The herald., 1896-10-09

read what he said. The ex-president
sent message to congress december
1, 1890. You will remember that in 1890
they passed what was known as the
Sherman law. which provided for the
purchase of ffty-four million ounces
of silver each year. After the passage
Of that bill, the price Of silver vent up.
and as the price Of silver went up prices
generally began to rise. and on the 1st OF
December Mr.. Harrison, then president,
sent to congress message from which
I read the following extract: 1.-THE en-
largement Of our currency by the silver
bill undoubtedly gave an upward ten
dency to trade and had a marked effect
on prices, but this natural and decided
effect Of silver legislation was by many
enormously attributed to the tariff act"
My friends, our proposition Is plain
one. We place our argument on solid
rock. We tell you that there Is some
thing necessary in money besides quail
ity. Our opponents are always talking
about wanting good money. Every
body wants good money, but, my friends.
we want quantity as well as quality
in money. They have been making our
money too good. When a dollar is so
good that it will buy ten bushels OF
oats, 1t is too good a dollar to Use in
this country. They have given US the
balloon dollar. 1t keeps rising. And
a balloon dollar may be a good thing
for a few f1nanciers who happen to get
into the basket, but 1t is mighty bad
thing for the farmers who can simply
stand and watch 1t soar through the sky,
We are tired Of the balloon dollar. We
want to bring 1t down to earth again
and get 1t within the reach Of the masses
Of the people.
Where does the gold standard come
from? 1t comes from the holder Of
fixed investments and the trader in
money; it comes from the money owner
and the money changer.
Do you believe that the people who
profit as the dollar rises are seeking to
make the dollar rise without understand
ing that they get any value out Of it?
Do you suppose they do 1t because
they think it helps society? do not be-
lieve it, my friends. They tell us they
are intelligent, in fact they assume to
possess all the intelligence there Is In
this country, and If they have so much
more intelligence than we, don't you sup
pose they can see their own interest in
a gold standard?
After the Coliseum speech, Mr.. Bryan
spoke twice from the carriage. asking
the people to study the question of f.
nance and make their silver speech on
election day.
There were but few people at the de-
pot at Burlington to see the nominee Off
and those who were there were not
demonstrative.
Between Burlington and Cedar Rap
ids three short speeches were made,
they beingsat Columbus Junction, Mich
OILS and West Liberty where the candi-
date gave short speeches on the same
lines followed. by him. in. his-former
platform speeches.
Cedar Rapids was reached shortly af-
ter o'clock and the local committees
escorted Mr.. Bryan and his party in car
riages to the baseball park. near the out
skirts of the city.
A short stop was made at Tama and
Mr. Bryan spoke moment to the crowd
which assembled there.
The special train on the Chicago and
Northwestern road to which Mr. Bry-
ans car was attached, at Cedar Rapids,
arrived at Marshalltown at 1880, max
ing an average Of ffty-two miles an
hour including two stops Of ten minutes
each, one of the fastest trips made by
the party since 1t started.
Mr.. Bryan made two speeches here,
the first in large tent erected in pub
lie square in the center Of the city, and
the second in the Odeon theater. Big
crowds greeted him at both meetings
and the enthusiasm was the most marked
of the day.
In his first speech, the nominee spoke
but briefly reviewing his principal argu-
ments against the gold standard, and
covering practically the same ground
as in his day talks.
1t was 10 o'clock when Mr.. Bryan con-
cluded, and he was then conducted to
his car, where he soon afterward re-
tired for the night. Shortly after 1
o'clock the party left for Sioux City.
A JEALOUS PARTNER
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. S.-A special to
the Bee from Lincoln, Neb., says: A. r.
Talbot, present law partner Of Hon. w.
J. Bryan, has declared his intention of
voting for Mckinley.