The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-03

bimctallism is desirable, and if it is de-
Sirable at all it is desirable right now
(Applause) 1t is not only Il good thing
to have. but it can not come too soon for
the American people. The platform
says bimetallism is Il good thing and that
we ought TO have bimetalism right now.
You are familiar in this country with
the old expression of making bricks with
out straw. | want to say to you that J
no system, no policy of the government Y
that has been conceived by the mind of
man is so well calculated to make the
toling masses make bricks without straw
as the gold standard is. and | want to
suggest to you that the man who goes to
the tinancers and syndicates and ex.
poets to secure their aid in the restora-
ton of any policy that is for the good of
the American people goes on a fools
tramp. applause and cheers.)
The Bryan party drove sixteen miles
through Il handsome grape-growing
country from Mayville to the village of
Ripley. on Lake Erie Many of the
farm houses along the road were deco
rated. McKinley's picture was display
ed in many windows as well as Bryan's
After dinner a procession was formed
headed by Il band, and marched to
grove where the annual picnic of the
knights of Maccabees was in progress.
The population of Ripley is 1000, but
300 were assembled under the trees.
Mr. Bryan spoke to them for half an
hour, incidentally paying attention to the
| situation in New York state, and urging
| democrats who desired the endorsement
| of the Chicago platform to send instruct
| ed delegates.
| Mr. Leroy Strngman, chief of the
| Maccabees. who introduced Mr. Bryan,
is a republican, and explained that while
many did not agree with the principles Of
| the candidate they were anxious to hear
| him.
After the speech reception was held
and the party departed for Cleveland,
| the train being loaded down with offer
| ings of flowers.
Mr.. Bryan's speech at Ripley follows:
| Mr.. Bryan said:
| Il desire to speak to you for lust a
| short time about the campaign. but. be-
fore proceeding to discuss any political
questions let me thank the members Of !
this fraternity for the opportunity JheSi
have given me to meet the people hek'
assembled. | shall not ask the fra
ternity to endorse anything | say. |
recognize the order is a non-partisan or.
der and. therefore, politics ought to have
no place in it, although citizens must be
| interested i'll any question before the
American people. Not only do | appre-
Gate the courtesy which the Maccabees
have extended. but | appreciate the work
that it and other orders are doing.
Now is the last opportunity | shall
| have. for the present. to speak in the
state of New York. For more than two
weeks | have been sojourning in the
Empire state and for the last two weeks
have been travelling and meeting people
and am pleased with the interest taken
by, the people of this state in this cam
paign.
Il have been gratificd that so few rela-
lively of the democratic party are going
to oppose the Chicago platform and
the ticket. If there is any person here
who thinks that the democratic party OF
New York ought not to endorse the can
didates. what | shall say is not adj
dressed to him.. but to those who believe
that the state convention, to be held in
this state in about three weeks. should
endorse the platform and candidates.
desire to offer q suggestion. We have had
Il great fight liz the democratic party-one
of the most memorable contests ever
waged in the United States. and those
who advocate the free coinage of silver
have won by carrying their cause. not
to conventions, but to the people them
selves, the source of all political power.
(Applause.f If you want -our state
convention to endorse the Chicago plat
form and ticket there is only one way
to be sure of it, and that is to let no
man go to any convention until you
know how he stands on this question
(Applause.)
Now. l have not in this campaign in
sisted that any democrat should vote
for me merely because | was nominated
by the democratic party. When | con.
cede the right of democrats to leave their
party. to desert the ticket and support
IsomebOdy else. | want to assure you that
apply that doctrine of independence to
members of other parties as well as Is
members of the democratic party. If
Il man who is engaged in some syndicate
wants to leave the democratic party be-
!, cause he thinks the republican party
would be more friendly to his Interests
he has Il right to do so. When the
democratic party declared against
! trusts it did not expect to win the friend
, ship of those people who think this gov
, eminent has no right to suppress 8
trust. We did not expect that plank
T would draw the syndicates and trusts
= to us, but. my friends, we have right
to expect that those of your citizens
, who will oppose syndicates and trusts
Will be numerous enough to fill the
places of all whom we drive out of the
party by such declarations. Great APP
! plause) Now, you are told that you
: DO not want cheap money. Well. those
of you who produce more property than
you do money do not want cheap prop
; erty either. How would it do to turn
: your attention from good money for :
while and fasten your ideas upon gooa
: grapes and wheat and good corn? These
. are the things which you produce ana
! convert into money, and when you maxi
! money dear you make your properu
| cheap. Whenever you push money up
you push property down. For twenu
: years and more we have been talkn,s
about the raising of the price of dot
:, lar. How? BY creating new
d demand, and as that new dor dor
e lar is created by new demand tn'
: purchasing power of gold has been rat,
J. ed throughout the world, and what
t the effect? To the man who loans mon
o ey. whose wealth is invested in dola