The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
LOGIC And ELOQUEHCE
Employed by Ryan In Showing the Oppres-
sion of the Single Gold Standard.
STRONG PRESENTATION OF DEMoCRACY
IL is Our Duty to Engage In the FREQ
Coinage of Silver Iudependent of
the Action or Any FOREIGN Nation
lilo Declares This 10 30 True
Jenersonian Democracy.

Mayville. n. Y, Aug. 31.-At Chau-
tauuua Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, accom-
panied by Postmaster Fulled and Mrs
Coleman Bishop. were driven about the
grounds and buildings pointed out and
described. as well as the system of cdu-
Callon. Ihc party stopped at the resi-
dence of Coleman l.. Bishop. former
enitor OF the New York Judge and
tae Buffalo Express, who is one Of the
Chautauuua Republicans who will sup
port MIR. Bryan
After leaving Mr.. Bishops Mr.. and
Mrs. Brvan drove to Prospect Park
Where hr Eryan. despite his assertion
'Hat ne would not speak, made Il three
minutes speech to 500 people. lie was
introduced by MIR. Fuller:
Mr. Ervan said: This visit has no
political sisniiicancc. When ! found /
was So near ChautauQua ! could not
willis tand the temptation to visit this
unarter."
lie said he had a great regard for
me work done at Chuu;auqua and that
the Cluutaudua platform was broad
enough to allow the discussion Of every
question.
"Feople who come here carry away
IDEAS which can on.y be productive OF
GOOD TO c!ti"nHs of a country like this"
lie thanAed the people for asscmJl-
mG. as he drove he was given thc
C.autauGua salute, which is the wayln,
OF handicrchie:s.
Mavvi!!c. which Is the home Of .Iud~c
Albion w. Iourgcc who IS at present
stunning for Major McElnloy. was
reached nj 1870 n. III. Mr.. Bryan spoke
mere from the balcony of the hotel to
800 peoplc. and his reference to judge
Tourgee's books caused laughter from,
the crowd that heard him.
He said that Nj. Le..erson had the
correct idea when he said that Gov
ernmcnts were founded i'm joalously, not
3
everywhere the parent OF Gopytism
snow me people" said Mr.. Bryan
who are so confident in their leaders
that iiscr take 40 part in the details
OF Navtrnment and | will show you Il
neopie whose .onders look out for them
selves. not the interests of all the pro-
ple. Show me people who instead
of having too much confidence are ieal-
ous of their l.tertics, are watchrul of
their public servants. and carcru! as to
the politics proposed by the different
rariies. and l will show You a psoplc
That have good Government. (CheersD
IN TINS camraign the parties come to
you with their platforms outlining what
they viii do. and in this campaign there
is one great question which overshad-
ows all others--thc money question. on
thiS question the two leading partics
take positions entirely autagonistlc to
each other. The Republican party de-
c!ares in its platform that the gold
leading commercial nations join us I'm
substituting bimetallism for the gold
Stapdard. They don't say that q gold
standard is good, but simply that we
must continue it until other nations
helm us 10 secure something which the
Republican platform admits to be bet
ter. namely: Bime,a!lism.
Now. the Democratic party takes an
entirely different position. Heretofore
IT has been too much the custom for
both parties to take ambiguous posi-
lions and to straddle the question. This
year they did not do that. The Rcpub-
lican party has declared for the main
tenance OF the gold standard until other
nations come to our relief. The Demo-
cratic party declares its unaltera BILE op-
Dos!tion to n gold standard and declares
Tor the immediate restoration of the
Tree and unlimited coinage Of gold and
silver at the present legal ratio of lG
TO 1. without waiting for the aid or
consent of any foreign nation on earth
Ihat makes the issue. The Democratic
partv saws that bimetallism Is desira-
bic and that 1t Is desirable right now.
ana that 1t Is not only a good thing
nut 1t Is good thing that does not
come too high for the American people.
tCheers.) 1t not only says that bimetal-
llsIn Is good thing. but that we ought
to have 1t right now. What else does it
40! IN order that anybody may under
stand 1t declares that the people who
are TO secure bimetallism are the Amer
lcan people themselves and that we are
not justified in waiting one single day
Tor foreign nation to come to our help.
Il want you to think over this money
question and find out how 1t affects you
You nave lust as much right to find out
now II anects you as any other class
cl our peopie. as those who are engaged
in NEGOTIATING with the Government for
the sale OF bonds. on which the people
nave to pay interest. The people have
a right to protest against such burdens.
You are familiar with the old expression
or making bricks without straw. want
to saw to you. my friends. that no sys
tenn no policy has been contrived by the
mind of man so calculated to make the
tolling masses make bricks without
straw as the gold standard. (Cheers1
Continued on Sixth Page.)