Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
TALKS ONLY OF FREE SILVER.
ATTEMPTS TO SHOW HOW 1T WOULD
BENEFIT THE MASSES.
Makes a Number of Other Speeches Mt
Various Towns Between Coium-
bus and ToIedO-Greeted by
Good sized Crowds at
Each Point.

Bryan deliver campaign address. fofty
thousand would probably be nearer the
correct figures. The audience was very en-
thusiastic, and at times ii became dea
ing uproar. Mr.. Bryan was introduced by
Judge Lennon. and spoke, in part, as
follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen:-As look over
this vast audience, which is measured by
the acre. rather than by the head. am
led to regret that the silver craze is dying
out Great applause and laughterD IL
this is what the people DO when the silver
sentiment is on the wane, what are they
going to do when the sentiment begins to
increase?
1--WE are entering upon a great national
campaign. The nominations have been
made, The issues have been laid down and
the voters are choosing their sides upon
this question. In former campaigns, we
have been able to measure the vote or
each party with some degree of accuracy.
In ordinary times, the platform adopted by
the party represented the sentiment of
the party, generally speaking, and the
number of changes from one side to the
other were few. But we are in the midst
of a great upheaval in politics. Men who
used to walt to have the party managers
tell what ought to be done are now telling
the party managers what they ought to
do. (Great applause.) Men who in ordi-
nary times made their opinions TO fit into
party creeds are this year making their
creeds TO conform to their deep convictions.
tApplause.) To my mind. the present cam
paign proves a new capacity OF the Ameri-
can people for self-government. (Applause
and cheers) i have believed at all times
that power could safely be entrusted in
plause.) 1t was the doctrine of Washing
ton; II was the doctrine of Thomas Jeffer-
son; it was the doctrine of Abraham Lin
fha dnnN Nrin NJ nyvay
man who had faith in republican institu-
tions: Applause.) The inherent virtue
which resides in the people, the intelli-
people--all these manifest themselves in
every hour Of danger; (Applausel
,n. want to-night' In a very few mo-
tanee of the part which you are to play
in the conduct of the government of the
ration of bimetallism? Cries of yes sir. >
standard. (Cries of ''Yes. yes.") Between
that bimetaIlism be independent or inter-
national. there is an impossible gulf.
Those who believe in gold standard can
Heve In bimetallism, and those who believe
in bimetallism cannot for one hour remain
in political association with those who
would fasten gold standard upon the
..The United States is the greatest ma
ton, in my Judgment, among all the sister
the oppressed everywhere, and ought to be
among the first in every movement that
has , fer its object the betterment, of the
conditions which surround mankind. Zap
2iauseD Upon the action Of the United
States may depend fhe action of other ma
mensy nTe ssre the
destroyai OF silver as a standard money
succeed In this election, and the influence
side Of gold as the only primary money,
You must remember that those same in
huences will be turned against weaker ma
driven from the use of silver as a stand
ard money to the use of gold alone. and
every nation that joins in the demand for
gold may help to Increase the purchasing
nfMer of an ounce Of gold; and every time
the purchasing power Of an ounce OF gold
human labor viii eil appIsuspe s pgcoSess because Sc
q dear dollar is simply another definition OF
cheap property. A dollar cannot buy more
IF YOU paH think You S have @ t hard times wha,
would 1t be IL these same influences sue
decided in driving India to gold standard
coinage of silver in India? Wait until they
make gold the standard Of India; wait un
III those go 100000 people there reach ou
oa Where Gf hes 5es w9rds supply
get 1t from the nations which now have It
and they will have less. Wait until thes,
ana haye h.. drEen M China M to so ss
mand their share Of the worlds supply O
gold. Where will they get 1t? From tn,
nations which now have it. and they vii
have still less than they have now. Wal
until they have driven Japan and Soutl
America and all the other silver using ma
tions TO a gold standard. and then what
Then you will have little chunk of golc
twenty-five feet each way when melted in
TO cubes, and that little chunk of gold vii
measure all of the property of the globe
(Applause) You will then have eomethin,
like 5000 10000 of standard money instea'
of sS,ooo,oo90Oo. and those four billions VII
be in a shape where the money can be cor
nered by the great money owners of tn
world and doled out to mankind at sucl
prices as the owners shall determine. Gap
plause) That. my friends, is what tn
suppose the people of this city shoul,
derive their water supply from one grea
spring and suppose that one spring con
trolled by one person.or a few persons VIII
acted in concert What would be the re
suit? No matter how hard times Nigh
be for all the rest of the people. those VII
at what price they would. would alway
get along, tolerably well in this world
{Applause.)
Il believe that illustrates lust what wi
go on If the crusade in favor OF gold cor
tinues to its legitimate. its natural its los
icsl conclusion. 1t will mean that thos
gold of the world viii he able to dictat
terms TO the rest; 1t will simply mean this
while the people are nominally free the
will simply be hewers of wood and dra wel
of water for those who control the none
supply of the world. tApplauseD
do You say that this is 4 remote COZ
tingency? No. my friends. 1t Is not a r,
mote contingency. 1t Is the natural resu
of the triumph of the gold standard in II
United States. If anybody had told yo
twenty-five years ago, when We had bime
allism, a system indorsed by every gre:
statesman that this country ever knew 1
to 1873. If anybody had told You that in II
year of our Lord1Se6 there would be par,
declaring in favor of the maintenance of
gold standard until foreign nations brol
the shackles that fastened the America
people YOU would have considered IL in
probable Yet the picture I present to yc
is not near as improbable as would ha,
been the prophecy twenty-five wears ago
the Republicans in this campaign.
"Can afford to throw the influence
the United States on the side of gold alol
unless we are prepared to accept uniye
sal gold standard with all that means?
you think we cannot. II you think Y
should not, II you think We must M
then want YOU to consider your part
this transaction.
"The day on which you cast your bs
lot may determine for few years or fo
ever the financial policy of the Unit
States. That day Is the most importa
that has come to the United States,
time of peace since the signing of I
Declaration of Independence.
There are three classes OF people-ye
four-interested in the restoration OF
his muscle. his sweat, his brain, convt
the natural resources OF this nation in
material wealth. and unless he can s
what he produces for more than the cost
production he cannot afford to produce
The condition of the farmer has gro,
are being driven into the cities to contt
for any Job with the people living in [