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their confidence in this matter, and vet
they are all the time talking about hay
mo nnnf3dnnco Conf1dancn .is q mutual

their confidence in this matter, and vet
they are all the time talking about hay
ing confidence. Confidence is mutual
thing. You cannot have confidence in a
man who distrusts 4ou. When these
Republican politicians refuse to tell the
American people what kind of a system
they would have they must not expect
the American people to put their tinan-
.cial affairs into the hands of those who
either do not know what ought to be,
done, or, If they know, are determined
not to let anybody else know what they
know. s(Applause) They set themselves
up as leaders. Do they know what KIND
of legislation we ought to have: Il not,
they are blind leaders of the blind, and
whenever that experiment is tried both
fall into the ditch.
There are no grounds upon which the
opposition is willing to fight this battle.
They dare not declare in favor or the
gold standard, because all history
teaches that nothing but suffering has
followed the experiment of a gold stand
ard. We are sometimes accused Of using
extravagant language, but we do not
have to do 50. Whenever we want to BE
very emphatic we turn back to the utter.
ances of men like Carlisle, who are now
worshipping the golden calf, and use
their language to show what emphasis
was before the hearts were tnrned from
the people to Wall street. (Applause)
They tell us the silver question only at
fects the mine owner, and the men who
will prosper by it are the men who own
silver bullion They have no conception
of the magnitude Of this question. When
they confine the silver question to the
mine owner, the few people who produce
silver, and overlook the tremendous i'm
portance to all the rest, they are like the
man who stands upon the banks Of lit
tie frog pond and wonders at it's magni-
tude, when he has never seen the broad
ocean waves wash the shores OF every
land Those people know nothing OF
money. They think it merely concerns
the producers of silver. They do not
understand there can be no money Tor
the people until the laws provide tor
some material being transformed into
money. If we have the universal gold
standard, it means that the annual
supply of money given to all the people
of the world must be drawn from cur
gold mines each year, and not all OF that
can go to the mints. The gold used IN the
arts is increasing every year, and we
SIdli ISClCu a Ill A'ASIs A"|AAAS "ANN'-SS
that time is already reached, when the
total amount of gold produced every
year will be needed for the arts, and
leave no annual product to keep up with
the demand for moeny.
Richmond, Va, SEPT. 19.-William j.
Bryan's reception at the Auditorium last
night was one of the most, If not the most
enthusiastic reception of his campaign.
The Auditorium was packed TO the doors
and from floor to gallery when the Demo-
cratic nominee arrived there at S:45. Some
other meetings have been greater in point
of attendance, but Richmond must be
given the banner for the amount OF en-
thusiasm expressed. Ten minutes elapsed
before the cheering that followtd MIR.
Bryan's entrance ceased ard there was
another outburst when he was presented
by Senator Danial. There was much dis
order during Mr. Bryan's delivery, but
Ire 1nanag ged to make himself heard 10y
nearly everybody.
On the conclusion Of the Auditorium
speech he addressed a great throng from,
the balcony of the Jefferson hotel. where
he is stopping. His speech here was short
and on tlre general lines pursued by him
in his other speeches. He said:
II am the nominee of three conventions,
but I do not appeal to any man for his
vote on the ground that I am the cam
didate of his party. ! have higher
claim to your suhrages than party ties
can give me. appeal to you as the only
candidate for the presidency who believes
that the American people can have
financial policy of their own. tApplause).
II there is g. man WAC respects party
regularity, he cannot complain Of the
manner of my nomination. The Demo-
cratic convention which met at Chicago
represented the voters of the Democratic
party more truly, more completely than
any convention. which has been held in
recent years. That convention was reg
ularly called by the regular authorities
and delegates were chosen in every state
in the regular manner. And more than
that the issues Joined between the friends
of free silver and its enemies were fought
out before the people themselves in the
highest tribunal known under our form
of government. (Applause'. The voter,
not the bosses, ran the Chicago cOnver-
tion and I am proud to be the nominee
to the hope, the aspirations Of the con-
mon people of the Democratic party. (Ap-
plause)
: "But with their claim to regularity.
do not ask single Democrat to vote Tor
my election if in his heart he believes
TO me party is but means to the
end And shall not feel unkindlv toward
any Democrat who honestly and corlscien-
tiously puts his country above his party
and votes against me if he believes that
the policy for which stand would bring
injury to our common country. But, I
want the man who leaves the Democratic
party to find the reason in his head or
his heart, and not in his pocketbook.
(Great applause). How can you tell
whether man is honest when he tells
you that the election of the Chicago ticket
would injure his country. / will give
you way to tell. Any man who thinks
fh a + my eIentinn pgnuJ6 ini,Era fhfS rnuntrv
can prove it in just one way, and that
Is by voting for the Republican candidate
to make sure Of my defeat"
Why is it that some Democrats or some
people who used to be Democrats spend
the day in telling how the election Of,
the Chicago ticket would ruin this coun-'
try and then refuse to cast their votes
for the only man who can defeat the
Chicago nominee. will tell you why,
It is because they have not the courage
to bear the odium of being Republicans
(Great applause)
Those assistant Republicans, whose
hearts are willing but whose flesh is
weak, may as well understand now that
the contest for this year alone. be-
lieve we shall win now. But whether
we win now or not, we have Begin a war
fare against the gold standard; which
shall continue until the gold Standard is
driven from our shores back to England.
We have been opposed to the Importation
Of criminals and paupers from abroad,
and we shall oppose the Importation Of
a financial system which is criminal and