The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-08-20

81 assert that property rights, as
well as the rights of persons, are safe
in the hands of the common people.
Abraham Lincoln, in his message
sent to congress in December, 1861,
said mo man living are more worthy
to be trusted than those who toll up
from poverty, none less inclined to
take or touch aught which they have
not honestly earned
81 repeat his language with un-
qualified approval and join with him
to the warning which he added
namely, Let them beware Of sur
rendering a political power which they
already possess, and which power if
surrendered will surely be used to
close the doors of advancement
against such as they and to fix new
disabilities and burdens upon them
till all of liberty shall be lost Those
who daily follow the injunction, in
the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread, are now, as they ever have
been, the bulwark of law and order,
the source Of our nations greatness
in time Of peace and its surest defend
ers in time of war;"
Mr.. Bryan then proceeded with an
elaborate and exhaustive argument in
favor of the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of 70 to and spoke at
length in explanation and approval of
the platform adopted at the Chicago
convention.
WORD TO NEW WORKERS
In conclusion Mr. Bryan said, ad-
dressing himself especially to the
citizens of New York and the east (:
81 have travelled from the center of
the continent to the seaboard that l
might, in the very beginning of the
campaign, bring you greeting from
the PEOPLE of the west and south and
assure you that their desire is not to
destroy, but to build up. They invite
you to accept the principles of liv-
ing faith rather than listen to those
who preach the gospel OF despair and
advise endurance of the ills you have.
The advocates of free coinage believe
that in striving to secure the immedi-
ate restoration Of bimetallism they are
laboring in your behalf as we'll as in
their own behalf A few of your peo-
pie may prosper under present con-
ditlons, but the permanent welfare of
New York rests upon the producers
of wealth. This great city is built
upon the commerse of the nation and
must suffer if that commerse is i'm
paired. You cannot sell unless the
people have money with which to buy,
and they cannot obtain the money
with which to buy unless they are
able to sell their products at remunera-
tive prices. Production of wealth
goes before the exchange of wealth.
Those who create must secure profit
before they have anything to share
with others. You cannot afford to
join the money changers in support
ing financial policy which, by des-
troy;ng the purchasing power of the
products of toll, must in the end dis
courage the creation of wealth.
" ask, / expect your cooperation.
tits true that a few Of your fnanciers
would fashion a new figure, a figure
representing Columbia, her hands
bound fast with fetters of gold and
her face turned toward the east, ap-
pearing for assistance to those who
live beyond the sea, but this figure
can never express your idea of this
nation. You will rather turn for
inspiration to the heroic statue which
guards the entrance to your city-a
statute as patriotic in conception as
it is colossal in proportions. 1t was
the gracious gift of sister republic
ana stands upon pedestal which was
built by the American people. That
figure, Liberty, enlightenlng the
world, is emblematic of the mission of
our nation among the nations of the
earth. With government which de-
rives its powers from the consent OF
the governed, secures to all the peo-
pie freedom of conscience, freedom of
thought and freedom of speech, guar
antees equal rights to all and promises
special privileges to none, the United
States should be an example in all
that is good and the leading spirit in
every movement which has for its
object the uplifting of the human
race"
NOTIFICATION OF sEwALL.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bryan's
speech the chairman introduced the
vice presidential nominee, Arthur
Sewall, and Governor Stone presented
him with the formal nomination docu-
ment. Candidate Sewall was very
heartily cheered when he stepped
forward, after he, with Silver Dick
Bland and other leaders on the stage.