The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-14
"TO LADIES ONLY"
What the Silver Qunck Said in His
Speech to Women.


Speech to Women.
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 10. Perhaps the
most unique feature of Bryan's visit to
Minneapolis was his address last night at
the Lyceum Theater to ar audience made
Up exclusively of women and presided over
by a woman. There were 1000 women
| Present and Mrs. Frank A. Vaiesh presided.
When Mr.. Bryan arrived, about 10 O'Clock.
the ladies arose en- masse, waved their
handkerchiefs and flags. clapped their
hands and called his name-in fact, did
everything men might have done except
give three cheers and a tiger. Mr.. Bryan
said. in part:
Il believe this is the first political meet
remarks to ladies entirely in the discuss
sion of an economic question, and yet 1
offer no apology. On the contrary, deem
it not only a great privilege. but a great
honor. My experience teaches me that the
mother and the wife are important parts OF
the family. In fact, l would rather nave
the wife on my side in the beginning of a
campaign than to have the husband, if l
could only have one. And I will tell you
Why. Because if I have the wife I am al
most sure to have the husband before the
campaign is over. and if l only have, the
husband | am never sure of him. "A lady
who was canvassing down in Nebraska, the
other day. gave utterance to one OF the best
things which / think this campaign has
enjoyed. She was canVasSing and called at
our house to get some literature on the
silver question to circulate as she went
from place to place, and while there she
said that She had a brother who was a
god man without gold. She said she could
understand how a man could be a gold man
who had gold, but she could only pity the
gold man who was without gold. and you
know. my friends, that that is the condi-
ton in which n large majority Of the gold
men ~are-gold men without gold-and when
you find the gold man without gold you
can find one whom you can convert, be-
cause while the gold standard is a go9d
thing for a few in this country the gold
standard is a bad thing for the great mass
of the people. and the reason why our
the fact that arguments in behalf of BIZ
metalIism appeal to the heads and 10 the
hearts of the American people ana lne
geld standard appeals only to the neartless.
Applause)
an interest in this campaign, the reason
than they usually feel is because they are
becoming acquainted with the gold stand
ard. They know that instead of being a
just measure of deferred payments the
gold standard has become a measure. of
d def beart h sIeS and hope The ae 1eine Of m "a doI1
lar depends on the number of dollars. You
can make dollars dearer or cheaper by
were walled in and had enough wheat IN
the Enclosure to last us a year, and tax
ing supply and demand into consideration,
wheat was worth a dollar a bushel: and
suppose that the wheat was gathered into
two great piles, and one woman owned one
pile and another woman owned another
pile, and suppose that the owner of this
pile of wheat should read in the papers
that that pile of wheat had been destroyed
by fire and that the people, instead OF haV-
ing both piles for their years supply, must
all be fed from this pile. Now, what would
be the result? Every bushel of wheat in
this pile would rise I'm value. Why? Be
cause the demand for wheat remained the
same. and the supply of wheat is cut in
two; now, what is the second thing you
learn? That the lady who owns this pile
and what is the third? She will be glad
that it was the other pile of wheat that
Now. that is a simple question. Let me
apply 1t to silver. We have about four bill
lions of silver money and about four bill
pose we destroy ore pile and make the
other pile do service for both. What is the
result? The demand for money remains
the same and the supply of money is cut in
two. The result must be that the value of
each dollar will rise. When wheat raised
in value a bushel of wheat brought more
money; when money raises in value a dol
lar buys more wheat. What is the second
result? The people who own the
money or who own contracts payable in
dollars. profit by the rise and they are very
glad Of the rise.
science of the human race, and / indorSe
the proposition. l believe that woman can
can detect right from wrong, probably with
more clearness. moro quickly, than men,
because they are not surrounded by 50
an understanding OF the truth of these
questions. Then Mr.. Bryan made his
usual speech about the effects of the gold
standard, and concluded as follows:
SHOW me a man who is oppressed, who
is suffering from the effects of vicious leg
fSlatiOn: show me q man who has conf
dence in the future of the human race. and
/ will show you a man. I care not where
he lives, who is Offering up a silent prayer
for our success. Show me the Pharaohs
of the world who could make those under
them make bricks without straw: show me
the oppresSor. show me those privileged
classes intrenched behind laws of favorit-
ism. and I will show you people, I care not
in what nation they live. who are not only
sympathizing with. but willing to send
money to help our opponents fasten the
gold standard upon the American people,