The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-30

toration Of bimetallism. reply to you
that we are simply teaching today what
the most DISTINGUISHED Republicans or
this nation have taught in years gone
by. Let men read you what one Re-
publican once said on this question:
There has no organized party yet arisen
so bold as to advocate the adoption or
the single gold standard. Many individu-
ais here prefer today this gold standard
The owners Of promises to pay are inter-
ested in scarce and dear dollars. une
masses of the people are not
THAT is what we say today. l quote
those words from a speech which Hon.
w. A. Lathrop. of this city, made in the
house of representatives on Feb. IA, 1879
Was this the speech Of demagogue?
Was this the speech of an anarchist?
Was this the speech of repudiator?
(Cries of No, no.O' Then, when l say
today the same things which he said then
I am no demagogue. anarchist or repu-
diator. (Great applause)
MORE EXTRACTS.
"Let me read another extract from
that speech, gold standard man never
will be able to answer il he talks from
now until doomsday: Make the most
favorable assumption, and yet the fact
remains that the proposition TO demone-
tie silver is to deprive the world of we'll
nigh one-haf Of all its actual money and
to deprive it Of a half, or more than half,
Of its possible future supply of actual
money. But what the result of the full
execution of the project would be it is
not necessary to conjecture. Possibly
states organized upon an aristocratic
basis, and where the preservation Of rank
and society Is the primary object, might
submit, but in a government organized
as this, for the equality of right and of
opportunity as fundamental rule, such
an injustice cannot long be sustained
do you tell me that this nation will
submit to a gold standard? I tell you
that, according to Mr.. Lathrop. we must
have passed to an aristrocratic form OF
government. where you want to preserve
rank and station in society. 1 repeat
what he said then, that in a government
like this, founded upon equality, the gold
standard cannot long be maintained. even
though foreign nations try TO force it
| upon the American people"
WASHINGTON'S WARNING.
Freeport. ILL.,. Oct 29-The Bryan train
reached here at 12:40 In driving rain
storm. but in spite of that fact the streets
were lined with enthusiastic crowds. 1t
had been intended to hold large meet
ing at the park, but owing to the rain the
plans were changed and Mr.. Bryan was
| driven to Germania hall, where he de-
livered a speech, principally devoted TO
an arraignment of the trusts, bond syn
| dicates and capitalists. In conclusion,
he said:
Washington, in his farewell address.
warned the people Of this country against
the evil effects of foreign influences. and
II there is anybody in this town who has
| not forgotten Washington, / want him
| to remember that advice which Washing
| ton gave, and when you find financiers
| who think more of the advice of financial
magnates than they do of the advice of
such man as Washington and Jeffer-
son and Jackson and Lincoln, I want
you to understand they are not as good
| friends Of their country as these men,
whose advice they now disregard"
Mr.. Bryan reached Forest at 2:45 and
addressed a large crowd from the rear
| Of his car
At Polo he spoke to another large
| crowd.
| At North Dixon the nominee address
| ed great audience that had assembled
| in the public square and was Justify
/ cheered. Upon returning to the railway
station Mr.. Bryan was obliged to wait
| ten minutes for his train. and during the
| meantime he was subjected to an ordeal
| of handshaking.
Rochelle was reached at 4:35, and here
| the nominee was escorted to a platform
about block from the depot from
| which he addressed the largest and most
| enthusiastic audience of the day. In
| the course Of his speech he said:
why do the Republicans say sound
! money instead Of gold II they are not
| ashamed OF gold? They use the word
| protection, and they are not ashamed TO
| present that on their banners. Why
| don't they paint gold on their banners?
| 1t is because they dare not go before the
country and advocate that gold is a
! good thing for the American people
! At DeKalb a large number Of people
] had assembled in the Main street. where
Mr.. Bryan spoke from platform. There
were many farmers in the crowd, and
they cheered his attacks upon the gold
standard with vigor.
II was dark when the train rolled into
| Geneva. at SIS. but great crowd had
J gathered at the station. where Mr.. Bry-
| and spoke 10 them from a temporary
| stand, lighted with two or three s.ckiy
l looking lamps. This was the nominee
| tenth speech OF the day.
| AT Wheaton ii seemed that the entire
| town had turned out. and 1t was evident
from the shouts for Mckinley tia: a
large percentage Of the crowd were Re
| publicans.
| The last stop before reaching Chicago
| was made at haywood. where there was
an immense gathering in the space be
| tween the railroad and the hotel Mr..
| Bryan spoke briefly.