The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-08-14
DISTRICT:
MIR. RRYAN'S SPEECH OF AC.
CEPTANCE.

At great popular demonstration in
Madison Square Garden. New York,
Mr. Bryan was, on Wednesday even
ing. notified of his nomination and in
response he delivered speech of ac-
ceptance that has received unbounded
praise even from his adversaries. Con-
trary to the expectation Of those who
differ from him. he resorted to argu-
ment rather than metaphor, to concil-
iation rather than to ceusure.
Even the Baltimore Sun in an edi-
torial admits that it was IAN able and
ingenious statement of the theories and
convictions embodied in the Chicago
platform" Continuing the Sun says:
The Democratic candidate defends the
present programme of his party with
lawycr-like skill. His speech, address,
ed to IN Eastern audience. is courteous
in form and tr' from the denlnciation
which Advocates of the new programme
commonly lavish upon the East
The occasion was a climax in the
campaign. Enthusiasm is at fever
heat II it can he maintained BRYAN
will win. and no human effort can pre-
vent it. We will place before our read
ers. from time to time. extracts from
this pow, rfiIl effort The following
upon the financial policy. necessary to
lie adopted, is apropos at this time.
Mr.. Bryan says:
1T must he admitted however. that some
bankers combine the business of bond
broker with the ordinary banking business,
and these may make enough in the negotia-
ton of loans to offset the losses arising in
legitimate banking business As long as
human nature remains as it is there will
always be DANCE that, unless restrained
by public opinion or legal enactment those
who see a pecuniarv profit for themselves
in certain condition may yield to the
temptation to bring about that condition.
Jefferson has stated that one of the main
duties of government is to prevent men
from injuring one another. and never was
that duty more important than it is today.
1t is not strange that those who have made
a profit by furnishing gold to the govern
ment in the hour of its extremity favor Il
financial policy which will keep the gov
eminent dependent upon them. believe,
however, that speak the sentiment of the
vast majority of the people of the United
States when | say that IA wise financial
policy administered in behalf of all the
people would make our government indie
pendent of any combination of tinanciers
foreign or domestic.
Let me say word now in regard to
certain persons who are recuniarily bene
fitted by a gold standard, and who favor it,
not from a desire to trespass upon the
rights of others, but because the circum-
stances which surround them blind them
To the effect of the gold standard upon 9th
ers. shall ask YOU to consider the Ian
guage of two gentlemen whose lon" public
service and high standing in the party to
which they belong will protect them from
adverse criticism by our opponents In
1869 Senator Sherman said: The cOntrac-
ton of the currency is a far more distress
ing operation than Senators suppose. Our
own and other nations have gone through
that operation before. 1t is not possible
to take that voyage without the sorest dis
tress. To every person except Il capitalist
out of debt, or "a salaried officer or annui-
tant it is period of loss, danger, lassitude
of trade, fall of wages, suspension of en-
terprise, bankruptcy and disaster. 1t
means ruin to al! dealers whose debts are
twice their business capital, though one
third less than their actual property. 1t
means the fall of all agricultural produc- |
ton without any great reduction of taxes Z
What prudent man would dare to build il u,
house, railroad, factory or Il barn with
this certain fact before him. "