The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN,
SILVER DICK BLAND OPENED IT
IN SENATOR GORMAN'S
HOME.
He MADE A FREE COINAGE SPEECH.
Said He Was Glad the Democratic
Party Has Parted With Whitney.
Bryan Speaks at Tivoli Today.
Receives Many Invitations.

Laurel. Md, Aug. 21.-Thc democratic
campaign in this state was opened in
this city. the home of Senator German
tonight. eX-Congressman Bland of Mis-
souri, being the principal attraction Mr..
Bland arrived from Washington soon
after 1 o'clock in the afternoon and held
Il largely attended reception at the home
of Mr.. Ernest T. Baldwin. A torch
light procession followed, escorting Mr..
Bland to Laurel grove. where an i'm
menSc meeting was held. r.. NJ. Bald
win, president of the local democratic
club, called the meeting to order and
Mayor Phelps of Laurel was made per-
manent chairman. Mr.. Bland was re-
ceivcd with great enthusiasm by the
large crowd, and his speech, Which was
mainly devoted to replying to arguments
against the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of Is to 1 was loudly and fire.
qucntly applauded.
Mr.. Bland. in the opening sentences
of his address. said that this is Il cam
paign i'll which the great masses of la
borers and producers of the country are
arraycd in organized conflict with cor
porate greed and insolence."
The audience applauded this sentence.
The speaker asserted that such men as
VIM. c. Whitney were inconsistent in
opposing Bryan if his election will make
the rich men richer and the poor men
poorer. Mr.. Bland asserted that this is
tbn ErSt 9
fury that the lines have been sharply
drawn between the beneficiarics of class
legislation and the great masses of work
crs and producers.
1t has cost the government S262. 0OO.-
600 to maintain the gold standard and
that amount will have to be doubled to
pay the interest. THANK God the dem
ocratic party has broken loose from the
Whtneys and their associations"
whereupon the audience appauded.
The laborers and the producers ought
to take the government in their own
hands and control it in their own inter
ests,' he declared, after which he went
into statistics to show what it would
cost to maintain the gold standard. He
next asserted that if Mckinley were
elected he would follow Cleveland's eX-
ample and pay all coin obligations in
gold ana asked where is he going to
get the gold?'
He asserted that there is law reuur-
ing the payment of customs dues and
internal revenue in gold. Where then.
he asked, could Mckinley get the gold,
except by borrowing it and issuing bonds
to the, sharks of Wall and Lombard
Streets
To cancel the grcenbacks. he said will
contract the currency S5O0000.0O0. The
only solution of the problem he claimed.
is TO give the people both gold and sill
YER us redemption fund.
The only probability Of Il change"
said Mr. Bland, lis Bryan's election
Mckinlcy's victory would be barren
onc-you might as well enact decree
that Cleveland should be president for
four years more. 1t means to keep ON
selling bonds"
Mr.. Bland asserted that the money
question is the overshadowing one in
the campaign. but back of this is the
greater one of when are the people going
TO tn Ike charge of the government and
run thmselves.
Mr.. Bland will return to st. Louis to-
morrow.