The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-15
BOY ORATOR TALKS.
Speech Of Mr.. Bryan at Centralia
Gives Opinions on the Money Ques.
tiOn Without Reserve.

Centralla ILL.,. July 14-The reception
in city hall park was not concluded be-
fore there We're many cries for Mr..
Bryan. and in response the candidate
mounted an improvised stand. He
made an address strongly reminiscent
in passion and vigor of his famous
speech in Chicago last Tuesday. He
said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: / did not come
to make speech. The campaign is hard
ly open yet, but / came back to Marion
county to look after some business which
had to be attended to before l return to
my Nebraska ONE. but l was glad to re-
ceive an invitation to spend several hours
with my relatives in this city, and while
here to meet again the citizens whom l
have met before.
We enter upon memorable campaign
and the isues are being drawn for the con-
test. The two parties described as tile
two great parties have adopted their plat
form and have named their candidates for
president and vice president and in a short
time the campaign will be opened fully
and you will be making up your minds as
to which platform and as to which ticket
you will support. | trust the issues in
volved III this campaign will be clearly
understood and carefully studied. Par
are merely the instruments by which We
serve our country. People are made not
Tor parties, Dut the parties are illade ior
the people ana the parties can oni! ciaii'i
the support of the people when these par
ties are efficient instruments in the hands
or the people, accomplishing soou. Ana
those who are called upon to vote have
the right to consider the platform utter
ances and the policies advocated by the
various parties as well as the candidates
who are nominated. IN thls campaign
belieNe there VIII De less OF persoh'H''es
ana more or principle than III any c'h-
paign which we nave seen IN recent years.
Inc people nave pelore thehh Two sreat
pubic questions. eW must not eNpec'
that thls PLATFORM VIII contain all !o" "e
sire. NO thinking person mas IN any piat-
form an expression OF everything which
he believes. nor must you expect 'hat any
platform wonid De Tree from some on
lection. Ana III lths campaign II is de-
clded py All partieS that 'he important
issue is tine money question. IL matters
not whetner you peheVe III the restorat'o'.
OF silver or IN the soid STANDARD you must
admit mat ne settlement OF the fn"ney
question Is OF the hiSt ana greatest I'M
rortance. one that "her se''iec ieuVes
morning eise 10 ne cohsiueie' On i"c
money question tne TWO great parties
have taken directly opposite positiohs To
each othei. roui !tais "Eo '.le poai'ioii
taken by the Repubhcah ana DcInocranc
parties were almost ldehtlcai Inc ne
publican party SAID the American peopise,
are for blmetaiiism ana the Democratt,
party was holdins 10 the use OF soid ana
silver az the standard money OF the couii-
try. Thus you see that both parties de-
clared FOR gold ana SILVER as the money
of our country. -Four years have passed
since that platform was written and those
four years nave been tull OF momentons
happenings. but as this campaign All.
preached the great parties lined them
selves up for the fsht. The convention
adopted the platform, which Is IN a'rect
opposition to the platform adopted at ST.
Louis. The st. Louis convention declared
for the maintenance or the gold standard,
until something else could be done In the
near future. The Republican platform did
not promise any complete money system.
We declared that the silver dollar should
be full egal tender for all debts, public
and private. and that such legislation
should be enacted that is necessary to pre-
vent for the future the characterization of
any legal tender.
The platform declared that the govcrl-
rnent should have the right to redeem its
obligations in either gold or silver. If
mn ,hls'ahe AXE not. 'ne pn'l.o.sm h1n o, .he peH,