The herald., 1896-08-23
BRYAN DISCUSSES
SILVER COINAGE
In the Heart of the Enc.
my's Country
THE CHICAGO FINANCIAL PLANK
Was Not Expected to Please
Everybody
OPPOSITION TO MORE BONDS
Will Scarcely Secure the Votes Of freas.
ury Looters
OPPOSITION TO MORE BONDS
Will Scarcely Secure the Votes Of fress.
ury Looters
Time to Part Company With Supporters Of
Syndicate Government
The California State Central COMMITTEES Ar,
ranges tho Matter Of Fusion on Presl.
dential Electors Pour Demo.
cratic Nominees Step Down
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
TIVOLI-ON-HUDS N T., Aug.
22-The Democratic candidate for the
presidency, w. ]. Bryan, spoke to 1900
people assembled around a platform in
the village at Madalin this afternoon.
and for forty minutes discussed the
financial issue from the bimetallic point
of view. He was seconded by Senator
Stewart Of Nevada, who started to ex-
plain what he called 1.-The crime Of 49,"
but was cut short by relentless shower
which had been threatening during tho
afternoon. An Introductory speech of an
hour was made by Hon. John ]. Lenz
of Ohio a silver candidate for congress.
Mr. Bryan was welcomed at the edge
of the village by the reception commit
tee, and a brass band, which. followed
by the Bryan and Sewall club, escorted
his carriage to the square to the music
of Hail to the Chief. The boom Of a
fieldpiece announced his arrival. Mr..
and Mrs Bryan were heartily cheered
as they stepped to the platform.
Mr.. Bryan said, in part: "Mr. Chair
man, Ladies and Gentlemen: When our
party at Chicago wrote the platform
which it did, we knew that it would
offend some people. No party can take
plain, strong, emphatic position upon
| any question without offending some
body. We declared in the platform for
what we believed was right; we de-
scribed the policies which we believed
were best for the American people. and
we knew that it would ALLEVIATE some.
Let me read some of the planks of the
platform. We are opposed to the issue
of interest bearing bonds in time of
peace, and condemn the trafficking with
bank syndicates, which, in exchange for
bonds and at an enormous profit to
themselves, supply the federal treas
ury with gold to maintain the policy of
gold monometallism.'
THAT is one of the planks that was
not put in to attract the love Of those
who have grown rich out of the govern
ment's extremitieS (Applause.) We
did not expect those who have a pas
sage way from the federal treasury to
their offices to join with US in closing
up the passage. We did not expect
those who are making profit out Of
the gold standard and out Of the embar-
rassment it brings to the treasury to
join with us in putting an end to the
gold standard.
Il say this platform was not written
to attract their votes. 1t was written
because we want to destroy the business
in which they are engaged. But, my
friends, If those who have made profit
out of the governments financial pol
icy array themselves against the DEM
who believe that we are right to nome
to our rescue and fill up the ranks that
| are being depleted by their desertion?
| If we must part company with those
who believed in government of syndi-
| Gates. by syndicates and for syndicates,
may we not appeal with confidence to
| those who believe that a government
of the people. by the people and for the
people, should not perish from the earth?
| (Applause) If these men who pride
themselves upon their prominence in
| the business world are going to make
business out of politics. are going to use
their ballots to increase their incomes,
beg you to consider whether the great
| toiling masses of this nation have not
| right to make business gut of politics
| once and protect their homes and fam
lilies from disatser. (Applause.) The
| founders OF our government never con-
ceded that the time would come when
there would be only few people in this
country who were competent to settle
great public questions. If they had they
would have written in the constitution
that on most questions most everybody
could vote, but on the money question
only the tinanciers could vote. Cap
plause.)
"Our opponents Of the gold standard
Democracy are all linked as to the poll
icy which should be pursued. They all
want the same object. They all want
to elect Republican candidate, because
they believe that Democracy is better
exemplified through Republicanism.
Gaughter) Some of our opponents say
that the gold standard is a good thing
while others say what we want is BIZ
metallism, but we cannot have it until
somebody helps Uaughter) If the
gold standard is good thing, why
should we want bimetallism? And yet
if they ever have two men making
speeches the same night the chances are
16 to l Qaughter) that one of them will
praise the gold standard as good thing
while the other will tell you how anx-
ious they are to get rid of it. One man
| says the reason why he does not want
| free coinage is that he does not think
| the government should pass law that
will enable the silver miners to make