Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-29

ment and added: 81 assert that the bust
ness man depends for success upon the
farmer and the laboring man. If you
want business men to prosper you can
not make them prosperous by making
the money loaner prosperous, because
business men do not make their money
cut of those from whom they borrow.
They make their money out of those
to whom they sell goods, and Il the peo-
pie cannot buy goods the merchants
cannot sell goods and psoBle cannot buy
goods until they have money TO buy
goods with"
A Voice-"Start up the mills"
Mr. Suppose we start up the
mills; how are you going TO dispose of
the things which the mills produce, un-
less the people can buy the product OF
your mills"
Proceeding. Mr.. Bryan said: "Mr.
Blaine in 1878 said that the destruction
of silver as money. and The establishment
OF gold as the sole unit of value, must
have a ruinous effect on all forms OF
property except those investments
which yield that fixed return OF money;
and those would be enormously en-
HANGED in value and gain a d.spropor-
Tomato and unfair advantage over every
other species of property" (Applause)
A Voice-"Would it not be as hard TO
change the standard OF money in the
world as II would be TO change the
standard of weights and measures in
the world?"
~ mes
ton by saying that in the first pace the
world has no standard OF weights ana
measures and we have been
unable to bring the nations
of the world to agree to
standard of weights and measures. In
the second place, why did you not give
that advice in 1873 you are giving now!
They changed our standard OF money
then and for twenty years they have
tried 10 keep us from undo!ng What
they did then. Those who denied the
right of the people to use the law to re-
store silver to It's rlghtfd place are the .
very ones who helped 10 pass law IS
years ago to destroy the free coinage OF .
silver after the nations Of the world hal .
tried b.meta!iism and after this nation .
had tried it from the beginning OF the .
nation down to the presen. time Iney .
cannot decide what other nations snaH /
do. but insist that we shall decide what .
this nation shall do. Did Austria ask /
cur consent when she resumed specie .
payment on a gold basis? DID Italy ask /
our consent when she resumed specie [
payment on god basis? Did the other /
nations of the world ask our consent (
when they changed their standards? /
No then, sir, what man who wants TO De /.
an American. wants TO get down on MS /
knees and ask other nations consent |
whine we want 10 do what we please!
Il have given you, my friends, what
might be a sufficient answer. l want 10
give vou more than sufficient answer.
NV friend wants TO know how that can
change the standard Of the world
tell YOU that Prince Bismarck has stated
recently that If the United States acts
alone it will be salutary in bringing 9TH
er nations 10 accept our bimetallic pol
lev. If my timid friend doubts the abil-
ity of tlis nation, | beg him TO sit at
the feet of a foreigner and learn conf /
dence in American institutions.
After Mr.. Bryan had finished his ad-
dress. there we're cries for Mr. Sewall, .
the nominee for the vice presidency, and T.
he was introduced and given three
cheers. The crowd demanded speech 1
of him. but he answered that he did not
have time 10 make a speech. 9nd If there T.
was lime left ne would yield it to the
presidential nominee Then there were
cries tor George Fred Williams. vIo
came down on the train with Mr.. Bryan,
and the nominee for Governor OF Mas
sachuse.ts told of the welcome given
the candidate for The presidency. He I
said it had been unanimous. except az
New Haven; and when the name Of Yale .
College was mentioned il was roundly .
Kissed
Evidently New Haven wished 10 make .
amends for the reception Mr. Bryan re- .
ceived there last week, for the depot
sheds covered mass of enthusiastic
humanity. The citizens were there in
force both in point OF numbers and in
volume of lung power. Mr.. Bryan spoke
TO them only a moment. Dut n hat mo-
ment he gave them opportunity to dis
claim any participation in the rio,ous
d monstration Of the coilegians.
There were short stops at Bridgeport
and Stamford where several hundred
people had congregated, but they were
Just long enough for the candidate to
shake hands with those nearest him and
work his campaign smile on those fur
Their away.
From 5 amford. Conn. 10 New York.
the trip was without special incidents.