The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-03

of gold and silver at the ratio of Is to 1
will be destructive to the welfare of
the. people of the United States do not
want his vote because 1 intend so far
as within me lies to open the minis at
the very first opportunity. Great ap-
plause.) l have never believed that a
man should place his party above his
country I have believed that a man
serves his party best who loves his
country most, and I am willing to give
a free release to every Democrat whose
conscience and judgment cannot sup
port the policy for which I stand. I do
not want you to think because am
only a little older than the constitution
requires, because am claSSed among
those who are called young, that there
is going to be any childish play in this
campaign. Great applauSe-) There IS
lots of work in this campaign and I
don't know but a young man may De
able to work as hard as an older man.
applause; a. voice, Three cheers for
Bryan which were giVen). Mr.. Bryan
But anyhow I will promise you young
men who are here and who are think
ing some time the nomination for the
presidency may fall on you 1 will prom
Use you if elected 1 will not recommend
any change in the constitution which
raises the limit of age. daughter and
cries of good for you BID
There are three classes of people,
yea, four, interested in the restoration
His toll, his muscle, his sweat, his
brain, convert the internal resources
into material. and unless he can sell
what he produces for more than the
cost of production, he cannot afford to
produce it. The condition of the far
mer who ought to be the Independent
person among all, has grown worse
and worse until the farmers sons are
being driven into cities to contest for
any job with the people living in the
cities. (Applause.) Laboring men are
Interested in the restoration of biInet-
gives more opportunities for labor,
more constant employment which is
the first thing the labOrer desires. Gap
plause-) The business man is interest
ed in bimerallism because he makes his
money out of those to whom he sells.
If farmers and laborers cannot buy, he
cannot sell. And if he cannot sell, he
cannot buy from the wholesaler OF the
manufacturer. The business man is
finding out that he needs silver. Some
without knowing the effect upon them
selves. But the business men who have
been relying upon the banker find that
the banker relies on the New York
banker, and that the New York banker
relies upon the London banker. CTre-
mendous applause.)
The professional men. the doctors,
the lawyers, you men who belong to the
professions, live upon the producers of
wealth. You can not destroy the
prosperity of those who toll without
undermining the foundation upon
which you stand. Who are they2 Show
me a man who has an Office for life at
a fixed salary and 1 will show you
man who has pecuniary advantage
in a gold standard, because that sala-
~ becomes larger every day But IT
you show me a man whose salary de-
ponds on business conditions I will
show you a man who will favor bimet-
allism before he loses his salary or his
family is turned out of their house ZAP
plause.) A man who has large fixed
investments which draw fixed
amount of money annually, is interest
ed in the gold standard because the
dollars which come increase in pur-
chasing power and his wealth increases.
But there is another class which ex-
ertS a more potent influence upon leg
islatiOn than the investment class, and
that is the few money changers, the
few men living in the great money CEN
ters who have their wealth in dollars
and loan those dollars out not on long
time contract, but short time contract,
or in the negotiation of great stocks
and bonds. If they can make 1t nee
esSary for the government to sell bonds
for 1o4 when they are worth 119 so
money Shavers are able to profit out
of the extremeties of the government
you might just as well go to the wolf
and ask him to guard the welfare of
your flock of lambs as to go to the
money changers and ask them to pre-
scribe a policy that would be good for
the American people. Great applause
and cheer1ng-) want you to take this
question and think it over and think
for yourselves. No person has a right
to dictate how you shall vote. It was
given to you by our constitution and
our laws for our own protection, and
no man dares interfere with our free
exercise Of the right of suffrage
Great applause and cheering)
Thirty thousand is g, conservative es-
innate of the solid acres of humanity
gathered in High School Square last
evening to hear Vim. J. Bryan. Forty
thousand would probably be nearer the /
correct figures. The audience was
very enthusiastic and at times it be-
came a deafening uproar.