Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-10
WAKED UP EARLY.
An. BRYAN NOT ALLOWED TO
REST MUCH IN IOWA.
SPEECHES IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
r,e T,me Arrived FOR the Farmer
a., pr,tert himself ny Means of the
understandable Pretencc of
Republicans.
Republicans.

Republicans.
sioux CITY, IA. october 9.--The pco-
-. ,-bo cot ND early TO see William j.
pryan would not let him sleep this morn
,,o They banged on the windows Oh
his private car an Marshalltown up 10
a., ,imo he left there. NJ 1:A5 A. NJ, ana
II was hardly daybreak when TINS was
r.,o,yed at little stations where the tram
halted on its way to this city mere
we're crowds at Wall Lake OdeDoit' Ar
thur Battle Greek. Danbury, Mapie'o"'
Dnawa. and whiting. Mr. Bryan was
obliged to rise early in response 10 SHOUTS
NJ several stations OF "g'~ot him out! ana
Lets see him? lie maze number OF
brief speeches The biggest eroWd 'l"'
heard him was at Onawa, Popuns'
stronghold.
7, was raining hard--a chill, cold rain
when the candidate reached Sioux Clty'
at 1919 this morning. He was escorted
~ the big train-shed Of the Union Pas
scnger Station, and. mounted on truck
addressed an audience Of several thou-
after an introduction by Judge Van
Wagon. candidate Cor Congress in the
Eleventh Iowa District. Mr.. Bryan said;
"Feliow-Citlzens: II our opponents are
right i'm the declaration that the gold
standard ought 10 be maintained in this
country until foreign nations consent 10
ita Abandonment. then. my friends, the
election Of an advocate OF free coinage
would be an injury 10 the country. IT,
on The other hand, we are right in our
contention that there can be no perma-
ncnt relief until we have restored silver
10 its ancient place, and permitted II
To enter the mints on equal terms with
gold say. II we are right-then the
maintenance of the gold standard Is a
crime against the American people
In the discussion OF a great ques-
ton like this there are several things
which throw light upon the controversy.
II you 90 into court ana hnd witness
who is willing to clearly state what
he knows who gives his testimony with
out evasion. you believe that he is an
honest witness. II. on the other hand,
you find a witness VINO deals in am
biguous phrases. who attempts to eVade
questions and who attempts 10 cover
up his ideas with words of IA double
meaning. you doubt the honesty and sim
cerity Of the witness. SO, in con-
advocate free coinage openly declare
what they want. why they want II, and
how they expect TO get it; when they
give you reasons for their faith, you have
a right to have confidence in the honesty
OF their purpose.
But when our opponents try to secure.
a gold standard without daring to advo-
cate it, when they talk about sound
money when they mean gold; when they
talk about an honest dollar, when they
mean the most dishonest dollar there
is in the land to-day Cheers. you have
a right to question their sincerity.
My friends. men who have "a cause i'm
which they believe are not ashamed TO
state their belief. and when you find
written on Republican banners that de-
ceptive phrase Sound Money you have
a right 10 believe that the men who
use the term use II because they are
not willing TO tell the American people
what they mean by sound money
(Cheers)
WHAT Is SOUND MONEY?
1--WE believe I'm sound money, and we
believe that the free coinage Of silver
al iG TO ] gives us al sounder money than
can be had by the gold standard. We
believe in a safe financial system, but
We believe that in order to be safe,
financial system must have "A foundation
bread enough for that system to rest
upon. fChccrs) our opponents tell you
that they want bimetallism whenever
foreign nations will consent to our having
~. and yet they secretly use every effort
TO fasten the gold standard upon the
ask you this question. and you can re-
peat it 70 the advocates of the Republi-
can platform is the gold standard a
good thDgY (Cries of No; no. from
the crowd and one cry Of 'Yes))
MY Republican friend says the gold
standard is n good thing. l ask him
why the Republican party promised to
get rid Of the gold standard as soon as
they could. (Cheers) Departing from
their platform. the Republicans will tell
you that gold is good money. because it
Is good all over the world. My friends
no money Is good which rises in value
and robs the producers of this country
for the benefit Of the bondholders.
They say the gold dollar is honest.
No dollar Is honest which rises in value,
and gives an unearned advantage 20
the man who loans money. and imposes
an unjust burden on the man who agrees
to pay IT, (Applause)
There Is something necessary in
money besides quality. There must be
quantity as well ais quality in money"
on the conclusion of his speech. Mr.
Bryan returned to his train. which left
az lll5 \. NJ over the Chicago ana
Northwestern road for Sioux Falls. S. ID.
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D., October 9.-ElN
Point was the first place at which the
BRYAN special stopped after IL had crossed
the Big Sioux river from Iowa into South
Dakota. and the crowd that had braved
the rain 10 see the candidate heard him
make a little speech
You Will see men who handle money
and own money and change money who
are anxious for money TO rise i'm value. "
he said you see men who handle corn
and raise corn who are anxious TO have
corn rise I'm value. The people who raise
corn have a right TO protect themselves
and TO prevent an additional fan in the
price Of corn. The more nations there
are which demand gold the greater Will
be the difficulty 10 get il. and the more
of our corn VIII il buy If your taxes
would fan. n your debts would fall as
your corn fell you might be able 10 get
along easier I believe the time has come
when the farmer is called upon to defend
himself and his family. and his people
around him. by the use Of the ballot"
Back Into Iowa again and another
speech was given the people az Hawarden.
whore great enthusiasm was shown. The
suggestive name Of Canton was that OF
the next stopping place. Canton Is In
south Dakota. Major Mckinley had
friends there some OF them wearing hats
Of golden hue. and a few shouted for the
Republican candidate when Mr. Bryan
Io1 concluded rfa ~.