The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-27

to Erie, Il was greeted by u great con-
course OF people and the usual scenes OF
enthusiasm among the candidates SYM
pnthlzers occurred. In his speech MIR.
Bryan said, among other things:
1t will not be possible for me to occupy
any great portion Of your time. The
train which carries me from you will be
due In about quarters Of an hour.
But 1t Is not necessary that candidate
should do all the talking. am candl-
date for the highest office In the slit OF
the people OF the greatest nation OF the
earth to-day (chcers) md as candl-
date for that position appear before
you, not, however, to solicit your SUI
frages. because they ore yours. and no
one has right TO tell you how you Will
use them or beg you to present them to
him as a gift. You are free men. The
ballot IL yours to use for the defense OF
your rights. for the protection OF your In
tercsts and for the welfare OF society.
There Is one thing that like about
the advocates OF bI-metallism. When
ever you find man who believes In the
immediate restoration OF the free and
unlimited coinage OF gold and silver at
the present legal ratio OF l6 to ]. without
waiting for the aid or consent OF any
other nation on the face nf the earth.
you find IL man who tells you that he be-
lievcs that that policy Will be good for
himself and also believes that 1t will be
good for others. ! like that s0rt OF cam
dor. Ask a farmer why he wants BIZ
metalllsm and he says: Because Il Is
90 AL 10 ,I,,,
he wants bi-metalllsm and he says that
he thinks 1t is good for him. Ask
business man why he wants bi-metal>
llsm and he says: 81 make n living out
OF those to whom sell. not out OF those
from whom / borrow. Therefore bi-
metall!sm Is good for me because It en-
ables people to buy what have TO sell.
You nsk professional man why he IA
vors bi-netallism and he tells you 1t 10
because his business rests on the pro-
ducers OF wealth and that he cannot
prosper unless the producers prosper.
But You ask a flnancier why he Is In
favor OF the gold standard. and what
will he tell you? Does he say because Il
Is good for him? You never hear any OF
them say that (Great lauEh.) II you
ask these financIers why they want
sold standard. some Of them will tell you
that the free coinage OF silver will be
good for them, but they do not want
any thing TINT would be good for them.
They say they want gold standard be-
cause II would be good for somebody
else; that they want II because 1t is
good for the farmer. because II IS good
for the labor!nS man and good for the
business man. You tell them that these
people are willing to risk b-metalllsm
and then these financIers rise to their
full height and say that the people
must have the gold standard. and that
they will ram the gold standard down
the threats OF the people, whether they
want It or not, because they love the
people. daughter and cheerS)
Now. my friends, do you believe that
this Is their reason? (Shouts Of mo.
noO / am afraid II Is not. When I
find man who says he wants a thing
because It Is good for him. think that
he Is pretty natural sort OF fellow.
But when l see a man who wants 10 do
something for me against my will and
tells me he Is only feeling for me, I am
careful TO see that he does not reach
me. daughter and cries OF hit 'em
agaln."O
Rank Demncogy.
The platform on which ] stand de-
clares against the issuance OF bonds in
time OF peace and 1t denounces uaf-
fck!ng with syndicates 20 purchase
their support OF the federal treasury.
That plank was not put In there to
catch the votes Of the men who belong
TO the syndlcates. We expected that
they would oppose our platform, but
We believe that for every Democrat
who has proiited by the financial policy
OF the government and who will desert
the party because OF our dcnunciat!on
OF that policy, we shall receive the
votes OF ten honest Republicans who
love their country better than thelr
party. We have not lost faith In the
desire OF the people Of this country for
good government and We believe that
the Republicans Who do not want 4
continuation OF our present financial
policy will be rs willing To leave their
party as the gold Democrats will be 60
desert their party in this campaign.
Now want 10 suggest two or three
questions for you to think about. | can
only suggest them. have no time to
enter into an elaborate argument. /
suggest these two questions: First. Is
the gold standard good thlnE2"
tShouts OF no, no, no.D If the gold
standard Is q good thing. why has no
political party in the history OF the
United States ever declared FOR r gold
standard In its platform? Now that Is
4 question worth thinking about. My
friends. the fact that no party In this
great nation has ever In a national
platform declared 4 preference for a
gold standard Is complete proof that
the people OF tho United States ire
Spcctlvc ot party, are opposed TO
gold standard. loud checrs.) If the
gold Standard is a bad thing, then I
want TO ask another question and that
Is why we must submit to 1t untn some
foreign nuthn comes and rcscucs US
from Its evils. tChecrs) II nation
Is not great enough TO leEislate for its
own people OIL every question. what
claim can II make TO independents gov
crnment? Shouts Of "nonc.")
Empty Words.
When We declare for n financial pol
Icy Of our own,whcn we declare against
foreign Interference In the domestic az
fairs OF this nation. We do not Slve
Just offense to nny foreign nation.
would despiSc the Engllshman or the
German or the Frenchman or the citi- !
zcn Of any land who tried 20 have his
government submit 10 the dictation OF
any other country. and know that ev-
cry fRir-mindcd foreigner In his own
land viii but respect us when we rise IN
the dignity of citizenship and demand
the right 10 govern ourselves. II bl- g
mcallism Is q good thing. how are You
going 10 secure Il? (CrieS OF vote for
It.D
Jus, In one way. You have got TO
secure II through the nM OF those who \
want 1t and not through the aid Off
those who do not want 1t. tCrics Of
chats rIght") II you want bi-mctal-