The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

use the word lunatic when they speak of
me. daughter and applause.) The gold
bugs tell that gold is the money of civil
izatfon Isn't it strange. that the Repub-
lican party did not find that out in St
Louis. 1t does not say so. The gold bugs
tell us that this Nation has outgrown the
gold standard. Isn't Il strange that the Re, Re
gold bugs tell US chat you cannot nave two
yardsticks. Isn't it strange that the Re
publican party did not find that out! They
tell us that the free coinage of silver is
simply in the interests OF the mine owners;
Isn't it strange that the Republicans did
not find that out? They tell us that free
coinage is desired by men who want to pay
their debts in cheap dollars. Isn't II strange
that the Republican party did not find that
out? How do you know that the Repub-
licans did not find that out? Why, because
ty to get rid of the gold standard. The
Republican party pledges to substitute q
the gold standard is good thing wouId
the Republican party try 10 get riq OF IL.
Well, l think it would. but probably they
would not admit it. (Appiause-l And when
the Republican party pledges the country
that the. Republican party Will try to 9,a get
party cannot then defend the gold standard
as a good thing" (Applause;)
Mr. Bryan continued in this strain Tor
some time, repeating much Of what he
often said regarding the Republican party
and bimetallism. He then said:
1.-The boilers who are seeking to elect
Republican President without having the
courage to hear the odium of calling them
selves Republicans say they are true Dem
ocrats. (IIisses and gToans.) Did they
measure themselves by the standards set
UP by Thomas jefferson. Thomas Jefferson
says that people called him maniac. They
call us lunatics. Now, what's the differ
ence? U4aughter.) And why did they call
him Il maniac? Because he was opposed to
farming out the issue of money to private
corporations He said that bank issues We're
more dangerous than standing armies and
they called him maniac. They call us
lunatics and then they say they are Demo-
Gratis (Hisses) Will they measure them
selves by the standards set up by Andrew
Jackson. The greatest fight Jackson ever
had was against the national banks of his
day and yet those who would turn over
the issue of paper money to the national
banks take his name in vain and bring
disgrace upon his memory by speaking his
name upon their tongues Tremendous APP
tried TO defeat Jackson that is not to-day
arrayed against the Democratic ticket, and
there is not a thing that the gold-standard
Democrats have permitted this Nation to
have but what Jackson would have spit
upon if it had been presented before him.
(Applause.) And then they call themselves
Democrats. (Hisses and groans.)
A CONSERVATIVE MAN.
my friends, our opponents tell you that
[ am very radical. | am a conservative
man. These gold bugs who think L
radical, so the paper says, have joined with
the Populists of Texas, who think 1 am
not radical enough. applause and laugh
teri My friends, L am a conservative
man; | am believer in law and order I
believe in the enforcement of law. L do
not believe that any man. whether he be
small or great, should be permitted to defy
the law. If / would stop half way many
of these people would like me. If I would
say that [ am in favor of enforcing the
law against the small. i would be a good
man. (Applause.) 1t is when / say that
am in favor of enforcing the law against
the great that become a dangerous man.
Applause) Dangerous to whom? To the
le. hnf l1t ir1cr t1a hrnn hot fhnxy
earn NO. dangerous 10 the people VINO
eat bread that somebody else earns. Great
q warfare on the gold standard and upon
those interests which entrenched be-
hind it, and 1t is a warfare that will not ter
inmate until victory comes. You say that
this is the last struggle. That is what you
said every time free silver was defeated
they they said aid it was the end Of it. Ny friends
pretty lively corpse to-day"
Mr.. Bryan then roasted" the bond syn
dictates in his usual manner. Continuing,
he said: "One of the men who has profted
most out of the government eXtremeties
is J. Pierpont Morgan. (Groans and hisses)
do not want you to make any demonstra-
ton of that kind, because L do not think
he has done different from what most men
would do in the same position. L think that
most people are art to pick a real well
goose when they get oppor-
tun1ty, but am opposed to the people of
the United States Offering themselves up
as a wel-feathered goose for anybody to
pick. (Applause.)
"A man VINO tried 10 bleed the people OF
the United States to the extent of 100000
on single transaction is not the kind of
man to invite to banquet where treasury
officials are present. Great applause.) l
believe the time has come when the people
should refuse TO be held up and sandba gged
by a few men who assume that money is
more precious than humanity (Applause.)
Mr.. Bryan concluded his remarks with d
reference to Prince Bismarck's letter. and
the mention of the name of the German
was loudly cheered. He did not
to speak from the Academy ball
cony to the crowd in the street but drove
direct to the downtown open-air meeting
at Broad and Wharton streets. Here fully
five thousand people were congregated. He
arrived at about 10:45 but the noise and
confusion was so great that ne spoke only
few words and then returned 10 his hotel.
The weather had grown quite cold and an
to make speech would have been
disastrous to Mr.. Bryan's vocal organs.