People's voice., 1896-11-19
BRYAN SPEAKS IN LINCOLN.
will Welcome Prosperity-to Bring which
Republicans Will Have to Reverse
the haws of Nature and Give
Points to all the Writers OF
Dn1ifica1 Economy.
Political Economy.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 4.-William
Jennings Bryan delivered two speech
es in Lincoln this afternoon and even
ing. which had previously been an
nounced as the opening guns OF the
campaign Of 1900.
The afternoon speech was before
the Mary Bryan club, composed Of a
membership of 1850 ladies. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan were warmly received.
At night he spoke to the Travelling
Mems Bryan club, the Veterans and
Bryan Home Guards.
The first demonstration came when
Governor HOlCOmb and suite entered
the left prosCenium box. There were
wild wells for HolcOmb. But when
BRYAN was seen threading his way
through the ranks of the Bryan Home
Guards, cheers went up which almost
shook the chandeliers and disclosed a
very lively bimetalliC sentiment. Mr..
Bryan said:
"Now we have passed the stage of
argument in the silver battle. When
you discuss public questions you pre-
sent your arguments to the people.
They ask you why you believe in bi-
metallism OF in the gold standard,
You explain to them, you tell them
what you believe each policy will do.
They say that is prophecy. They may
refuse to believe you, but when tie
time comes for action, then the sue
ceSSful party must put its policy into
operation and when these policies aie
in operation, then you can judge the
effect which they produce. Ii the
Republican party caO make this cOun-
try prosperous under the gold stand
ard it will have to reverse the laws Of
nature and give points to all the writ
ers on political economy applause J
If the Republican party can bring
prosperity in this country by making
money dearer, it will do what has
never been done by any other party
in any country.
'But, my friends, see the arguments
that experience has to diSprOve. The
Republicans went before the labOring
men and told them that low prices
were great blessings, .becauSe the
wages would 60 farther, and they
went before the farmer and told the
farmer that agriculture was depressed,
and that simply means prices were
down, and that the gold standard and
cOnidence-principally confidence
Applause and laughter would restore
prosperity and restore prices to tile
farmer, My friends, it will be intei-
esting to see the Republicans make
prices low in order that the wages
may 60 farther and at the same tine
make Lsices high so that the farmers
may get good prices for their pre-
ducts (Applause,l
'My friends. the test of the policy
is its operation. We have tried o
point out what the gold standard has
dCne; what the gold standard was de-
ing, but the fault was laid upon the
tariff law. Why, if we talk about
what legislation could do for silver,
these men tell Us law could not Go
anything, Legislation was incompe-
tent and as soon as they convince the
public that legislation was powerleSs
to accomplish anything, they then
convinced the people that a law re-
SpectiDg the tariff would accomplish
everything Laughter and applause.
Legislation impOtent on the money
question and omnipOtent on the tariff
QueStiOn-that has been the logic in
this campaign. That you could not
raise the value of silver by law, but
yet, when they come to discuss the
tariff question, they have asserted
that you could raise the prices of
wages by law, that you could raise
the price of the farmers products by
protective law,
my friends, we will have a chance
to see them as they carry these theor-
lies into practice. We have said those
whc had the support Of the great cor
porations in this country would not
be ina position after election to force
the laws against corporations and
make them respect the rights of the
people, We shall see, now that their
success has been secured.
Now, l want to suggest to those
who are going to continue the organi.
zatiOn of these clubs that they meet
at stated times, say once month, or
st such times as the members of the