The herald., 1896-09-18

value. and 1t may happen that a mar
who honestly contracted a debt on the
worth Of property has value at the
time sufficient to warrant the debt will
find himself stripped of his property and
his debt remain unextinguished."
Mr.. Clay simply described the condi.
tions which confront the American peo-
pie today, and yet the Republican party
not only refuses to recognize that con-
dition and bring relief from that con-
dition, but they pledge themselves to
a policy which increases the financial
distress of this country, makes debts
harder to pay. and summons the sheriff
/ to take charge n the property Of the
citizen, and leaves the debt unextin-
guished to hang over him still. (Great
applause.)
My friends, must leave. (Cries OF
"Oh don't STOP go on.') In the state of
North Carolina, where the people can
| listen to the words of their great states
man (Vance) (great applause), it is not
necessary for one to come from abroad
to call your attention to the perils which
surround you. You remember that one
of the last speeches he ever uttered was
upon this question, in which he showed
to the American people that the great
contest between the money power and
the common people was at hand. If
there is one in this audience whose SYM
pathes in this contest are with the mon
ey power, we do not expect him to sup
port the Chicago ticket; but we do ap-
peal to the support of all of those whose
sympathies are with the masses of the
people, and who believe that prosperity
must come to those who toll before gen.
eral prosperity can reach those who live
on the toilers of this country. (Great
applause.)
At Concord Mr.. Bryan spoke for three
minutes from a small platform near the
depot. He Immediately drfted into
free silver argument.
When the train reached Salisbury at
HIS the larger portion of the popula-
tion appeared at the depot. Mr.. Bryan
was introduced by T. F. Klutz, one of
those who seconded his nomination at
Chicago. The nominee spoke eulogis-
tically of the state he was in and after
referring to the fact that Andrew jack
son had been law student in Salisbury
he remarked: 1.-The principles for
which 1 stand are the principles taught
by Jackson, when he was the idol, not
of Democracy alone, but of the great
common people whom he had at all
times defended"
He spoke of Jefferson's history and
referred to the fact that Jackson and
Taff ho1 fta oh Of oh
i've epithets by the money owning and
money changing class, who proclaimed
against everyone who did not bow the
knee to Baal and worship the golden
calf. Mr.. Bryan then stated that he
had noticed mothers and wives in the
audiences he addressed crowding about
the platform, because they especially
have felt the pressure of the gold
standard. Living expenses have been
reduced, while the debts and the taxes
of the farmer have been held up. If
you could enter the homes of this nation
and see how hope deferred has made
the heart sick; if you could see parents
who, in the hope of better days, have
planned for the higher education of
their children in order that the chill
greater advantages than their parents;
but who have been compelled to keep
the children at home to keep the wolf
from the door, you would understand
what the gold standard means. 1t means
lower order of civilization, and if con-
tinued we will sink down where the
few own all the wealth and the many
are simply tenants. Our opponents try
to divide the toiling masses and set the
laboring man in opposition to the far
mer. l warn laborers not to desert the
farmers, who have been the friends of
labor in every struggle to better their
condition. The very people who today
are attempting to use laboring men
to defeat the farmers in their just cause
are the same people who have oppress-
ed labor from the beginning of the
world. (Great applause)
At Lexington Mr.. Bryan spoke three
minutes to a large crowd.
At Greensboro five bands, hundred
equestrians and a great crowd greeted
Mr. Bryan. The party dined there, and
as soon as the meal was over Mr. Bryan
spoke from an elaborately decorated
stand near Washington street. His
speech was largely devoted to an ar
raignemnt of the recent bond transac-
tion and the syndicates connected
Herewith, Reverting then to the de-
STABILITY of the free coinage of silver,
he said: "A great many bankers seem.
to think it their duty to support a gold
standard, yet there is no reason why
the western and southern bankers
should be in favor of it. If our bankers
in the west and south would think for
themselves instead of taking their opin-
ions ready made from the bankers in
New York, who import them from Lon
don, we would have more free silver
bankers"
In conclusion Mr.. Bryan said: II am
not acquainted with local matters in
your state. You have differences among
you over this ISSUE But I beg of you
that you will let nothing prevent the
consolidation Of all those who believe
in the money of the constitution. CAP
plause.) 1 trust that you will allow
no personal differences or local mat
ters to prevent your casting the solid and
united vote, not only for your presiden-
tial electors, but for members of con-
gress who will give president a chance
to sign free coinage law" (Applause.)
AT RALEIGH.
RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. 17-This city,
like the rest through which the candi-