The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-08-29

BARRYTowH, N. Y.,Aug. 22.-The residents
of Duchess county gave William Jennings
Bryan, the Democratic Presidential candi-
date, a reception today that left no room for
doubt of their sincerity and the deep interest
they are taking in the questions at issue in
the campaign. Nearly two thousand per
sons listened to him speak at Madalin.
MR. BRYAS's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Bryan said:
''Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen =
The presence of number of persons who
are prepared to discuss at length the issues Of
this campaign, together with the fact thar |
have considerable work ahead of me, will
make it unnecessary for me to occupy great
amount of your time. But | appreciate this
opportunity of presenting to you, even briefly,
some points which | deem worthy of your
consideration.
''We are entering upon a campaign which
is q remarkable one in many respects. Here
tofore, at least in the last twenty-five or thirty
years, each party has gone into the campaign
practically solid, presenting united front
against the opposing party. But in this cam
paign there has been practically bolt from
every convention which has been held. What
does this mean? 1t means that convictions
are deeper this year than they have been
heretofore.
PEOPLE GROWING INDEPENDENT.
s'It means that people are not so willing
now as they have been to allow the platform
of party to control their action. Men are
thinking this year with more of earnestness
and intensity than they have in recent years,
and the results of this thinking will be mani
| tested when the time comes to register the will
of this great nation, and between that time
and this hour We expect to present TO those
who must act upon the questions the issues of
this campaign.
"When our party at Chicago wrote the
platform, which it did, we knew that it would
plain, strong, emphatic position upon any
question without offending somebody. We
declared in that platform what we believed
was right We declared there the policies
which we believed were best for the Ameri-
can people, and when we did it we knew that
it would ALLEVIATE some.
PLANK OF THE PLATFORM.
'Let me read one of the planks of that
platform
"'We are opposed to the issuing of interest
bearing bonds of the United States in time OF
peace, and condemn the trafficking with bank
ing syndicates which, in exchange for bonds
and at an enormous profit TO themselves, sup
ply the Federal Treasury with gold to main
tain the policy of gold monometallism.
.'That is one of the planks. That was moi
put in there to attract love of those who have
grown rich out of the Governments extremi
ties. (Applause We did not expect those
who have a passage way from the Fedora
Treasury TO their offices to join with us il
closing up the passage way. Applause.
| We did not expect those who are making
profit out of a gold standard and ont of the
embarrassment which it brings to the Treas
ury 10 JON with us in putting an end to the
gold standard Why, if we had expected it
we would have expected it in the face of al
the history of the past.
STORY OF DENETRIUs.
i'Do you remember the Good Book tells II
that some 1900 years ago a man named De
metrius complained of the preaching of the
Gospel. Why? Why he said, 1t destroy
the business in which we are engaged. w
are making images for the worship Of Diana
and these people say that they be not god
that are made with hands.
"But Demetrius was much like men wh'
have lived since his day. When he had madt
up his mind that the preaching of the Gospe
interfered with his business he didn't go on
and say to the world, Our business is beinl
injured and we are mad. What did he say
He said. sGreat is Diana of the Ephesians.
"We have some today who are very mucl
like Demetrius They know that the restora
ton of bimetallism destroys the business il
which they have been engaged.
ARE LIKE DEMETRIUs.
.'But when they make public speeches the.
don't say that the Democratic party is wronl
because IL interferes with our business. Wha
do they say? They say, Great is soun'
money; great IS an honest dollar (Applaus
and laughter.
~ say this platform was not written to at
tract their votes. 1t was written because w
want to destroy the business in which the
are engaged But, my friends, if those VIII
have made profit out of the Government
financial policy array themselves against tn
Democratic party, may or may we not expec
those who believe that we are right to com
to our rescue and FIJI up the ranks that ar
being thus depleted?
WHERE HELP Is EXPECTED.
s'If we must part company with those win
believe in government of syndicates, b
syndicates and for syndicates, may we no
appeal with confidence to those who believ
that "a government of the people, by the peo
pie and for the people should not perish iron
the earth? (Applause.
''If these men who pride themselves upo
their prominence in the business world an
who glory in the title of business men ar
going to make a business out of politics. ar
going to use their ballots TO increase their in
comes, beg you to consider whether tn
great toiling masses of this nation have not
right to make business out of politics ono
and protect their homes and their families
(Applause.)
MANY REPUBLICAN CONVERTS.
~ have not been in the State of New Yor
long. have not met many of your people
And yet in the short time that have bee
here | have met enough Republicans VIII
have told me that they were going to vote on
ticket to make up for every prominent Demo
crat that has deserted US. (Applause.) } An
we welcome the coming guests as we spec
those who are parting. (Applause.
'Now, my friends, this is a practical ques
ton. 1t is question which you must con
slider for yourselves.
EVERY ONE Is INTERESTED.
''The gentleman who has preceded me ha
very properlyGoid you that you are competen
to settle this question for yourselves. III
founders of our Government never conceive
that time would come when there would b
only few people in this country who woul'
be competent to settle a great public question
If they had they would have written in th,
Constitution that on most questions every
body could vote but on the money question
only the fnanciers could vote. (Applaus
and laughter 1t is hollow mockerY to gran
to the people right in your Constitution an
then deny them the privilege ofexercising th'
right
PEOPLE CAN BE TRUSTED.
81 assert that the people of the Unite'
States, those who produce wealth as well a
those who exchange it, have sufficient patriot
ism and sufficient intelligence to sit in judg
ment npon every question which has arisen o
which will arise, no matter how long our gov
ernment may endure. (Applause.) Th
great political questions are economic qnes
tons, and great economic questions are ii
their final analysis great moral questions, AM
it requires no extended experience in th'
handling of money to enable a man to tel
right from wrong.
THE "coMMoN PEOPLE.
ssAnd, more than this, this money question
will not be settled until the great common
people act upon it. No question is settlet
until the masses settle it. Abraham Lincoln
said, that the Lord must have loved the com
mon people, because he made so many o
them. (Applause. He was right about it.
"There is another evidence that the Lort
made the common people and made greai
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