The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-28

nothing without daring to defend the gold
standard, without daring to set time when
q and bea snS er No opes
the human race. We ask for the free coin
age Of silver. We have had it In the past
We ask for coinage at the ratio Of 16 to l.
{Applause.) We have had 1t in the past and
we ask that the American people shall do
their own legislation for themselves without
waiting for the aid or consent Of any other
nation. And we have had 1t In the past.
! am told that some Of your merchants, in
order to give an object lesson to the people,
have been offering to furnish Mexican dollars
for fifty cents as part of change when you
buy goods. My friends, let me give you an
opportunity to test the sincerity of these peo-
pie Let me give you suggestion. They tell
you that II we had the free coinage of silver
that the American dollar would be worth as
little as the Mexican dollar is now. They
tell you that IL we have the free coinage of
silver, silver will not rise in value Let me
give you a suggestion by which you can test
them. Whenever a man offers you Mexi-
can dollar for so cents, you take it, and then
take It TO your savings bank or to any other
Dank and ask them IL they will take that on
deposit now for fifty cents and give you q
Written agreement to give you a Mexican
dollar the next day after the Inauguration Of
the next president. applause and cheers)
we expected assertions when we made our
platform mean something We could have
avoided them by getting on both sides of all
questions Qaughter), but when the platform
began to say what 1t meant and they saw
that those behind the platform meant what
II said. then there were some who found that
Iney We're no longer in sympathy with the
Democratic party. / have not one word of
criticism for the man who leaves the Demo-
cratic party, II his conscience and his judg-
ment lead him elsewhere. i shall be the
last man to deny him the right to follow
these guides. But | have a right to ask
this: That man who leaves the Democratic
party shall give his real reason, and not
pretended reason for the desertion. Zap
plause.)
All that can say in parting is this: That
your vote is your own. We come before you
with policies; we come before you with
our platform; tell you what we shall do
and how we shall do it if our platform and
our ticket succeeds, and all that we ask is
that you who believe that this platform and
the candidates who stand upon 1T can best
serve your country, protect your rights and
advance the interests of those whom you
love; that those who believe that will make
our cause their cause and that those of you
who believe that you can better serve your
country by working with the opposition,
ask that you shall be as free to act with
them as we ask you to act with us If your
Judgment comes our way. That is all that
can ask of you you, and no matter what may
be the result we shall be content, because
we have faith that il the people err one way
they will correct 1t again. We know in the
long run there is no voice so true, no judg-
ment SO unerring. as the voice and the judg-
ment OF the American people. Great applause
and cheers.)
Congressman William Sulzer, Of New
York, made the closing speech. While
he was talking Mr.. Bryan was escorted
to the Genesee house, about which peo-
pie were packed and from the balcony
he made another speech to an audience
larger than the first.
Mr.. Bryan's programme for next
week has been changed. The intended
speech at Columbus has been aban-
doned by the advice of Chairman Jones
Of the national committee, and the trip
from this state to Chicago will be along
the line of the lakes except one day.
From Cleveland, where he speaks
Monday, the candidate will go to To-
ledo and thence through Michigan by
way of Adrian, Hillsdale and Findley
and then will make a, dash down to
Elkhart, Ind.