The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-08-04
BRYIN'S PROFANE FIGURE,
"No Crown of Thorns, No Cross of Gold,
He Quoted.


"No Crown of Thorns, No Cross of Gold"
He Quoted.
Washington, Aug. 3.-Senator Faulk-
ner returned this morning from his
home in Martinsburg, W. Va. He took
a very rosy view of the situation, and
predicted the triumphant success of the
ticket for which he is doing such ener-
getic work.
1T is the fashion In these days." said
the senator, ito point to straws to show
how things are moving, and If they
may be taken as adjudication of the
actual condition of affairs, have only
to point to existing conditions in my
home county of Berkeley. This was
the only county in the state that sent
a sound money delegation to the con-
yention to select delegates to Chicago
This was only a month or so ago, and
at that time the sentiment appeared to
be all on the side of the gold men. How
is it to-day? A man could not be
nominated and elected to the position
of constable unless he stood squarely
on a free silver platform.
In my mail this morning I received
letter from Canton, o., announcing
the organization, right in the home of
Major Mckinley, of republican Bryan
free silver club and the election of
prominent republican, and wealthy
manufacturer as its temporary presi-
dent From another county I have re-
ceived adyices that after Bryan club
had been organized thirty republicans
and thirty seven populists enrolled
themselves as members and are doing
good work for the democratic ticket
up in Pennsylvania I have word
that silver sentiment is spreading rap
idly, and in the Eleventh congressional
district, one always heavily republican,
we are assured we have an even chance
of carrying the district for the democ-
racy."
Asked when he thought the campaign
would be formally opened, Senator
Faulkner stated that he did not think
it wise to begin the speech making un-
til about the middle of September. 1T
takes some little time" said he, ITO or
ganize a corps of speakers and arrange
for the canvass do not myself ap-
prove of too long campaign, but that
matter, during a presidential year. is
left largely to the national commit
tee
While Senator Jones, chairman of the
national committee. Will be guided
largely by the wishes of Mr. Bryan,
Mr.. Faulkner believed he would ulti-
mately select Washington as the head
quarters. Speaking Of the alleged re-
vision of the Chicago speech of Mr..
BrVan Mr. Faulkner said
The changes made by Mr.. Bryan are
immaterial and consist of a word here
and there. The stenographers had no
means of knowing-taking the speech
as it fell from the lips of the speaker
where he had used quotations.. and in
the revision it will. be found that Mr..
Bryan places quotation marks around
whole sentences referring to the
crown of thorns and the cross of gold
The criticism of this passage has been
hypercritical, and 1t was but fair to
Mr.. Bryan that this speech should be
printed properly in every particular
II have ordered reprint of the
speech to the extent of 250000 copies.
Altogether our copies of speeches will
aggregate upwards of many million.
Bryan's money speech made in 1893,
when the repeal of the Sherman act
was being debated, has had an unusual
demand 1t makes thirty pages, and
we are having half million printed.
OF Mr.. Teller's speech in the senate we
have ordered a quarter of million for
starter and 100000 of Mr.. Bailey's
speech at Sherman, Tex. The sixty
page speech of Senator Daniel during
the last session, speech intended to
answer all the arguments advanced by
Senator Sherman and others have
been condensed to sixteen pages and an
issue of 100000 copies printed. The
speech Of Senator Cockrell, declaring
with statistics and full of data on
finance, together with the speech of
Senator Jones of Arkansas on the same
subject are in demand, and we have
endeavored to have them printed by the
hundred thousand. 1t would be diff
cult to say how many copies we have
issued Of the speech of Congressman
Towne of Minnesota, on the silver ques-
ton. II is one of the speeches most in
demand The same may be said. of the
speech of Mr. Terry of Arkansas, which
deals with the subject clearly and
presents forty-five propositions with re-
spect to the silver question.
Senator Jones of the democratic
committee was closeted with the Off
GERS OF the congressional committee
most of the day, it having been his first
opportunity of getting acquainted with
the work that has been done by that
committee and the plans it has mapped
out for the future. Among the callers
were Senator German of Maryland and
ex-Clerk of the House Kerr of Pennsyl-
vania.
A committee representing the local
committee, the various state organiza-
tions and the clubs in the District of
Columbia, called upon Senator Jones
this afternoon.