The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

will then suspend the coinage Of silver
We reply At when We advocate thin6
which we uslieve win BE- successful, ",
are not compelled 10 raise a doubt as 4
our own sincerity by trying TO show
what we viii do n we can. ! ask hin
II he will apply this logic TO rs. why he
does not apply II 70 himselfl He say .
that he wants this country 10 try 20 50
cure an international agreement. Why :
doesn't he tell u what he Is going TO dc
II they fail 20 secure intcrnationA
agreement There is more reason fo
him 10 do that than for rs TO maintain
the parity They have tried for 30 years
10 secure international agreement, ane
they are waiting for il most impatiently
and don't want IL at all lCheers ane
laughter, long continued.
Now, my friends. let me come to the
great paramount issue. II they ask NJ
here why we say more ON the money
question than we say on the tariff ques
tion reply IL protection has slain its
thousands the gold standard has slain
Sc tens Of thousands. II they AJAX us
why we did not embody all these things |
In our platform which we believe, we /
reply that when we have restored the |
money Of the constitution all other nee
essary reforms will be possible, and that
/ until that Is done. there IL no reform
that can be accomplished. Cheer
l Why is Il that within three months such
q change has come over the sentiments
Of this countryi
Three months ago. when II was con-
iidently asserted that thnse who believed
IN the gold standard and nominate our
candidate, even the q lvocates Of the
gold standard did not think that we
could elect a president. but they had
good reason for suspicion, because there
Is scarcely state here today asking for
the gold standard that IL not within the
absolute control Of the Republic =
party loud cheering-l But note { :
change Mr. Mckinley was nominat' 1
upon a platform that declared for the
maintenance Of the gold standard until
Il should be chang Al into bimetallism
by international agreement Mr.. Nc
Kinley was the most popular man among
the Republican party and everybody
three months ago in the Republif N
party puphosied his election. How is
Il today Why. that man, who usec 20
? boast that he looked like Napoleon
; Laughter and cheers. that man shud-
dors today when be thinks he was nom.
mated ON the anniversary Of the battle
y of Waterloo The coincidence Of Nc
Kinley's nomination recalls the fate Of
! Napoleon az Waterloo.
y The ilvermen showed their apprcia'
y tion Of the point by yelling. and the roai
!, for 20 orS0 seconds prevented the speaker
., from proceeding. Atlength, when thing
y calmed down trifie, he resumed a. FOL
u lows
Not only that. but a. he listens he car
y hear with ovcrincrcasing distinctness thl
u sound Of the waves as they beat upon thl
o lonely shorcs tCheersl Why thi
changer Al my friends, Il Is evident =
o, everyone who will look At the matter
o, Il is no nrivate character, howeve
J pure, personal popularity, however great
W that can protect from the avonginl
- w.ath of an indignant people the maj
who win neither declare that he is In fay
a, a or foisting the gold standard upon thi
~ people, or who Is willingto surrcnde
~ the right Of selfgovernmcnt and plac
y Legislative control in the hands Of forcig
" potontates and powers. lCheers
90 We 70 forth confident that we sha
~ win. Why? Because upon the par
lls mount Issue In this campaign there
hA not spot Of ground upon which tf
Ip enemy will dare challenge battle. VIII!
lA II they tell Us the gold standard is
nc good thing we point TO their platfori
IA and tell them that their platform pledg
the party to get rid Of the gold siandai
,rN and bimetsllism IApplause II Il
IN gold standard is good thing then WI
W4e' W try 70 get r.d Of iti Laughter and co
Y tinued applause l might call your q
'n. tention 10 the fact that some Of the vel
va people whc are IN this convention tCda
and who d,clarc that We ought 90
eh' clare In favor cf international himeta
ave ism. and thereby declare the gold stan
Ior ard wrong md the principal of bimeta
op' ism better these very people four mont
noy ago were olen and avowed nd,o atos
IA the gold standard. telling Us that '
ins could no, locislate the two metals
hei gother. even with all the word III
''u' ncwod applause and cheers
o. want 90 suggest this truth. II I
- gold standard is "a good thing we oug
10 declare IN favor of its retention. l
ne In favor 81 ABANDONING it. and II
ioe gold standard s. "a bad thing. why shol
.ha' we wait untl some other nations
op willing 70 help us let go' iApplau,
u Here is the line @; battle We care
l'Vi upon which issue they force the fg
sue We are prepared 90 meet thom On Ctl
'oel' issue. one or both II they tell us
lhi. gold standard Is the standard Of civi
! aion. we rcplN shat this, the most
nie' hghtoned Of an the nations of the ear
NeW has never declared for the gold standa
ieh' and both plrtos this year arc deolar
'H"' against Il lApplausel II the 3
"''' standard Is the standard OF civilzati
~ why, my friends, should wenot have
aO's' So. II they como to meet US ON that
Nv : can present the history OF our natl
= ~ More than tnEt. We can tell them &
uu' that they will search the pages