The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-29

! some of the newspapers parade before the
| public the names of prominent Demo
Gratis who are going to desert the ticket,
and am glad that for every deserter we
are to have accessions from the Repub-
lican purity more than to make up the
difference. (Applause.)
Politics is IL practical question. 1t is
so simple because it can be comprehended
by our people. / want to talk practical
| politics to you for Il little while this af-
ternoon Neither my time nor my phys
ical strength will permit an extended dis
cussion of the issues of the campaign
/ But desire to suggest some thoughts
| which may help you in your studies of
the issue and your determination of the
! part which You shall take | want to
read To you an extract from IA speech
made by John j. Carlisle i'm 1878. and
want you to mark the political philoso-
! ply therein set forth. He was speaking
| on an amendment to the bill and act and
he used these words: If the execution
CT this measure could he trusted to n
public officer whose opinions on the sub
Ject were in accord with those of II great
majority of the American people.
Let me pause for Il moment to saw
that II 1T was desirable ut the time to
nave the Secretary of the Treasury in ac-
cord with the opinion of the vast ma ioritv
good thing to-day to have the Secretary of
the Treasury in accord with Il majority
oil the American people (applausc): and
he sad further: And whose svnDathics
(mark the words) and whose sympathies
were the struggling masses who produce
the wealth and pay the taxes of the conn
try-rather with the idle holders of idle
capital. The provision alluded to would
DC Oh little consequence because he would
com the maximum instead of the mini
mum amount allowed by the amendment
But, situated rs we are, we all know. ar
at best, we all have reason to believe thot
not dollar beyond the minimum amount
Will be coined and consequently the pro
cess of getting this money III u,.r circula-
ton will be too slow to afford the full
measure of relief which the people now
demand and need Mark those words
John q. Carlisle divided society into two
classes. On the one side he put the idle
holders of idle capital on the other side
he put the struggling masses who pro-
duce the wealth and pay the taxes of the
country .(Applause.) If that division
existed then, it exists to-day.
More than that, John G.. Carlisle said
that Il public officer sworn to do his duty
would he controlled in his official conduct
by his sympathies and if his svmpathies
he would coin as little money us possible.
whereas if his sympathics were with the
struggling masses he would coin as much
rs the law would permit. (Applause)
This Is language of John G.. Carlisle
not uttered when he was young as might
he charged and has been said about me
1-auehtcr). 1t was when he was seven
years Older than | am now (Applause
ana laughter). | believe that he spoke
the truth when he said flat society was
divided into these two classes upon any
question involving money. I believe he
was right when he said that if a mans
sympathies were with the struggling
masses he would favor larger amount
of money than he would if his sympa
thies were with the idle holders of idle
money.
My friends, the issue to-day is an
issue between the idle h )lders of idle
money and the struggling masses, who
produce the wealth and pay the taxes of
the country tappauSe), and when this
question is understood, when men find
out about the money question, YOU will
find that if there is a man in your COM
munIty whose interests or whose svmno-
thies are with the idle holders of idle
money, he will he in favor of The GOLD
standard and, not daring to say so, he
will talk about honest money and a
sound dollar (Applause).
but, if his sympathes are with those
VINO produce the nations wealth. he will
be for the gold and silver coinage of the
constitution no matter how many times
70" c'lil iiln. an anarchist. They tell us
e"aI these prominent tinanciers are going
10 leave che Democratic party because it
ueclar eS for the restoration of silver. We
shi.n not 20 into court to secure an order
20 prevent their going cloud laughter and
| applause). The Democratic party mas
been weighted down by these m:ilstoncs
long enough. 1t is glad TO be rid of those
who want to use the party organization
! for private gain and their country for
public plumber. (Applause). Now, my
| friends, this IS a question that YOU have
II right to have an opinion upon, and if
could ask but one thing of the American
people it would be this, that the strug-
! Cling masses who produce the wealth and
pay the taxes of the country, to use again
the words of Mr.. Carlisle say my wish
would he that these people would he as
independent and as willing to make their
| @llot represent what they mean as the
| tinanciers, the trusts and syndicates are
| willing to make their ballot represent
| what they want and what they need.
| (Applause). Let me read II little further
| from Mr.. Carlisle's speech "A voice
why do yOu read from Carlisles speech
Mr.. Bryan: why, because no man has
| presented IA more forcible argument in
favor of bimetallism than Mr. Carlisle
has. Great applause and cheering} Let
me read now what he says of the bill
But it will certainly offer some relief il
Will reverse the grinding process that has