Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-02
FREE COINAGE EXPLAINED.
Mr. Bryan Speaks tOa Large Cragd
al Columbus, Ohio.


COLUMBUS, Sent. 1.-The free silver
campaign Ia O1io touched ite hlgn.
water mark Ia Cleveland last night,
but the oulpouring OF people to seu
and hear the Democratic Presidential
candidate at the etato capital tonight
was greater In proportion to the alzg Of
tbs city than that ia the northern
metropolis had been. Mr.. Bryan had
the state capitol grounds Tor his forum,
aud tho memory OF tbs local politicians
contains no Bucu Demonstration as thu
one IN which be played tue star part.
On ncuount Of the tlEs OF his audi
ence Mr.. Bryan adopted a novel meth
cd OF epeaking, taking 10 sections OF
tue crowd alternately from each OF
the four sides OF the platform, anu even
then not more than tenth OF the
people ooulu hear MIN. He was Ia.
tfoduced by Hon. Allen q. Thurman,
con OF tho "0ld Roman" VINO has been
fighting for free silver In ohio for sew.
eFal years,
Mt. Bryan said In parl;
Ladies' and Gentlomsu-This Il the
largest audience TO which have ever
tried TO speak. have had ocnnslon 10
talk where the audience filled the
house, but never where the audience
Oiled all outdoors. IL you all vote Ne
you now shout, DOME eco how there
can bo any question about the triumph
Of free silver In the state OF Ohio.
Wo have entered upon n campaign
which means much 10 the American
people. 10 our opponents speak truly
h. NhaN a a. "a a..
judgment be tue effect OF tres coinage,
then the success OF the Chicago ticket
would certainly be q calsmiiy 10 tue
thv country. IT, on the other hand,
We speak the truth whom we describe
10 you the ofiecla OF the gold standard,
then maintenance OF the gold standard
until foreign nations come 10 our relief
IL an evil which cannot bs contem.
plated by those who love their country.
We have have begun an INCREASING
warfare against the gold standard. The
Republican party, without declaring
that the gold standard 10 good thing,
has declared that the gold standard
must DO maintained. call your aticn.
lion 10 tho TACT that no party In the
history OF this country has ever In "a
national convention commended the
gold standard. Ils effects arc 20 bad
that no party has dared to uphold II.
Mt. Bryan then spoke from the side
OF tho platform, saying:
desire TO impress upon your minds
the TACT that tho enemy we arc fight.
Ing IN this campaign II an enemy
which has never gone into an open
battle. The advocates OF tue gold
standard have never dared to submit
the gold standard TO the aTbilrnment OF
a ballot. Every step that has been
taken has been taken by stealth anu
without the approval OF the American
leople. When silver WAS demon.
eletzsd in 1873, tue people had
not discussed II, aud perrons
who weTo members OF Con.
grekH ami who voted upon the measure
have testified that they did not under.
stand that the bill demouotizsd silver.
Whoa tho crime was discovered ana
The American ipeoule attempted 10 70.
store silver TO It's ancient place by tho
side Of gold, the opponents OF tree
coinage forced tho Band act upon
Congress ns a oompromise, and as soon
M the Bland act went into force the |
enemies OF FREQ silver proceeded TO re-
zeal tho Bland act anu lett uoihing Ia |
It's plsce. Hut tho silver continent
grew until 1890, and that year Tho OF.
pononts OF FREQ coinage, being afraid Of |
the passage OF fTea cOinago bin, sn-
cured another o9mpromlse which was
known Rs the Sherman law.
In the support Of that measure Sem |
aiOr Sherman made u speech, aud IN |
The course Of that sreooh ho went on
10 say that We required more than |
.42, 000,0 900 new money every year 10 |
keep pHoe with population and indus.
Try, anu no advocated that measure on |
The grou M that II gave to tue people |
more money, and yet, In his "Reo0l- |
leclione," published onlyA faw months |
ago, you Will lind that Senator Shef- |
man there says that he was In favor |
u the SHERMAN law simply ~ |
prevent free coinage, and that lao |
was willing 10 vote for ita repeal |
Inc day after II was enacted N no |
nould prevent the Aubstituilon OF free
There you will find tho chief |
supporter OF tie gold standard policy
In the United States supporting n bill |
Dpcause II gavo money 10 The AmeTl.