Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-25
BULLION VOTE RATIO.


the bouquet has been composed Of sixteen
white flowers and one yellow one, but /
understa that In this county you have
the l6-tO-l ratio represented In much
more practical and effective way than we
have found 10 represented anywhere else
You have one family in this county with
sixteen persons who have heretofore
voted the Republican ticket, all OF whom
Will vote for free silver this year at l6
to 1. (Chcers) And when the family has
been Republican before. why it counts.
you know. az the bullion ratio, because
when we have a vote from the other side
It counts two. So IN this family it really
means the bullion ratio of % 10 l. Great
chcer'ng)
Now, l am not surprised that people
who have been Republicans all their
lives arc this year deserving the Republ-
can party because the Republican party
has taken "a new position. They are
standing by their convictions, and they
cay that they are not leaving their party
that their party has left them, but the
Democrats who go from Us 20 the Re
publican party on the money question.
have to desert the history Of the Demo
cratic party. because our party has stood
for bimetalism, for the use Of gold and
silver as standard money, during fits ex-
istencc. I say. therefore. that when
Republican comes 10 us he still has the
convictions that he used 10 have. When
Democrat leaves us he has got to
change his convictions and 90 over and
denounce all he used to love, ana love
what no used 10 hate"
REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION.
The most persistent attempt made du-
ring Mr. Bryan's tour to create demon
stration against him occurred at lit
tie place called Calva. where the train
halted a few minutes just after leaving
Kewanee. About 900 people were there.
They were fresh from imbiding Repubh-
can doctrine administered by the five eX-
Governors Of Illinois, VINO are travelling
through the State with John X. Tanner.
The Tanner special train with IFS fiat
car containing q cannon, had passed NJ.
Bryans special earlier in the day.
salute was fred. and the Governors de
luged the Bryan train with Republican
literature as they dashed by. Cheers for
Mckinley were given as Mr.. Bryan
stepped out TO greet a gathering at Calva
and the candidate responded with, u
there anybody here who thinks that tie
god standard is the best thing?' Cries
OF yes and "No" followed.
Mr. Bryan repeated his question, and
got an immediate answer from an elder
~ man who was very much excited, and
shouted at the top Of his voice: 1--WE
have coined twice as much silver since
the demonetizatiOn act as there ever was
from the time of jefferson TO 49," and
the crowd cheered.
How much silver are we coming now?
demanded the candidate.
There was no response, and he went on:
81 want those who say that gold is a
IC1 TIo.I
up your gold. some Of you"
Just then the train began to move, and
Mr.. Bryan called back: MY friend, look
out for the gold man without any gold"
The crowd cheered. but whether for
Mckinley or Bryan. was not evident.
STEVENSON PRESENT.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL. October 24.-Tho
twin cities Of Moline and Rock Island
with the assistance Of many present from
Davenport just across the Mississippi. IN
Iowa held joint celebration of William
j. Bryans coming this afternoon. Speech
es had been made at all these places by
Mr.. Bryan on his trip from Lincoln TO
New York in August, but evidently there
had been no cessation Of interest I'm the
Democratic candidate, for at least 2O,OJO
people gathered TO hear him at a point
midway between Moline and Rock Island
ent. and made a short speech when Mr.
Bryan had concluded.
The Vice-President went aboard the
Bryan special after the meeting and ac-
companied the presidential candidate to
quincy.
SPEECH OF THE DAY.
QUINCY, ILL, October PA highly
demonstrative audience Of 1900 people
at the Monmouth Fair-Grounds heard Mr.
Bryan make the speech of the day just as
the sun was going down. His remarks
were brief but he showed some feeling
Most Of his speech was devoted TO an
swerng the reported utterances Of Bishop
Worthington, of Omaha giving his rea-
sons for intending TO vote for Mckinley
Mr.. Bryan took up the statement of the
Bishop. that the present political agita-
ton was caused by dissatisfaction among
the farmers through Oyer-educatlon. He
said:
81 want {, call your attention to an in
terview which appears in yesterday morn
ings papers. l hope that l may find out
that il is not true. / waited until to-day
before using it, thinking that possibly
this mornings papers might make a cor
rection. and when / speak of il l want
YOU to distinctly understand that if there
be a subsequent denial of the language
used, then all l shall say about it shall
fall 10 the ground II is a dispatch from
New York giving an interview with Bisnop
Worthington, OF Omaha, in which he
saws. The trouble with the farmer. in
nv Judgment, is that We have carried
our free educational system entirely TOO
far The farmers sons great many OF
them, who have absolutely no ability to
rise. get taste of education, and follow
20 nv
thing-that is, many Of them-and they
become dissatisfied to follow in the walk
Of life that God intended they should, and
drift into the cities. 1t is the overeduca-
ton Of these, who are not qualified 10
receive IT, that fills our cities while the
farms lie idle
Il say. my friends, I hope that 1t may
prove thai these words were not utterd
by Bishop Worthington, because / hate
TO think that any man ever used words
like these that / have read. (Cheers)
A CRUEL UTTERANCE.
'ro talk about over-education of our
farmers sons. and to attribute the diff
culties which surround US to-day, to over
education, Is, to my mind, one OF the
most cruel things that d man ever ut
tered.
"'lhe idea of saying that farmers sons,
who are not able to rise in life, get
taste OF education and then enjoy the
taste so much that they follow IT up. and
become dissatisfied with the farm and
drift into TIE cities. The idea OF saying
that there s overeducation among our
farmers sons. My friends, do you know
what that language means? II means
reversal OF the progress Of civilization,
and a march toward the DARK Ages
again. (Cheers)
How can you tell which one OF the
farmers SONS is going to prove great
man until you have educated them aliY
(Cheers) Are we 10 select a commission
10 90 around aud pick out the ones that