The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-10-09

was f6hfihS the same combination which
we ngRf todaf- Tie battle Of BefaeeraeE
today is the battle that Democracy has
ever fought. 1t is the cause Of the people /;
the cause OF the great mass Of the Ameri-
can people as arrayed against those who
enjoy special privileges and are attempting
te fasten their hold npon the government
by contributing enormous campaign funds,
with the hope of getting back more after
the election THAI they spend 10 secure the
election.
Against corruption fund unparalleled
we simply place a people defenseless ex-
cept in the strength of the cause which
they advance; strength which every cit
izen has when he is fighting in tia cause Of
truth and justiseI and yet when he seems
| ttiost defenseless and relies most upon the
justice of his cause he is bhea stronger
than at any other time. We also have to
oppose intimidation. but my friends we have
/ always had to oppose intimidation. Those
whom we fight today have used intimida-
I tion for their weapon ever: but in this
country we find that as people become
more intelligent; as they come more and
more to F6alize The advantages Of free gov
ernnent and civil liberty, the attempt to
intimidate simply reacts and men who were
not aroused before become aroused because
they realize that they have departed from
the issue and are simply attempting to
deny the right CT man to use his ballot as
he desires.
Intimidation today is having just the
opposite effect from what was intended.
Our vote this fall will be hundreds of thou
sands stronger because of the unfair at
tempt of our opponents to prevent men
from voting as they please because they
are paying wages TO them and claim to own
their votes.
New l have only been able to say
small part of what / would like to say
[Cries of go on, go on, go onr'1 You don't
need that people should come from abroad
to enlighten you here on these issues.
Your State contains vast majority of
people who are in favor of the free coinage
of silver, and you are as well supplied with
public speakers as any State in the Unieh
and who can defend our cause against all
who may attack their principles.
A Call to Duty.
"F'rom your senators who have been
among the most valiant champions of BIZ
metallism and other causes in which the
people have been interested down all the
way to your humble citizens we can find
those who can speak out in defense of BIZ
metallism land my friends, such is my faitk
inthe capacity of the people for self
government that if you were deprived
in this State of every man who had ever
made public speech, believe that our
cause so appeals to the hearts of the people
that there would spring up in every COM
munty those who would become public
speakers in defense of their cause and
homes.
"Do your duty as you see it. 1t is not my
place to measure the duty of any man. |
present to you this cause. call your at
tention to your responsibility. 1 beg you to
consider your own conduct in the light OF
the results which may follow it. But
when all this is said and
all have spoken we must rely
at last upon the good Judgment
and the consciences of the people of this
country to do what is necessary to make
whatever sacrifice is needed in order that
the majority of the people of this country
shall not be deferred in their determine
tion, by dissensions upon minor matters
among those who act together If they
would save the nation" Loud and con-
tinued applause
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bryan's speech
there was a rush of people desiring to get
nearer to and shake hands with him, and
It was with difficulty that the police
cleared passage-way for the distinguished
speaker to his carriage.