The record-union., 1896-11-15

stituted for the purpose of settling that

stituted for the purpose of settling that
dispute.
say the Democratic party has lived
through defeat; the Republican party
mas nVed through defeat; all parties
nave lived through defeat, if they had
anything to live for, and when our op-
ponens tell us that this defeat means
the annihilation of those who believe in
free silver they take counsel of their
hopes instead of their judgment. (Great
cheering)
Il believe that we have made great
progress In this campaign. We have
not made the progress which We hoped
TO nave made; we have not achieved
the results which we expected to
achieve. But, my friends, the cause of
blmetallism was stronger the day after
electlon than it was at any day during
the campaign L want to say this, and
your observation will bear out my re-
marks, that we went into this fight a
dlsorganized army; we came out of it
lighting force that has never had a
superior in history. (Applause)
Now we have passed the stage of ar
gument When you discuss public
questions you present your arguments
believe in bimetallism or in the gold
standard. You tell them. You explain
to them. You tell them what you be-
lieve each policy will do. They say it is
prophecy. They may refuse to believe
you, but when the time comes for action
then the successful party must put its
policy into operation, and when those
policies are in operation then you can
Judge the effect which
If the Republican party can make
this country prosperous under the gold
STANDARD, it will have to reverse the
laws of nature and give points to all the
writer's on political economy. Cap
plause) If the Republican party can
bring prosperity to this country by
making money dearer, it will do what
has never been done by any other party
in any other country. But. my friends.
see the arguments that experience has
to disprove. The Republicans went be-
fore the laboring men and told them
that low prices We're great blessings.
because then wages would go farther,
and they went before the farmer and
told the farmer that agriculture was
depressed. and that simply means that
prices were down, and that the gold
standard and confidence, especially
confidence applause and laughter,
would restore prosperity and restore
prices to the farmer.
Now l want to suggest to those who
are going to continue the organization
of these clubs, that they meet at stated
times, say once month, or at such
times as the members of the club NAV
decide, and at these meetings they dis
hal;
the public servant ought to live con-
tinually under the eye Of the master
whom he serves. l believe that the
people, when they elect a man to office.
should watch his every action, and his
every vote, that he may know that he
is a man to place confidence in. And
therefore say to you that these clubs
can employ their time, if they will dis
cuss from month to month, from meet
ing to meeting, the various questions
which arise and interest the American
people
Il say to you that when you go into
nation where there is no agitation
of public questions among the people
that you will find people where a few
can prey undisturbed upon all the rest
OF the people. (Applause) Thomas
Jefferson said a great truth when he
said that free government exists in
jealousy and not in confidence, and
that confidence is everywhere the
parent of despotism. He was right.
Confidence is the parent of despotism.
and exists among the people 1t is the
opportunity sought by the enemies of
the people, and agitation among the
people of every public question gives
us more intelligent citizenship, and
more intelligent citizenship gives us
better government
Il understand from the papers that
the Chairman Of the National Repub-
lican Committee has also decided that
they shall continue their organization
have never advised those who believe
with me to do a single thing that 1
would not advise my opponents to do,
and when l advise our people to keep
organized and to keep discussing, l adj
wise our opponents to do the same
thing, because if they would discuss
more there would be less of them.
Great cheering)
Now, would like to see all of the
silver clubs in the country continue
their organization and discuss these
questions, and 1 would like to see all
the Republican organizations kept up
and their meetings keep up, and then 1
would like to see joint debates be-
tween our organizations and theirs. be-
cause, my friends, if they can convince
our people that we are wrong we will
have no claim upon our people, and if
we can convince them that we are right
then 1 think we will not only have a
claim, but we will successfully assert
it." (Applause.)
Mr.. Bryan leaves tomorrow evening
for the South, to be the guest of Gov |
ernor Stone and Senator Jones'
DISASTROUS FLOODS IN BOSNIA. |