The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-25
TE LARGEST CIRCULATION OFF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY

people than they ought bo have. The
people know the presidents Of these
are more interested in their
fixed salaries than in preventing the
policy holders from suffering from the
free coinage Of silver. (Applause.)
Another thing, bbepeople know these
insurance companies have greater
objection to the Chicago platform than
they have stated in their opposition
to free coinage. DO you know why
these insurance companies are so much
opposed to the Chicago platform.
will give one reason. The Chicago
platform expresses desire for an
income tax, and these insurance cOmpa-
MES claim the protection Of the gov
ernment and are not willing to pay
taxes to support the government which
protects them. (Applause). They Sc
cure large incomes, they prosper more,
bhey 60 into the United States and
seek their protection, and they
want to turn over TO the less fortu-
nate all the burdens of supporting the
government. If the presidents OF
these companies would assume the re-
sponsibIlity that belongs to them and
consent to pay their just share of the
taxes Of this government they would
be more respected by the common peo-
pie. (Applause).
~ am glad 10 come here for another
reason. told you / found intolerance
in some Of these centres. know why
that intolerance exists. Let me read
you something, and see If you can
guess who wrote it: The possession
Of large property and the ability to
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those enjoying this income great in
fuence over public opinion. They
speak through the daily press, from
high official stations, from cities where
the wealth accumulates and with the
advantage of social, personal and del
egated influence. / know the power of
this influence
What anarchist used those words, do
you suppose? What disturber Of the
public peace do you suppose gave ut
terance to those words? They were
the words Of Senator Sherman, of
Ohio, on the 25th of January, 1891,
when he was defending an income tax
at that time. (Applause.)
ut is true these great influences are
always arrayed against any effort
made to raise the condition of the peo-
pie. / am glad to come here because
/ want to preach Democracy in the
stronghold of plutocracy. (Aplause.)
Our opponents say we are enemies of
good government. / deny it. There is
no better friend of good government
in this country than / am. / love my
country and the government under
which / live, and as / love it / want
to keep it as our forefathers intended
it, and not have it converted into
plutocracy where wealth rules and the
people are silent. (Applause.) OF all
the instrumentalities which have been
conceived, by the mind Of man for
transferring the bread man earns to
some other man who did not earn it,
believe the gold standard is the great
est. The gold standard, by it's silent
process of adding to the value of dol
lars and taking from the value of prop
erty, is making the rich richer and the
poor poorer, and when the poor com
plain those who are benefited by the
system turn on them and call them
a mob, and dispute their intelligence and
deny their right to administer the gov
ernment of this country. (Applause.)
II call your attention to the language
Of one whom you cannot call dema-
gogue or a distu1'ber of social order.
Conspicuous. among the advocates of
the gold standard to-day, is the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. You Republi-
cans who used to denounce him when
he talked of tariff reform now fold him
to your bosom and gather him in your
embrace as he pleads for . dollar tfBat
pobs yoUr. neighbor while it enriches
you3hf( a Rbause-)sf l5
Mr.. Bryan then quoted Carlisle's
utteranees of 1878 in regard to the
gold standard.
He closed by alIuding to the causes
which have decreased the value of sill
YER and discussed the question of ratio
which he has gone over before in his
addresses.