West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-10-08

THE VICIOUS CLERGY.
Mr.. Bryan Hauls a ClGss OF Preach-
ers over tho Goals.
He Declares They Are MaIigning tho Poor
and Degrading the Pulpit whon They
Denouncs the Common People as
.a Anarchista--Tho Church aud tho
Gold Standard.

Rnleigh. n. C., Sept. 1s. Candidate
Bryan completed a great days labor
In Nash's park here last night by mak-
ing speech In condemnation OF those
preachers who are degrading the pulpit
by cspouslng the cause OF the dishonest
money sharks against silver. He snid:
u could stand any appeal made by the
advocates OF the gold standard to al
most any clnss better than an nppeal
made To the preachers and teachers OF
religion. IL there Is one thing that the
church people OF this country could nf-
ford 60 array Themselves aguinst IL ia the
gold standard as IL Is being advocated by
the American people at this time. (Ap-
plausc.) And yet the republican party
IL appealing 90 church people TO take
their place on tho side OF the gold stand.
ard.
"JIow things have changed I'm the last
1900 years! Look at the people who
head the gold standard propaganda I'm
the United States. Look at the bond
holding class and tho money changers
classes, the brokerage clnsscs OF New
York. who are trying 10 fasten a gold
standard upon the people OF this coun.
AP' H. IhN bitIENly Nfiu III tlANs
Ruise, and then turn back 1900 years.
when the meek and lowIy Saviour threw
the same kind Of people out of lis tenn
pie becnugo they had made His home n
den OF thieves (great npplauseJ. one
then think that these people come and
appeal TO the ministers OF the Gospel and
the church papers 20 save them from the
wrath 10 come. daughter and Hp
plause.)
"My friends, when certain ministers
Of the Gospel denounce the great mass Of
people who stand behind free coibape
when these ministers have denounced
these advocates Of free coinage and have
taken their places upon the side OF thesc
great aggregates OF wealth, 1 remind
them that when the Saviour WIS here it
was the common people who heard Him
gladly-these very people whom these
ministers today call anarchists and So
ciulists. Great aplause.)
my friends, when Gnd-there are
not fu0ny OF them, but they are quite
conspicuous--when I find these men
casting their lot upon that side and ex-
haustinR abusive lcngunge in their dc.
scription Of the great masses Of the peo-
pie OF This country, feel like saying TO
them tbot II they will take their chances
with Dives, I will risk my cinhces with
Laznrus. (Greot spplause.) This money
question Is q question which concerns
every one of you and you have right to
consider what has been done and what
viii be done and then decide whether
you want N support the present hnan-
cial policy or not. When prices are fall
Ing and money Is rising % man can bet
ter afford 20 lock his money up in
vault and gain the rise rather than In
vest his money in property and risk a
loss IN the Soiuc Of the property.
"Tou nre making the property not
worth having. and every body e. trying
TO turn property Into money. And
while the gold STANFORD lasts that coudi
ton must remain and times must be
hard. and hard times means more idle
men, and more idle men means more
destitute men. and more destitute
men means 90 last more criminal
men. and yet the gold standard ulenap.
peal 10 the ministry 20 increase crime
(Grtata applause and eheodnq)