The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-22
BRYAN IN DELAWARE.
He Addresses Crowded Meetings
in Wilmington and Dover,
AssAILs THE BOND SYNDICATE.

'Tnstead of Hiring Financiers to Let Us
Alone We Ought to Try Them for Con-
spiracy Against the Country"-Glad to
be Opposed by Trusts,
W11M1NGToy, Del, Sept s2.-Last night
an audience that filled the Auditorium
here TO It's very utmost capacity, sitting
and standing, became wildly demonstra-
tive over speech by William j. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan was presented by L. Irving
Handy, Democratic candidate for con-
gress. In introducing the Nebraska ora
tor Mr. Handy referred to Major Mchtn-
ley and there was an outburst of cheering
Interrupted with groans and Misses. More
groans and Misses, but no cheers, followed
his reference to the Indianapolis ticket.
Mr.. Bryan's reception was flattering in
It's enthusiasm. When he finished his
speech he went on a platform on an open
lot near the Auditorium and addressed
large audience composed Of those unable
to gain admittance to the principal speech.
In the course of his speech he said;
1T is sometimes customary for the peo-
pie who desire to see a presidential candi-
date to form excursions and visit the home
of the candidate But times are hard this
year and the candidate comes to you to
save the expense of travel. l do not be-
love our people can travel as cheaply,
anyhow, as our opponents can during this
campaign.
! II want to talk to you awhile about the
financial policy Of the governments. L
have an old fashioned idea that the poo
pie have the right to select their public
servants, and that those servants should
conduct the government as the people
want that government conducted. If you
want to employ a man to do certain
kind of work you want to know that the
man is able to do the work that you want
done, and then you employ him. And so
1t is with public officer. You want to
find out first what you want done, and
then you want to find out who is the best
person to do that work in a manner in
which you want 1t done.
II want to tell you how we believe the
work ought to be done, and then you can
decide whether our way Is your way. The
treasury department is an important part
of our government. 1t has to do with our
financial system, and l ask your attention
TO two features of the financial question.
First, what use shall we make of the sill
yer dollars already in existenceY Second
shall we have any more silver dollars put
into existenceS In the first place our sill
yer dollar Is not redeemable in gold by
law Our silver dollar is legal tender
for all debts, public and private, unless the
contract expressly excludes the silver dol
lar Our government has right to pay
every coin obligation In either gold or sill
YER, whenever the government desires.
Furthermore, this government has no gold
obligations except gold notes, and for
every note there is a gold dollar in the
treasury ready to pay it This government
has no gold bonds. This government has
no paper outstanding excepting the gold
, notes upon which gold can legally be de-
manded.
"Whatuse shall we mike of the silver
/ dollarY The Chicago platform declared
! that the silver should be used just as the
gold dollar Is, and that the government
shall not discriminate in favor of one or
/ against the other in the treatment of the
coin speak Of this because all the con-
dltions of which we complain are brought
about by the failure of the government to
exercise its rights to redeem its coin obli-
cations In either gold or silver. If you will
, turn to the language Of John Sherman in
1878, when he was secretary of the treasury,
you will find that he admits that the
greenbacks are legally redeemable in sill
yer. If you will turn to the Matthews
resolution, passed through both houses in
1878, you will find that that resolution eX-
pressly declares that the United States
has the right to pay all coin obligation in
either gold or silver If you will turn to
Mr.. Carlisle's testimony before the com
mittee on appropriations of the house OF
representatives on the 2lst day of Janu-
AIRY, 1895, you will find that Mr.. Carlisle
admits that by law the government could
redeem greenbacks and treasury notes In
silver, but Mr. Carlisle said in his judg
ment 1t would be unsafe for the govern
. ment 10 exercise that right because Other
secretaries of the treasury had established
4 precedent, and that precedent was thai
the note holders should be permitted tC
/ designate the kind of payment instead o.
the government
II lay this down as a ground work be
l cause, my friends the issue of S269 900, ,00t
| OF bonds was unnecessary. Those bOnd
| were issued because the secretary refused
4 to exercise the rights given by law, ant
!, preferred to saddle bonded debt upor
this country instead of departing from
Z custom More than that, my friends not
} only has the secretary of the treasury is
y sued bonds to the extent of S262, 100000 tc
q buy gold when the necessity for buying
J gold could have been avoided by the use
Of silver-not only have those bonds been
q Issued but there is no end to the issues OF
J bonds if this financial system continues
y and the Republican party proposes to CON
3 tinue the same financial system that has
y cursed this country for the last twenty
d three years.
Let me show you what Is possible un'
y der this system, because | have so much
y confidence in the ability and patriotism OF
Z the people that l believe clear under
J standing of the manipulation of the treas
4 ury for private gain by the great syndicate
Z formed for the purpose would open the
} eyes of the people and arouse a unanimous
. protest against it. The first s5O,OOO,OOO OF
Z bonds were advertised for and the adver
J tisoment stated that only gold would be
Z received for the bonds. Suppose a man
Z had gone to the secretary of the treasury
J with 81 900 in greenbacks and treasury