The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10


of society and is not terrified by the
people of any other country. APP
plause.) You must see in this cam
paign an opportunity to restore to
the people financial system suited
to the needs of our peoples financial
system which is American, and
which is not received by importation
from abroad and then held here by
the domination of capital. { APP
plause.
my friends, l want you to under
stand the necessity for financial
system which will giveto the people
of this country enough money to
carry on the business of this coun-
try. want to impress upon your
minds this fact, that there is in cir
culation $3.50, 100000 less than there
was two years ago, as shown by the
treasury statistics. What does it
mean? 1t means that with inereas-
ing population we have diminish
ing supply of money, and yet, my
friends, when we call this to the at
tention of our Republican opponents
they seem unconscious. Since when
have they forgotten that there is a
necessity of an increasing circula-
ton? Since when have they discov-
cred this new idea, that the less mon
ey you have in the country the more
money an individual can get.
MORE OF M'KINLEY's WORDS.
Il want to quote to you, not from
Democratic authority. but from Re
publican authority; | want to quote
to you, not from one Of the lesser Re
publicans, but from great one; not
from the rank and file Of the Repub-
lican party, but from the leader of
the Republican party himself |
want to compare what the Republi-
can nominee for president said this
year with what he said six years ago
in regard to the necessity for an in
creasing circulation. You will find
in his letter of acceptance of this
year this statement: at is not more
money we want. What we want is
to put the money we already have at
work" Now, remember, my friends,
that these words we're uttered at a
time when the circulating medium
had fallen off $150,000,000 in two
years. Let me compare that with
what he said six years ago, when,
instead of having decreasing vol
ume of currency, we had an increase
of about S240, 100000 every year
AT that time they were trying to
substitute the Sherman law for the
Bland Allison act. The Bland Ali
son act put in circulation about
$240, 100000 every year, 80 that the
circulation was increasing, and not
decreasing, as it is now. Let me
read you what the Republican nomi-
nee, then in congress, said in regard
to the necessity for an increasing
circulation: Mr.. Speaker, l will not
vote against this bill and thus de-
prive the people of my country and
the laborers and the producers and
the industries of my country of $780,
900, 900 annually of additional circu-
lating medium. CA voice, He did
not know Mark Hanna then
SINCE HE KNEW HANNA.
Mr.. Bryan-At that time he de-
clared that he would not vote to
prevent his people, the laborers, the
producers, from having 100000, 600
a year more than they were then get
ting under the Bland Allison act;
and yet now, with decreasing cir
culation, he tells you that it is not
more that we need, but to put what
money we have in circulation. Great
applause.
my friends, what change has
taken place In the last six yearsp
Then he desired to increase the
amount of money in circulation
among the people, and now he be-
lieves that all you have to do is to
have confidence that you have enough
and you will never notice the loss.
(Applause.) My friends, the Re
publican platform upon which the
nominee stands declares in favor of
the maintenance of gold standard
until the leading commercial nations
Of the world join in abandoning it.
Let me read you what the Republi-
can nominee said six years ago in
the discussion of this Sherman bill:
Il am for the largest use of silver in
the currency of the country. Iwould
not dishonor it. l would give it
equal credit and equality with gold.
] would make no discrimination. /
would utilize both metals as money,
and discredit neither. / want the
double standard, and believe a
conference will accomplish this pur-
pose He wanted the double stand
ard then. He wants the gold stand
ard now. What change has taken
place? (Applause. If the double
standard was good six years ago it is
good now. (Cries of Good, good
and applause.
LAWS OF FINANCE UNCHANGED.
1.-THE principles which underlie
the double standard have not changed
in six years; the laws of finance have
not changed in six years. The rules
that govern this government now,
governed it then; and yet, my friends
we find men which were openly
earnestly, enthusiastically cham
pioning the double standard then
who are to-day, for some reason
known or unknown, turned complete
ly about and are opposing to-day
what they advocated then, and de-
Tending to-day what they opposed
then. Great applause.
"Now, my friends, they tell us
that we are trying to furnish mint
for silver bullion. They tell us that
our cause is simply the cause of the
silver owners. We deny it. We in
sist that we want silver for money,
and we want it, not because we pro-
duce silver in this country, but be-
cause we need silver in the commerce
of this country. (Applause.
my friends, call your attention
to these extracts from speeches made
by the Republican nominee when in
congress, and compare them with
what he says now, not because / de-
ny to man the right to change his
mind, but, my friends, / insist that
when man changes his mind he
ought to have reasons for it that he
is willing to give to the American
people, 20 that they may judge. { APP
plause.1 / am not insisting that az