The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-29


up their silver plates? Because it will
be worth more as silver plate than
it will be worth as silver dollars un-
der free coinage"
Mr. Bryan proceeded with his argu-
ment and added: Il assert that the
business man depends for success
upon the farmer and the iaborinw
man. If you want business men TO
prosper you cannot make them pros
per by making the money loaner
prosperous, and because business men
do not make their money cut Of those
from whom they borrow, they make
their money out oE those to whom
they sell goods and If the people can
not buy goods the merchants cannot
sell goods. and people cannot buy
goods until they have money to buy
goods with"
A voice: Start up the mills"
Mr.. Bryan: Suppose you start up the
mills, how are you going to dispose
of the things which the mills produce
unless the people can buy the produce
of your mills?"
lie proceeded and said: 'Afr. Blaine,
in 1873 said that the destruction of sill
yer as money and the establishment Of
gold as the sole unit of value, must
have ruinous effect on all forms of
property except those investments
which yield a fixed return of money;
and these would be enormously en-
hanced in value and gain a dispropor-
tionate and unfair advantage over ev-
cry other species of property" zap
plause.)
A voice: Would it not be as hard to
change the standard Of money in the
world as it would be to change the
standard of weights and measures in
the world?"
Mr. Bryan: 81 viii answer your ques-
tion by saying that in the first place
the world has no standard of weights
and measures and we have not been
able to bring the nations of the world
to agree to a standard of weights and
measures. In the second place, why did
you not give the advise in 1873 that
yoa are giving now? They changed
our standard of money then, and for
twenty years they have tried to keep
MS from undoing what they did then.
Those who denied the right of the peo-
pie to use the law to restore silver to
to its rightful place, are the very ones
who helped to pass law, twenty-three
years ago, to destroy the free coinage
of silver and substitute new stand
ard after the nations of the world had
tried it from the beginning of the ma
ton down to that time. We cannot
decide what other nation shall do. but
! insist that we shall decide what this
nation shall do. Did Austria ask for
our consent when she resumed specie
payment on a gold basis? Did Italy
ask our consent who she resumed spe-
Gle payment ON a gold basis? Did the
other nations of the world ask our con-
sent when they changed their stand
ards? No, then sir, what man who
wants to be an American wants to
get down on his knees and ask other
nations consent when we want to do
what we please?
II have given you, my friends, what
might be a sufficient answer. / want
to give you more than sufficient an
swer. NY friend wants TO know how
that can change the standard of the
world I tell him that Prince Bis
marck has stated recently that if the
United States acts alone, it will be
salutary in bringing other nations to
accept our bimetallic policy. If my
timid friend doubts the ability of this
nation, beg him to sit at the feet of
foreigner and learn confidence in Am
e1-ican Institutions"
THE YALE HOODLUafs.
Evidently New Haven wished to
make amends for the reception Mr..
Bryan received there last week for the
depot shed was covered mass of en-
thusiastic humanity. The citizens were
there in force both in point of num-
bers and in volume of lung power. Mr..
Bryan spoke to them only moment,
but in that moment he gave them OPP
portunity to disclaim any participa-
tion in the riotious demonstration of
the collegians.
There were short stops made at
Bridgeport and Stamford where sew
eral hundred people had congregated,
but they were just long enough for
the candidate TO shake hands with
those nearest him.
Mr.. Bryan had just closed a few re-
marks telling how pleasant his trip
through New England had been, when
he was interrupted thus:
A voice: There are no Yale students
here to-day, Mr.. Bryan"
Mr. Bryan: ''Do not criticise the
boys too harshly. | ann not inclined to
criticise them as severely as some 9TH
ers, as | attribute their interruption
more to youthfud exuberance than to
any deliberate intention to interfere
with free speech. shall always be glad
to return to New Haven, when circum-
stances will permit, and | am sure that |
whatever may be my subject ] will be |
able TO find persons who are willing to |
listen, even if they do not agree. I am |
glad to notice the growth of the silver |
sentiments in New England. | believe
il has grown in this State within the |
last few days and am sure the more |
the subject is studied in New England |
the more supporters free silver will |
have"
MR.. BRYAN'S SPEECH AT LYNN.
Says He is a Business Man Who Adds |
to a Nations Wealth
Lynn, Mass, Sept. 28.--Mr. Bryan, in
the course of his speech here to-day, |