The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-18

the money power, we do not expect him
| to support the Chicago ticket; but we
! de appeal to the support of all those
whose sympathies are with the masses
of the people and who believe that
| prosperity must first come to those
who toll before any general prosperity
! can reach those who live upon the
toilers of this country" Great ap-
plause.)
Mr.. Bryan spoke for nearly an hour,
| but found enough time in the midst
! of his argument, to throw in some
eloquent local color. The people took
| up his words with shout when he
| referred to Charlotte as an appro-
| pirate place for this second Declara-
ton of independence on the part of
the American people; to the hornets
nest that any foreign nation would
| encounter which tried to shape the
| policy of this country; and, lastly, in
| his closing sentences, to the duty of
| the people whose "ears yet caught the
echoes of that great man, their lamen-
| ted Vance" This sentiment was re-
| ceived with buzzas. after which Mr..
Bryan was driven very rapidly to the
| train, and was off within twenty min
utes, there being thousands at the
| station waving their hats as
the train pulled out. Mention should
be made of the large proportion of
| ladies in the audience at the Park, as
| there has been at every place he has
stopped at in North Carolina. Mr.. Bry-
an seemed to notice and appreciate this
very much, and referred to it iE so
many words at Salisbury.
SPEECH AT CONCORD.
There were stands at Salisbury and
Concord. AT the former place there
were about 5000 people according to
many estimates, and at Concord about
1000, though some said more.
At Concord Mr.. Bryan said:
Il met some of the Concord people
this morning at Charlotte / am glad
to see the rest of you now. In my short
time / cannot do better than call your
attention to few questions, and give
YOU an answer SO you can use them
in the hand to hand discussion. Con-
versions are not made by public speak
| ings so much as one neighbor talking
| to another. People say they do not.
want fifty cent dollars, and appeal to
the inherent sense of justice trying to
show a silver dollar is a fifty cent dol
lar. They value silver by the bullion
which cannot get to the mint, and as
sumo it will only be worth fifty cents
under free coinage. Under free coin
age a new demand is created. ] cannot
illustrate it better than this. At home
we get butter at 25 cents a pound the
year around. The farmer goes to town
in the fall and contracts for all the
butter he thinks he will produce. In
the spring he finds he has more. and
has to sell it at fifteen cents, because
nobody stands ready to take his sur
plus at twenty-five cents. So with sill
yer. If the mints are open so that
every man with an ounce of silver
can convert it into money there would
be no surplus to drag down the prices.
Can the United States take all the sill
yer offered? If so, we can maintain
the parity The only way to know alb !
solutely is to try, but we are encour- |
aged to try. Remember the silver of |
France, England and ermany-nearly |
all coined and used i'm the worlds |
worth more now as compared with gold |
than it would be here. France has more I
silver in circulation per capita than we
have, and it circulates at fifteen and /
one-half to one. Not an ounce has
come here without losing three cents.
The silver of England is worth more at
home, and it would hurt England more
than us, because there are more people
there that use silver than ever see
gold dollar. China, Japan and In
dia must have their supply, and we
would take only what was left. If we
can take it all we can fix the price at
a dollar and twenty-nine cents, and we
would raise the price of those things
which come in competition with the
products of other countries, thereby
restoring prosperity to the farmers,
who could then purchase at the stores
and make a demand for the product of
factories. If you destroy the ability
of the producer to sell the products Of
the factories, you destroy the factories,
no matter what they talk about open
ing the mills" (Applause)
SPEECH AT LEXINGTON.
There was a short stop at Lexington,
also, where there was at least 1000
people.
In his short speech at Lexington, Mr..