The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-29

10 exercise his light as an American
ifee man To vote Us he wishes on the
money question. (Applause) 1 want to
'aE DOWN this proposition. that when
you borrow money of Il bank, the banker
mas no business Interfering with your
PoItlcal rights. and the banker thai; does
II ought not 10 be permitted 10 engage
in the banking business. (ApplauseD
Is there Il banker who will dispute this? :?
II there is, thCn he must bc Il man who
believes that the right 10 vote goes not
with the Chizcns. but with the money
lender. and the man who asserts that This
l. not Democracy. not Il Republic
but plu;ocracy in which money and
not brains or heart rule in this country
Great Applause)
a Voice: Where VIII we be when we
get free silver"
MIR. B!yan: Are you in favor OF a gold
standard?"
The voice: IL am
Tell me why
The voice: Because believe i; is best
70" the country. Every nation will ac-
cept gold dollar for q dollar
MIR Bryan: Why? / vii :ell YOU. Be
cause OF its value The reason why our
gold dollar and gold bullion are worth
the same is because the law say, that
you cannot convert bullion into dol
lar at the mint"
The voice: Well. how about silver"
unoer che free coinage OF silver. that the
holder of silver bullion can convert his
silver bullion into dollars at the mint
that will fix mint price for silve: then
: We have mint price for gold now.
ma silver dollars VIII bc worth as much
rnroad as our gold dollar" Great ap-
plause ana cheer.ngD
Now MY friends. do not obiec, "a
have questions asked me. because If I
am wrong on thiS question there is
nobody more anxious to find II out than
] am. But II am right. ana my friend
is wrong ! hope he Will he a anxious
TO set right as | am. Great appIauscD
Questions do no. hurt. my friends. We
are Glad TO answer questions because
there IS MOI question that can be sSL.i
by an advocate of the gold standard
that cannot be answered by advocates
OF free coinage. tApplAUse and cries OF.
why don't Mckinley COME uu. arid
answer them?'o
a voice: People have the implession
shat when the free coinage of silver il
brought aboR they can take their silver
teapots and coin them into money"
MI Bryan: The gentleman saws aha :
the people have the inprc sion here tina !
under Tree coinage the people can take
silver teapotS ana ghcir s.lyerware and
have it converted into money. |; is
tue tina: under free coinagc that any.
man can melt UP dollar and a half
worth OF spoons and have the silver
coined into one dollar and TWEEN. v-nlue
cents. II You have n man who is fool
enough 10 do Il. Great applause)
Now, why will people refuse II mel;
up their silver pla;e? Because ii will he
worth more a.S silver plate than it will
be woih as silVe- dollars under free
coinage. cAnp!auseD And my friends.
You can depend upon it that people viii
not do in!nEs which arc going 10 hurt
them If they know it. Tha; is one OF he
Things that You can base your reason
!nE upon, and in thai connection / fire.
qucty have people ask me Wouldn't II
Dc possible Tor u man 10 buy silver ro.
hfty-ihrec cents ana have 1t coined into
4 dollar and make tho dif'crencc?'
i-auSnte" and voice. Who is going to
sell it?D The gentleman asks a oues-
ZION which shows he unders. nads IL
He says who would sell II? Now. when
YOU cannon coin silver You can buy for
iifty-th'ee cents the silver that is in the
dollar. hui when You have that silver
coined 70: dollar, then YOU cannot nnd
anybody iha. will sell You that silver foy
iir.y-thiee cents" ApplaUsc)