Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-25
Independent Journalism Eulogized by
the Democratic Candidate.
ABUSE SUPERIOR TO ARGUMENT
He Makes His First Massachusetts,
Speech.
YALE STUDENTS CONDUCT

Mr. Bryan left Hartford at II 10 this morn
ing TO Invade the enemy's country still
further. There was small crowd at the
depot to catch parting glimpse OF the
nominee, and to these Mr.. Bryan made q
few remarks. He told them that the mon-
ey changer was interested in having dear
dollar, and that a dear dollar meant hard
times to the producers of wealth. There
was demonstration, no cheering and
nothing in the way of enthusiasm. On the
train was Springfield committee, headed
by Col John l.. Rice.
The first stop was at Windsor, where 4
small crowd had gathered. carrying the
banner, Mckinley and Prospe rity." There
were few cheers for him by part of the
crowd and more cheers for his opponent.
AT Windsor Locks, the next stop, the as
semblage was more enthusiastic for Mr..
Bryan. There everybody wanted to shake
hands with him and called on him for
81 eech. Il an glad to see you," was the
extent Of his address, and even that was
applauded
Thompsonville also gave him a cordial
reception and he was cheered enthusiastic
Cally by the few hundred persons gathered
about the depot.
MIR. Bryan Speaks in Massnchusetts.
Mr. Bryan arrived i'm Springfield at 12:oo
and was met at the station by Mayor Win
ter members of the board of aldermen and
George Fred Williams. great crowd fol-
lowed him to the court square. where he
spoke to a large audience that filled half
the park On the conclusion Of the speech
he went to the Hotel Worthy for dinner
and at 1:1J left for Boston.
In his speech at the court square Mir.
Bryan said: Ladies and gentlemen: Be
fore entering upon discussion of the great
paramount issue of this campaign | desire
in this city to pay tribute to independent
journalism. (Applause.) My friends, i
hav al honest
est and able opponent. / never criticised
the right of any one to speak his senu-
ments and express his ideas as clearly. as
forcibly as eloQuently as he can. l believe
with Jefferson that error is harmless where
reason is left free to combat II. tireat
applause.o And If any man has an idea l
am willing for him to launch that idea and
trust to the merits of that idea to make It's
way into the mind and into the hearts of
men, and l respect the Springfield Republi-
can for the high tgreat applause) plane
upon which II discusses political questions
l respect it for the tolerance which IL
shows to political opponents and without
censuring those who substitute abuse for
argument, l can commend those who use
argument instead of abuse. Great aD-
plauSe.) l can commend also to every cltl-
zen the words of that distinguished editor
who was the founder of this paper. am
told that he is the author of the expression
that man who is not willing to die for
cause in which he believes is not worthy TO
live. Great applause)
EnrDestness of the Silver Men.
"My friends, 1t is willingness of people
to stake their all upon the correctness of
their convictions that has enabled truth 10
spread from person to person until at las;
it overcomes the opposition. And in this
campaign we have as good an illustration
as was ever given of tie depth oe convic-
ton and the intensity of earnestness in
the presentation Of the cause. l challenge
you to find among all the hosts who have
defended a cause more earnest men than
are found today among the advocates of
the right Of this government to legslate
for itself without regard to other nations.
there is no cause for such feeling as is
manifested now.
Now you read the dispatch which ap-
peared in yesterday mornings paper from
London, you will find that a great meeting
Of agriculturists was held in Buda Pesth.
and in speaking of that meeting the dis
patch said that practically all of those
representing agricultural societies We're III
favor of the restoration of bimetallism.
My friends, our opponents sometimes tell
US that this movement in favor of free
| coinage is started by the mine owners and
kept up by the mine owners. l want them
| to understand that they cannot explain this
| great uprising of the people on the theory
| that it is instigated by men who own bull
| lion, and who want to sell 1t at higher
price. This great uprising comes from the
bullion, but they produce property, and
| they realize that the gold standard has
been driving value out of the property
| which they produce. Applause)
THE opposition press may we'll afford to
p"use in their r!dicule of the advocates of
| free coinage in their denunciation as law
less characters, to find out whether there
| Is a well-founded reason for this advoca ey
| Of bimetallism among the farmers of the
United States, OF Ireland, of England, of
| Germany, of France and of every nation
| which has been cursed by the gold STAN
dard.
interests of the Farmer.
| MY friends, 1 assert here, and ] chal-
| lenge any gold bug paper to dispute it, that
| a financial policy which is injurious to the
agricultural classes has nothing to COM
| mend 1t to the government in any nation on
| Garth. Great applause and cheers.) The
gold standard has never commended itself
to the agricultural classes of any country
which has ever had it. What will you say
| then? VIII you say that these farmers
| have no right to have their interests re-
spected? No. you dare not say that, be-
| cause my friends, they must first produce
wealth before there is wealth to be dis
| tributed. What will you say then-that,
having the right to have their interests re-
| spected, they have not the intelligence TO
know what is best for them? No, you dare
| not say. that. because you know that In
public life and in business life it is the best
! brains that you have come from the farms
and the country. Applause.)
| What answer will you make to them.
When they ask for bread, will you give
them stone? When they ask for fish, viii
you bestow serpents upon them? That ha.
been the policy Of the financiers of thi.
country, and assembling their selfishnes.
| they have been attempting to force theil
ideas upon others. While others have falle1
| down beneath the weight of those ideas
the financiers themselves have risen t.
| prosperity on the PROSTATE forms of tn,
| fallen. Great applause and cheering)
| mo person can accuse me of attempting
to deny to the financiers or even to III,
money changers she right to their opinion
| the right to their votes, the right to every
legitimate influence. What deny to then
is this: The right to think for anybody bu
themselves; the right to act for anybod.
but themselves; the right to put themselve
above other people and go through tn,
werld crying, I am heller than thou; an
holier than thou" CHEERS and applause.
Wreck OF the Steamer Hugo.
AMSTERDAM. September 25.-The steam
er blown ashore yesterday on Tefschellin;