The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-10-13

there anything about two-yard sticks? Did
they put anything about the demagogue
who was advocating bimetallism? Not at
all. That Republican platform expressly
declared that the gold standard was not
a desirable thing; that Republican platform
expressly pledged the Republican party
to get rid of gold standard and substi
tUte the double standard-when? When
the leading commercial nations would help
to do It, (Applause.)
But, my friends. the very fact that that
platform pledges the Republican parry
10 substitute the double standard for the
Told standard is a positive assertion that
the double standard is better Ghan the sim
gle gold standard (Applause) But the
trouble is that having declared that bimet-
alliSm was better than the gold standard,
they said we could not have it until the
leading nations of Europe would cooperate
which In my Judgment is equivalent to
saying that they never expect to have the
double standard. (Applause) Now, If the
advocates of the gold standard had been
willing to fight an open, honest, manly
fight, why didn't they declare that the gold
standard was good and that the American
people ought to maintain it because it is
good? Why didn't they say it? They didn't
say it because to have declared so would
have been to contradict the testimony OF
the masses of people of every country
which has ever had it. (Applause)
Now, my friends, do you belieYe that the
Republican party is going to try to secure
bimetallism? "a voice, "Yes, sir II don't.
another voice, Neither do II The Re-
publican platform was written by men
who do not want bimetallism. (ApDlause.)
The Republican platform was written by
men who believe that this nation must have,
whether it likes it or not, whatever 6nan-
cial system foreign creditors insist on our
having. (Applause) Therefore, 1 say
that when they go forth declaring that
they want international bimetalism they
are merely holding that out as a mask
behind which they may work to fasten the
gold standard permanently upon the Amer
lean people (Applause) No party in the
history of this nation has ever declared
that the
Gold Standard Was n Good Thing;
no party in all the history of this nation
has ever declared that the gold standard
is good thing. If you say that the So
called National Democrats have declared
that the gold standard is a good thing "a
voice: Fifty thousand majority In Mime
sofa for Bryan!D II, my friends, you re-
mind me that the so-caled National Demo-
cratic party declared for the gold standard,
! tell you that that is not national party.
because no national party ever nominated
one ticket for the express purpose Of elect
ing another ticket. applause, hurrahs and
voices, Fifty thousand for the boy ora
tori "Hit him again!'D No national party
was ever recognized as an adjunct OF au-
other party already in existence: no ma
tional party ever expected to have its birth
day and it's death at the same time. ZAP
plause and, That's q good shot!'') And,
my friends. the best evidence that l am
right in saying that the advocates of the
gold standard never fought All open fight
Is found in the fact that the men who as
sembled at indianapolis wrote platform
which was entirely different from the plat
L.
at Chicago tried to secure the adoption of
In the Chicago platform. (Applause) At
Chicago the minority wanted international
bimetalliSm and were afraid that free coin
age would prevent it. But when that
minority got into convention by itself it
national bimetallism. daughter and APP
plause.) And then to further brand it as
nothing but fraud and d deception, those
who advocate that independent Democratic
ticket employ speakers who openly tell You
they are going to vote for the Republican
candidate and advise others to in sound
money meetings applause, and voice.
"They are curs?D
/ say, my friends. that these things all
prove to you that our opponents are not
making a square, open fight. They say they
are advocates of honest money. l tell you
that honesty is not a characteristic that
appears occasionally and disappears in n
mans character. daughter and aDpl tuse.)
A man who is honest in one thing is apt
to be honest IN other things iut II csc
men who prate ahoat honest money are
the ones who deal dishonesty it'll the
American people. Great applause } They
remind me of Peter Cartwright 1 think
it was-someOne 1sked him whether he
was sanctlfied or not, and he Slid. ~ eS,
in spots" Laughtar) These people seem
to be honest in spots. (Rencwed laughter
And they want YOU to believe that lien
who put up one ticket when they expect to
vote for another. hen who aly;so oil to
vote for ticket that they don't expect
to vote for. me Who talk dbnu. sound
money without ;eI.' s you what 1t IS. men
who pirate about IN Onest dO'llr ana then
worship the -1lost dishonest do!lr IN the
country to-day Sac g1,d dollar (apD a:>nl
they want you to believe that they are
the only people who can be trusted, to be
entirely unselfsh and patriotic in the es-
Establishment Of u financial policy. daughter
and applauSe.)
Truth, my friends "a voice-What
about the 52-cent dollar0 | will come to
YOU in moment Truth, my friends. does
not deal in ambiguous phrases: truth does
not hide behind. words with a double mean
ing; and when you find men who instead
Of talking for the gold standard, talk about
sound money, you find men who think that
they can make you think what they don
think themselves. applause and laughter.l
We are willing to meet any open enemy;
we are willing to present our cause ana
trust to the conscience and the Judgment
of the people. "a voice: That's lie!o And
! want you, my friends, to consider
Voices, Put him out!' and hisses) Be
quiet, be quiet. My friends, If you want
to be friendly to me l wish you would keep
still and not interrupt this meeting, and
let the gentleman ask his question. "a
voice, That's right" and applause)
Yoee-Mr. Bryan, l want you to ex-
plain, before the meeting is over, how
we are going to get silver from the silver
people any easier than we can get gold
from the gold people.
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