The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
BRYAN INvADES
THE BAY STATE
Met by Former Colleague
George Fred Williams
at Springfield.
TAFFY FOR AN EDITOR.
Appreciates the Tolerance Shown
Him by a Republican
Newspaper.
RESIGNS THE SILVER SONG
And Makes the Usual Bid for the
Votes of the Agricultural
Glasses.
RESIGNS THE SILVER SONG

audience numbering about 1000 people
heard William J. Bryan deliver an address
half an hour long in the court-square here
this afternoon. Mr.. Bryan reached Spring
field at 1905 from Hartford, where a hun
dred or more people bade MIN adieu.
Stops were made at " indsor and Windsor
Locks. Thomsonyille was the last stop in
Connecticut. The crowd was about equal
TO that at Windsor Locks. Mr.. Bryan
spoke briefly. The first person no greeted
the candidate AT the Springfield station
was George Fred Williams of Boston. his
former colleague in Congress, and his most
active supporter in Massachusetts,. Mr..
Bryan was eheered SIS he entered the
square. He was introduced by Mayor
Winter. Nh. Bryan was applauded en-
Enthusiastically, and spoke as follows:
Ladies aud gentlemen: Before entering upon
discussion OF the great paramount issue OF
this camDaign, desire in this city 10 pay
tribute to independent journalism. [Applsuse.l
I respect the Springfield Republican ior the
high lgrest applausel plane upon which it dis
cusses political questions. / respect il for the
tolerance which il SHOWS 10 political Oppo-
nents, ard without eensuring those who sub
stitute abuse for argument / can commend
those who use argument instead of abuse.
lGreat applause.l I can commend, also, 10
every citizen the words of that distinguished
editor who was the founder OF this paper. 1
sm told that he is the suthor of the expression
that man who is not willing to die for cause
he believes in is not worthy 10 live. [Great
spplause.l
challenge you to find in all political con-
tests which this country hiss passed through
single contest which has aroused more earn
estness than this through which VIC are now
passing. I Ichalienge you 10 find among the
hosts who hsve defended cause more earnest
men than found to-day among the advocates
OF The right OF this Government to legislate for
itself without regard 10 other nations. lGreat
applause.
II viii not do 10 say that there is no cause
for such feeling is manifested now. II YOU
read the dispatch which appeared in yesfar-
day mornings paper from London you viii
md that great meeting of sgricultuFiSts
was held in Buda-Pesth, and in speaking OF
that meeting the dispatch said that practically
all or those representing agricultural societies
we've IN iaYor OF RESPIRATION oil bimetsl lliSm.
Ny 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. | want them TO understand
that they cannot explain this great uprising
OF the people on the theory that il Is in
sugated by s man who owns bullion and wants
10 sell II al higher price. This great upris-
ing comes from the masses of the people. who
DO not produce bullion, but thev produce prop
erty and they realize that The gold standard
has been driving value out of the property
which they produce. IApplause.l
The opposition press may we'll afford 10
pause in their ridiculs OF the advocates OF free
coinage, in their denuncistion of them sS law
less characters, 10 find cut whether there is a
weIl-fOunded reason for this advocacy OF
bimetsllism among he farmers Of .he Cnited
states, OF England. OF Germany, OF France and
OF every nation which has been enrsed by the
gold standard. Ny friends, I aSSsrt here and
challenge any goldhug psper 10 dispute IL.
that financial policy which Is injurious 10
the agricultural classes has nothing 10 CON-
mend IL to the Government OF any nation on
earth. TApplause.l The gold standard has
never commended itself 10 the agriculVursl
Nr hos rror Il -
No person can Eeeuse me OF attempting 70
deny 10 the tnsneiers or even 10 the money
changers right 10 Their opinion tue right TO
their votes, the right TO every legitimate inflH-
ence. What deny 10 them is this, he right
10 think ior anybody but themselves, the
rlght 10 act ior any body but themselves, the
right 10 put themselves above other people and
go through the word crying. Al am holier
thsn thou, am holler than thou" ICheers
and applause.
There is one sdvsniase in being bimetal !
list You csn like gold and silver both while
a goid-stsudard man does not dare TO like sill
Yer, snd he does not get much gold 10 like
lApplause.l A man told me tnat out of nearly
,VOO,OOO collected IN taxes in Hartford,
conn, less than Sl1O was collected in gold.
Our opponents tell US they want sound money
hut they want financial system built on the
Invisible foundation. Do you csIl that sound
ness, my friends, il you have goT 10 write ne "
meaning far soundness and have soundness
denned as that which is dangerous. fApplause.l
Money ought not 10 be built on The balloon
plan.
Balloons are built to go up and the higher
tlSN 20 the l4S0eE tlcN Sre as balloons. and If
dollars are built on that plan the higher they
go the greater is the misery they bring 10
mankind lApplause-l Our opponents want
higher ana higher.
Ny friends, that is the sort OF dollar that the
gold standard has given US. That is the sort
OF Dollar that the gold standard will continue
20 give 10 Us. II oats get down TO 10 cents
bnsnei IL means that 81 will buy ten bushels
oi oats, snd # that dollar is not good enough
you can send its value up uEtil 81 viii buy
twenty bushels of oats: and If the farmer IS
troubled with getting too much money Ter his
get 100 bushels of oats.
When they talk OF gold standard. I slways
think Of what Lincoln said when man once
asked him how he liked his speech lie re-
piled: ANY body who would like that sort OF
sspeech would be very much pleased with it,
lApplanse aud lsughterl md thatshe people
who like the the gold standard are very much
pleased with it, but am glad 10 say that the
number OF people who like the gold standard
IS growing less every day even IN New England.
lGreat applause and eheerS.l
At the close OF the address Mr.. Bryan
was taken to the Hotel Worthy for lunch
con, followed BY 4 running crowd of men
and boys. At l:l5 P. N. he left for Wor-
csster.
WORCESTER, Mass. Sent. o5-Bs.
tween 5000 and 10, 900 people heard short
speech from William ]. Bryan here this
afternoon. Mr. Bryan reached Worcester
shortly before O'Clock, and was cheered
by throng of several thousand az the
ct1lOA- ne CnlcISQ- q C2Trlare
ana was driven 10 the square. Mr. BRYAN
spoke from temporary stand. Behind
him was the big building OF William II.
Burns, manufacturer, who had decorated
his establishment with emblems showing
hostlilty 70 the Democratic candidate
BOSTON, MASS, Sept. 2a-One ston
only, and that at South Framinsham. was
made by Candidate Bryan on his trip from
Worcester TO Boston. Three cheers we're
given him there by gathering OF several
hundred. Mr.. Bryan did not speak.
George Fred Williams, Alex Troup of New
Haven and jeremiah I. o. 0Sullivan Of Law
renee, one of the free-silver men in the
Massachusetts, delegation at Chicago, ac-
companied Mr.. Bryan to Boston.
Concerning q number of inquiries about
the condition of his health Mr.. Bryan said
this evening that he was feeling strong
and well, and was reducing exertion to q
minimum by resting at every opportunity.
Between stations to-day he would lie down