The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-08-21

their designs in Ambiguous nbre 20 20 CLOAK
al,ise,,a are TOD that restoration of bImst.
1ave entered into contraeis n enose VINO
soI9 com, but this is a mistake II win ha
nseat 10 OBTAIN the gold with which to
.-tpet gold contract when most ~ ~
a avopie Vai use silver than II is now. when
e'''Sohe IS trying to procure gold
= New and Vital Issue
ash -, Is another argument to which |
aS Sd your attention. Some of the mara
- ~ uS opponents OF free coinage point
20 the Iact that certain months mIst fP Oths
s SotWSeh me election and the FIRST resytiIa,
sT7s assn In OF congress. ana assert that dur
e. ~ mar tli:4e, IA case people declare thtyn-
selves in favor OF free coinage al, i ite'n-
Nm be Withdrawn and all mor:ga fore.
Siostu ~ THESE are merely pronhecieso IL ~
dulgeG in by those who have forpotteTs II, IL
PROVISIONS Of the constitution n win ho
S Sa,ltci i, to remind them that the presi.
sXtraoroinarS session Whenever tlis n,,i,,in -
SOU requires Such action If in Noven-
themseivep,e E ~ e by their ballots declare
tsoratloh OF DiInetallism the system can IA
ihaugurated within few months
be witbdrs yvn me assertion that loans will
~ Mlthuta avn ana mortgages foreclosed
IS made to prevent such political action
as ne people may believe TO be necessary
a new and vital issue is raised Whenever
~ Is necessary Tor the people as a whole
TO OBTAIN consent from the owners of
money and the changers of money before
they can leglslate upon financial questions
we shall have passed from a democracy
" 70 piatoeracy But that time has not
YET arrived. Threats and intimidation win
be of no avail. The people who, in 1776
re1ected the DOCTRINE that kings rule by
rlgnt divine viii not, in this generation
subscribe to doctrine that money is ON
nipotent.
Not Opposed to International Agreement.
Concluding with reference to interna-
tional bimetallism. Mr.. Bryan said: We
are not opposed to an international agree
ment looking to the restoration of bimet-
tllism throughout the world. The advo-
Gates OF free coinage have on all occa-
sions shown their willingness to COOPER
ate with other nations in the relnstate-
ment of silver, but they are not willing to
when immediate relief Is needed by the
people of the United States, and they fur
Their believe that independent action offers
better assurance of International bimet-
allism than servile dependence upon for
eign aid.
We shall not offend other nations Wien
we declare the right of the American peo-
pie to govern themselves. and. without let
or hindrance from without. decide upon
every question presented for their consid-
Grafton. In taking. this position, we sim
ply maintain the dignity of 7O,O0O,O 900 oiti-
Zens who are second to none In their
capacity for self-government
sThe gold standard has compelled the
American people to pay an ever increasing
tribute to the creditor nations of the world
"a tribute which no one dares to defend
| assert that national honor requires the
citizens as well as do Justice to ali its
creditors. For a people. like ours, blest
with natural resources of surprising rich
ness, to proclaim themselves impotent TO
frame a financial system suited to their
own needs, is humiliating beyond the power
of language to describe. We cannot IN
force respect for our foreign policy so long
as we confess ourselves unable to frame
our own financial policy
Appeal to Citizens.
Citizens Of New York: ] have travelled
aAtaff To-
board that might in the very beginning of
the campaign bring you greeting from the
people Of the west and south a and assure Sre
the To G principes Of living faith rather than
listen to those who the Of tb OF d
you have. The advocates of free coinage
believe that in striving to SECURE the inn
laboring in your behalf as well as in their
own behalf few of your people may
prosper under present condlti n,I but the
the producers of wealth This great city
is built upon the commerce of the nation
and must suffer If that commerce is i'm
paired You cannot sell unless the people
have money with which to buy. and they
cannot obtain the money with which to
ucts at remunerative prices. Production
of wealth goes before the exchange of
Sro before thew have aeythng to share
with others. You cannot afford to Join
the money changers In supporting a f1nan-
cial policy which, by destroying the pur-
chasing power of the products OF toll, must
in the end discourage the creation of
wealth
true that a few OF your fnanciers would
fashion a new f1gure-a figure represent
Ing Columbia, her hands bound fast with
the east, appealing for assistance to those
who live beyond the sea-but this figure
can never express your IDEA or this ma
viii har for In N Ia
to the heroic statue which guards the en-
trance to your city-a statue as patriotic
In conception "a, as It is colossal S;si IN prop1r
republic and stands upon a pedestal which
was built by the American people That
figure-Liberty enlightening the worlds
emblematic of the mission of our nation
among other nations OF the earth. With
a government which derives IT'S powers
from the consent of the governed, secures
TO all the people freedom of conscience.
freedom of thought and freedom of speech,
guarantees equal rights to All promises 81 se
should be example in all that Is good ana
the leading spirit in every movement which
has for it's object the uplifting or the hu-
man race.
sewan Notified.
Gov Stone at the conclusion. turned to
Mr. Arthur Sewall, the vice presidential
candidate, and in few words formally no.
titled him of his nomination. Mr.. SeWaH
responded briefly, accepting the honor.
At the conclusion or MS remarks the ihtcl-
ing adjourned.
Mr. SewalPs Address,
Mr.. Sewall, III his address replying to the
notification OF his nomination, referred 10
the Chicago convention as the most earnest
in the history of the party, and closer ana
more in touch with the people. The de-
mand for reform III our existing HloielaI
svstem ne SAID, was the overshadoWlhS
issue before the country, made domlnlant
by the distressed condition prevaILllhis
throughout the land; The democrauc
partye and, he believed the great majority
Of the American people, are convinced that
the demonstration of silver was Wr0ag
uhieh Should and must be- righted. The
single gold standard has so narrowed the
base of our monetary structure that X IS
unstable, unsafe ana Is uWarie a. III ~ ~