The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-28


idea Of strong central government,
which has no guide except the viii and
opinion OF the majority. / do not believe
in that. 1t does Yerv well as long as
you have serlble people In control and
people who Will do right-hut it vii not
DO for one hundred years. or for fifty
years: f. will not answer. We want 20
live under that system OF government.
or system OF principles. which undertakes
10 say that every man will have an equal
show IN this world 10 work out his sal
walton. and II he don't DO II he does not
deserve to succeed. That IS our posi-
ton. (Applause)
THE THING TO BE DONE.
Now as TO the other side-I say | can
not vote the Republican ticket under
any circumstances. As to considering
whether that or the POpuli7t ticket
(Which is the same thing ] take IL, az
the Chicago tickeO Is the greater or
lesser evil, | do not think II is worthy
OF consideration, Tor both Of them, in
my opinion. are sucn great evils that |
can Join neither Now, what shall We
do? Shall we st still. with our fingers
I'm our mouths and do nothing? Shall
we be badgered and bullied into voting
for principles which we abhor under the
party name or the mere fetish Of party
allegiance? ] don't think true men do
that way / do not think you viii get
men VINO really believe In what they
think 10 move on the idea OF fear OF
their neighbors. 1 see from morning =
paper that Mr. Bryan, the candidate Of
the Chicago platform. says that before
this canvass Is over every Democrat
who will not vote for him VIII have TO
make known the reason. and IN he does
not give the trle reason. his neigh
bors Will find &c out. That, gentlemen.
is just IN keeping with the rest OF the
Chicago platform. In other words. Nr.
Bryan imagines be can bully the Ameri-
can people and the Democrats of this
country into voting for him when they
do not believe in his doctrines. Cap
plause.) Are you that sort of pcople2
/ don't think so.
Now. Just for q moment. let me pass
from that. We WIN look AT this plank
Of the Democratic platform I'm Chicago
which seems 20 have attracted the most
attention. To my mind. 10 is no worse
Tran any OF the others. J find that an
Of those views were taken from the
pOpulists' platform Of 1872.
THE BETTER OF THE TWO.
On examining the popuists' platform
OF this year. and comparing 1T with
sthe Democratic Chicago platform,
say any thoughtful man VIII admit, on
reading the two side by side. that the
Populist platform IS tho more c0nser-
yative document Of the two. There are
no threats in the Populst platform OF
this year. They are people V nO have
come together and have formulated their
views in a deliberate, calm manner,
they do not threaten 10 subvert the
Supreme Court of the United states un-
less their decisions are made sausfac-
tory 70 them. They DO not threaten 10
have mob law in this country where
YOU have an Anarchistc or POpulist
Governor, who viii not exercise his au-
thOrity. (Applause) They do not un-
dertake 20 condemn Cleveland. pro
longcd applauee) ] ann glad. gentle
men, you applaud h.5 name. FOR there
ere Few men. il any. who have sat I'm
that presidential Clalr-mistakes though
he may have made-WhO have been as
true and patriotic and as strong as he.
Continued applause ! say that the
p0pulist platform does not undertake
TO denOuuce the Government for pre-
serving law and orders and yet the sO-
called Democratic platform does dee
nOuuce the Democratic Administration
for preserving Chicago from mob law
and ruin. and at the same time there
appears upon the records of the Senate
n resolution. offered iT the senior SEN
ator from this State. approving that
action OF tho President. and saying when
he offered IT,, he sunl0scs no decent or
respectable man would even take time
10 discuss il. Applalse)
Now. where do W, find ours lyCs2 we
find That honOrcd lior senator or lhi7
State-and am not amongst those VINO
desire or have any disposition person
any 10 ftF any I'.Ifr bNl NIAA ~ htN''i
OF him-when We find that man going
20 Chicago. anxious 20 gee free SILVER
lie goes out. and what does he get. ne
gets communism and anarchy pure ana
simple: DO is rammed down his throat
and he can't help it. (Applause.)
STAND Up AND FIGHT.
Some Of my friends have told me: "Oh
don't oppose this thing, don't oppose IT,.
You destroy your influence you weaken
yourself; and the way o. do with a
thing OF this kind is 10 go with them
John Daniel guide or control the Chi
cagO Convention i'm it's anarchistic ace
tOEs? a man cannot guide on control
a herd OF wild builaloes or The torrent ci
a stream. Ny EFFORT ia not TO join
people and 20 pat them on the back
people who / think are advocating prn-
ciples that arc wrong. 4 believe ln
standing up and lighting them. pro
longed applause
Now. come down 20 that piank-the
expression OF opinion about free silver,
which. my fIlcnLs. is not tine basis ol
this trouble ~ all. To ls, in my Julgmen nt,
only one OF the Incidents OF the trouble.
They are uO more bent upon free silver
than they are bent upon owning rail-
roads; they arc 10 more bent upon Tree
silver than they arc upon an income
tax; they are 10 more bent upon free
silver than they are upon the lOpuilf ts
having their way everywhere, II is mere
ly an incident OF tho trouble. How
ever, 1 won't bore you with a speech on
that point. Some OIL my best friends
people whom 1 regard ard respect-em-
plOyers OF labor-have told me they were
going 20 surpOrt Bryan and SewaI: and
/ said: "Why don't you believe, after
al. that we cannot have 2 standard Of
money that IS not governed by CONNER
cial value?s Jefferson SAL that. and
all experience teaches that. and all ne
"Why. certainly" has been the reply.
Il understand that; / agree with that;