The record-union., 1896-09-29
Twenty Thousand People Greet the Dem
OCratiC Nominee at Paterson.
One of the Noisiest Crowds He Has
Faced in the Campaign.
New Haven Citizens Rebuke the
Action of Yale Students in Break
ing Up the Bryan Meeting Last
Week by Turning Out in Force to
Greet the Democratic Candidate on
His Return to the College Town.

His Return to the College Town.
PATTERSON IN. J), Sept. 2S.-Will-
lam j. Bryan was received by crowd
of over 10000 people in this city TO-
might 1t was one of the noisiest and
hardest crowds to control that Mr. Bry-
an has faced thus far in the campaign.
The candidate arrived from New York
at 6:53, and was met at the depot py
a committee and escorted in a carriage
to the speakers stand on Comts Hill.
A team became frightened and plunged
forward, creating nearly panic. They
could not fall back, owing to the solid
mass of human beings behind. Two
policemen jumped forward and grasped
the brides, holding the horses in check
Eefore any damage was done. With
much difficulty Mr.. Bryan was pushed
upon the platform. The crowd was very
noisy, and it was impossible to secure
silence for over fifteen minutes.
When quiet was restored Mr.. Bryan
was introduced by Chairman Force of
the State Committee. Mr.. Bryan said:
The paramount question of this cam
paign is the money question. what KIND
Of financial policy shall we have IS
t. be the demand for the time being
at least. Upon this issue the parties
are divided. The Republican party is
in favor of maintaining the present sys-
tenn until foreign nations shall join in
relieving US of it. The Democratic party
declares in favor of the immediate
abandonment of the gold standard and
the substitution of free, unlimited coin
age of silver. (Applause) Bimetallism
can exist only when the two metals are
admitted to the mints on equal terms
and coined into money Of equal legal
tender quality at a ratio fixed by law.
Our platform not only declares for free
and unlimited Coinage, but it fixes the
ratio at 16 to /, the present ratio. (Ap-
r:ausa) Not only do we declare in
favor of bimetallism at the present le-
gal ratio, but for fear somebody may
desire to misconstrue that platform and
postpone the advantages Of bimetallism
we declare that this nation shall open
ats rnints without Ay-4itilsEr for the a4c
or consent of any other nation. (Ap-
plauSe)
we arerig ght in the position we have
taken we are entitled to the support OF
the people. If we are wrong, and our
enemies are right, they are entitled to
the support of the people. We are not
seeking success under false Colors. nor
are we attempting to use ambiguous
phrases in order to mslead the people.
say to you now that my election means
that this nation shall open its mdnts
to the coinage of both metals at the
earliest possible moment. Not only
that, but my election means that this
nation shall treat the silver dollar just
as it treats the gold dollar (applause),
and that we shall not issue bonds to
f,.,-
those who want bonds to draw out the
gold and increase the debt of the ma
tion.
IF we had adopted a milder course,
if we had adopted a platform which
was meaningless or capable Of double
construction, we might expect the sup
port Of those who did not agree with
us in this proposition. But we took a
decided stand. When we declared for
those policies which we believed were
best for the American people, we ar
raYed against US all the influence which
surrounds wealth. and especially cor
porate wealth.
ut is not strange that the heads Of all
Ihe trusts of the country are opposed to
1he Chicago ticket because it is opposed
70 all the trusts in the country. 1t Is not
strange that the money changers are
opposed to the Chicago platform be-
cause it is opposed 10 the money chang
ers' policy. 1t is not strange that the
syndicates grow fat while the people who
grow lean are opposed to the Chicago
ticket. because the success of the Chi
cago tickets means that these syndicates
shall cease to fatten on the adversely of
the people / believe that the time viii
! come when we must restore to the people
,s-~l,t To rI1f1 hp( {, ,nx
must restore the Government TO the old
policy whereby it guarantees equal
rights to all and special privileges to
no one.
MY friends, our opponents sometimes
ask how this money is going to get
among the people in case we increase
the volume of money. We reply that
the money must first be created before
II has a chance to get into circulation
among the people. And If our laws are
such that the Government does not Gre
ate enough money, then. my friends, the
onantity Of money in circulation must
ne less than the people need. Our OPP
moments seem to go on the theory that II
Won can lessen the total volume OIL
money YOU can increase the amount
each Individual has. U4aughterD lt Is
a svster, Of arithmetic which had no au-
thority in the books when we were
young.
my friends, when our opponents tel
us that a dollar is thing with which
law has nothing to do we can reply &c
them that every dollar in existence i
the creature Of law. (Cries Of Right
II you want more wheat you so out ano
raise it. II you want more OF any klno
of manufactured goods you can produce
them, but If the people need more
money they cannot produce that money
If a man attempts to add dollar tc
the volume of money by the creation oi
a dollar they put him in the penitentiarS
for counterfeiting II they find him out
Great applause)
1.-THE Government that Will not let tht
individual bring a dollar into existence
has the solemn duty Of bringing into
existence enough dollars TO do the worn
that money is called on to perform II
by legislation you make money scarce
then you make money dear. and If you
make money dear you make money
hard to get. You compel the man who