The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-29
AMONG THiI HOOsrEl,s.
Candidate Bryan Speaks at Many
Places in indiana-I'avOraDlc Re
CcptiOnS and Effective Work

C"h>iNa'c bISuu SpcakS |" Many
Places in indiana-Favorablc Re.
ccptions and Effective Work.
a cheerful jam of humanity to the
extent OF several thousand people
| welcomed the candidate to Anderson,
when he arrived there. Out on the
open prairie stand had been erected.
In his speech Mr.. Bryan said in part ::
Now, my friends, they accuse us of
arraylng class against class. | want to
say to you that the division which we
make in society between the money
changer and the wealth producer is
difference that has been made by all
the public men who have spoken in
this country in the past and everyb,d
knows that the man who profits by
rising standard is an entirely different
man from The man who produces wealth
and exchanges that wealth for money.
| could cite You what Blaine said, /
could quote you from Sherman, might
quote from John 6. Carlisle. and so
might 90 on quoting any number of
men. Aye, might quote from Mr..
Mckinley himself, but | want, my
friends, to read 10 you from what an
other distinguished Republican has
said. ! want to read to you what Ben
jamin Butterworth, cX-Congrcssman
from Ohio, said only last >yring in a
letter which was published by order Of
Congress is it not folly to suppose
that the capitalists Of England, and
they are the capitalists Of the world,
will he easily persuaded to- agree or
consent to hlmctullism Why should
I they? How is it 10 their interest to do
SO while we consent to mako it to thci"
| advantage to refuse? They have
doubled the value OF their credits by
Accommodating silver and thus in effect
double the Interest received by them
The United States hlundcrcd into the
trap and within a year bnwHured Il
million OF her citizens, and if we ad-
here to the blundcr it will heggar five
millions more and double the burden
Of every debtor and every burden
bearer in the land. If it be said the
United States can not act alone, the
answer is conditions are such shat she
must give notice that she will act with
England II the latter consents. other
wise she will act alone. We arc the
greatest debtor nation on earth, hence
that it may be that we must start alone
if at ali, and creditor nations will
speedily Join Us for their own prOtcc-
tion in rc-csta blishing hiinctallism r.
necessary and the United States does
not start alone, gold monomctalIists
will be SO firmly cntrcnchcd behind
the ramparts OF wealth and power and
the niiss ct the people be SO helpless
that Dimctulllsm Will be postponed a
generation, If not forever. The plain
citizen will be encouraged with tho
pleasing dclu,i0n that the bare con
temptation Of the beauty and un-
changcnb!cncss Of gold dollar beyond |
his reach Is far preferable to tho on
jOymcnt OF Il silver dollar in his own |
pocket aud that The only honest dollar
is The one that buys the largest guam
tity OF his land his labor and tho pro- |
duct Of BOTH Thus, my friends, you
will find IL grcat Republican dcuounc-
ing the gold standard, pointing to the
fact that creditor nations Of the world |
arc seeking TO keep it BECAUSE they
make money out OF IT,
In his speech at Glen Miller Park,
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
The Republican party promises to
continue tho present financial system,
which means II continual issue OF bonds
and continual decrease in the volume
OF the currency, and that you may
what others have said on
this subject | want to quote to you
what your own townsman, who became
ono OF the great statesmen OF this cOun-
try, onnc said in regard to tho eject Of
contracting the currency. Tho speech
can be found in volume ,, part, page
6G0 Of the Congressional Record OF tho
lorty>thirl Congress. lie said Mr.. {
resident: An abundance OF money, '
plenty Of money, does produce enter I
prise, prosperity and progress there G
IS no sort OF doubt about that. Now l. g
)ut aside all those old theories my !
nj .f/N, C,I,,
,ho books. If he has brought authority i,
n favor OF tho contracting Of our cur G
'cncy ono-half of its present volume,
know he oan do thaV. But after he Y
las stated oil these common places OF +