for the votes of the la
boring men. 1 will call your attention 10
the fact that the laboring men of this
country through their organization have
declared in favor of the free coinage of sl-
yer because the laJoriug men know that
| the gold standard destroys the opportunity
of employment and that the gold standard
makes idle men, who beg for the chance
| to earn money with which to support their
| families. Great appiause)
| You tell me that man who has sal
! airy now can make his dollar go further
than they used 10 go. 1t is true Ii man
has salary fixed for life ard mas no care
for his children, then he Nigh; profit by
gold standard. but. my friends, remem-
ber that your salaries not fixed for life.
and you who today getting salaries
cannot tell whether tomorrow you will be
on the street with every occupation closed
to you, because ii is easier TO make money
by leEding money aid let it rest, than 1t
is to invest it in developing the resources
of the country. Great applauSc.)
! Our opponents propose a rising stand
| ard dollar that gets higher every day.
| and that means hard times. and L chai-
| lenge you to SHOW where hard times were
| ever a benefit to the laboring classes in
| the history of the world. The republican
| party proposes continuation OF the nan-
cial policy that makes nard times. All
| those who love hard times ought to vote
for the republican ticket, and al those who
are tired of hard times have got to vote
our ticket if they expect any relief ZAP
plause) My friends, for your benefit and
my own / cannot talk longer" (Cries o.
keep 1t Up, 60 on.)