The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-18
before any general prosperity can reach
those who live upon the toilers of rhis
country" (Great applause)
GREAT CROWD AT GREENSBORO
Bryan DenOunces the Bond Syndi-
cate Before 10000 Persons.

and Mr.. Bryan delivered a short speech
from the covered stand to about a thou
sand people, who were very hearty in
their applause. This is what Mr.. Bryan
said: II met some Of the Concord people
this morning at Charlotte. 1 am glad to
see the rest of you now. In my short time
1 cannot do better than call attention to
few questions, and give you an answer
so you can use them in the hand-to-hand
discussion. Conversions are not made by
public speaking so much as by one neigh
ber talking TO another. People say they
do not want 50-cent dollars, and appeal
to the inherent sense of Justice In trying
to show a silver dollar is a 5O-cent dollar
they value silver by the bullion, which
cannot get to the mint, and assume it will
be only worth 30 cents under free coinage.
Under free coinage new demand is crea-
ted. L cannot illustrate 1t better than this
way. At home we get butter for 25 cents
a pound the year around. The farmer
goes to town in the fall and contracts for
all the butter he thinks he will produce.
In the spring he finds he has more and
has toa sell It for Is cents
pound because nobody stands ready to take
his surphs at rs cents. So with silver. If
the mints are opened to every man with
an ounce of silver can convert 1t into
money there would be no surplus to drag
down the price. Can the United States
take all the silver offered? If so we can
maintain the parity. The only way 10
know absolutely is to try, but we are en-
couraged to try. Remember the silver of
France, England and Germany-nearly all
coined and used in the world is worth
more now as compared with gold than 1t
would be here. France has more silver in
circulation per capita than we have, and
it circulates at 1874 to 1. Not an ounce
has come here without rising cents. The
silver of England Is worth more at home,
and 1t would hurt England more than us,
because there are more people there that
use silver than ever see a piece of gold.
China, Japan and India must have their
supply, and we would take only what is
left. II we can take it all we will fix the
price at S,29, and we would
raise the price of those things
which come in competition with
the products of other countries thereby
restoring prosperity to the farmers who
could then purchase at the stores and
make demand for the products of the
factories. II you destroy the ability of
producers to sell the products Of the fac
tories, you destroy the factories, no mat
ter what they talk about opening the
mills" (Cheers.)
AT Salisbury, reached at 11:15 O'Clock,
Mr.. Bryan was introduced to 1900 people
by Theodore F. Kluttz, chairman of the
North Carolina delegation at Chicago,
who seconded Mr.. Bryans nomination.
Considerable enthusiasm marked the can
didates speech and the cheers grew in
intensity as he proceeded. Just as Mr..
Bryan was boarding his train he was
presented with the foot of rabbit killed
at midnight in a church yard, during the
dark of the moon. Those who saw the
presentation manifested their appreca-
tion of the incident by exercising their
lungs, and just as the train moved off the
candidate called out IF all the people
who have given me rabbits feet in this
campaign will vote for me, there is no
possible doubt of my election"
This is Mr. Bryan's Salisbury speech:
81 am informed that Andrew Jackson
was law student in this city, and l am
glad to tread the soil made sacred by the
hero of New Orleans. (Applause) The
principles for which l stand before the
people are the principles taught by Jack
son when he was the idol, not Of the
democracy alone, but of the great COM
mon people whom he at all times defended.
(Applause) When Jackson was President
his greatest fight was against the United
States national banks. Those connected
with that great banking influence de-
nounced him and applied to him just as
abusive epithets as the money-owning and
changing class applied to Thomas Jeffer-
son before him, and have applied to every
one since who did not bow the knee to
the Baal and worship the golden calf.
(Applause)
of this country We're combined for his over
throw, lust as they have to-day combined
to perpetuate a government of syndi-
Gates by syndicates and for syndicates
(Applause) The masses are interested in
a government which guarantees equal
rights to all and confers special privi-
leees upon none. 1t is the classes who
want to use the instrumentalities OF the
government for private gain. The masses
are too busy trying to make living ana
bearing burdens imposed on them TO croWd
around legislative halls and spend large
amount to secure legislation which VIII
enable them to get a larger amount out
of the people. If the government VIII
protect each citizen in the enjoyment or
life, liberty and the pursuit OF happiness
Il is all that should be asked We are
now engaged in an effort to make the
pursuit of happiness more to the masses
than a mere idle pursuit with no pros
pect of overtaking that happiness. Our
opponents seem to monopolize the oppor-
and combinations of wealth shut the doors
tunities of this country and let the trusts
of opportunity against the humber MEM
bers of society. "a voice: Look this
way")
81 am glad you reminded me or II, De-
cause there were so many on this SIDE
I did not suppose there were any more
left to get on the other. Qaughter)
am glad to note the intense interest In
this campaign. have noticed II all along
the line. / have noticed 1t among young
men who are anxious to establish them
selves and build up competency l nave
noticed II among old men who are pray
ing that before their days are ended they
may see the money of the constitution
restored (Applause) / have noticed II
among the mothers and wives, who have
been in every audience crowding around
the platform, because they especially
have felt the pressure of the gold stand
dard. Living expenses have been reduced
while the debts and the taxes Of the
farmer have held up. / am not surprised
they take an interest. If you could enter
the homes OF this nation and see how
hope deferred has made the heart sick;
II you could see parents who, in the hopes
of better days, have planned for the high
er education Of their children, In order
that their children might begin the bat
tie Of life with greater advantages than
their parents. but who have been com
r,elled m keen the children at home I'm or