The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-01
AT OUR MODERN HELICON.
BRYAN VISITS THE LEARNED HILL
OF CHAUTACQUA.

People of ChautauQua-He Boards
the Lion Turgee In His Den-Says
That Confidence in Political Lead
ers Begets DespOtism-The True
Foundation of Government Is in
JeRIOusy-His Financial Argu-
ments Repeated.
Chautauqua, N. Y, Aug. 31.-Mr. and
Mrs. Bryan left Lakewood at 1880 O'Clock
this morning on the little Chautauqua lake
steamer Celeron, accompanied by num-
Der of people from jamestown.
At Bemus Point the boat made a land
ing long enough to permit the candidate
to shake hands with about hundred peo-
pie. A crowd of about the same number
greeted him at the Chautauqua landing.
When the Celeron arrived, at 9:15, there
was cheers for Bryan and counter cheers
for Mckinley. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were
taken in charge of by Guy H. Fuller, the
postmaster. and Mrs. Coleman E. Bishop,
and were driven about the grounds. The
buildings were pointed out and described
as well as the system of education. The
party stopped at the residence of Cole
man e. Bishop, former editor of the New
York Judge and the Buffalo Express, who
is one of the Chautauqua republicans who
will support Mr.. Bryan.
After leaving Mr.. Bishops, Mr.. and
Mrs Bryan drove to Prospect park, where
Mr.. Bryan, despite his assertion that he
would not speak, made a three-minute
speech to 500 people. He was introduced
by Mr.. Fuller.
Br. Bryan said: '"This visit has no po-
litical significance. When / found l was
so near Chautauqua 1 could not Withstand
the temptation of visiting this place" He
said he had great regard for the work
done at Chautauqua, and that the Chau-
tauqua platform was broad enough to al
low the discussion of every question.
| People who come here go away carrying
| ideas which can only be productive of
good TO the citizens of a country like
this. After visiting the various parts of
| the grounds l am pleased to note that 1t
| had a very democratic appearance, and
| that there are no palaces and no novels"
He thanked the people for assembling
| AS he drove away he was given the Chau-
tauqua salute, which is the waving OF
| handkerchiefs.
Ripley, N. Y, Aug. 31.--Mayville. which
is the home of Judge A. w. Tourgee, who
is at present stumping for Maj. Mckinley,
was reached at 1O:3O a. m. Mr.. Bryan
spoke here from the balcony of the hotel
to 400 people and his reference to Judge
! Tourgee's books caused laughter from the
| crowd that heard him.
! He said that Jefferson had the correct
! idea when he said that governments were
| founded in jealousy, not in confidence, that
confidence was everywhere the parent of
despotism. SHOW me a people," said Mr..
| Bryan, who are so confident in their
leaders that they take no part in the
details of government and l will show a
people whose leaders look out for them
selves, not the interests of all the people,
Show me a people who instead of having
| too much confidence are Jealous of their
liberties, are watchful of their public SER
wants, and careful as to the policies pro-
posed by the different parties, and l will
show you a people that have a good gov
ernment. (Cheers.)
I'm this campaign the parties come to
you with their platforms outlining what
they will do, and in this campaign there
is one great question which overshadows
all others, the money question. On this
question the two leading parties take posi-
tions entirely antagonistic to each other.
The republican party declares in its plat
form that the gold standard must be main
tanned until the leading commercial nations
Join with us in substituting bimetallism
for the gold standard. They do not say
that a gold standard is good but sim
ply that we must continue it until
other nations help us secure something
which the republican platform admits to
be better namely, bimetallism.
Now, the democratic party takes an
entirely different position. Heretofore 1t
has been too much the custom for both
parties to take ambiguous positions and
to straddle the question. This year they
did not do that. The republican party
has declared for the maintenance of the
gold standard until other nations come TO
our relief. The democratic party declares
its unalterable opposition to gold stand
ard, and declares for the immediate resto-
alton of the free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver at the present legal
ratio of 16 to ], without waiting for the
aid or consent of any foreign nation on
earth That makes the issue.
The democratic party says that bimetal-
lism is desirable, and that ii is de-
slrable right now, and that 1t is not only
a good thing. but that it is a good thing
which cannot come too high for the
American people, (Cheers.) 1t not only
says that bimetallism Is a good thing, but
that we ought to have it right now.
What else does 1t do? In order that
nobody may misunderstood, II declares
that the people who are to secure bimetal-
lism are the American people themselves,
and that we are not justified in waiting
one single day for a foreign nation to
come to our help. The democratic plat
form declares that the American people
should restore bimetalllsm for themselves,
whether other nations aid us and con-
sent TO 1t or not. (Cheers)
1 want you to think over this money
question and find out how 1t affects you.
You have Just as much right TO find out
how It affects you as any other class of
our people, as those who are engaged in
negotiating with the government for the
sale of bonds, on which the people have
to pay interest. The people have a right
10 protest against such burdens. You are
familiar with the old expression of maxi
ing bricks without straw. 1 want to say
to you, my friends, that no system, no
policy has been contrived by the mind Of
man so calculated to make the toiling
masses make bricks without straw as
the gold standards (cheers), and / want to
suggest to you that the man who goes to
the financiers and syndicates to secure
their aid in restoring policy that is good
for the American people goes on a fools
errand. / thank you"
As Mr. Bryan bowed his thanks, some
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