The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-27
SPEECH AT MANCHESTER.
A Republican Tries in Vain to Worry
Him With Questions.


Manchester, N. H., Sept. 26.--Amid
much applause and interruption by
questions by Rockwell Clough, of Al
ton, N. H., prominent wire manufac-
turer, Mr.. Bryan addressed very large
crowd on Merrimac Common here. He
said in part:
Fellow Citizens: We are told that
the free coinage of silver viii be de-
trimental to those who have deposits
in saving banks. / want you people
who have money deposited in saving
banks to remember this-that your de-
posits are secure only when the bank
can colleng the money which they have
loaned and if you lend money ON West
ern land, and then drive down the val
ue of Western land, you are destroying
the securities which the banks hold
for what they owe you" (Applause.)
Mr. Bryan then went into a discus
sion of the silver question proper. He
severely arraigned trusts and monopol
lists and declared the people were on
the side of silver and added:
"Silver is legal tender except when
you contract against it. We believe
it ought to be legal tender and that
hereafter no man ought to be permit
ted to contract aginst any kind of gov
ernment money. Great applause.)
'FBut, if our administration would
recognize silver even as it is by law, we
will be relieved of great disadvantages.
But instead of recognizing silver as a
standard money equal with gold, in
the payment of all debts, public and
private, our administration has issued
- H. - ~,
order to buy gold to furnish to those
who make a profit by raiding the Treas
ury, and they buy the bonds which
the Treasury issues to replenish it
self" Great applause.)
At this point, Rockwell Clough, of
Alton, n. H., started to PROFOUND
interrogatories. Said he: "Is that
Republican administration ?"
Mr.. Bryan-''No. sir; but the Repub-
lican administration will continue the
same thing and every prominent Re
publican endorses that system" Great
applause and cheers.)
''John Sherman says that Grover
Cleveland's financial policy is all right,
and John Sherman runs the Republi-
can party. Thomas B. Reed voted for
the approval of the 'Rothschild con-
tract when he was in Congress. Great
applause.) / am not surprised that
Republicans do not like to bear the
odium of the present financial policy
(applause); but they had a chance to
repudiate it at st. Louis, but instead
of doing it, they said it must be con-
tinued forever unless foreigners helped
us out. (Applause.)
"If the Republican leaders do not
like the present financial policy why
is there not enough of them to criticize
it on the stump? (Applause.)
"They tell us that if we use silver
as a standard money for the payment
of all the debts of the government that
gold will go TO a premium. In France
they have more silver per capita than
we have in the United States and vet
the French government does not allow
itself to be bull-dozed and intimidated
by the few financiers." (Applause.)
Here again Mr. Clough interrupted
Mr.. Bryan, asking: "If you want the
people to have silver, why don't you
give it to them at the market value?"
(Howls.)
Mr.. Bryan-''Don't interrupt, my
friend. / am glad to have questions
asked When man is defending the
truth no question can embarrass him.
(Applause.) The gentleman asks why
we don't want silver coined at the mar
ket ratio. / will answer it first this
way: Because the men who object to
free coinage at 16 to /, and talk about
another ratio, are not honest, because