The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-17

in the rights Of the people to govern
themselves. (Applause)
1.-The result is just what it always is,
If people lay aside expediency and seek
to do their duty and accept consequent
ces in trying to do right, the Demo-
cratic party won a possibility of success
which it never could have hoped for, IL
it had consulted expediency. (Applause.)
| They told us we must not disturb the
harmony Of the party. Every time we
made speeches in favor of the free COIN
age of silver we were told that We We're
disturbing the harmony of the party.
And if we spoke emphatically they tried
to read US out of the party. They called
us everything and tried to make Us
pledge ourselves to abide the decision
at Chicago before we could go into the
convention. I, for one, told them that
whenever they would bring a pledge TO
me that the gold Democrats would take.
it would be time enough TO ask free sill
Yer Democrats to make pledges. CAP
plause) 1 stated, in answer 10 an in
quiry, that 1 would not support for presi
dent a man who would, in the presiden-
tial chair, ontinue the present financial
policy and mortgage the United States
to English bondholders. (Applause.) L
said it because I meant it. l may be
wrong in my judgment, because none or
us are infallible, but my judgment is
the only judgment that controls my
conduct. (Applause.)
HIS RESPECTS TO CARLISLE.
NOW, when the secretary of the treas
ury denounced me as a Populist and
said had said / would not support the
nominee, replied that I did not expect
him to support the nominee If he were a
free silver man. The time came when
he was put to test and the only differ
ence between him and me was that 1
was candid enough to tell the people
that would follow my conscience and
he tried to control a convention and then
bolted when he failed to do it Great
applause) / have sent to him no letter
begging his support. Great laughter)
He highest compliment he can pay me is
to oppose me, because then the world
will know the secretary of the treasury
whom appoint. if l am elected, would
be as different from him as l can find.
Great applause)
LET THAT NAME ALONE.
'I do not dispute the right of any
Democrat to vote against the Chicago
ticket If he thinks Ats success viii i'm /
peril the country, but what 1 ask Is
that these men who have been pretend |
ing to be Democrats, shall now, when I
the Democratic party has been rescued |
from the peoples despoilers, leave the |
name and not attempt TO take that |
name with them into disgrace Gap |
plause and cries Of 'RightO
'sThey call themselves true Democrats. |
No true Democrat ever nominated one
ticket for the purpose of voting for an
other. Great applause)
I'VE have this contest to meet and we
are prepared to meet it. We have a
cause that appeals to the intellect of
those who think and to tho hearts Of
those who feel, and we are willing to |,
place that cause in opposition to the
cause which merely appeals to the peck
stbook." applause and a cry of:
That's hot stuff, ole boy.'0
Then the nominee entered into mi
mute comparison OF the Democratic and
Republican platforms, during which he
declared that no party in the United
States had ever endorsed the gold STAN
dard.
ASSISTANT REPUBLICANS.
"A little group of assistant Republi-
cans declared so.'' he added, but no
party ever did,
This thrust at the Indianapolis con-
vention was loudly applauded. Mr.
Bryan then endeayored to show that the
needs Of business required a greater
of money and that this could
be had only through the free coinage
Of silver.
Referring to the present state Of af-
fairs, he added:
last Saturday Soma fSt J1,,ss bo,J
srs made statement that they were .
Unable to furnish gold to their customers
because of the silver agitation, but they :
thought that within fifteen days after !
/ correct settlement of the money ques-
ion they would be able to furnish gold
gain. These men who think the gold
standard good thing, confess that the .
people of st Louis have no place where c
hey can get good money If they want ]
I. Can You say gold furnishes good :
standard, IL a little silver agitation
because they say the craze is dying out.
Laughter)-if a little silver agitation
makes il impossible to get the gold.
hink can promise You that no amount ,
# gold agitation will ever put Amer
an politics in that position where We .
viii not have standard money in this
lation.'
BRYAN AT HICKORY.
Hickory. N c., Sept 1s.-The trip from
Asheviile TO this city was but a repiti-
ION of the days trip. Mr.. Bryan said
lie was glad 10 see the crowds. The
trivial of the nominee was announced
" the firing Of anvils and the loud hur-
abs OF 5000 people assembled TO see and
ear presidential nominee. Mr.. Bryan
babe short speech explaining the Sill
er question along the lines followed by
i'm. but bringing out some new illus ,
rations.
After the Hickory address the nominee
rent 10 Charlotte, where he IS 10 speak | Y
I : O'Clock tomorrow morning. Shortly
Tier leaving Hickory he retired but ic
ias disturbed for sine time by the f
houts OF the people assembled a. dsf- ! RI
srent stations along the line. Il
BRYAN IN EAST TENNESSEE
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