The herald., 1896-10-03
BRYANS TRAVELS
IN OLE v|RG|NNY
Silver Sentiment Is Strong
In the South
eREll ea6HDS aVE GREETING
ye1he Champion Of the Peoples
Cause
fQOT WEARY IN WELL DOING
N csadldsts Steadily contlaues the
-. oood Work
Sdalsts oiyo Promise to Stand Solid for
Silver
NoT WEARY IN WELL DOING
! n tsadldats Steadily Continues the
raA::--. Good Work
n3Saaists oivs Promise to Stand Solid for
Silver
&sUuhiloan Platforms and Declarations
Cited 70 Show Opinions Of States
! men Before They Became Ac-
Il uuainted With Hanna.
Associated Press Special wire

Democratic nominee rose this morning
q 6 o'clock to shake hands with several
hundred citizens at Point Pleasant. He
left Wheeling at midnight. Replying to
calls for q speech at Point Pleasant,
Bryan said unless the value of money is
important in determining the value of
the dollar, 1t did not matter whether
people had much money or little, but
the moment the quantity theory of mon
ey was abandoned that moment the
foundation Of no soundness was ac-
uuired. He asked them to study the
money question and vote as they pleas
I'd, regardless Of what others might say.
At Red House a committee of thirty
ave from Charleston met the Bryan par
ty. The committee was headed by ex-
Governor Willis Wilson, Democratic
nominee for congress from the Third
district. At the depot in this city for
more than an hour a large crowd waited.
When the train pulled in the assemblage
cheered and the band played patriotic
airs. A procession was formed and the
town traversed by band, nominee,
mounted policemen, citizens in car
riages. At the public park Bryan ad-
dressed large crowd and was enthusi-
astically applauded. Mr.. Bryan said:
In this capital city Of West Virginia
desire to express my thanks for the very
cordial welcome extended to me by the
members Of all parties. who. while diff
fering among themselves on minor mat
ters, are united in their determination to
restore to the people Of this country the
gold and silver coinage of the constitu-
tion. (Applause) I am believer not
only in the right of the people to govern
themselves, but also their ability to
govern themselves. (Applause.) They
may be Indifferent in times Of quiet but
the American people always rise to the
requirements of any great emergency,
and I have no doubt that they will in the
future as in the past prove themselves
equal to every danger that comes. CAP
plause.) Our people may remain inact-
i've all day until 1t is quarter of II. but
in the last fifteen minutes when they get
Weakened up they can do more than can
be done by any other people If they work
all day. (Applause.) Our people are
/. awake and they are about to work.
I say we are entitled to the votes Of
silver Republicans. We are entitled to
the votes Of Populists also (applause
and a voice, "And you will get them")
because while large majority of the
Democrats have always been for the
free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, and while
q large minority of the Republicans
have all along been for free coinage at
1s to /, the Populists deserve the credit
Of being the first party to mention the
ratio Of 16 to as the proper ratio.
Those who have been Republicans in the
past, who have voted the Republican
ticket from the time the party was or
ganized, find ample cause for departing
from that party this year. Go back to
1883 and you will find that the Republic
an party declared for gold and silver as
standard moneyAnd even went so far as
to denounce the Democratic party for
trying to demonetize silver. Gap
plause.) Read the platform adopted by
the Republican convention in 1888 and
see how It tried to turn the indignation
Of the people against the Democratic ad-
ministration because that administra-
tion had been hostile to silver: and on
that platform the Republican party won
the election.
In 1892 tho Republican party declared
that from tradition and interest 1t was
In favor Of bimetallism. If the Repub-
lcans who believe in bimetallism are
determined to punish the Republican
party. am perfectly willing to act as
the instrument In their hands OF doing
the Furnishing. Applause and laugh
ter.) :,
Mr.. Bryan closed his speech with an
exhaustive argument for free silver.
AT HUNTINGTON.
Huntington was reached at 1880
o'clock, and Mr.. Bryan was received by
local committee and brass band. He
was driven to large open lot in the
center of the city and addressed large
crowd.
During the course Of his speech, after
declaring that Sound money" was mon
ey furnished In sufficient quantities to
form safe basis for this country, Mr..
Bryan said:
There is something necessary besides
the quality in money. You have got to
combine quality and quantity. The gold
standard is of no advantage unless you
can find enough gold to furnish STAN
dard money. Our opponents have not
furnished that gold. They cannot fur