The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02

ciples which urderlie money. 1t is so
simple that not one person m aHdl this
audience need go away without a clear
understanding Of what this question is. !"
(Applause.)
Here Mr. Bryan was stopped by cries
from those at the left of the platform
that they could not hear him. Stepping
to the end of the platform he continued:
A RISING DOLLAR.
1T win speak from different parts Of
the platform in order to reach as many
as possible. 1 say. my friends, that this
money question Is 50 simple that II
may be understood by all of you. We
cam make money either dear or cheap by
law. You can make money dear by
making money scarce: you can make
money too cheap by making money too
plentiful. A dollar Is a question. OF law
and If you have more dollars than are
necessary to keep pace with the demand
for money, then the dollars VIII fall in
purchasing power" Great applause
Then there was a. clamor fer Mr.. Bry-
an at the right of the stand. He chang
ed his position to that quarter and
again proceeded:
You can make dollars rise in value
If you Will enact legislation which viii
make dollars too scarce. There are
some peope who profit by rising dol
lar. There are some people who grow
rich as the dollars grow in purchas-
ing power. and if these people control
legislation they will so control that leg
islation as to rise the value of the mon
ey which they own. Great appiauSe.)
There are those who make a profit by
the negotiation of bonds. and those who
profit by bond sales are anxious that
the government shall maintain a policy
that makes frequent issues Of bonds
necessary. Therefore, my friends, it
becomes a matter of serious consequence
who shall make the law-who shall de-
termine the quality of money that shall
circulate among the people.
Mr.. Bryan then endeavored to show
how the free coinage Of silver would
raise the farming and laboriCg classes
to prosperity and thus bringing pros
perity 70 all business and all manufac-
turing industries. From this line of
argument he turned to the declarations
OF the Republican platform in favor of
international bimetallism, declaring
that the men who dictated that plat
form did not dare to advocate the gold
standard.
HOW HE DOES HATE THEM.
He then endeavored to show the rela-
ton between the Republican managers
and the National Democratic party, say
ing:
They have calledhto their assistance
a so-called branch of the Democratic
party. I want to cali your attention,
my friends, 10 this unique situation.
You had speak in your midst today a
rx-1 he is- n tia
Republican thcket-becauSe Mr.. Cock
ran, who spoke here today, has open
ly and boldly declared his intention of
voting the Republican ticket. and yet a
man who recently said that he is going
to vote the Republican ticket is sent
around over the country by men who
can themselves sound money Demo
Gratis and who pretend to be supporting
another ticket. Great applause.) /
ann not criticising Mr.. Cockran's de-
claration that he viii vote the Republi-
can ticket, but l ask you whether in al
the history of this country. you ever
knew pokicai party that employed a
man to make speeches under its eu-
spices when they knew that he was nor |
going to vote for the ticket which they |
said they were going to vote for. CAP
plause.)
A TRANSPARENT FRAUD.
MY friends. ! can YOUR attention 70 !
Il becsu~e l wan. - SOW what trans |
parent fraud the boiling Democratic or
sani2ation is. 1t has all the characters |
tics of the boiling goldbug Republican, |
except the courage TO vote for the Re |
publican ticket. / call your attention |
to another thing. and that is that in |
stead Of calling themselves gold stand |
ard men they call themselves advocates
II sound money, because they are /
to use the name that describes /
-hair position. Great APPLAUSE In
stead OF saying that they are for gold. |
hey prate about an honest dollar, when |
hey know that the gold dollar Is the |
most dishonest dollar in the land today |
Ind they love II most when il is most |
dishonest Great applause
Mr.. Bryan concluded his address with /
/ statement OF his position before the
,eople. He advocated the principles
which he earnestly believed, he said /
lie asked for the vote of no man. but |
Re appealed TO every citizen 70 study
arefully the Issues of the campaign
ma vote for the person he believed 10
- right He would come before people
Imply TO give them the platform upon
which he stands. and tel them that IL
fected h would carry II out
Today as the twesweth anniversary Of
ne marriage of Mr.. and Mrs Bryan and
he ninth anniversary Of their residence
n Lincoln During Ghe day Nj. Bryan
poke Of this fact and often expressed
lis regret at not being able to spend
his day al his home. He sent q TEL
gram to Mrs. Bryan and received one
rom her. fitting to the occasion.
The party left for Charleston. W. Va.
( II O'Clock.
SAfsONS WITHDRAWAL RCMORED
{ 10 half Believed That He WIN Leave the
Tickle, In Disgust.