The herald., 1896-09-04

Iney all want Dimetall1Sm because IL Is
good for themselves as well as for the
mass of people. Ask financier why he
favors the gold standard. Will he tell
you because it is good for him? You
never heard one Of them sayit. Naugh-
teri. They want something which will
help somebody else. They say they
want 1t. so that when he gets a dollar
when he gets a dol1ar-(great laughter)
he will get good dollar. They wantit be-
cause 1t is good for somebody else. Tell
them that these people whose interests
they plead are willing to risk the effects
Of bimetallism. When you find a man
who is always feeling for your watch,
see that he does not reach 1t. (Great
laughter). I am afraid that some Of
our opponents add the crime Of hypoc-
risy to the sin of avarice.
There are principles which underlie
the money question-principles which
you must understand before you can
enter in to the discussion Of the money
question; and the first great principle
is that the value of dollar depends upon
the number of dollars. You have to learn
that scarce money means dear money,
and you can change the purchasing
power Of dollar whenever you change
the number Of dollars. Our opponents
disputed some Of them, but no writer on
political economy will tell you that
volume is immaterial. Now, when the
value of a dollar depends on the number
of dollars, how can you raise the pur-
chasing power Of dollar? BY legislat-
ing some of the dollars out Of existence.
more rapidly than the supply of money
and dollars will rise In their purchasing
power. Dollars are the creatures of law.
No dollars can go into circulation except
through the channels of legislation.
know that there are some people who
say that the government has not any
thing to do with money. that money ex-
lists independent of legislation, but re-
peat the assertion that there Is not a
dollar In existence in this country to-
day but the dollar which finds its au-
thority in the be 1t enacted Of the gov
ernment. (Applause). Now. my friends,
I assert that when the government pro-
hibits the making of a dollar by an
individual, then the government as
sumes the solemn duty of creating
enough dollars for the people to do busi-
ness with. (Applause). You tell me that
the government ought to keep the indi-
vidual from creating dollars for his own
use and then refuse to create. the dol
lars which he needs. My friends, that
doctrine has not any support outside of
Wall street. (Applause). No man
dares to defend that doctrine before a
community like this, and yet the very
strike down a part Of the peoples
money, now deny the right of the people
to invoke the people to replenish the cur
rency Of the nation. (Cheers.)
II know that whenever we express
an opinion on the money question that
we subject ourselves to the contempt
of the New York financiers." (Great APP
plause).
Taking up the argument that free
coinage would result in a flood of silver
bullion in the country, Mr.. Bryan en-
deavored to show that such stae of af-
fairs could not result in injury to the
people or to the country. After compar-
ing at great length the claims and
promises of the Republican and Demo-
cratic platforms, Mr.. Bryan assured his
audience that he endorsed every word
Of the Democratic declaration.
Z His speech was frequently interrupt
ed by. uproarious applause, and though
the speech was unusually long, Mr..
Bryan was urged by the enthusiastic
crowd to ''go on" when he showed any
inclination to bring his address to a
close.
AT SOUTH BEND. :.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 3.-In a
solid mass on an open square, the gov
ernment lot," $4,000 people congregNed
tonight to hear William j. Bryan speak
on the money question. Mr.. Bryan
reached South Bend this evening and
was received by a tremendous gather
ing at the railway station. Tonight he
and Mrs. Bryan left the house of Hon.
Benjamin F. Snively, Democratic can
didate for governor of Indiana, whose
guests they are, and We're the central
figures in a torchlight procession COM
poSeu VI d uuIuUcT VI OcLlOCrdllC CIuUS
from this town and places in Indiana
and Michigan, which conveyed them to
the government lot. Excursion trains
from nearby places brought in immense
crowds during the day. Large contin-
gents came from Laporte, Logansport,
Michigan City, Elkhart, Buchanan,
Valparaiso and Kalamazoo. Some Of
the silver clubs brought bands. On the
platform with Mr.. Bryan were Mr.. and
Mrs. Snively and Senator Blackburn Of
Kentucky. The latter addressed q
large meeting her this afternoon.
Just after, Mr.. Bryan began to speak
the premonitory symptoms of stam-
pede occurred in the audience through
the efforts of many of those on the out
exterior pressure caused the solid hui
man mass to sway and surge like bill :.
lows on the ocean. Many people were
carried off their feet and considerable
excitement was the result. Mr.. Bryan
ceased speaking and waited for the dis
order to pass. But the swaying contin-
ued, and Mr.. Snively arose and made
an appeal for order. He spoke so calm
ly and coolly that the crowd ceased
swaying to listen, and the disorder
passed away.
Mr.. Snively presented Mr.. Bryan to
the audience. Mr.. Bryan was greeted
with cheers.
After complimentary allusion to the
Democratic candidate for governor Mr.