Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-10-01
\ BIG DAYS WORK.
BRYAN STILL VIGOROUS.
In One Day he Goes From Maine to New
Jersey, Speaking at Many Large Towns.


Bryan returned late last night from his
New England tour, and after spending
about thirty minutes at the Hotel Bar
tholdi, Immediately repaired to Northern
New Jersey, escorted by committee of
New Jersey Democrats. where two of the
biggest meetings OF his Eastern tour We're
held. The party ordered carriages at the
Hotel Bartholdi and were rapidly driven
TO Jersey City ferry. where they took
n boat across the river and then Il train
for Paterson, New Jersey. The train
was suburban one and was loaded with
sympathiZers who made the trip lively
one for the nominee by cheering him and
everything associated with his cause.
At Paterson the crowd was so great
that the police had to fight TO make
passageway to Mr.. Bryan's carriage. A
stand had been erected OH Colts hill, the
site Of the new postOtiice, an open space
covering an area OF several square
blocks
The crowd packed into the space was
tremendous. and when the candidate ap-
peared there was great applause and fire.
works shot into the air, company OF
local militia doomed their cannon and
red lights blazei on different parts OF
the hill. After great effort. Mr.. Bryan
finally reached the stand, but just as he
was about to begin his address the cleo
trio lights suddenly went out and the vast
throng was plunged into darkness.
Great excitement prevailed for time
and the nominee threatened to leave the
stand. but while the hubbub was Mt Its
height the ligh, was restored. the police
relieved the cracking stand of some Of Its
surplus freight, and Mr.. Bryan spoke.
While at New London. Connecticut
the usual programme was varied by Il
man In the crowd catechising Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan had proceeded with his ar
gument In behalf OF free coinage, during
which he had been frequently applauded,
when man asked: "Wherc will we be
when we get free sllver!
Mr.. Bryan-Are you In favor of a gold
standard' $500
The VoIce-l am. al
Mr.. Bryan-Tcll me why:
The volce-Becausc believe l, Is best
for the country. Every nation VIII ac-
cept gold dollar for a dollar.
Mr.. Bryan-Why, will tell you. Be-
cause Of Its value. The reason our gold
dollar and bullion are worth the same IS
because the law says that you can con.
vert the bullion Into dollar at the mint.
The voicc-Well. how about silver?
Mr.. Bryan-Whcn the laws are 20. un'
der the free coinage OF silver. the holder
Of silver bullion can convert his silver In
to dollars ut the mint. which will fix a
general price for silver. rs we have a
mint price for gold now, and our silver
dollars will be worth rs much abroad rs
our gold dollars.
A voIce-People here have the impress.
sion that when free coinage OF silver Is
brought into effect they can take their
silver teapots In and coin them Into
money.
Mr., Bryan-It Is true that under free
coinage any man can melt UP Sl.oo oil
spoons and have the silver coined Into
sl.29. II you have man who Is fool
enough TO do 1t.
"Now. why will people refuse to melt
IN their silver plates. Because II Will
be worth more as silver plate than 1t will
be worth as silver dollars under free
coinage"
Mr.. Bryan proceeded with his argu.
men, and added:
81 assert that the business man de-
pcnds for success upon the farmer and
the laboring man. If YOU want business
men to prosper you cannot make them
prosperous by making the money-lender
prosperous. because business men do not
make their money out of those from
whom they borrow. They make their
money out OF those to whom they sell
goods, and II the people cannot buy goods
the merchants cannot sell goods. and
people cannot buy goods until they have
money to buy goods with"
A voice-Start up the mills.
Mr.. Bryan-Suppose you start up the
mills. how are you going to dispose Of
the things which the mills produce unless
the people can buy the products of your
mills?
Mr.. Bryan proceeded and said: "Alr.
Blaine In 1878. said that the destruction
of silver us money and the establishment
of gold as the sole unit Of value must
have ruinous effect Oh all forms OF prop
crty except those investments which
Weld n fixed return of their money: and
these would be enormously enhanced In
value and gain dIsproportionate and I'M
fair advantage over every other species
of property" Great applause)
A voice-would 1t not be rs hard to
change the standard OF money In the
world us 1t would be to change tile stand
ard Of weights and measures In the
world?
Mr.. Bryant will answer that question
by saying that in the first place the
world has no standard Of weights and
measures, and we have been unable to
bring the nations of the world to agree
to standard OF weights and measures.
In the second place. why did not you give
the advice In 1873 that you are giving
now? They changed our standard OF
money then, and for twenty years they
have tried to keep us from undoing what
they did then. Those who deny the right
of the people to use the law to restore
silver to Its rlghtful place nre the very
ones who helped pass law twenty-three
. 49,. 20 d.,sfrov the free coinage OF