The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-03
Estimated That the Crowd Con-
tanned 10000 People.
OF GOLD ALONE.
The Single Standard Would
Mean Cheap Property.
Bryan Speaks Of Coercion by
Railroad Managers.

again that it made no difference
whether his voice was hOarse OF not
by making more speeches than he has
for several days. He made long
speeches at Springfield, Kenton and
F4ndlay and last night spoke again in
this city.
The party left Columbus yesterday
morning and arrived at Springfield at
1890 where the nominee made a TWEEN
ty minutes talk. The next stop OF
any. consequence was at Kenton where
R1r. Bryan addressed 5000 citizens OF
that county. The address was made
in the park of the little city and was
well received. The crowd was made
up mostly of farmers, who cheered the
uIterances Of the nominee heartily
Mr.. Bryan endeavOred to impress his
audience with the fact that the issues
of the campaign were serious and far
reaching, and he told them that when
they had studied the money question
their action would be determined by
their sympathies, by their hearts.
When they had studied the question
he said, he expected then the support
OF every one who believed that all men
were created equal and the govern
ment ought TO be no respector of per
sons. At the same time he expected
y
it is the object of the government to
take care of the great corporations
and leave the masses to take care of
themselves.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
Ladies ana Gentlemen: AS I look
over this vast audience which is meas
ured by the acre rather than by the
head. am led to regret that the sill
yer craze is dying out. (Great ap-
raTa g What
people do when the silver sentiment is
on the wane what are they going to do
when that sentiment begins to in
crease2 We are entering upon a great
national campaign, the nominations
have been made, the issues have been laid
down and the voters are choosing
their sides upon this question In
former campaigns we have been able
to measure the vote of each party with
some degree of accuracy. In ordinary
times the platform adopted by the par
~ represented the sentiment of the
party, generally speaking, and the
number of changes from one side to
the other was few. But we are in the
midst OF a great upheaval in politics.
Men who used to wait to have party
managers tell them what ought to be
done, are now telling party managers
what they ought to do Great ap-
plause.)
Men who in ordinary times made
their opinions to fit into party creeds
are this year making their creeds to
conform to their deep convictions.
(Applause.)
ITO my mind the present campaign
proves a new capacityof the American
people for self government. applause
and cheers.) I have believed at all
times that power could safely be in
trusted in the hands of the American
people (Applause) It was the doc
trine of Washington, it was the doc
trine of Thomas Jefferson. it was the
doctrine of Abraham Lincoln. 1t has
been the doctrine of every man who
had faith in Republican institutions.
Applause.) The inherent virtue which
resides in the people, the intelligence
Of the people, the patriotism of the
people, all these manifest themselves
In every hour of danger. (Applause.)
am a believer in the progress Of the
race. I believe that humanity is go
ing to march on from victory unto vic
tory, pitching its tent at the end of
every generation upon higher ground.
Applause and cheers.) I am not will
ing to believe that the experiment
which is being made in Democratic
government upon American soil is an
experiment that is going to fail. I am
not willing to believe it and this cam
paign is another evidence that the peo-
PIE are able to govern themselves.
Great applause.)
There is only one thing that is nee
essary in order to make a citizen prop
erly exercise the duties of citizenship
and that is to make him understand
what responsibilities are and what his
duty is They desire to live up to
ones possibilities, the desire to dis
charge ones duties is the very foun-
oation upon which we can build CAD
plause.) want tonight, in q very few
moments, to impress upon you the i'm
portance of the part which you are to
play in the conduct of the government
Of the United States. Do you believe
in the restoration Of bfmetaIlism?
1Cries Of yes sir.) If you do, then you
are opposed to a gold standard. (Cries
OF -yes-) Between a gold standard and
bimetallism whether that bimetallism
be Independent or international. (cries
of independently there is an impassa-
BILE gulf. Those who believe in a gold
STANDARD cannot politically affiliate
with those who believe in bimetalIism
and those who believe in bimetaIlism
cannot for one hour remain in poIfti-
cal association with those who would
force gold standard upon the human
race.
The United States is the greatest ma
ton in my judgment among all the
s1sterhood of nations. We are an ex-
ample to the oppressed everywhere, /
and ought to be the chief, amonz the
nrst, in every movement that has for
Its object the betterment Of the condi- |
tons which surround mankind GAP
plause.) Upon the action of the United |
States may depend the action of other /
nations upon the money question. If 1
the influences which are at work here /
4or destroying Of silver standard mon