Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-01
WHEN TOURGEE LIVES.
Mr.. Bryan Proved He Was on No "Fool's
Errand."

Ripley, N. Y, Aug. 31.--Mayville, which
is the home of Judge A. w. Tourgee, who
Is at present stumping for Major McKin-
ley, was reached at 1920 a. m. Mr Bryan
spoke here from the balcony of the hotel
to 400 people, and his reference to Judge
Tourgee'S books caused laughter from
the crowd that heard him.
He said that Jefferson had the correct
idea when he said that governments
were founded in jealousy, not in conf
dence-that confidence was everywhere
the parent of despotism. "Show me a
people," said Mr.. Bryan, who are SO
confident in their leaders that they take
no part in the details of government and
I will show you a people whose leaders
look out for themselves, not the interests
of all the people. Show me people who,
instead of having too much confidence,
are jealous of their liberties, are watchful
of their public servants and careful as
: to the policies proposed by the different
parties, and / will show you a people
that have good government. (Cheers)
In this campaign the parties come to
you with their platforms outlining what
they will do, and in this campaign there
Is one great question which overshadows
all others-the money question. On this
question the two leading parties take po-
sitions entirely antagonistic to each 9TH
er. The republican party declares in its
platform that the gold standard must
be maintained until the leading CONNER
cial nations join with us in substituting
bimetallism for the gold standard. They
do not say that a gold standard is good,
but simply that we must continue 1t un-
til other nations help us to secure some-
thing which the republican platform ad-
mits to be better-namely, bimetallism.
No Straddle This Year.
Nov, the democratic party takes an
entirely different position. Heretofore it
has been too much the custom for both
parties to take ambiguous positions and
to straddle the question. This year they
did not do that. The republican party
has declared for the maintenance of the
gold standard until other nations come
to our relief. The democratic party de-
clares its unalterable opposition to gold
standard, and declares for the imm dlate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage Of gold and silver a the present
legal ratio of 16 to without waiting for
the aid or consent of any foreign nation
on earth. That makes the issue. The
democratic party says that bimetallism
Is desirable, and that 1t is desirable right
now, and that it is not only good thing.
but that 1t is good thing which cannot
come too high for the American psople.
(Cheers.)
1T not only says that bimetallism is
good thing. but that we ought to have
1t right now. What else does it do? In
order that nobody may misunderstood,
IT declares that the people who are to Sc
cure bimetallism are the American people
thmselves, and that we are not justified
In waiting one single day for a foreign
nation to come to our help. The demo-
cratic platform declares that the Amer
lean people should restore bimetallism for
themselves, whether other nations aid us
and consent to 1t or not. (Cheers.) /
want you to think over this money ques-
tion and find out how IL affects you. You
- q h n~t<rl.k -.
1t affects you arg any other class Of our
people. as those who are engaged In nego-
tiating with the government for the sale
of bonds on which the people have to pay