The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-06

WAS HOl eAptCAlliS " IAlQ 50 ldTkt a pro-
portion of the voters of this country as
sembled here when our train pulled in
This is one of the largest crowds that
have found al so small town. ] am very
much gratifed 70 find the interest which
is everywhere manifest in this cause 1t
is an evidence that the people are inves-
tigating, and well may they investigate.
l cannot but believe that when the people
understand what has been going on under
our persent financial policy, that they
will arise in almost unanimous protest
against it. We have been maintaining a
gold standard, and in order to maintain
that they have issued $262, ,000 900 in bonds
the last three years to buy gold and
maintain the policy, and the end is not
yet. For the present our iinanciers are
furnishing gold, and why? Because they
do not want another bond issue before
the election. That is the only reason. And
yet they are furnishing more gold in such
a way that under the present policy they
can go down the day after election and
draw out every dollar and force another
issue of bonds. (Applause)
Under our present policy the bonded
debt of this country does not depend upon
the will of the people. 1t is not deter
mined by what they think is best, or
by what they are willing to pay interest
on, but is determined by those financiers
who, under the policy of the treasury de-
partment, are able to draw out gold and
force an issue of bonds, and then draw
out the gold to buy the bonds with, and
demand another issue of bonds without
hmit-no end to 1t at all, because, my
friends, when they issued the first $50000,-
900 of bonds, they drew out $ls0O00O0 of
the gold to buy the bonds with and when
they issued the second $5O,OO0 900, they
drew out larger proportion than they
had the first time.
Then they got what was called the
Rothschifd contract, which, in my judg-
ment, was one of the most infamous con-
tracts ever entered into by this govern
ment with private citizens. That con-
tract, my friends, was bad, not merely
because it compelled the people TO pay a
large amount of interest which was un-
necessary, not merely because bonds
which ought to have been worth 119 at the
time were sold at 104A. That contract
was bad for these reasons, | say, but
worse for another reason. That contract
was worse because II stipulated that.a few
fnanciers are to take care of the United
States treasury for what has been done
for them. Instead of having the Secretary
Of the Treasury summoned before a few
magnates OF Wall street and told what he
must do, / believe the time has come when
we as the people should summon those
finaciers before him and tell him what he
must do. Great applause). l believe that
the people of this country, acting through
government which respects their will
and protects their rights, are strong
enough to carry on this government, not
only without the aid of syndicates, but in
spite of anything that syndicates can do
to prevent it, Great eheering).
''The Chicago platform does not pro-
pose to inJure anybody. II simply pro-
poses to prevent people from injuring their
fellow men. We find growing up over the
country more trusts and combinations OF
wealth, and these are combining togethe~,
and are able to drive out the humber
competitors and then, having destroyed
competition, they are able to prey upon
society and get back from helpless con-
sumers more than they have lost by COM
petition. l understand that you have had
some experience in this state What was
1t that you had a trust in here. Cotton
bagging? My friends, what can be done
in one thing can be done in all things, If
the trust is left unrestrained. 1t is one
of the things that we rejoice at in this con-
test that we do not have the support OF
any trusts or combinations or syndicates
of this country" (Cheers.)
Three thousand demonstratlve people
were at Milan, and they, too, heard lit.
tie speech.
Mckenzie had even a larger crowd,
which Mr.. Bryan spoke to as follows:
Gentlemen: 1t gives me a great deal OF
pleasure to become acquainted with so
many of the American people. The only
trouble l find is that instead of showing
any coldness, they are apt to overcome
me with demonstrations and manifesto
tions Of affection. L wish had time TO
present to you the issues of this campaign,
as / look at them, and yet 1t would be a
waste of time down here.
find that in Tennessee it is
like giving medicine to those who
are already well. / can better save
strength and employ my time talking to
people in other parts of the country than
in talking to you, my friends.
''The platform upon which / stand pre-
sents democracy as l understand It.
believe that every letter, every syllable,
every plank in that platform is demo-
cratic in its broadest sense. (Cheers.) AS
/ understand democracy, It means the
rule Of the people, and that platform
presents those policies which, in my
Judgment, are best for the great majority
Of the American people. That platform
is sound from beginning to end. 1t
breathes the spirit OF the declaration of
Independence and IL is the forerunner of
that movement which is to carry the gov
ernment back and plant II again on the
old foundations where the government
shall protect each individual in the en-
tOyment OF lie ana nDerty ana the Dur-
suit Of happiness, and stop using the in
strumentalities of government for favor
itism and for the benefit of special privi-
legged classes. (Cheers) / believe, my
friends, that we have suffered more in
this country from favorltism on the part
Of the government than from any other
cause Favoritism has no place in gov
ernment For the past twenty years or
more our government has been operated,
in my Judgment, in the interests Of a few
people and against the rights and well
fare Of the great masses OF the people,
and now when the people are asserting
their right to proper consideration, we
find that those who are intrenched be-
hind these bulwarks which have been
their hope in the past generation. call US
anarchists and socialists and disturbers
Of public order. My friends, as | look
into the faces Of these people, / cannot
believe they are anarchists. / do not
believe you find anarchists out upon the
farms and plantations and in the work.
shops. II you were to send me out to find
anarchists, l would find them at the head
of these great syndicates and corpora
tIons. which think they are greater than
the government and refuse to respect the
law.
"I beg you to study the issues involved
in the campa.gn study the results which