Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-09-26
Bryan in
Maryland.
He is welcomed by Thou
sands. Remarkable
Scenes of Enthu-
SiaSm.
Extracts From His Great Speech
Wind and Rain Fail to Lessen
the ArslOr of his hearers.

The Morning Herald says: VIII
winds whistled through the folds q
Old Glory, twined about the Demo
cratic grandstand, on Mount Roya
avenue, and the rain fell with dis
agreeable persistence but, despit
these obstacles, William Jenning
Bryan spoke to vast multitude out
size the Music Hall, and subsequent,
to an assemblage within the structur,
such as has never thronged the grea
auditorium before.
The meetings at which Mr.. Bryan
made his first bow TO Baltimore
audiences as an expounder of political
doctrines were remarkable both in
point Of numbers and for the enthusi.
asm displayed
The disagreeable weather kept
many from the scene. but the thousands
who braved the elements swayed to
and fro before the gayly decorated
stand, and cheered to the echo the
young champion OF free silver. He
said in part
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens !;
II you will be quiet now for moment
| would like to suggest for your con-
sideration 50 u. matters which are
pertinent 10 the decision Of the
issues involved in this campaign.
The paramount issue of this cam
paign is the money question. That
should he tiled before we take up
anything else. Cheers. Our opponents
say that it is not money We need we
have enough of that now, but what
we need to restore prosperity is to
open our factories instead OF our mints.
MY friends, it is no use to open our
factories until the people have money
TO buy what the mills produce, Until
the people have the money to buy
goods you cannot find a purchaser tor
your goods, no matter hbw much you
produce. This is commercial city. 1t
is founded upon the exchange o.
wealth. Wealth must be produced he,
fore it can be exchanged. Unless you
make il possible to produce wealth
YOU will have no wealth in which
merchants can trade.
A Buffalo banker wrote a pamphlet
the other day in which he used words /:
.rhe success ofthe farmer and laborer
depends upon the success of the bust
ness man" There is not person in
this audience but who knows better
That man simply reversed the process.
Instead Of the lahorer aud farmer de-
pending on the business man, the
business man depends upon the laborer
and the farmer. (Applause.) A man
who thinks society is so constructed
that those who toll depend for their
prosperity on those who toll not, can
never understand political &c pnomy or
the science OF finance The great toll
ing masses who work in the great
workshops and on the farms are the
foundation of society. The business
men are the building which stands
upon that foundation, and the finan-
ciers act as sort of roof to cover the
building. You can take off the roof
and put on another roof. You can
change your financial system and
adopt another one. But while you can
change The roof of the house without
destroying the house, you cannot de-
strov the foundation without demolish-
ing the house. (Applause.)
Prosperity comes up from below. 1t
does not come down from the upper
crust of society. (Applause.) My
friends, it is the purpose Of the Demo
cratic party in its platform to restore
prosperity to those who produce the
wealth OF this country. And when the
wealth producers are prosperous then
everybody who lives upon the wealth.
producer will share in that prosperity.
(Applause.)
Against Monopolics.
The law is an important thing. Law
can do much to change the conditions
which surround us. The law which Sc
cures man in the enjoyment of his
property encourages him to labor in
order to acquire property. But the law
that allows few men to monopolize
the business of the country and drive
the hungry members OF society out Of
business discourages industry and en-
terprise and simply encourages greed
and avarice. applause
A law which makes money dear
makes everybody try to get hold OF
money, and law which makes
property cheap makes everybody try
10 get rid Of property. CA voice,
That's right y The gold standard is
bad because it makes money the only
thing worth having. and, therefore,
intensiiies the struggle to get it. Gap
plause
The gold standard is bad becaus,
the man who has money can profit b,
the rise in the value of that none,
without using il in commerce an,