Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-29

charge Tor that gold bullion the mint
price The mint price for silver would be
established the same as the mint price
for gold has been established. Under free
coinage at IS 20 I. a man who owns silver
bullion knows that ne can take II TO the
mint and have IL converted into dollars oil
tO) cents OF United states money Some
Of our opponents have been calculating
as 10 how much money they could make
under free coinage in buying silver Tor
80 cents and having il coined into loJ
cents II any OF you held silver bullion.
would you sell II 20 anybody for half the
market price. and let the purchaser MAKE
the profit?
''The Republican party does not present
any financial policy. and say that they
purpose that that policy VIII benefit the
people. The Republican party simply
proposes 70 maintain the policy OF their
platform. and that platform processes 10
he bad when Il promises 10 maintain that
policy until foreign nations come 10 our
relief. But. my friends II you believe
the United States Government should have
q financial policy Of It's own. suited to its
own needs. It's own people, administered
by the hands Of those who love her, then
yeu can only express yourself when you
act with those who advocate bimetallism
at 16 10 ] without the aid or consent OF
any other nation upon. the earth. If the
nnanciers who want the government to is
sue bonds so they can buy bonds have
the right 10 keep the government issuing
bonds. all the time putting a debt upon
the people then you. the people. have to
be taxed TO pay these bonds"
AT TRUMBULL'S BIRTHPLACE.
NEW HAVEN. September 2S-Mr.
Bryan reached New London from Provi-
dence at 12I7 on the Colonial express. ac-
companied by members of the local Re
ception Committee, George Fred. VIII
liams. Arthur Sewall, Josephus Daniels.
and others. a stand had been erected at
the Soldiers and Sailors monument ad-
jacent TO the railway station, and from
this Mr.. Bryan made an address an hour
long 10 an audience Of about 5000 people.
He was cheered frequently and asked
several questions by people in the crowd.
lie said:
"Mr. Chairman Ladies. and Gentle
men.-I am informed that | am speaking
to-day I'm the county in which Lyman
Trumbull was born. When ! went to Chi
cago as a law student ] found a place IN
his office and for nearly two years was
associated with him as student is asso-
ciated with an instructor.
AND it is one Of the friendships which
] prize, because the acquaintance formed
then grew into attachment. and when he
was called from earth no one mourned his
departure more sincerely than | did. ]
am glad to stand. therefore. among the
people among whom he was born. because
in his life believe that he gave evidence
Of ability, OF courage. and OF patriotism,
- bfna
to earn for a man the love and gratitude
Of his cOuntrymen.
To-day i leave Connecticut. l have
been through the several New England
States. and only one ! believe / have not
been able to visit. / came 10 New Eng
land TO preach the cause and defend the
principles for which i stand at this time
Npplause) / came because there Is no
part Of this country where those who ad-
vOcate free coinage are unwilling to pre-
sent their cause. There is no part Of this
country which is excluded from the bene-
fits OF bimetallism; there is no part Of this
country which we are willing to concede
TO the gold standard. applause and
cheers)
DISCUSSION FROWNED DOWN.
"There is no state I'm this Union which
will be benefited by the maintenance OF
the present financial policy. and If in
some portions OF the Union the silver
sentiment is not as strong as in other
portions. it is because those portions
where the silver sentiment is weakest are
the portions where there has been the
least agitation and discussion and study
of the money question applause and
cries Of You're right) You not only
have lacked the opportunity Of invest-
eating this question which some other
portions Of the country have had, but
your papers have denounced IL as a mat
ter unworthy of study. even if they have
not insulted the intelligence Of the voters
by telling them that only few people
were able TO understand the question,
anyhow Applause) Some Of the Repub-
Hcan platforms Of the Eastern States
have not only declared against silver, but
have declared against agitation. When !
find a man who is opposed TO the discus
sion Of "a public question l find man
who would feel more at home under n
monarchy than be would i'm a republic.
(Applause) Agitation is nothing but dis
cussion applause and cries of That's SOD,
and discussion Is the only means b.
which the people can find out what is
best and remedy a wrong Applause) \
man who denounces agitation, a man who
opposes public discussion Of public ques-
tions, would have you suffer and not per-
init YOU to secure the only means by
which relief can come.
MY friends. our opponents think that
they can destroy agitation by command
ing it TO keep still They might as well
try to sweep back the waves Of the
ocean. Applause) You cannot speak
agitation into silence. You cannot
command II 20 be stil and expect II 10
obey. Agitation is a result not cause.
II is a result OF a condition. and that
result must remain while the condition
remains. You have a condition; agitation
follows as a consequence, and reform
comes as a conclusion; and that IS the
only way that agitation can be stopped,
my friends. -
WHAT DOES GOLD DO?
"What does the gold standard do for
the merchant? Ii has driven down the
value of the goods upon his shelves, while
il left his debts as big as they ever
were. (ApplauseD IL has destroyed the
ability Of people TO buy goods although
the merchants goods have been bought
and are awaiting the coming Of the
customer. The gold standard has multi
plied the number of failures, and the
gold standard is putting the merchant
under the complete domination Of the
man who holds his note and can close
his store at any moment If he desires
10 exercise his right as an American free
man to vote as he wishes on the money
question. (Applause) 1 want 10 lay
down this proposition, that when you
borrow money OF a bank. the banker has
no business interfering with your poliu-
cal rights and the banker that does ii
ought not to be permitted 10 engage in
the banking business. (Applause) Is
there a banker who win dispute that?
If there IS. then he must be a man who
believes that the right 10 vote goes not
with the citizen, but with the money
lender: and ne man who asserts that