The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-07-24
BRYAN ON SILVER.
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this, that they will searcnl p.sus =, 90
in vain to p q single instance in which
the common people Of any. lind have ever
declared themselves in favor Of a 0nld
standard. (Applause).
They can find where holders Of fixed in
vestments have. Mr.. Carlisle said in 1873
that this was q struggle between idle
holders OF idle capital and the struggling
masses who produce wealth and pay the
taxes OF b country, ana my friends, it is
simply the question that we shall decide
upon, which side shall the Democratic
party fght9 Upon the side of idle hold
ers OF idle capital, or upon the side of the
struggling masses2 That is a question
that the party must answer first, and then
it must be answered by each individual
hereafter. The sympathies of the Demo
cratic party. a. described by the platform
who have ever been the foundation Of the
Democratic party. (Applause). There
are two ideas of government. There are
those who believe that if you just legislate
to make the well-to-do prosperous that
their prosperity will leak through on tho,e
below. The Democratic idea has been that
1t you legislate to make the mass prosper
Gus their prosperity will find it's way up
and through every class and rest upon it.
You come to us and tell us the great
cities are i favor Of a gold standard. I
tell o that the great cities rest upon
these broad and fertile prairies. Burn
down your cities and leave our farms, and
your cities will spring up again as
If by magic. But destroy our farms and
grass will grow in the streets of every
city in this country. cloud applause.D
My friends, we shall declare that this
country is able to legislate for it's own
people on every question without waiting
for the aid or consent of any other nation
on earth applause), and upon that issue
we expect to carry every single state in
the union. (Applause)
Issue of 1776 Over Again.
I shall not slander the fair state of
Massachusetts, nor the state of New York,
by saying that when it's citizens are con-
fronted with the proposition that this ma
ton is able to attend to its own business
] will not Islander either one by saying
that the people of those states will declare
our helpless lnpotency as a nation to at
tend to our own business. 1t is the issue
of 1776 over again. Our ancestors when
only 5000 oo had the courage to declare
their independence of every other nation
upon the earth, shall we, their descend
ants, when we have grown to 10000 600
declare we are less independent than our
forefathers? No, my friends, 1t VIII never
be the Judgment of the people.
Therefore, we care not upon what lines
the battle is fought. If they say bimeual-
lism is good, but we cannot have it until
some nation helps US, we reply that in
stead of having a gold standard because
England has it, we shall restore bimetal-
lism and then let England have bimetal-
lism because the United States has. Gap
plause.) If they dare to come out and in
oman 6ofapH tho GOLD tan6ar1 ac "a rooG
thing we shall fight them to the uttermost.
Having behind us the commercial inter-
ests and laboring interests and all toll
ing masses, we shall answer their de-
mands for a gold standard by saying to
them: You shall not press down upon
the brow of labor this crown OF thOrns.
You shall not cruelty mankind upon a
cross of gold. Great ~applause.)
The Climax.
The conclusion of Mr.. Bryan's speech
was the signal for a tremendous out
burst of enthusiasm. The standards OF
81 states were carried from their places
and gathered around the Nebraska dele
cation. Among them New York, Penn
sylvania and Massachusetts, were con
%spicuous for their absence. Apparently
three-fourths of the delegates stood
upon their chairs and waved their
Aandkerchiefs, hats and umbrellas and
canes. Several red bandanna handker-
chiefs made their appearance and were
frantically waved by their owners The
half wild delegates formed a procession
and carried a number of the state stand
ards around the aisles.
The band over the platform played
s'The Skidmore Guards which aDpar-
emily excited another band out in the
audienca which started to DlaY another
tune. but the noise was so great that it
was impossible to tell what they were
%playing. The enthusiasm subsidized to
some extent and it was then renewed
with great vigor.
After the demonstration had lasted
Is minutes the chairman succeeded IN
restoring a semblance Of order and the
business of che convention was pro