The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-20

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! speak or these two pMnks because
tney concern the people who live i'm the
District OF Columbia. The Chicago
platform contains this plank:
we favor the admission of the ter
rltories OF New Mexico, Oklahoma and
Arizona into the Union as States. and
we iaVor the early admission of all the
territories having the necessary popu-
latlon and resources to entitle them to
statehood. and while they remain ter
rtories we hold that the officials ap-
pointed TO administer the government
OF any territory together with the Dis
t'ict OF Columbia and Alaska, should
be bona fide residents OF the territory or
district in which the duties are to be
performed. tApplause.) The Demo-
cratic party believes in home ,ule and
that all public lands
II have finished, however. the part
winch refers ito the District of Column
bfa | desire to emphasize these words.
Inc Democratic party believes i'm home
rule. (Applause) l believe in that
Platform and in that plank of the plat
rotm and in that portion of the plank
which l have emphasized And within
l say i believe in home rule | do not
mean that there shall be home in the
District or In the territories after the
rulers commence TO rule, but tina; they
shall live there before they are appoint
ed. tApplause) Let me read another
in public service tApplause) We fa-
vor appointments based upon merit.
fixed terms of office and such an admin
istration of the civil service laws as
Will afford equal opportunities to all
citizens OF ascertained fitness, except as
otherwise provided by the Constitution
of the United States
we are in favor of civil service re-
form that means something and not a
President to sustain the civil service
until he can get his friends into office,
and sustain the service just as he is
gong out 50 as to keep his friends in.
(Applause.)
I'VE believe in appointments based
upon merit, and such a method of ap-
pointment as will open the offices to
men of ascertained fitness" cat this
point In Mr.. Rryan's speech the weather
looked very threatening. and clouds of
dust commenced 10 blow over the au-
dience, many turning TO leave)
Mr.. Bryan, however. after brief
pause, continued as follows:
I'VE are in favor of fixed terms of Of
nee in the several departments OF the
government. We want 1t so that when
man goes in we will know how long
he Is going TO stay, and when ne is
going out. We don't want to build up
an oiitce-holdinG class and fill the Of
ices Tor life, so that when a man gets
an office he will have no more concern
about his country than to draw his sal
airy. (Cheers) We believe that the life
tenure which relieves n man from all
further care Is destructive OF the high
est forms OF citizenship. and is not TO
be tolerated in country like ours
our opponents are doing as much for
us IN this campaign as we are able 10 do
10! ourselves. Uaughter) OF all the
public documents recently issued. the
most important one is the letter just
given TO the public, written by the
Secretary of the Treasury. | desire TO
quote one sentence. 1T is the duty of
the Secretary of the Trea sury and of all
other public officials to execute in good
faith the policy declared by Congress
ana mark these words. and whenever
he shall be satisfied that the silver dol
lar cannot be kept equal in the pur-
chasing power with the gold dollar, ex-
cept by receiving il in exchange for the
gold dollar. when such change is de-
marded. il will be his duty to adopt
that course. | want YOU to mark these
words. because in those words the Sec
retary of the Treasury tells you that
whenever the Secretary Is satisfied tina [
II is necessary that he will commenc, re-
deeming silver dollars in gold Qaugh-
TERI ! call your attention to ii because
J want 10 emphasize The deceDtious
Wnich nave been practiced by this ad-
ministfation on tile money question
w men tnlS administration advised the
repeal of the sherman law. you We're
told the repeal of the Sherman law
would remove the difficulty, and vet as
soon as the Sherman law was repealed
the same authority which promised re-
liei as soon as that was repealed came
10 congress with the demand that the
greenbacks and treasury notes mus; be
retired by an issue of gold bonds in
order 10 stop the drain on the Treasury's
gold"
Proceeding with his speech. after a
brief intermission, caused by violent
gust OF wind. Mr.. Bryan said:
The Secretary OF the Treasury in
lorms You That If the greenbacks and
treasury notes We're all retired. so that
there would not be dollar of paper
money 10 be presented for gold yet il
Wou!d be his duty to commence to re-
utein the silver dollars IN gold and to
start another endless chain that would
Gralh the treasury. According to the
doctrine laid down by Mr.. Carlisle. YOU
cannot stop the drain upon the treasury
uhtll you retire all the silver dollars
ana leave nothing but gold in the
treasury vaults. ] am glad that ON.
opponents are thus compelled to eN-
pose 10 the public eye their heartles.
merclless and criminal policy. 7 am
s!ad that they have told the public we
must have gold alone, and thus have
confessed that we are i'm the hands of
,wo banking syndicates. and must nav
them what they want
II denounce that policy as more cruel
ana heartless than would be the dom
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