Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14
publican ticket. and then has not the
courage to bear the odium OF advocat-
ing it, is an entirely different matter.
(Great cheering.)


(Great cheering.l
! ExTINGUIsHED MR.. BYNUM.
| A Voice-"Glve it to Bynumn q
| Mr.. Bryan-"If you want to know
what that distinguished citizen-''
/ A Voice" "Extinguished.r
| Mr.. Bryan-''Theg gentleman suggest
extinguished citizen, bnt will say dis
tinguished because he has past
whether he has any future or not. II
you want to know what he said about
the gold standard, let me read from
his speech in favor of silver in 1886
Again the advocates Of gold approach
us with open hands and smiling coun-
tenances, but fear with dagger
concealed beueath their coats
AHA My friends, he understood
the nature OF the animal before he ba:
gan to associate with it. He is right
in his description. The gold standard
never fought an open fight. It carries
the knife of the assassin and does it's
work behindthe maske of a burglar.
1t is not an open enemy, never was and
never will be.
Nov see: see how well he under
stood them. He said: 'Oh,' they say
I'VE want silver, we are bimetallists,
but we want an honest dollar. Sus-
pend coinage and we will drive Eng
land, Germany and other nations to
bimetallism and then the price Of silver
bullion will appreciate and our dollars
will be worth 100 cents.'"
That is what he said in 1885. My
friends. instead of saying now that we
will adopt bipetallism and drive other
nations to it, he says that we will stand
by the gold standard, and allow other
nations to drive us away from it.
SPEECHES IN OTHER INDIANA TOWNS
BEFORE THE FINAL DEMoNsTRA-
TION.
The Bryan meeting at New Albany
had a decided silver tinge. Four silver
gray horses drew the carriage with
| Mr.. Bryan from the station. where his
special train arrived at S.io, through
Silver street to Silver Grove, the place
of the meeting, few blocks distant.
An audience unusually large for that
hour of the morning was gathered
there. It numbered more than 1000,
and they were assembled around the
sides of natural amphitheatfe, from
the centre of which Mr.. Bryan spoke.
Fifteen white roses, representing the
/ fifteen electoral votes of Indiana, were
presented to Mr.. Bryan by 1.-THE Lady
Clerks of New Albany Post Office. :"
Mr.. Bryan referred to this pretty pres
ent in his remarks, and then said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men-From the manner in which you
have applauded the sentiment that
there was not enough money, I imag
inc that there are very few in this
audience who are alarmed at any pros
pect of food Of money. (Cheers.) It
is one thing that has excited my sym
pathy to find occasionally the man
who had never had too much money
in all his life, sometimes man not
able to pay his debts, even in 50-cent
dollars daughter and cheers), man
who does not know where his prpvis-
ions are coming from next winter, is
i trembling in his boots for fear that
under free coinage there will be such a
load of money that be will be over
whelmed. (Applause.) My friends.
we are preaching q doctrine which we
believe to.be sound and hat doctrine
is this: "That the only way to stop
failing prices is to increase the amount
of money to be exchanged for property.
APPEALS TO REASON.
In conclusion he said: believe that
if the people are allowed to vote as
they please we will succeed, and more
that that, believe that they will sim
ply increase the number Of our votes.
because men will insist that if man
has good arguments he will appeal to
the reason and that it is an evidence
that he has no case when he attempts
force to back up his position. (Cheers.)
1t was raining when Mr.. Bryan reach
ed Sellersburg at 8 o'clock. Hats Of
golden hue were conspicuous among
the crowd of thousand there, and q
number of people wore punches Of
golden rod.
Mr.. Bryan asked how many in the
crowd believed the gold standard was
a good thing, and up weut score or
more of hands. Quite a number, he
added. Now, want you people who
raise up your hands to tell me why did
not the Republican party pledge itself
to get rid of the gold standard and
substitute bimetallism as soon as for
eign nations will help us to do it3
(This caused loud cheering.)
Now, you men who held up your
hands and said you thonght gold
standard is good thing, if the Repub
lican party thought SO, why didn't it
have the courage to say so, aud not de
clare that bimetallism is better than
the gold standard2 CHEERS followed
the querry9 A. dozen or two held up
! oAoAr Aduuos duu ee11O Lie soIu SloAu'
ard is a good thing.
ONE GOLD COIN WENT UP.
Now, hold up some gold, some of you
who said the gold standard was good
thing. Cheers of a.wild character.)
Let me see your gold. Up went hand
and it in was gold coin. Mr.. Bryan
nodded and said one man out OF those
not exceeding two dozen who held up
their hands had gold. 1t is not even
sixteen to one. my friends. (Applause
and laughter.) You take sixteen men
who believe in a gold standard, and
there will not be more than one of
them that..has any gold. the standard
that he said was good. We want a