The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-09

there Governor Holcomb, John A Creigl
ton of Omaha, Ignatius Donnelly anC
other prominent free silver men. He was
introduced by Chairman Humphreys OF
the Lincoln committee on reception
president of the Columbian Nationa
bank. who was formerly a Republican.
Mr.Bryan first spoke OF mis- trip through
the eastern states, extending over g
period of nearly month. He assured
his audience that the sentiment in favor
of the free coinage of silver was grow
ing in those states. There ne had found
the Producers of wealth---the farmers
and the laborers---joining with the peo-
pie Of the west to free the domination
of those financial influences which have
controlled our legislation and our finan-
cial policies" In the very shadow OF
Wall street, ne said would be found as
bitter hatred of these influences as
would he found among the farmers Of
Nebraska. All through the east he had
found farmers who had been Republi-
cans, who were openly supporting the
free coinage of silver. and who were
openly asserting that they had as much
right to attend to their business as the
New York banker had to attend to his
business. He had found no lukewarm
men anywhere.
EITHER FOR OR AGAINST.
''They have" he said, been earnestly
/ for us or against us" This he was glad
| TO see, for he considered politics a ser
! ious business when the people We're con-
fr0nted with such issues as now con-
/ front the American people.
Mr.. Bryan then referred to the attitude
of the Republican party on the financial
question, as declared in its platform
and emphasized in the utterances of its
I nominees. As opposed 70 the Republi-
/ can policy of maintaining a gold stan
dard until the leading nations Of Europe
shall join in substitution of a double
standa. ?rd," he said that the Democratic
party had declared for the immediate
restoration Of the American constitu-
sion-" Not only the Democratic party
had so declared, but the silver and the
POpulist party had both joined with the
Democratic party in making this para
mount issue Of the campaign. Mr.
Bryan added:
COERCION AND TERRORISM
81 do not know whether all Of you
fully realize the intensity of the struggle
in which We are engaged. Our oI,oo-
nents began the campaign by asserting
that he American peoplewere not able TO
re-eSta blish biInetallism, and then when
/ they found that there was a revolt
among the American people against
such a policy, they have commenced q
system of coercion and terrorism, say
ing that the masses Of the people have
rot the right to determine what kind of
a policy thy want
This terrorism and coercion is man
ifested in two ways. In the first place,
heads n z
dertaking to compel their employees to
support the gold standard. My friends,
il the heads of these corporations as
sert the right to control the votes of
those who work for them, then we have
presented to the American people even
a greater question than the silver uues-
ton. If corporation has the right TO
control the vote of an employee on one
question, it has the right to control it
on every question. These corporations
were not constituted for any such pur-
pose. They are creatures of law. Has
the law given unto these corporations
any such powers?
BANKERS COERCING, TOO.
IF corporation is not Entrusted with
the legal right to vote those employees
as i viii, then the corporation that
attempts it usurps rights and becomes
a dangerous power in a free govern
ment. If there are those here who are
opposed TO us on the money question.
they dare not approve of the conduct
of these corporations that are attempt
ing to vote their employees We NAV be
the ones to suffer now, but | warn YOU.
fellow-citlZens, that the time may come
when these very corporations will turn
themselves against you and your fami-
lies with all the accumulated power
that your endorsement of their conduct
will now give them.
Not only have some of these corpora
tons attempted to cOerce their employees
but the great money power conferred
IN New York has been attempting to CO.
cree the people who do business with
II. y paper, few days aga, said of a
Montana bank which failed, that the
reason given was that the managers
of the bank were advoca ting free sill
Yer, and therefore the New York banks
refused to extend credit any longer and
enforced the collection Of a note which
they held, which suspended the bank.
My friends, do you think you are under
a government Of the people? I want
10 ask you what you think will be the
result If We get to be a government by
banks.
DUE TO EASTERN BANKS.
I'VE had a failure in this CITY last
winter, failure which in my Judgment
was largely due to the sale of bonds and
To the fact that the eastern banks were
drawing money from circulation. from
business, from the channels of trade.
to invest in government bonds. If. my
friends, you have financial policy
which permits a feS financiers to close
your banks at will and swallow up your
deposits and impOveTish your people.
] want TO ask you if II is not time for
you to consider whether this cannot
be stopped
referring 70 the argument that the
people cannot borrow money from
abroad unless their laws are satisfac-
tory to the money owners. the speaker
asserted that the people could never
get out of the clutches of the foreign
broker 50 long as they allow him TO
control their financial system. He de-
clared 1t to be his judgment that a prop
or financial policy for the past twenty
years would have left the people of the
United States Independent of foreign
money Instead, he believed, they
were more dependent today than twenty
years ago. The candidate then said
y WORD TO SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Il call Your attention to the fact that
The Republican committee Of this town
has sent letters 10 lady school teachers
showing them what their interest in
this question is. In calling the atten-
ton Of the school teachers to the fac.
that gold stanard gives them a sal
airy which viii buy more and more all
the time, they neglect 10 say that the
more the salary rises. the harder II is
Tor the taxpayer 70 pay that salary.
And more than that. the forget to saw
that II these crimes go on. IL will be nee