The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-26
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dard. (Cheers). We ask no quarter; we
give no quarter We shall prosecute our
warfare until there is not an American
citizen who dares to advocate the gold
STANDARD. Cloud applause) They ask.
'Why| We reply that the gold standard
is conspiracy against the human race
and that we would no more Join It than
we would join an army marching to de-
spoil our homes and destroy our families
ask you not 10 take my word alone as
to the evils of the gold standard. I call
as witness gentleman whose voice has
been heard in the counsels of the demo-
cratic party. I ask you, if you are inclin-
ed 10 accuse us Of using extravagant Ian
guage, to listen to the following language:
Here Mr.. Bryan quoted at some length
from the speech of Mr.. Carlisle on the
subject of bimetallism delivered in the
House Of Representatives some eighteen
years ago. THAT is the language of John
G.. Carlisle, and ] believe he spoke the
truth. If il was true then il is true to-
day, and will be true, no matter who may
change his opinion or his course upon this
question (Applause). Truths once ut
tered will live, no matter what may be-
come Of those who utter these truths.
Men cannot retract the truth, and that
prophecy was spoken eighteen years ago.
and eighteen years of fulhllment has ena-
bled us to believe words that were not be-
lieved or thought of at the time they were
spoken.
our opponents tell us that free coinage
of silver IS going to disturb business. I
ask our opponents to write down the
worst thing they could possibly think of
as a possible consequence of the immedi-
ate restoration Of the free coinage of sill
yer, and when they have written their
words l place over against the most dis
NAL prophecy they can utter, the words
of John G. Carlisle, and I tell them l will
take the worst thing they could think
of rather than bring misery greater than
war, pestilence and famine
Can you imagine the meaning of these
words No my friend. the Imagination can
not conceive, the tongue cannot describe
all that there is wrapped up in these
words.
"Can you think of all the wars of the
past when you remember from the time
that Cain killed Abel until now history
has been little more than a record Of
warfare?
Can you remember all those wars, and
can you add in one great sum all the mis-
cry that these wars have caused2 And
then can you think of the pestilences
which have visited the earth and the mis-
cry that tLey have brought, and then
can you think of the famines that have
afflicted mankind from time to time? Can
you add into one great sum all the misery
caused by these three dread destroyers
of the human race, and then think that
the consummation Of the conspiracy Of
those who stand upon the gold standard
would bring more misery than all of
these?
All, my friends, it is because we be-
Heve that that prophecy was true, ii IS be-
cause we believe that no language can
overstate the meaning of the infinite dis
asters that a gold standard means TO the
human race, 1t Is because we believe it
that no power on earth Will prevent the
advocates of free coinage from preaching
that gospel wherever they can find those
to hear it," (Applause)
Mr. Bryan concluded his speech shortly
before 8 p. m, and then drove to the
station just in time to board his train,
which left at 8 p. m, westward bound
Crowds thronged the stations at Science
tady, Amsterdam, Little Falls, Herkimer
and Utica. At each of these places the
candidate addressed a few words of greet
ing to the waiting assemblage.
Utica was reached at 1920 where the
party left the train and went to hotel
There, a short reception was held in the
hotel parlor, and then the wearied travel
erS retired