The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27

value, are ocean. flowing around the
whole economic world and very large addi-
| lions at two or three points are Immediately
distributed to every part. like water which
| Is forced into the ocean from single river
and can have no apprecable effect on Its
level" cd
/ was glad when began to study the money
question to find that DR.. Sturtevant recognized
that the great thing desirable in a dollar
ration than the one ! first read you where
he speaks of It's being negotiable to compel
man to deliver 400 Bushels Of wheat when
wheat has doubledQin value Now YOU know
the whole bone Of contention in this CON
test in which we are engaged is as to which
kind of standard gives you the best dollar
There are some people who talk about honest
| mean by that, so that you have to take their
conclusions instead OF being able to form
your conclusions, We believe that F'
GOLD AND SILVER
used together. give q more stable dollar,
more equitable currency, q more lust stand
ard than could be obtained from the use of
che, with the other eliminated from use,
and the very argument which Mr. Sturte-
want makes there. that "a short crop of wheat
will make wheat rise in value, applies to
money; because, there is q short crop
| of money, money rises in value. Now the
crops are determined usually by the weather,
and by various things which men may not
control, but the volume of 8 money is de-
| termined by law, which man does control.
And So. if you, by law, make your crop of
dollar. and If you raise the value of the
dollar, you produce Injustice to the man who
owes a dollar. ~ s.e..- fsy,Ai
Now I want you young men to realize that
when you have received advantages, great
responsibilities go with those ADVANTAGES
and that you have no right as citizens, In
land like this. to keep in darkness. upon
any public question. nor haye you a. right to
listen to any. persuasions. except the per-
| suasions which come from your conscience
ana your 3ud s,i l appreciate the ad-
You may have had people tell you that my
| ideas are antagon1stic to our form of govern
ment and to law and order. but want you
to believe, me, when | say that there is not
a person in this country who loves our in
stitutions more than do or who feels a
! deeper interest in their perpetuation. And
institutions more than l have in what other
country is it possible for a young man to
accomplish as much as he can accomplish
in this country? In what country is it posi-
bic for a young man, with nothing to com
mend him except his interest in the cause to
be selected ky those who believe with him.
advantages Of a country like this that l want
to keeD this government as our forefathers
| inter1ed it. 1 want it to rest securely upon
th% foundations which they laid SO that 1t
| VIII guarantee equal rights to every citizen
J and give special privileges and advantages
to no citizens. | want it still to be SO that
the child Of the humblest citizen of this land
may be able to aspire to any office to which
his abilities his ideas or his labor or his
integrity fits him. And 1t is because / realize
as l think do some of the influences which,
| IN society, are tending to close the door of
opportunity to young men, that | have felt the
indignation that I have expressed against ag-
gregations of wealth which have in many in
stances trampled upon the rights of weaker
members of society, and have attempted by
the power which they command to drive
out competition, and then they prey upon
society after it has been rendered HELPLESS
and lies at their mercy.
But my friends, | am here more to greet
you than to talk to you and | have depressed
only this much because have SO little chance
to have my side heard in some of your in
situations Of learning that l do not feel that
ought to neglect an opportunity to say
word in the defense of the cause for which
l stand. l read in the papers that in various
institutions of learning they are nearly all
against My friends, if L should read in
the papers that there was not college pro-
lessor, not business man, nor man prom
| inent in society who believed in what I am
teaching, while l believe in it, l would still
teach it. t-- s'<
1 know, too, that all the great reforms
of society have come UP from the common
people; not down from those who were we'll
to do or who were so surrounded that they
did not feel the needs of the people. I re-
member that the Bible tells us that when one
young man was inQuiring what he ought to
do, and was told to sell what he had and
give to the poor, he went away Borrowing
because he had great possessions. l know that
great possessions sometimes monOpolize
a PERSONS thoughts, SO occupy his time, that
he has not time to give to those needs of So
ciety which are felt and realized by those
who suffer I want, in the study of all ques-
tons, not to take my views, because, as
say l may be wrong; do not take anybody
views, but to try to- find out what is best
for the people, and bag satisfied that you can
only lift yourself bynHfung those who are.
about you.
/ remember that the Bible saws it has been
read to you, that he who would be chiefest
amongst you must be servant of ALL and if
I can leave you one thought, to be remem-
bered by you as you go out from this col
lege to undertake the duties of life, 1 want
to leave with you the thought that the only
real greatness that there is in this world is in
services, and that, when history writes an
account of your life, when history records the
merits of ali you, that person will be greatest
in history, will be chiefest among men, who
has been the servant, and that the more you
accomplish for others the more you accom-
plish for yourselves.
Jacksonville was very much alive to-
day. It was decorated with flags and
bunting, and great many of the resi-
dences displayed the pictures of Bryan
and Altgeld. The streets were crowd
ed by mass of humanity wearing
ribbons of silver. and many of the en-
thusiasts had head-gear made Of the
white metal. That portion Of the city
hall square in Jacksonville about the
gaily decorated speakers stand which
had been built near the north end was
densely crowded when at o'clock
VIM. j. Bryan began to speak this
afternoon. The ovation given him was
one of the greatest he has received
anywhere in a city anywhere near the
size Of Jacksonville. There was q par
ade during the day which would have
done credit to town much larger
than Jacksonville. There was a no
ticeable number Of yellow ribbons
scattered through the crowd, but they
were in the minority. Mr.. Bryan was
introduced by Judge 0. P. Thompson
in short speech, and when he took
the stand to speak he was cheered
wildly. Mr.. Bryan afterwards address
ed am audience of women at the opera
house and then left for Alton.
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