The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-26

Mayor Winter. members of the board
of aldermen and George Fred Williams.
A great crowd followed him 10 the court
house square. where he spoke to large
audience that flied half the park On
the conclusion OF his speech. he went to
the Hotel Worthy for dinner and al Ills
left for Boston. In his speech at the
court house sQra re Mr.. Bryan said:
ladies and Gentlerren: Before en-
tering upon a discussion OF the great
paramount issue of this campaign. de-
sire IN this city TO pay tribute to indie
pendent journalism. tApplause)
my friends. have always respected
an honest and earnest and able oppo-
nent / never criticized the right OF any
one 10 speak his sentiments and pre-
sent his ideas as clearly. as fordbly. as
eloquentiy as DE can. / believe with
Jefferson that error Is harmless where
reason is left free to combat it (Great
applause)
And If any man has an idea I am
Wiling for him to launch that idea and
trust to the merits OF that idea to make
Its way into the minds and into the
hearts of men, and respect the Spring
field Republican for the high plane upon
which it discusses political questions.
(Great applause) 1 respect it for the
tolerance which it shows to political OPP
ponents and. without censursng those
who substitute abuse for argument, /
can commend those who use argument
instead of abuse. Great applause.) /
oan commend also TO every citizen the
words of that distinguished edStor who
was the founder of this paper. I am
told that ne Is the author OF the ex-
preston that a man who Is not willing
to die for cause in which he believes.
Is not worthy to live. (Great applause.)
MY friends fl Is the willingness Of
the people to stake their all upon the
correctness Of their convictions that has
enabled truth TO spread from person 20
person until at last il overoomes all
opposition And in this campaign we
have as good an illustration as was ever
given of the depth OF oonvictAon and
the intensity OF earnestneSs IN the pre-
sentation OF the cause. / challenge you
to find among the hosts who ever de-
Tended a cause. more earnest men than
are found today among the advocates
of the right of this government 10 leg
islate for Itself without regard TO other
nations. tGreat applause)
at viii not do to say that there Is no
cause for such feeling as IS manifested
now. II you read the dispatch that sp-
paared in yesterday mornings paper
from London. you VIII find that a graet
meeting OF agriculturalists was held in
Buda Pesth. and in speaking OF thst
meeting the dispatch said particularly
that al the representing agricultural SO
cieties were in favor of restoring bimet-
alljsm.
My friends, our opponents som etfmeS
tell Us that This movement in favor OF
free coinage Is started by the mine own
ers and kept UP by the mine owners. I
want them TO understand that they can
not explain this great uprising Of the
people on the theory that II is instigatsd
by The men who own bullion and want
10 seH 1t at higher prices.
This great UPRISING comes from the
masses of the people WHO do not produce
buaGon. but they produce property and
they realize that the gold standard has
been driving value out OF the property
Which they produce. (ApPhause) The
opposition press may we'll afford 10
pause IN their ridicule OF the advocates
Of free coinage, in their denuncsatbOn Of
them as ,sawless characters. to find out
whether there is a well founded reason
for this advocacy OF bimetallisrn among
the farmers of the United States. OF
Ireland, OF England. OF Germany, OF
France. and of every nation which has
been cursed by the gold standard Ny
friends. assert here. and challenge
any godbug paper TO dispute IL. that a
financial policy which IS injurious 20 the
agricultural classes has nothing 20 COM
mend it TO the government Of any ma
ton on earth" Great applause and
cheerS)
The c~r7 ee-a,-a-5 has never con-
n7e1dei !b ~ % The sEric,IH 1rai classes
of any country which f-s veT had L.
What viii you say the-2 W. q - az
that these farmers have no night 70
have their interests respected No. you
dare not say that. because. my friends.
they must ffrsS produce wealth before
there IS wealth TO be distributed WHAT
VIII you say. then-that. having the
right o have their interests reS-ecfsS.
they have not the intelligence 20 know !
what Ss best for tdeEn2 No. You dare
not say that. because you know thar
80 public Hfeand in business life the best
trains mat you have come from the
farms Of this country. Gppisuse)
What answer WI you make 20 fhe-n ,
When they ask for bread. VII you give
them a stone. WIEN tbsy esk for fEh viii
you bestow ssrpents upon the-ny That
has been the policy OF ne financi>rs ~
this Country and. assembling their SCI
fshness. they have been attempting 10
force thefr ideas uD1n Others. White
Others have fallen down beneath the
weight Of rhose S1eaz. the financiera
thsrnss.wes have r-sea - prosperity O.,
the TJruz-rate forms u taa fallen
(Cirsat applause and chee-1ngB
NO T---son can accuse me of afterupi-
ing 70 deny % ~ fluancie-s. ,r- r-en - /
the money changers. ths right 20 ts7es-
opsnioz. r1e r1g1t 20 Their vote. -sas
right % every i.grf-nzte sriusrc.
What I deny 70 them "a tbs. The rfzh.
- think for anybody bat Themselves /
the rSzS1r % arr for anybody but them (
seives; ne ricbs IN put Themselves sf,o-se I
cher peJIf-e and 70 through the ~~,-Lt /
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rsoier than EfFo1'" (Chee-x and a.
J&auge)