The Irish standard., 1896-07-25
gM OF SILVER / 0RAl0RYl. R. !. | [
Speech of, w. ]. Bryan Delivered
". II the National Democratic
:sssSp Convention. ii.
InThis Great Contest Brother ls1
.Arrayed Against Broth

II
Retitions for Silver Have Been
Scorned, Now It Is Open
Id Defiance.
|si'1.t .3s h.
81 The following is the brilliant speech
delivered by w. ]. Bryan at the Chicago
conYention: !.
NNr Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
EGonvention: / would be presumptuots
Elnde6d to present m yseif against the dis
tingIished gentleman to whom you have
Listened, If this were but a measuring OF
ability. but this IS not a contest among
persons. The humblest citizen in all the
| lland, when clad in the armor Of "a right
! eousfeause is stronger than all the whole
hcsts Of error they can bring. come to-
speak in defense of a cause as holy as the
cause of liberty, the cause of humanity.
| Loud applause) #
| 81 When this debate is concluded a mo-
| tion will be made to lay upon the table
the resolutions in condemnation of the
administration shall object to bringing
this question down to level Of persons.
The individual is but an atom; he is born,
he acts, he dies, but principles are eter-
nal, and this has been but contest OF
principles Never before in the history
of this country has there ben witnessed
such a contest as that through which we
have, passed. Never before in the history
of American politics has a great issue
been fought out, as this issue has been, by
the voters themselves.
On the 4th of March, 1895, a few Demo-
Gratis, most Of them members Of congress,
issued an address to the Democrats Of the
nation, asserting that the money ques-
| tion was the paramount Issue OF the
hour; asserting also the right Of a major
itys OF the Democratic party to control the
position Of the party on this paramount
lissue;$ concluding with the request that
all believers, in free silver in the Demo
Ecratic party should organize and take
charge of and control the policy of the
Democratic party.
Three months later, at Memphis, an or
ganization was perfected and every silver
lDernocrat went forth openly and boldly,
| ccurageously proclaiming his belief and
declaring that if successful they would
\ cTystalize i'm a. platform the declaration.
(which they had made; and then began
the conflict with a zeal pr0achftig the
zeal which inspired the. crusaders who
followed Peter the Hermit. Our silver
Democrats went forth from victory unto
victory until they are assembled now, to
discuss, not debate, but to interpret the
| Judgment rendered by the plain people of
this country. (Applause.)
| In this contest brother has been ar
rayed against brother, the warmest ties
Of love and association and acquaintance
have been disregarded. Old leaders have
been cast aside when they refused to-
give expression to the sentiments of those
whom they would lead and new leaders
have sprung up to give direction to this
cause of truth (Cheers.) 49, ~-g--
| Thus has the contest been waged, and
we have assembled here under as binding
land solemn instructions as We're ever
Fastened upon the representatives of a
lpeople. Wegdo not come as individuals.
EWhy, as individuals we might have been
{sslad to compliment the gentleman from
fNew York (Senator HilD, but we know
that the people for whom we appear
would never be wiling to put him in a
position where he could thwart the will
|tof the Democratic party (Cheers.) ;a .
IstgI say it was not a question of persons: it:
| was q question of principle; and it is now
with gladness my friends, that we find our
selves brought into conflict with those
who are arrayed on the other side The,
gentleman who just preceded me Governor
Rusgel) spoke of the old state Of Massa-r
chusetts. Let me assure him that not one;
man amongst the delegates bears the.
EIeast hostility to the people OF the state Of
Massaehllsett but we stand here represent
ling people who are the equals before the law
people who are the equals before the law
OF the largest citizens in the state. Of Massa-
lchusetts (applause) when. you come before,
It's and telFaus that we shall disturb your
business Interests, and we reply that you
have disturbed our business interests by
your course. (Great applause and cheer
EiEg.) $t
1--we say to you that YOU nave made too
Ilimited application of the definition Of busi-s
ness man The man VINO is employed for
wages is as much a business man sSl1is en-
plGver. lCheering.) The attorney in coull-7
try town is as much business man as the:
corporation counsel ina great metropolis.
The merchant at the crossroads store gls as
much business man as the merchant IN
New York. The farmer VINO goes forth in the
morning and tolls all day, begins in the.
spring and tolls all summer, by the apps
cation sof BRAN and muscle to the. natural
resources of this country, creates wealth
| sfs 9as much business man as the man who
goes upon che board Sof trade and bets upon
the price Of grain. n ss .I ss I.
a The sentiments OF the speaker were
eheered again and again and the gal
lJerfessseemed to be a mass of white, because
FOE handkerchiefs waving. he cheers were
renewed gain and ain and IT was twenty
minutes before Bryan could be heard. i He,
proceeded as follows q fS II Il. ss.:
The miners who so q thousand feet into.
Ithe earth Or climb two thousand feet 5up0ns
lsthe XII iHs and bring Sfefth from their hiding
at1es spreci 0,ls III tails e. be poured in
Efhes sshaunei eiSof tra le. are as much business
afien as. t1e few dnant.a managers Who ;r,l
back room corner the ll0ney of the
free delegat tes ID this point
forth III tremen do1iss cheers standing
pIla airs ana heir banners frantie-s
rider was dHa restored and Ia1lrss.
tOnb Il
|ss come gto for broader class
s0ff shasiness men. f..ends, ne say
slue one word aga nst q nOse i've upon
|the At.antic coast, but those shar pioneers
Who Brayed salll the q danger the wilder-S
no have mad the desert to blossom