The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-22

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Tho most unique feature OF the cam
Daign was tho speech OF MIR. Bryan to
an audience made up exclusively Oh
women and presided over by woman.
Two thousand were present, and the
presiding officer was. Mrs. Shae1er,
whose husbands father was the law
partner of the nominees father. When
Mr.. Bryan arrived about 10 o'clock tho
ladies arose en- masse, waved their
hundkcrchiefs and flags, Clappcd their
hands and called his name--in fact,
did everything men have dono except
give three chocrS and tiger. MIR.
Bryan responded to this greeting as
follows
"Ladics. this is u novel experience,
not only new in that | am unaccustom-
cd to addressing an audience Of ladies
entirely. but also new in that | have to
compete against another boy orator.
(Lais htcr and applausc.) When | anu
talking against older persons. J have
the sympathy of the mothers but
when | am talking against a younger
person am afraid that the mothers
sympathy would go out to the sma lcr
Of them. (Applausc.l And | confess
that cannot blame you, because | felt
that, if were judge, | would award
him that prize, even though | were a
contestant myself against him. | be-
lieve this is the first political meeting
where q candidate has addressed his
remarks to ladies entirely in the dis
cussion Of an economic question, and
yet | offer no apology.
"On the contrary, deem it. not only
u great privilege but Il great honor.
My experience teaches nc that tho
mother and the wife arc important
parts Of the family. (Applausc.) In
fact, would rather have the wife on
my side in the beginning Of IL campaign
than to have tho husband, if | could
only have one. (Appiause.) AM |
will tell you why: Because il have
the wife am almost sure to navc the
hus band before the campaign is over.
and if only have the husband ] am
never sure OF him. Laughter aud ap-
piausc.)
"a lady who was canvas sing down
in Nebraska the other day gave utter
rance to one Of the Dest thugs which |
think this campaign has enjoyed. She
was Canvassing and called at our house
to get some literature on Tie silver
question TO circulate rs she went from
place TO place, and while there she |
said that she had a brother who was a |
Solu thaD, "ltiIout Soio' Nl-huS nIcf. J |
she SAID snc cou!u understand now ii |
man could he goa man who had gold,
but she could only pity the gold nan |
who w" without gold. (Applausc and |
Taught r.) And YOU know, ny friends, |,
that H. the condition IN which large |
ma ity OF the gold men are--goid |
men without gold. "nd when YOU find |
1 golQ man without gold YOU find one
whom You can convert. because. while !
,hc Gotd standard l. good for Il few in
'hls country. the gold standard IS q
bad thing ior the great mass Of the
people, and the reason wNy our cause
grows IRON day 10 day is found in the
fact that the arguments in behalf OF
appeal TO the heads and
the hearts Of the American people. and
hc gold standard appeals only TO the
,.Apuiause.
",Chu reason wNv mother. are taking
-uch an .ntcrt.: IN this cump..ign. the
'G;.Sou why .0c w.vcs ara feeling u"cp.
2r interest than they usually feel !
because tuey are becoming acquainted
with tu" gold standard. They kuuw
That instead q being ju>t measure Of
J"fcrrcd payments tie gold standard
has become Il meas urn ~ deferred iIupe
and hope deferred MuEcth Tic heart
sick. THIS money question IS not 800
deep to be Understood. ~ Al American
.it 4 "a very great rO.lt!cn) question
Is hraL Il great cco"omic gEcstlOn. ana
every great economic question il at least
Il great moral question. Questions are
not sctt!cd until the right and wrong
OF the question arc determined. These
questions arc not settled until the peo-
PIC grasp the Fundamental principe,
anu when these principles are finally
comprchcnoed then the people set
Tie inc question, and they settle
~ lor generation: Inc people are
.tuoyin@ this question, study it as
t.iey nave noC sludico IL before. Aye,
stuoyihE ~ as they nave not studied
any question before 10 their lifetime or
iinc. n oCouy IeadS 10 Understanding.
.p pu' Io seuoy you must commence at
'i'o no nottoln ana stndy up.
nc Roi' sIahdard means dearer
inoney, ana oearermohcy means cheaper
Gaol'e.ts, ana chc'pcr property means
ha'u ''h'cs hard times means more
PCop'c ouC o' work, more people out OF
"orN lnc"nS more people destitute. ANA
LIZ LILLY ieop.t u"sI''u'o means more pco-
pc ueSleraIe' more people desperate
'''tan9 more crlminalS'
~ mas oecn Sald that woman is the
;oi'sc!e'Cc "' inc human race, and |
inuolSt thc proposition. ! believe that
" " o'n"! nan Can Srasp thc great principles
- J"sV'ce ana can detect right from
" fiouS, PROBABLY With more ClcarnCsS |