The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
ON GOVERNMENT BOND ISIS UEs.
Bryan Delirers a Sensational HarGn0ue
at SchLits Park.

Bryan Delirers n Sensational HarGn0tte
at SchLifs Park.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 5.-Mr.
Bryan's speech as Schlitz Park tonight
was the most sensational he has
delivered during thecampalgn. 1t was de-
voted almost entirely to the Government
bond issues and teemed with Implication
of the administration and the mem bers of
the bond syndicate. He did not mention
any names, but it was evident whom he
meant in his denunciatory speech.
Mr.. Bryan this evening adore sed an au-
dience at Schlitz Park. In spite of the
GOODNESS of the night 5000 or 1000 people
had gathered and listened TO his speeches
both inside and outside the theater build
ing in the park. Mr.. Bryan was warmly
greeted, his utterances ON the bond ques-
ton especially being cheered to the echo.
When he first appeared it seemed as
though quiet would not be restored. AS
soon as order was secured Mr.. Bryan began
his remarks. He said in part:
As soon as the last campaign closed the
moneyed interests of this country made COM
olned attack upon what is known as the Sher-
man law. They demanded the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law, and
they based their attack upon the platform of
taxing that platform as whole they picked
out part of a sentence and insisted upon en-
torcsng part OF the platform while Ignoring
the rest OF the platform. LApplause.l The
democratic platform denounced the Sherman
law as makeshift. What is a makeshift?
why, II is temporary expedient. 1t is a
thlng used until some better thing can be Sc
curek. And the very plank In the platform
that declared in favor of the repeal of the make
SHIFT and asserted they would hold to the use
OF gold and silver as the standard money of the
! country; and not only that, but that platform
ADDED, 'the coinage of both gold and silver
without discrimination against either metal
or charge for mintage."
There were certain qualifying words which
borrowed, but those qualifying words did not
destroy the declaration of the Democratic
| equal terms. And yet the money interests CT
TINS country combined to attack the Sherman
Jaw and secure Its repeal and leave nothing in
It's place TO furnish the money which the people
| and If they repealed the Sherman law
| gold would stop going abroad. After strag-
gle which has seldom been equaled they sue
ceeded in repeating the Sherman law without
Conoluons. AND then what! Did gold stop
ge1ng abroad? No, gold went abroad faster
than before. And then what? Then they be-
| gan to issue bonds to get enough gold to fur
nlsn those who wanted 1t to send 1t abroad, or
wanted 1t to put it away in their vaults, or
wanted to make an excuse for the issue of
more bonds. tApplause.l The issued $4,000
600 OF bonds and then S50,000,000 more of
bonds. And then the administration entered
into what is known as the Rothschild con-
tract.
Let me dwell just one moment upon that
contract. ] call your attention TO the fact
that while that contract was made by Demo
cratic administration it was supported by all
the leading mem bers of the Republican party.
| lApplause.l And more than that, the Repub-
llcan party in convention assembled did not
| denounce or criticize that Rothschild con-