The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
Mr.. Bryan Alludes to Republi-
can Corruption Fund.
Quotes What a Member Of a
Corporation Said.
RELY ON MANHOOD.
Silver Advocates Must Oppose
Manhood to Doodle.
The Candidate Has a Big Meet
ing at Wheeling.

Wheeling, w. Va. Oct. 2.-The great
est demonstration given Mr.. Bryan in
West Virginia, was last night paid him
in this city. At the fair grounds he
spoke to a great crowd. Neatly uni-
formed marching clubs. bands of music
and citizens in carriages and mounted
on horses made q procession, the equal
OF which the triple nominee mas not
encountered in many a long day The
party arrived at 1880 and the procession
formed at the depot, at the head being
the opera house band playing Hail TO
the Chief" Between lines Of shouting
humanity, the procession moved to the
fair grounds, a distance Of q mile and
half There were cheers for Bryan
everywhere. Little knots of Mckinley
adherents had collected wearing on
their hats yellow badges on which was
printed the names of their standard
bearers, the Republican nominees. Mr.
Bryan had to speak from three sides Of
the stand owing to the great crowd
which was only limited by the space
around the stand.
Mr. Bryan said. 1--WE are engaged In
a campaign on which much depends. I
have heard since I came into this state
that a prominent member of a corpora
ton had boosted that he had $500 to
spend on every vote in this state to
prevent single vote being cast for r.
ticket. Money may be expende
such a way but in times lik1
when the. people are in earne
cannot change the result of al
AS against corruption fund,
much we play the manhood Of
ters Of the United States (Grea
plause) If they are allowed to inn
date the voters, then the people IN
country are helpless to secure any ren
edy for when Intimidation is successful
it encourages them to practice intinli-
dalton again. (Applause.) When they
win by corrupt means, they then enact
legislation which secures for them out
OF the pockets OF the people OF the cOun-
try more than they expended in secur-
ing the election. (Applause.) I re-
jOice that such g demonstration as has
been made tonight is possible in this
state without any money being spent to
secure it. tremendous cheers.) The
fact that you are willing to give your
time and to contribute, even at a sacsi-
fee, whatever was necessary to have
prepared this magnificent demOnstTa-
ton. shows that your heart is in the
work and that you mean business in
this campaign. applause NY friends
we have declared the money question to
be the para mount question of the cam
palgn. Ordinary questions may be set
tied at any time but we have reached
q crisis in our financial affairs where it
becomes necessary for the United States
to take q decided stand and what that
stand shall be must be determined not
by a few nnanciers. but by the Ameri-
can people sitting in judgment upon
this question
This money question is not a compli-
Gated one. 1t requires no extended
which underlie money. Not one person
in this audience need go away without
a clear understanding Of what the Ques-
ton IS" (Applause.)
Here Mr.. Bryan was stopped by cries
from those at the left of the platform
that they could not hear him. Stepping
to the end Of the platform he continued.
I will speak from different parts Of
as possible say, my friends.
that this money question is 50
simple that it may be under
stood by all of you. You can make
cheap by making money too plentiful.
If you have more dollars than are ne
cessary to keep pace with the demand,
then dollars will fall in purchasing
was a clamOr for him at the right. He
went there.
You can make dollars rise in value
If you Will enact legislation which viii
make dollars too scarce There are
some people who profit by a rising dol
lar There are some people who grow
rich as the dollars grow in purchasing
power, and if these people control legis-
lation, they viii SO control that legis-
IatiOn as to raise the value of the
money which they own. Great ap-
plause) There are those who make a
profit by the negotiation of bonds and
and those who profit by bond sales are
anxious that the government shall
maintain policy that makes frequent
issues of bonds necessary; therefore,
my friends it becomes a matter of seri-
Gus consequence who shall make tie
law, who shall determine the quantity
of money"
Mr.. Bryan then endeavored to show
how the free coinage of silver would
raise the farming and laboring classes
to prosperity and thus bring prosperity
TO all business and all manufacturing
industries. From this line Of argu-
ment he turned to the declara tons Of
MI -,f hi
metallisrn. declaring that the men who
dictated that platform, did not dare to
advocate the gold standard and then
he endeavored to show the relations be
tween the Republics managers and
the National Democratic party, saving.
They have called to their assistance
a so-caled branch Of the Democratic
party. I want to call your attention.
my friends. to this unique situa ton.
You had in your midst today man