Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06
,ould max that kind of mistake. (Ap-

The business man is the man who eX-
changes wealth. net the man who pro-
duces it. I have mad occasion TO de-
scribe it before m this way:
The farmers and labOrers are the
foundation OF society. The business
man. the commercial man and the pro-
fessional man are the house built upon
the foundation and the tnanc,ers are
the roof Of the house. and
YET THE FINANCIERS THINK
they are the whole thing and al the
rest depend upon them. tApp,ause)
As a matter Of fact. however. yoUs can
change roof Of the house and the house
will stand. You can change your finan-
cial system and the government still
stands. but if YOU destroy the founda-
ton, the house goes down. (Appiause.)
Now l want 20 ask you, who are the
producers of wealth?
Here the par, OF the audience on the
other side of The p,afOrm called for Mr,
Bryan 20 speak from their side.
am afraid l have been neglect.ng
our friends over here. Now, if you
viii be as patient as they have been, I
Will come back here in a minute
Mr.. Bryan then tried 10 get 70 the
other side Of the platform, but it being
impossible. turned TO the audience
again and addressed them as follows:
Now, just a word In conclusion:
l want YOU % remember. my friends,
that on every question which concerns
the public, each man must speak for
himself and / want to warn you against
the efforts which viii be made by some
OF the employers Of labor to vote their
labCrerS as If they were cattle instead
OF free men. ] want TO warn you
against the attempts which viii be made
1y some hnanc, who lend money TO Sc
cure the votes of the men 10 whom they
lend money. We have no objection to
/ the money lender He is a part Of sOci-
ETY. and We need him. When we need
money, we 20 TO him and borrow mon
ev. and when / need money, | borrow
money from him. but when | want TO
vote. I do not 60 to him ana ask him
how am going TO vote. You say YOU
want q little about the old soldiers;
Wen my friends, the crisis which is
approaching now. the question before
Che country now. appeals 20 the Cd SOL
der us much as IL did in 1861. (Ap-
j'ausel II the men in this country
were wiling 20 march on, upon the
fe., 90 sustain a goyernm nj of the
people ana by the people, 1 want 10
know WAY -aey can not
GIVE ONE DAY IN THE YEAR.
ana that election day. to stand by a gov
eminent of tne people and by the people
stiU applause and cheersJ Ny friends.
.m not afraid that any man who risked
his life in his nations behalf is going TO
be influenced by the arguments that are
addressed 90 the soldiers now 10y the finan-
c.er-. who during the war. were looking
olr for themselves and letting the sol
lier look out for himself. Great APP
plluseJ I am not afraid that the men
who were wIliuE at that time 10 endure
the dangers of the war because they be-
lieved that the black men should be free
are going to allow the hosts OF the gold
standard 90 cnslave seventy million of
people. whites and blacks. in this couu-
try. Great aprlause) Let RE give you
TWO suggestions and then / shall close.
! want YOU 10 remember that under bi-
motallism our laws will bring demand into
existence and that demand viii fix the
price OF silver. We believe that the de
mau3 furnished by seventy millions of
people is sufficient 10 use all the silver
vs.. cam cct 90 our mints. Great applause)
If it Dee true. there is no person in the
world who will sell hts silver for less
than N.29 an ounce. for bringing it 70
our mints he can convert ii into money
and use that money.
They tell us that Mexico has failed 70
I., al Of ha
votes. my friends. but I am perfectly will
ing that the Republican party snail have
/ the vote OF every man who can look over
+ the United States and then think it is not
amy larger than Mexico. Cheers and ap-
pl8usel 2 am perfectly willing that any
man that thinks the United States is un-
+ able to- accomplish anything which Mex
ico has failed 90 accomplish. shall vote
the Republican ticket. Great applause)
Bur if th,r, is "a man I'm this nation who
. believes that this nation with ten times
/ the population and seven times the area,
and 7 don't know how many times the
commercial strength. who believes this
T nation can 10 what Aloxico cannot DO. L
+ may expect him TO vote for our ticket
my friends.
+ Whenever YOU find a man who is going
+ to settle the question for You and relieve
YOU of an care and axiety, YOU find out
. whether ne is ON your side or not
rausnter and appause) Whenever 1
ind one of
THESE GOOD NATURED MEN.
these seIf-sacridcing men; when 1 ind
oae of these who are willing TO take
upon themselves the thinking for all the
rest ot the people. 1 am compelled TO
think of one of Aesops fables. There
WAS lrarmer who was building fence TO
protect his chickens and fox came up
Co him and said: Don't bother about
that fence. YOU go on about your plowing
ana 'e-ve yhe chickens 10 us Oaushtor);
We foxes understand the chicken busi-
ness Continued laughter and APP
rnu-el
N'" my friends. before YOU let anybody
n' your thinking for YOU. vou be sure
''.l m'n s. interest is tho same as yours.
'n. man cannot think for two when their
interests are different, nor is man q good
l"--e 'etore whom to Try your case if
'.. '9 '.'.I',d ON the other side Oaugh-
top auG appausel
Why VIII You let men who are inter
eStrt recuniarily in having bonds issued
oy lhlS government because the bonds are
sold to them at enormous profits: why
viii you let those men decide whether
bond issues are "a good thing for the
American people, lApplausel Why will
YOU allow the presidents Of the trusts and
the attorneys for syndicates TO decide
whether trusts and syndicates are good
things for the American people? (Ap-
phuse) / want 20 ask you if the small
business men who have been driven OUT