The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-25

common people to find a soil in which it could grow. (Cheers,) Another reason why l am glad to come here. You have great insurance companies l mo- tice some of the insurance companies are taking an active part in trying to continue the gold standard, Is it not worth while for these insurance com- panles to consider the interests of the rest of the country? These companies collect their money on premiums paid by the people and then these collections are loaned back to the people. Is it not worth while for these insurance com panies to consider the interests of the people who furnish them with the mon- ey they have and pay all the interest they receive?
 If you say the company is trying to look after the interest of those who hold policies I ask is it not possible these men who have sense enough to pick out a good company have sense enough to know how to vote without being instructed by the heads of insur- ance companies? (Cheers.) Remember these insurance companies receive in premiums far more than they pay out in losses and, therefore a dollar which grows larger all the time is of more benefit to the insurance company than it is to the policy holder
 MT. Bryan contended that the people know the presidents of insurance com panies were more interested in thelr fixed salaries than in preventing policy holders from suffering from free coin age and that the insurance companies opposed the Chicago platform because they wanted to escape the income tax. Continuing he said:
 q am glad to come here from another reason. I told you I found intolerance in some of these centres. I know why that intolerance exists. Let me read you something and see if you can guees who wrote it:
 "'The possession of large property and the ability to earn large incomes necessarily give to those enjoying this income great influence over public opinion. They speak through the daily press, from high official stations, from great corporations, from cities where wealth accumulates and with the ad vantage of social, personal and dele gated influence. I know the power of this influence
 What anarchist used those words do you suppose? What disturber of the public peace do you suppose gave ut terance to those words?
 Those were the words of Senator Sherman of Ohio on the 25th of Janu- ary, 1871, when he was defending an in come tax at that time. (Applause.) EJa cauc Tho poSsacSion nf craot vyaa Fl, gives influence to the press, through high official stations, through great corporations, through personal and po- litical influence. It is true these great influences are always arrayed against any effort to raise the condition of the people. I am glad to come here be- cause l want to preach democracy in the stronghold of plutocracy. (Ap- plause.)
 Our enemies say we are enemies of good government. I deny it. There is l no better friend of good government in this country than l am. I love my country and the government under which I live and as I love 1t I want to keep it as our forefathers intended 1t and not have it converted into a plu- tocracy where wealth rules and the people are silent. (Applause)
 T would not take from those who have single dollar that they have. would not take or destroy one iota of the happiness they enjoy, but I be- lieve the safety of the government de- pends on settting limits to greed and putting a check upon avarice so those who have will not monopolize all the avenues of industry and shut out of employment those who desire to have. (Applause). Of all the instrumentali- ties which have been conceived by the mind of man for transferring the bread that one man earns to some other man who did not earn it I believe the gold standard is the greatest"
 MT. Bryan maintained that dollar is creature of law, and repeated his argu- ment that those who said we have enough money but are waiting for mon ey to come from abroad confessed that we had not enough money. He spoke as he has frequently done of the bur dens of the farmers and appealed to the wives of the east to feel sympathy for their sisters of the west. In conclusion he said:
 T call your attention to the language of one whom you cannot call dema- gogue or disturber of social order. Conspicuous among the advocates of the gold standard to-day is the secre- tary of the treasury. You republicans who used to denounce him when he talked of tariff reform now fold him to your bosom and gather him to your embrace as he pleads for dollar that robs your neighbor while it enriches you" (Applause.) The candidate read Mr Carlisle's oft quoted utterances in 1878 about the gold standard and ended with a discussion of the cause for the depression of silver.
 In his City hotel speech MT. Bryan reviewed the issues of the campaign, stating anew many of his former utter ances.
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