The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-27
IN JOINT DEBATE.
Bryan Called on to Answer Num-.
ber of Questions.

MANCHESTER, ~ H., Sept %
Amid much applause and interrupted
by questions by Rockwell C,lough. OF
Alton, N. H., prominent wire manu-
facturer, Mr.. Bryan addressed a very,
large crowd on Merrimac Common
here. He said:
We are told that the free coinage of silver
will be detrimental to those who have de-
posted in savings banks. i want YOU peo3le
who have money deposited in savings banks
to remember this-that your deposits are se-
cure only when the bank can collect the
money which they have loaned and If youi
lend money on Western land and then drive
down the value of Western land you are de-
stroylng the securities which the banks hold
for what they owe you.
Mr.. Bryan then went into a discus
sion of the silver question proper Ha
severely arraigned trusts and mono-i
pGlists and declared the people were
on the side OF silver, and added
Silver Is a legal tender except when YOU
contract against it. We belive II ought to-
be legal tender and that hereafter no man
ought to be permitted to contract against
any Kind OF government money But II curl
administration would recognize silver even
as 1t is by law, will be relieved of great
Disadvantages. But instead of recognizing
silver as standard money. equal with gold
in the payments of all debts, public and pri-i
vate our administration has issued bonds to
the amount of 1852 600 900 in order to buyi
gold to furnish to those who make a profit
by raiding the treasury and they buying the
bonds which the treasury issues to repienish
itself.
At this point Rockwell Clough, of
Alton, N. H, started to PROFOUND inter-
rogatories. Said he: us that a Re-
publican administration?
Mr.. Bryan-No. sir; but the Republican
administration will continue the same thing
and every prominent Republican indorses
that system John Sherman says Grover
Cleyelands financial policy is all right and
John Sherman runs the Republican party.
Thomas b. Reed voted for the approval of the
Rothschild Contract when he was in con-
gress. | am not surprised that Republicans
do not like tC hear the odium of the present
financial policy but they had chance TO
repudiate 1t at st. Louis and instead of doing
1t they said 1t must continue forever unless
foreigners helped us out. They tell that
II we use silver standard money for tha
payment OF all the debts Of the government
that gold will go at a premium. In France
have In the United States and yet the French
government does not allow itself to be bull
dozed and intimidated by few fnanciers.
(ApDlause)
Here again Mr. Clough interrupted Mr..
Bryan saying: II you want the people to
have silver why don't you give IL TO them
at the market value?
Mr.. Bryan Don't interrupt my friends
am glad to have questions asked. When
man is defending the truth question can
embarrass him. The gentleman asks why
don't want silver coined at the market ratio.
will answer 1t first In this way: The men
who object to free coinage at is to J and
talk about another ratio are not honest be-
cause they would rot have free coinage at
any ratio. Let me show you. There is not
a prominent man In the United States who iS
advocating free silver by this country alono
at any ratio but 16 to ]. When men find
fault with 16 to they are putting up q
they get behind another one, because NY
friends these men are not in earnest.
Let me answer II in another way. VIC are
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