The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-16

had compelled its adoption. began to
work secretly for its repeal. Then
when the silver sentiment had grown.
until In February. 1880. there were
prospects OF the passage of free coin
age law, our friends again forced
compromise and substituted the Sher-
man law for the free coinage of sill
YER; and no sooner was the sherman
law passed than our opponents began
TO try to secure its repeal. Senator
Sherman. In his book, recently pub
lished. known as John Sherman's Rec
elections expressly states that he Sc
cured and favored that bill in order
Ia prevent the passage Of free coin
sge law. and that he was ready To
vote for It's repeal the next day II that
repeal could be secured without sub
stituting free coinage. Great ap-
plause). I call your attention to these
facts TO show you that during all these
years, instead Of meeting open and
frank and candid enemies. we have
had to fight those who, under the guise
Of being friends OF free coinage and
friends of bimetallism. have, by
stealth. sought to fasten the gold
standard upon the American people.
Bryan asserted that In this cam
paign. for the first time. the issue was
direct and that in this campaign.
for the first time, the gold standard
managers had failed in their endeav-
ors to write the platforms of both or
the leading parties and to conduct the
campaign on other issues, He then
entered into a comparison OF the re-
publican ana democratic platlorIns;
Ihe majority ala RUE at tnlcdso anu
wrote PLATFORM that was ueinocratic'
tGreat appiauseJ for once tne con,
vention TOOK strong OPEN unequlvocai
GROUNDS In iaVor OF the immediate
restoration OF Tree coinage NJ tne ra-
no oil 10 TO L. Ana what was tne re-
sultF Why' my irlenus' lour nion.ns
ago the republicans thought that aii
they nau TO 90 was 10 nominate tneir
candidate ana eiection was sure, put
just as soon as the chlcago PLATFORM
was written as soon as the uemocraue
party appealed 10 the hearts ana con-
sciences OF the people, theh nope OF
the republican party was chahSeu to
despair ana uesponuency'
Here the procession began TO pass py
the stand and Mr.. Bryan was inter-
rupted Tor 20 minutes. When II hau
passed he continued: Fellow cltizens:
l nave peen Interrupted IN the midst
OF speeches before, but can say TO
YOU that OF all, thls is the most pleas
ant interruption OF which nave rec
ollec'loh shali remember TINS
speech, which was cut IN TWO py the
most remarkable parade that IL mas
ever been my good fortune 10 witness.
They bore banners which present mot
toes which make any further speaking
unnecessary. III ] were to talk to You
from now until midnight, | could not
more than emphasize the notices
which they have passed in the pro-
cession before you. l noticed one mot
to, drawn with letters altogether
according to the latest patterns. but
II represented sentiment chat ought
to find lodgment in the memories Of
all; that Is High Money, Low Times
/ challenge you to find in any Of the
speeches that will be made this year
by the opponents of free silver a sim
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