The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-22
BRYAN SPEAKS OF MORTON.
Oliver P Morton at One Time an Hon
cred Reprasantativa Of Indiana

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Bryan attacked the home of the enc
my in Indiana yesterday. Wayne cOun-
ty is the banner Republican county of
the state and Richmond is the strong
hold of Wayne county. There We're yell
low badges at both of the meetings
that Mr. Bryan addressed and shout
ers for Mckinley were numerous There
were, however, a great mum Der of sill
verites in the crowds and they yelled
loud and often for the Democratic nom
inee.
In his second speech Mr.. Bryan de-
Clarcd not until a. man is willing to
give UP faith in the American instltu-
tions and go back on the Declaration Of
Independence could he vote for the
Republican platform. In his first
speech at Glen Miller park, Mr. Bryan
said in part The Republican party
profess to know the present financial
system which means a continual issue
of bonds, a continual decrease in the
volume Of the currency and that YOU
may understand what others have said
on this subject, I want to quote to you
what your own toWusman, who be-
came one of the great statesmen Of
this country, once said in regard to the
effect Of contracting currency. The
speech can be found in volume .. part
/, page $50, of the Congressional Rec
ord of the 43rd congress. He said. Mr.
President. An abundance of money,
plenty Of money, does produce enter
prise, prosperity and progress. There
is no sort of doubt about that now.
my friends. Senator Schurz can
bring from the books If he has
brought authority in favor of the con
traction Of the currency. One-half of
its present volume. I know he can do
that. but after he has stated all these
commonplace of the books. these plat
itudes of finance there is no vitality in
them Al prefer to take the actual re-
suits and the actual condition Of the
country and let theories go to the
dogs. There is no more vitality in
their theories as applied to the cOndi-
tons Of our country now than there is
in petrided snakes Let US take
things as we have seen them pass I'M
der our eyes for the past ten or fifteen
years and take actual conditions Of the
country.
There Senator Morton was declaring
against the policy of contraction and
we today are declaring against the
same policy of contraction There he
was asserting that an increase in the
supply Of money would bring prosper
lty and progress and enterprise and
we assert the same thing today. We
assert that an Increase in the supply of
money viii reverse the grinding condi-
tICns under which we have suffered
for the past few years and the position
which we take must be approved by
any one present who viii study the
money question without putting be-
Tore his eyes enough gold coin to blind
himself from the proof"
The second speech was made at the
Hotel Westcott and here the wearers
Of yellow badges had congregated en-
masse.
MT Bryan commented on the badges
Ladies and Gentlemen-Any" person
who has an opinion ought to have q
reason TO base that opinion upon.
want to ask those who by wearing vel
low badges indicate their support of
Republican ideas to consider two or
three things. If the Republican party
believes that the gold standard is
good thing. you ask yourselves why
lhe republican party always talks
about sound money instead of a gold
standard Why do they use ambiguous
phrases to conceal their meaning
assert that if the Republican party
thought that the gold standard was
good they would not attempt to de-
ceiVe people by using the phrase
sound money but they would say gold,
and let the world know that they
meant gold IApplaUse.) If the Republi-
cans in convention assembled had
thought the gold standard was
good thing, they would have SO declar-
ed in their platform and not pledged
the Republican party to get rid Of the
gold standard and substitute the dol1-
bic standard as soon as other nations
would let Us do it. (AppIauseO If Won
who wear Republican badges believe
in the Republican platform, I can tell
you now you can show it, write upOn a
card; we are American citizens. but we
think this nation is not big enough to
attend to its own business and wear
that card on your breast and let your
fellow citizens know what you think
(Applause)
My friends we stand for an Ameri-
can policy for the American people
and the Republican party declares that
this nation shall submit to a gold
standard as long as foreign creditors
insist upon it. They transfer from this
country to foreign nations the right to
determine when we shall abandon the
gold standard and I say that until a
man Is willing to give up faith in our
institutions, until he is willing to make
US a province of q foreign nation UNI
laraton of Independence, he can not
vote for the Republican ticket
RuShVlles Ind, Oct 22.-The train
bearing the Bryan party arrived ia
Cam bridge nearly an hour late "A five
minutes stop was to have been made
there but Ar- Bryan was taken in
carnage TO the fair grounds where he
spoke and as a consequence 20 minutes
more was added to the wrong side OF
the schedule
At the fair grounds the nominee en-
countered a crowd which numbered up
in the thousands and was unable to
leave his carriage to gain the speak
ers stand He spoke from the driv-
er's box for three minutes asking his
hearers 10 study the money question
and then vote as their conscience die
tated-
They are so little you hardly know
you are taking them. They cause no
gripping. yet they act quickly and most
thoroughly. Such are the famous little
pills known as De Wits Little Early
Risers- Small in size. great in results
George ". Stansheld. 6S1 kapsas ave
nue.