The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-29


idleness breeds crime and crime menaces
the safety of every citizen of the land.
(Applause.)
"a voice: How about free trade?O
Mr. Bryan; My friends, it is not
more taxes the people want, but more
money to pay taxes with Great an
plause.) If there is any farmer here who
has not taxes enough, | beg him to 20 to
his county treasurer and get enough
more to satisfy his conscience and not
try to tax all the rest of the public. (Ap-
piause') But | care not how men will
differ upon the subject of taxation. The
subject of taxation is ever present with
Us. We can change our tariff system at
any time, but we have reached Il crisis in
our monetary affairs, and we have got to
decided whether the American pcople
VIII run our finances or turn our govern
nent over to syndicateS to take care of
us Upon the action of the United
States may depend the action of other ma
tions. If the influences which are at
work succeed here, they will he turned
against other nations that now use silver
ana II they succeed in the United States
they WIFI succeed in other nations, and
every nation that goes to the gold stand
ara increases the demand for gold. and
every increase in the demand for gold
raises the purchasing power of an ounce
OF gold ana lowers the purchasing power
oi wheat and corn and other products Of
the farm. Iou cnshrine gold as the one
th!nS To he desired and all mankind paws
tribute to. the golden calf. and asks the
privilege of working little harder i'm
order 10 enjoy the Worship (ApplauscD
IL Is no laughing question. my friends.
THIS question is of much Importance to
tnoSc who are seeking to raise the value
oil Soid 10y legislation, and should it not
he important to those who for twenty
years have suffered from this financial
question?
81 met ii farmer over in Illinois. He
was schoolmatc of mine in college. He
Is a man of exemplary habits. honest.
frugal ana Industrious. He had his three
children with him in the room and the
tears rolled down his checks rs he told
me that If conditions remained as they
were it was the saddest thing he had In
contemplate: that he could not give TO
those children the educati1n and advan.
tages he wanted to. That home is multi
Piled by thousands and tens of thousands
III this land and YOU tell me that it is lust
To nave system of legislation that takes
away from the parent the possibility of
educating his children as he would and is
compensated for it by giving money un-
deserved into the hands of those who. bv
vaccinations corner the money market
ana spend the money by buying foreign
titles Tor their daughters. Long and con.
tinued applausc).
My friends, civilization is wrapped up
in the solution of the money question. 1t
Is the main question involved in this
issue. The light of self government and
the existence of republican institutions
is involved in it. IL foreign nations can
force financial policy upon the American
people they will want to enforce the Sys.
TEN of government which is the only sys-
TEN we can maintain, system which is
n monarchial system and which main
tains itself 10y standing armies.
Even now, my friends when we sneak
ont again unjust legislation they say we
are distu:hcrs of the public peace and a
menace to law and order. DO you mean
To say that the farmers e thcrcd here and
the laborers who are congrcgatcd in our
cities, are enemies To our country: NO
they have earned the cpithctS of our op-
poncntS, not because they menace law
and order, not because they are going to
inauguratc justice, but because they say
Thou shalt not steal shall apply To the
great corporation as we'll as to the bur
glar and highwayman. Ii is because they
say that this Government was not insti.
tuted in order that its Observation-Disclosures
should be monopolized by those who use
the government for their own ends and
put it in distress. (Applause). But can.
not Tux longer. Cries of 60, 90 on
NO, have got To 90 back and speal:
at another town tonight | would like
to talk to You longer I would talk to an
audience until | could say many more
things which in my judgment are worthy
of your consideration. but | shall have
done all hoped to do now if | could inn
press upon you the Importance of study
ing this money question as At relates to
you. II somebody cries Fire and YOU
don't know where the fire is, you may
seem but little concerned. But il Il man
tells you your house is on fire you become
interested.
THE PRONUNCIATION of the gold stand
ard is an attack upon your homes and
your iircsides and you have as much right
To resist il as to resist an army marching
to take your children captive and burn
the roof over your head (ApplauscJ
| have simply told You what | believe |
speak the sentiments that lie deep down
in my heart. | used To be indifferent to
the money question until six years ago,
| thought anybody was Il crank who
talked about money, but when | got to
N'"'N "'S 'i'' hioH'4 pu'9'''h l''h' 'Ii"'
il ovcrshadowed all other questions: that
it was deeper and greater and higher
than all other questions which we had to
deal with, and when read in the address
of Mr.. Carlisle that the contamination
of this scheme meant more misery to
the human race than the worst peStilence
that ever occurred in the history of the
world, began to realize the Importance
of the money question. believe Mr..
Carlisle spoke the truth, and it is because