The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-19

money tAppiause) Money WIZ" 80 ttro
trinsicaIIy valuable: money which. nko
the gold coinage OF this country the 'o'-
eminent cannot affect II II tried 70; 4 ea AN
take ten-dollar gold piece, anu ! 80. ~,
defy all the power OF all 'he s"' 90 yai,,o
OF this earth 20 take i've cents y. - 49, 4,
from IT, lApplause) ha'ins ,,@ earned
by the sweat OF my brow, naNins s,a,,ve
IL by the exercise OF my pra'n, com,
earned IL by the exchange OF NY on%s
modities, / can 20 to the ute inO "'ort A
Or the earth, and wherever 1nchal-
its value will be unquestioned ana ,ino, ,,,i,
longed (Applause) That gold uoiiai w.,
meeting. the Democratic party, tic " a.
est masses OF this country, Wltnvu' haiI
tinction OF party divisions, demailus -
be paid TO the laborer when ne earns A.,
and that no power on earth shall ched'
him OF the sweat OF his brow 10Y
plauseD
BRYAN AND THE LABORER.
"Now let us see how Bryan proposes ~ ~
deal with this question. have loonee,
through his speech TO find out Just VIA.
be thinks ne Is going TO do for The iaDVI-
ing man. and find that he dismisses nun mn
wIth a very few and some very unsaliS
factory phrases But ii Is perfectly clear
tnat tne purpose OF the Pcpulist Is 10 pu'
up the prices u certain commodities. wen,
nov. / don't suppose Mr.. Bryan pretenus
10 any miraculous power. III he Is gOlns
20 work any change in the conditions Oh
men. he must increase the material pos
sessions OF some part OF the community
Nov, III he got possession OF the govern
ment tomorrow he could not create one
single thing Of value by any exercise OF
governmental power in the world. "a
NOlce-"That Is right')
No power ever yet exercised by tyrant
or by constitutional monarchy can cause
a barren field 10 become fruitful. can cause
two blades of grass 10 grow where one
grew before H. No: IL requires the labor
Of man and the labor Of man alone 10
create wealth. If. then. Mr.. Bryan Is
going 10 enrich somebody, the thing which
he means to bestow on him he must take
from somebody else.
who is 10 he dospoiled. and who is to
be enriched Nv the exercise of this new
scheme ~ government Principally silver
mine owners.
THE silvcr-mine owner will get cheated
with the rest. iaughterD II ever tne
POpulist has his way nobody Will be bene-
fitted. not oven Mr.. Bryan | Will venture
20 say here and now that n the race OF
Providence should be ayerted from ms
land and such n calamity as bryan
election were permitted by IL. the man
who would suffer most by that event
would be the false prophet who' having
torn down the temple OF credit ana OF
Industry. would he torn 10 pieces by al,
outraged public whose prosperity he had
ruined. l.,
Quoting Mr. Bryan as proposing to In
crease the price of commodities, MI.
Cochran elaborated an argument 10 snow ',
aho, Viii ,,i he left TO shift for itself This
he described as the Populist scheme ana
a conspiracy" Then he asked:
PROFESSIONAL FARMERS.
'eWiu Won submit 10 this conspiracy
between tho professional farmers, 'he
farmers who cultivate the 1rarreis OF
their neighbors. farmers VINO labor
with their Jaws. Populist agitators OF
tho West. and the unreconclled SAY
holders OF the SOuth2 applause This
Is n conspiracy between professional
farmers. who want TO pay low wages
and the unreconcied slave holders, VINO
would Ike 10 pay no wages. tAppianse.)
Here is the real root Of this conspiracy.
Here is the explanation Of this Populist
movement Mr.. Bryan did not create.
No man can create movement lhe
this The forces that created II are
active and have been working in thou-
sand different directions. Mr. Bryant
reuresentlng This theory. Is but Ike
drop of water on the crest OF wave
moro conspicuous. hut no moro iW--'It-
ant than the millions CT drops that iorin
MS base. The Populis'ic roovertrt is
the attempt of these proiesSf ~, ~ III
ers Of these men. who arg unwilhng 10
share with the lahOrer 70 tpprnl 10
his greed I'm support Of their doctrine
lie is an enemy 10 public o.oet; ne -
an obstacle 10 progress; he IS con-
spirator against the peace and prosper
iiy Of the masses Of the country.
"I have said that he lahore IS the
object
But let no man imagine that n they were
successful. the injury would all be borne
bv the man who works with his hands
He w0ule. hc the first 70 suffer ana
tho last 10 recover from rs effect.
"Rut tho shock 10 civilization Wnnh
would crsue from such q br'a N or pubic
and private faith would be irreparable
lis effects no nan can measure from any
experience OF the nv man IN 'e. We cannot
tell 10 what degree II would paralyze
Industry. II T were asked 10 hehne CIV
uization / should say IL was industrial
corporation Evsrythlnc that man does
for his own benefit acts directly upon
the interests Of his ncighbors No man
can stand alone in civilized community
WELINRECEINED.
Mr. COckran's speech was well received
While many Of those In the upper gal
lerios deserted their seats long before the
sneaker had concluded, It was noticed
that those I'm the lower tiers and those
I'm the main auditorium remained atten-
tive through the discourse. The audience
took advantage Of every opportunity 70
manifest approval Of the speakers senti
ments When particularly telling sent
ments in reputation o fBrvans speech
were made the cheering on all sides or the
hall was Of tumultuOus nature. Inc
small American flags provided by the
committee We're brought into service ana
waved frarii6ally. After talking for one
hour and twenty minutes Mr.. COCHRAN
concluded amid another wild outburst OF
cheering. and the audience dispersed.