The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-09

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 We have had a financial system, which has been injurious to the masses of the people; we have had financial system which has brought gain to those who have secured it and untold loss to those who have suffered under 1t, The maintenance of gold standard either for one day or forever the democratic party has declared for the immediate restoration of the money of the consti- tuition. The silver party and populist party have joined with the democratic party in making this the paramount issue of the campaign. They are try ing to drag in other questions, but there can be no other question until we first determine whether the people are able to have their own policy and until we have decided upon it. I do not know whether all of you fully real ize the intensity of the struggle in which you are engaged.
 Our opponents began the campaign by asserting that the American people were not able to establish bimetallism and when they found there was a re- volt among the American people against such policy they commenced system Of coercion and terrorizing, insisting that the masses of the peo- pie even have not the right to deter mine what kind of policy they want. (Applause)
 This terrorism and coercion is man ifested in two ways. In the first place the heads of many great corporations are undertaking to compel their em- ployes to support the gold standard. (Cries of that's SOD My friends, if the heads of those corporations assert the right to control the vote of those who work for them then we have pre- sented to the American people even a greater question than the silver ques- tion. (Applause) If a corporation has the right to control the vote of an en- ploye on one question it has the right to control 1t on every other question. (Cries right you are" and applause)
 Those corporations were not consti- tuted for any such purpose
 Do you think you are under gov ernment of the people? I want to ask you what you think will be the result if we get to be a government by the bankers. I ask you to reflect before you submit the destinies of the people to few financiers Talk about array ing one class against another. Why Is 1t that every demoo1Lt who is interest ed in a syndicate and trust or has a salary from a railroad corporation is arrayed against the democratic partyo It is because the democratic party has declared against the issue of bonds In time of peace and the trafficking with syndicates. It Is because the party is opposed to the trusts and the prices which the trusts have instituted, and believes in the control and the regula- tion and the restriction of all corpor- ations so that they will serve the pur- pose for which they were allowed to exist
 If we are to lose all the attorneys of these great trusts may we not appeal with confidence to the support of the people who have been plundered by these trusts and their attorneys who have received @ part of the plumber? Cheers and shouts of Yes, yes We are not responsible for the arraying of one class against another These peo- pie have defined the business men to be a few
 HeSe people WHO nave attempted to array a few of the people against the rest of the people and have insist ed that the affairs of this government should be put in the hands of a few when we have complained have been calling us disturbers of the peace and anarchists. These terms simply express the contempt which they have for the great mass of people of this country. These names they call us prove they are not willing to trust the destinies of this republic in the hands of the peace. Show me these people who now call us anarchists and I will show you a lot of people who, if we had a war, would never go to the front, but are the people who islander those who would fight the battles to save their own property" (Applause.)
 MT. Bryan said when he was called a disturber of the public peace it was gratifying to meet the toilers of his own city who endorse him. He said he expected a majority in this county Nancaster) and majority of not less than 25,000 in Nebraska. He thought even this majority was not large enough. MT. Bryan then made few. concluding remarks Prolonged cheer ing followed and the assemblage dis persed.