The Atlanta constitution., 1896-09-28

ocrats than We were and voted the republi-
can ticket to prove II. Great laushterD
I'VE believe the democratic party. which
owed its success TO the toiling masses
must stiIl stand by them In their fight
against the few, IL IL deserves to continue
its existence. We organized In Nebraska
a democratic free silver league. The mem
bers OF that league made an open hight.
They did not go around in the dark wear
ing a mask. They said TO the democracy
of the state are going TO take possession
OF the machinery of the party IL we can;
we are going TO submit this question TO the
voters We went out and presented the
questions. When or state convention met
we had three TO one and we adopted tnat
platform which has been readop.cd by She
national democratic convention. (Applause)
There was never faircr contest ever
waged. Then we organized n bimetalllc
democratic national league, which went
out 10 do in the nation what the free silver
democrats OF Nebraska had done I'm that
state We carried the question 10 the pri-
marics. and the voters instructed the dele
gates TO the county convention, and from
there 10 the state convention, and from
there 10 the national convention.
I'VE never had a convention i'm this coun-
try which more correctly represented the
sentiment or the people who sent the dele
gates than that convention which met at
Chicago
j. uoloF enough 10 he tne NoNtiNte OF
a convention FOR a president. But IL Is
higher honor vet 10 be the nominee OF the
most democratic convention ever held In
this country (Applause1
1t is sufficient honor 20 be nominated
by the machinery OF a party. but IL is
higher honor sin TO be nominated by the
people Of party regardless OF the ma
chiucry. (Applause.)
since that platform was adopted the
has 20 So 1n
question. What do they nnd2 They find
that the people OF the west and south, who
have been asking for the restoration or
bimetallism instead OF trying to ruin the
country. are trying 70 save *. Great ap-
plause.) We are trying 20 help our people.
That IS true. but / want to tell you that
our people cannot buy Of you unless they
caa sell what they raise.
Need More Than Appetites.
I'VE must have more than appctites out
uitre. u.aughter1 We must have money
20 pay FOR those things which crafty the
appetite. Because You have food TO SELL
don't think YOU can sell II Just because
people are hungry You have got TO have
people who want g. and who have the
money 20 paw FOR something 10 cat. Great
annlauseD Your people arc producing man
ufacturing products here largely. Where
do YOU get YOUR consumers without the
farming population. and where viii YOU
sell the goods YOU produce? You virtually
wipe out the farmers as consumers when
You drive down the price OF their
products. 50 they only realize enough
TO pay taxes and interest Great
applauseD You have many truck
farmers when they take what they nave
to seal into town they fad the market ls
rather dun and what they get is small
compared with what il used 10 be. Docs
il mean the people Of philadelphia are not
as hungry as hey ever wereE l venture
the assertion there is more hunger here IN
Philadelphia tnan there was i've years
asS. Great applauseD Is Il because peo-
rTe have lost their taste FOR the good things
which YOU producer No. there is as much
taste as ever If they could get a chance
10 try il on something. Great applause)
How are you going 10 Increase your
marketsf By increasing the number or
rclule able TO buy what you produce. VIII
Won DO that 10y making dollars dcarcr?
No dollars do not cat. They deNour
great deal. but they 10 not eat O-aushterD
How are You going 10 create markctsE
Isy Increasing dollars IN the hands Of Tho
fewg No. YOU have got TO restore pros
Varity uv stopping the fan of prices So mon
VIII s,i what they produce tu SET rnoaey
tn huy what you produce Applause1
Sherman Carlisle and Blaine Quoted
aIr Bryan gave quotations from john
Sherman. Jaues g. Blaine and John q.
Carlisle. showing them TO have formerly
been in favor OF the free coinage OF sill
YER
AIR Bryan continued as follows:
Every one OF them when the utterances
quoted were made were older than I am
now. II they attribute my division OF
people into tUo classes. tho ille holders OF
idle and capital and producers ol wealth. 10
the fact that 7 haze not had as much eNpc-
rie-cc as same others. how are they going
10 explain the language OF Blaine and Car
Isle and Sherman 1 divide classes the
same as they do except i SHOULD say on
the one side are the drones and on the other
side the bees that make the honey. Gap
plauscl
Reputation VS.. Patriotism.
''If a debtor wants 20 pay ia a dollar
less valuable than the dollar Pc borrowed ne
is "a rcpudiator. bat i the man who holds
that MORTGAGE wants him 10 pay in dollar
worth twice as ulueu as when it WAS loaned
that man is u anancicr and patriot and
you cannot open your mouth against him.
tAuplause1
III those who hold the notes OF the peo-
ple 81 the United States have right 10 In
sst on "a gold standard 10 make their dol
lars deyour more OF our farm products. !
want 20 know why the people OF the United
States have not right in their sovereign
majesty TO stop the growth of these dollars
before theg eet any higger'- ApplauSe)
AIT Bryan then quoted Prince Bismarck
as being in favor ~ himctallIsm and as saw
iu- that the United States should take the
led iu adopting it.
Nr Bryan continued:
eve have reached great crisis and tho
question presented 10 the American pcouie
is shall the United States have "a financial
policy % its own. or must the people re-
c.lge their finances ready-made from some
fore.gn land? tCries Of NO, nevcr.D II is