Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-13

discuss IL and try TO discuss the tariff
question instead. (Applause)
But there is part OF this letter
which think you ought TO hear. and
am not going to deny you any good thing
U.aughter) He says: The audience Will
be composed. ] presume very largely or
laboring man and wage-earners OF high
order. This class OF people. like others,
dominated by human selfshness. 30 far
as their own interests are concerned. pro-
badly prefer TO receive their wages In
dollars worth 100 cents rather than those
worth only 50 cents (Groans) shall take
for my text the words. Like others domi-
mated by human selishness. so far as
their own interests are concerned
GOLD-BUG UNsELFIsHNEsS CD.
"Laboring men, want 10 ask you why
it is that every gold-bug says that you
are selfish. and that you are influenced
by selfish considerations. while every gold
bug pretends to be a philanthropist. who
simply loves honest money because IT will
help other people? daughter and cheers.)
want to know why IL is that these gold
bugs are 50 sorry that everybody else
VIII be Influenced by personal interests.
and so positive that personal interest
cannot affect them. Npplause)
why is II? ! will tell you why: II
man believes thing Is good for himself.
and also good for others. he will admit
that IL Is good for himself II he thinks
a thing good for himself. but bad for
others he will never admit that It is good
for himself. (Cheers)
That is the rule that lay down and
you can examine it. and apply It 10 every
day life. You will find that men never
deny that n thing is good for themselves.
II they also believe II Is good for others
1t Is only when they believe that they
prosper by others adversely that you
hear them standing up and denying that
they have any pecuniary benefit" Gap
plause)
Mr. Bryan spoke of the reasons which
laboring men. farmers. and businessmen
gave for wanting bimetallism. comparing
their reasons with those Of the advo-
catse Of the gold standard. and said:
But there is another thing that 7
want you to notice about MT Washburn's
letter: believe that Mr.. Washburn
IS large employer Of labor Now. If he
is dominated by selfshness. why is he
worrying so mich about having to pay
his employees In 5S-cent dollars? (Ap-
plause) II his employees are so much
afraid that they are going to suffer PEI
sonal loss because OF free coinage. why
does not Mr. Washburn rejoice. If domi-
mated by human selfshness? Oaughter)
Oh, no; he desires to pose before his
employees as one who is willing to deny
himself the advantage OF paying in cheap
dollars. in order that his employees may
not lose by free coinage. What reason
have you TO believe that he Is less dom-
mated by human selhshness than his en-
ployees are?
THE TARIFF
"Mr Washburn complains Of the Will
son till. ] arrived late this afternoon.
and ] received through the mail. or,
rather I'm an envelope, an extract from a
speech which Mr.. Washburn delivered in
the Senate Of the United States on
the 11th Of July. 1872 I have not had
time to compare this speech with the
Record. and / tell you so because I do
not use authorities generally without
comparing them, and being sure that they
are accurate. But on this occasion /
tell you how l got this extract. and /
win read II; and II Mr.. Washburn is in
the room. want him to say whether this
is his speech or not, and II 1t is not. |
will not ask you 20 accept 1t. Is Mr..
Washburn in the room? "a voice, He's
deadO
Now. I am in earnest in this matter,
and I do rot want TO do any man an in
justice.
Il have asked II he IS here. so that
he can vertify il now. and have heard no
response. II he Is not here, it cannot be
verified until I am gone. but I want TO
say TO You that n what Z quote turns
out not 10 be Mr. Washburns speech.
then ! want 10 ask you 10 withdraw II
entirely, and not consider 1t in connec-
tion with what / have been saying. Great
cheerlng)
In this extract. find that Mr. Wash
burn gives the price OF wheat. beginning
with 1866 and running down TO 1880, and
that he uses these words: The hopes o.
the producer have been turned 10 ashes.
The graln-dealer the miller. and the
businessman have been disappointed.
The balance Of trade in favor OF this
country. that every one looked forward
10 with so much assurance, has been
below the general estimate. probably
from depreciation Of prices in agricul-
ture and the few exports, al least 500
O00. 900. Gold is still leaving the country.
and there is but little life or spirit in
general business. while / think there is a
general disappointment that with the
tariff OF 1890 we do not see better times
Now, if these words are correct, then
Senator Washburn tells you that there
was general disappointment that the
tariff Of 1880 was not followed by better
times. applause and cheers)
THE PLUTOCRATs.
"And again he said: Mr. President,
the people Of the country were startled.
as our country certainly was. when the
statement was made in an article In one
Of the magazines a few weeks since that
one-half of the property and wealth OF
this country was owned h~ 5000 persons.
"And. ne SAYS: The ten millionaire,
the forty millionaires. or the hundred
mil,ionaires. almost without exception.
have neither created nor earned their
wealth. The royal road to wealth has
been through llegitimate speculation,
stock and gran-gambling, market-work-
ing, railroad-wrecking, trusts, and the
whole family Of iniQuities that have been
developed under the nelarious methods Of
exchange Of this country
Now. my friends was this Senator
expressing his alarm that half the pro-
perty OF the country was owned by 5000
persons. and that the millionaires. al
mos. without exception, have neither
created nor earned their wealth, and that
the royal road to wealth has been through
inegitimato speculation. stock and grain
gambling, market-working railroad
wrecking. and the wh0e family of
iniquities that have been developed un-
der the nefarious methods Of the eN-
changes Of this county? Ought the Sena-
tor to be surprised II we are alarmed at
the same things that scared him four
years ago?'
The remainder Of Mr.. Bryan's speech
was devoted 20 reiteration Of his former
arguments on the money question
BRYAN AND ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. October r.
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