Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-29
SILVER And GOLD.
My,u Tells Why tho White Metal
Was DtmOnsIlltd.
THE BATTLE BETWEEN METALS.
Arrumrnls Now Employed Against -!
YER We're nj one lin ustd
Against Gvli.

FL1iN, Ills, Oct. 20--A, $50 q. no.
Ryau reached the North western de-
tsl In Chicago, for a days tour In the
b.lt towns, Northern HE. A large
crowd choored him loudly aud de-
mandsd a speech. Bryan tmllingly
declined and disappeared within the
esf. The irain reached Elgin ailOi-O.
He was taken to platform 900 ieet
rom the railroad aud addressed large
ard enthusiastic audience. Bryan
vac Introduced by I. N. l. drian, presi'
dent Of the bimttallic club Of Egin.
Bryan salts "Politioiana have been
dodging the money question ior gweI-
~ ysArs anu financiofs have been
settling II their own way for twenty
yeslb, and yet II 10 m0to unfoitivd
than II has been In all that time, aud
n this election falls 10 fe1tofe bl'
nttaliism II amply moana four yeas
more OF agitation until this people
have another chance 10 express them.
selves. tGreat applaute. You hear
OUT opp0asntH talk about restoring
confidence, and that " all that IL
necessary to stop ihe agitation. ny
ifieLds, they ought 10 know tue
agitation IN the result OF condi.
ti5n and the agitation must con.
tinue while that condition femhinf.
II tue silver question could have been
tut down merely by say Ing, he still,
u would have been lut down long age.
II Il could have been put down by
Commands or threats or 10y intimlda-
too, II w0ulu have been Iul down long
ago. but I want you 20 remember,
that Ia spite oi ali fnanoiUIH have
done for twenty years u Keep the ell
ytf question down, u IL ttil up before
The American people anu viii stav up
before the American people. zap
pisute.l We ate accused OF stiTfiuE az
discontent. My friends. because
IhltIoiAn points 10 tho ditonar, that
u0ss not argue that he created the
disease. The disease II here and w
simply poinl ~ out, ana you eau biini
your eyes ~ II ~ you will, hut you
uannot cure the disease by refusing to
zee u. tApplause For yuaU, aye,
iof eonlafiss bin4stAiiism was tho
hnAsclAl policy of the nations OF tho
world. England started crusade
against silver In 1916. shp stood alone
A. a Rolo slanuArd nation after tho dis
eJvsty Of gold In this country aud
Australia. Then after solo bssauto
Increase, there were three nations IN
Europe whion usmonetiAtd gold Tor
i,ar money would become ohoap. The
vafy arguments used againut ~.
yer were uted then aghinat gold,
aud wo were told that ~
pay Ia golu was ~ cheat the
widow and orphan and tho deposliors
of tavings banks. tAppIauss, ifytu
will real book vnaen by n Ftenon
writer, ChovAliof, along IN the fiftivs,
you viii iuu the identical argumrnts
Used Agaiust silver now that vefu utoI
against gold then. You eau take ais
book anu put the WORD "silver" whore
no uats tue word "goldn and you will
have the ordinary gold standard
Argument oil today. Alter they found
that gold ceased TO incrchse and siiveT
was incttasiug, Then they began the
tame gind OF warfare against silver
TIA. they had stgfiei sgAlust gold.
have had people ast me why
u 10 they demOnotzed silver
when silver was worth more tnau
gold NJ the lime. The explanation l.
simple, my itieudf. AZ that time silver
was Increasing and gold decreasing
aud they wAutcd TO uemonotizB tho
metal that was Inc oasing, no they
would have metal that was ducfehs.
ltg, because decreasing money meant
ttat money, aud that IL what tho
money changers always wanted. Zap.
piautr.l There IN another TcAkOn Why
they usmOnotized silver In favor Of
goid. A large portion OF the annual
~ auN a. Ia.
while only small portion OF
SILVER IL uted In tue nrts,
therefore there was n larger amount
~ silver available Tor coluase
lhan there was gold, anu they turntd
lhglF ougintH against silver ala lTitd "
ttmuneuzs n, IN order 10 hAys lesser
quantity ~ money metal. My iTiondS,
lnlu crusade hns wee on, nation alter
nation has been forced to abanuon
tllver and substitute gold, and n they
win this n ght and throw tho iufiuenee
VI THIS nation on the side OF the gold
standard, ask you where nghin eau
common people nnd n battle ground
Where they can ever have a. mup1
hope Of success Ha they can have ~
America today" tApplnus,.l
NOTHING NEW Asked FOR.
BLLLvIDEnE, Ills, Oct. 20.-Bfysu'.
VAN fuaehcu Bellylduro ut 1880
peleok aud was met by large crown,
most VI whom were wearing yellow
lupon, bearing tho word "Mekin.
fy'" Bryan was escorted 10 tho plat
form anu delivered a charAetuIlallo
tAoit spt och.
ITO eaili "When we declare for the
Ns'otAtloh OF bimoiallism We are not
tAlhg anything new. When VIZ nsk
,ui roe coinage OF silver, remember we
haNe iise coinage now Hnu have had
I,e eoinage OF silver Romembor that
We nave unlimited coinAgu VI gold nov
SUI have had unlimited coinage oi
'st when We ask Tor coinage ut 10
!, remember that Is tho ratio NJ
WHEN gold aLd silver coins now clfeu.
.ss. We ask NO change la tho size VI
either dollar.