The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-21
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Says Bryan While Capital Gathered
Riches During the War


SteubenvilIe. O.,Oct 21.-In his speech
here yesterday afternoon William J.
Bryan, referring to the pension cues
ton. said:
Before entering upon the discussion
Of any question. L want to ask you not
TO take the word Of the Republican ad-
vocates of the gold standard or ex-
Democratic advocates OF the gold
standard, for my record upon the sol
der question. I was in congress four
years. and ( want you to read the con-
gressional records You viii not find in
that record a single evidence of hOstili-
ty to those who. having served their
country and saved their country thirty
years ago, are ready to save it from
foreign domination now. There is no
reason why a soldier who believes with
US on the paramount issues of the cam
paign. there is no reason why a soldier
who believes in the policy set forth in
our platform. should not act with us,
because the interests Of the soldiers are
safter with those who believe in a gov
eminent such as Lincoln desired-a
government of the people. by the people
and for the people-and the inter SITS of
the soldiers are not with those who be-
lieve in government of syndicates. by
syndicates and for syndicates- Those
" 40 stand 10y the gold standard in this
campaign, those in this country and in
other countries, are seeking TO make
money dear, seeking to make money
y
volume and dole it out al such price
a they desire to those who must have
it, say these people never had any
use for common humanity except to
put them UP to be shot at while they
made money in the war. These are
the same people who during the war
saw that their bonds We're PAYABLE in
coin While they allowed the soldiers to
be paid ia 40 cent dollars and are now
trying to scare the soldiers with so
cent dollars. The soldier who was will
ing to fight for his country then, when
his pay was in dollars worth 40 cents,
compared with the bondholdar's money,
viii be willing to take his chances now
under a system that gives the soldier
and bondholder the same kind of dol
lar"
Several hundred people listened to the
nominee at Toronto. There was more
enthusiasm than at any other place
of the day. taking into consideration
the size of the crowd They cheered
the speaker and shouted their approval
when he said the gold standard advo-
Gates resort to ambiguous phrases and
speak of sound money" instead of tell
ing what they mean by sound money
one ent husiastic AIcKinleyite bore aIoft
a portrait of the Republican nominee
which was surmounted by cage in
which was confined a raccoon- The
yellow badges We're few and the silver
ties many and enthusiastic
Rochester. Pa, Oct. 21.-Wellsville,
Columbia county, is i'm Major McKin-
ley'S congressional district and is a Efe-
publican stronghold That was APP
parent when Mr.. Bryan arrived there,
for While he had a large crowd it was
made up for the most part Of shouting,
enthusiastic Mckinleyites- He said in
part
I'VE can support our position in this
campaign by the authority of even
those who today are silent upon the
subject. can call your attention to
speech made by Mr.. Mckinley in 1891 in
which he denounced Mr.. C'leVeIand's
administration. Ny friends,I am glad to
know that there are those here who
cheer for him, because want to ask
them which Mckinley they cheer for,
the Mckinley who six years ago want
ed more money. or the Mckinley of this
year who does not want any more
m0ney2 applause and cheers.) Do
you want the one who six years ago
believed i'm the American people having
an American system of finance. or do
YOU want the one who believes now in
the people having an English system Of
dnance2'