The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-23
GREAT CROWD AT CHESTER.
Stood in the Rain to Hear Bryan Talk
About the Money Question.

Chester, Ia, sept. 22.--Nm. J Bryan
rose refreshed this morning after a
good nights rest He spent the night
as the guest of B. Lindley Kent, at his
residence on Washington street.
A reception was given the nominee
this morning at the rooms Of the
Young Mems Democratic club, where
he met the members of that organiza-
ton. A reception committee of fifty
of the City committee of Philadelphia
arrived here at $3.50 and met Mr.. Bryan
and escorted him from here TO Phila
delphia.
A large crowd stood in the rain here
this morning and listened to Mr.Bryan,
who spoke to them for about 15 min
utes He said in part:
SPEECH AT CHESTER.
Ladies and Gentlemen: l shall not
keep you standing long in the rain.
(Cries of ''No matter, go on.") In the
short time that ] could possibly speak
to you / would not be able to enter i'm
to a discussion Of political issues to
any great extent. ] simply desire to
appear before you and say that If ] am
elected / shall, to the best of my ability,
carry out the policies set forth in the
Chicago platform. Great applause.)
IF our present financial policy is
to be maintained, if gold is to be the
only money which is good enough for
the government to use when it pays
the bond-holders and the note-holders,
then this government, if run by those
who believe in that policy, must con-
tinue to issue bonds in order that the
few may make money out of the labor
of the many. Great applause.) No
pleasant language or beautiful ver-
biage, can cover up its hideous mean
ing They may talk about sound mon
ey, but it is but the euphonious
phrase used by those who have not the
courage to use the real words in des-
cribing it. (Applause) They talk a.
bout honest money. ! warn you that
no people were ever competent to bring
honest money who were willing to deal
dishonesty with the people from whom
they expected votes. Great applause.)
They are not willing to tell the people
what kind Of money they mean and
how much money they want to have.
Our opponents are not willing to tell
you that they think this nation is big
enough to attend to its own business
and yet say that we must maintain our
present financial policy until the lead
ing nations of the earth join us in sub
stituting another financial policy. ZAP
plause.)
A yoice-"How about Bismarck"
Mr.. Bryant am glad that you ask
ed me that. Prince Bismarck is ad-
mired by all our German-American
citizens and respected by all our peo-
pie, regardless of their nationality, and
Prince Bismarck declares that inde-
pendent action in this country win be
salutary in bringing other nations to
adopt bimetallism. Great Applause.)
And / commend his words to those
people living in the United States who
believe that we cannot secure foreign
action by waiting for it. He says we
can secure it best by taking the lead
and let others follow; still some of
our Americans say that some of the
other nations must take the lead and
that we will follow.
2 SALARIES AND FREE SILVER.
aOur opponents tell us that if we
have the free coinage of silver that we
| are going to have a flood Of silver. l
viii venture the assertion that the peO-
pie in this audience are more accus-
toned to silver than gold. (Applause.)
And great many of them would
rather be more accustomed to silver
than they have been. (Applause.) If
there is anybody here who is afraid
that under free coinage we viii have
more money than we know what to
do with, ! would like to see him. Gap
plause.) l am willing to give the Re-
publican ticket the votes of all those
who have had too much money if I
can have those who have not had
enough (Applause.)
"You tell me that man who has
salary now can make his dollar go
further than it used to go. 1t is true.
If man has a salary fixed for life
and has no care for his children, he
might profit by a gold standard, but
my friends, remember that your sala-
ries are not fixed for life and you, who,
to-day, are getting salaries cannot tell
whether tomorrow you will be on the
street with every occupation closed to
you, because it is easier to make money
by lending money and let it rest than
it is to invest it in developing the re-
sources of the country" lApplause.)
FIRST SPEECH IN NEW JERSEY.