Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-29

General Howard made a little speech
before presenting the candidate. Mr.
Bryan asks one question" he said. Are
these all businessmen
Yes came IN chorus from the audi
ence. intormingled with shouts of And
workngmen."
Il told him they were businessmen.
according 20 his definition" General How
ard went on. The crowd understood
the reference even before General How
ard finished what the candidate had
said about farmers. laboreTs. and miners
being as much businessmen as those
who sat IN back offices and cbrncrod the
money Of the world When General
Howard concluded there was another up
roar. Mr. Bryan jumped on a chair and
tried 20 quell the noise by raising his
hands. Quiet was finally restored, and
he began q speech that lasted an hour.
REFERENCE TO HOWARD.
"Mr Chairman. Ladies' and Gentle
men: / am glad that this meeting,is pre-
sided over by one who until this time,
has been n Republican. and by one who
was a soldier. Applause) Because in
this double character OF eX-Republican
and soldier. he illustrates the depths to
which society is stirred in this campaign.
As an eX-Republican. he stands as
representative OF that large and inter-
esting number OF our fcllow-citizens who
are willing to burst asunder party ties
and TO leave party associates and make
their party affiliations suit the convic-
tions Of their heart. (Cheers)
"As a former soldier. ne stands as
representative OF those who, having will
ingly offered their service to make this
nation one. are willing to-day TO engage
in this great contest to keep this nation.
which they helped to save, an independ-
ent nation, rather than province Of
a foreign empire. (Cheers)
81 am glad 10 talk 10 businessmen. a
voice, we are glad to hear you.O /
have said that those who so often assume
10 be the only business-men some
times make n great mistake I'm assuming
that the prosperity Of the nation rests
upon them. / am going to-day 70 talk
to businessmen and 10 say TO them that in
pleading the cause Of the farmer and
the laborer I arn trying TO lay sub
stantial foundation on which the business
OF this country can he done. (Cheers)
If you who are engaged IN merchandise.
engaged I'm the accumulation Of wealth,
suppose that the prosperity OF the pro-
ducers depends upon you. you deceive
yourself. Wealth must be created be-
fore II can be distributed Those who
create wealth could live. although you
went out OF business. You cannot live
if the producers Of wealth 20 out Of busi-
ness. (Cheers) / believe that that policy
IS best for this country which begins
with those who toll, and gives them first
the inspiration 10 work. and then pro-
tects them i'm the enjoyment OF a right
ful share Of the proceeds Of their toll.
and proceeds from them up to the other
classes Of society, which rest upon them.
Cheers)
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM A FRAUD.
ct say to you that the Republican plat
form adopted this year is a fraud. /
say that IL was intended as a fraud
CCheers) l say that the men who wrote
il wrote It 10 deceive the people. and to
secure an advantage by deception that
they could not obtain openly. (Cheers)
II YOU ask me for my proof, let me read
you a few editorials. / am going to
speak Of a distinguished citizen of your
city. for whom. as an individual. | have
the highest respect, and l believe that
he entertains for me the same kindly
feeling that / entertain for him: but he
believes that my election would be dam
gerous to the country. and l believe that
his action on the money question has
been hostile to the best interests OF the
people, and. therefore, / shall cite him
as an evidence Of the purpose TO deceive
the party. If you will see the Times
Herald Of June. you will find these words
in the dispatch from St. Louis
"It Is only a matter OF simple justice
20 Mr.. Kohlsaat for me TO report. what
every one in St Louis familiar with the
facts is saying. that the credit for
having secured the adoption of this
straightout and unmistakable money
plank by the Republican National Con-
vention is due more to him than to any
one else
ssTboro IN his our, manor is ruhlished
the statement, from his own correspond
ent. that he more than any one else is
responsible for the money plank adopted
at the st. Louis convention. Now. what
does that plank say--'We are. therefore.
opposed TO the free coinage of silver, cX-
cept by international agreement with the
leading commercial nations Of the
world. which we pledge ourselves 10
promote: and, until such an agreement
can be obtained. the existing gold stand
ard must be preserved
"NOw. note the words. That platform
declared that until the leading COM
mercal nations of the world should join
in bimetallism, the gold standard must
be preserved Now what else do you
find In that paper? The qualifying words
used by the committee, pledging the
party 10 endeavor to promote an in
ternational agreement are believed TO
point of view. without I'm any way weak
ening it, as a frank and fearless declara-
tion for the gold standard. Inasmuch as
it is and has been the Republican policy
to promote international bimetall5m.
and such bimetallism is earnestly de-
sired by almost every one i'm the coun-
try Of both parties, nothing is lost. and.
possibly. something gained. by giving the
western Republicans a ray Of hope in
the future
STIFFNESS POINTED OUT.
Now. my friends, If you will look in
that same paper Of the 9th Of June. only
a few days before. you will find this edi-
torial Every reference to an interna-
tiOnal agreement is shifty and futile
II deceives nobody. because every one
knows first. that there is not the slight
est possibility Of an international agree
ment. at any ratio; and, secondly, that,
If such an agreement were formally en-
tered into, no government could be bound
10 abide by it a day longer than its own
industries or commercial interests would
appear to warrant
"rhere you find In the paper owned
and edited by the man who wrote the
find i'm there declaration
only ten days before, that every refer
ence TO international agreement is shlfty
and futile. 1t deceives nobody. because
every one knows. first. that there is not
the slightest possibility Of an interna-
tiOnal agreement at any ratio (CheersJ
And yet. within ten days after that
editorial appears I'm the Times Herald.
that editor writes a plank which pledges
the Republican party TO use every effort
10 promote international bimetalism, and
then that paper reports I'm its dispatches
that 1t is put in there TO give hope &c