The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-25
BRYAN TALKS SILVER
VARIOUS FORCES UNITED
THIS YEAR.
fhr Democratic Presidential Candidate
Addresses the People at Goldsboro. y. G..
Discusses New Works Action Money
Question Paramount.

GoLDsBoRo, n. c.. Sept. l9.-This
morning Mr.. Bryan spoke to hucdrcds
OF people here, opening as follows:
I'm this campaign those who believe
in the free coinage of silver have
joined together, regardless of differ
ences OF opinion upon other subjects.
Democrats who believe in tariff reform
aud Republicans who believe IN pro.
lection are able to unite when both
recognize that the money question is
superior 10 the tariff question. A
pupulist leader in this state well OK.
pressed the idea when he said that
while he believed in Populist doc
%trines, yet he was willing To lay ON
of them aside until he could get
others. For instance. he said that
while he believed in the government
ownership OF railroads he did not
want the government to own the rail-
roads as long as the R~othschilds
owned the government. II is this
Willingness to lay aside minor differ
cnces IN hours of danger that charac-
tcrizes our people and gives the surest
proof that they are able to rise to tho
requirements OF any emergency.
sometimes they accuse us OF rais-
ing a sectional issue. One of the best
evidences that the platform adopted
at Chicago does not raise "A sectional
issue is found in the language of the
platform adopted Yesterday in New
York. Let me read it to you. After
unreservedly indorsing the platform
and the candidates OF the Chicago
convention, tho New York platform
.l,nlr.,. -, IL, l.l;lu .
that never in the history OF the DEM
ocratic party has Il platform been writ
ten which einbodies more completely
the interests Of the whole people Us dis.
tinguished from those who seek lcgis.
lation for private benefits than that
given &c the country by the National
Democratic convention Of 1896 There
within the shadow OF Wall street,
against the combined opposition Of
those once leading Democrats Of New
York who have left the Democratic
party and either gone over entirely to
the Republicans " stopped for q
moment at a half way house. the Dem.
ocracv Of New York declares the plat.
form adopted at Chicago is the most
Democratic platform ever put before
the country by n Democratic conven.
ton. In the state OF Connecticut
they have also Endorsed u PLATFORM,
and likewise in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. In other Eastern states
the Democracy is beginning to realize
that the Chicago platform presents to
the American people those great is
sues around which the people must
cluster IL they are going To retain u
government of, by aud for the people.
The three parties which have
joined in my nomination agree that
while there are other issues before
the American people aside from tho
money question. vet the money qucs-
ton rises paramount TO them all and
must he settled first. Other qucs.
tons can wait. tho money question
cannot. II has been forced upon pub.
lie attention. II mas been brought
before the people and we have TO de-
eide whether wc shall continue tho
present financial system whei Elm a
few men have undertaken To run the
government or shall put the financial
policy of tho American people in tho
hands of the American people to be
framed Ivy them and form them now.