The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-01

that this campaign is what may be
called an ideal one in this Tespect-that
people are discussing principles and
are making their party conform to
their ideas, whereas sometimes people
make their ideas conform to their
party. Whenever we look upon party
as a thing to worship, when we sup
press our own consciences and ignore
the results arrived at by our own judg-
ment in order to stand in with the par
ty, think we do ourselves an injustice
and ignore our obligations as citizens.
Another thing, | do not believe you
can so well help your party as to pun
ish it when it goes wrong.
Thomas Jefferson said that free
government is found in jealousy and
not in confidence. You show me
people who are so confident that their
leaders will do right that they do not
pay any attention to their leaders, and
will show you people whose leaders
will ignore the interests of the people;
who will look out for themselves. You
| show me a people having not so much
confidence who are jealous of their
| liberties, are watchful of their public
| servants and careful to examine the
policy proposed by the various parties,
and l will show you people who will
have self-government and good govern
ment by deserving it.
| "In this campaign the parties come be-
fore you with platforms outlining what
they believe, and there is one great
| question which overshadows all other
questions-the money question. The
Republican party does not say that the
gold standard is a good thing, but sim
lFNlr fafA hot NfnSY~ 3
/ until other nations help us secure
something that that platform pledges
the Republican party to aid in secnr-
ing, namely -bi-metallis1n.
POSITION OF THE PARTIES.
After the Republican party had de-
clared for the maintenance of the gold
/ standard, until other nations should
| come to our relief, the Democratic
| party declared it's unalterable opposi-
| tion to a single standard and declared
in favor of an immediate restoration
| of the free and unlimited coinage of
Egold and silver at the present legal
| ratio, is to l. without waiting for the
aid or consent of any other nation.
| Now, that makes an issue. The
| Democratic party say that bi-metallism
is desirable, and if it is desirable at
all it is desirable right now. I believe
that It is not only good thing to have,
but that nothing that is good can come
too soon for the American people.
You have Just as much right to de-
| termine how the money question af-
fects You as any other people, and if
the people who find it pecuniarly adj
| vantageous to have the government
negotiate with them, selling bonds TO
them at high prices, have rights, at
| the same time the people who are bur
dened TO pay those bonds have a right,
by their votes, TO protest against the
continuation of that system You are
familiar in this country with the old
| expression of making "briclzs without
straw" / want to say to you that no
| system, no policy of the government
that has been conceived bv the mind
| OF man is so well calculated to make
the toiling masses make bricks with
out straw, as the gold standard is, and
want to suggest to YOU mat the man
/ who goes to the financiers and svndi-
Gates and expects to secure their aid
in the restoration of any policy that
| is good for the American people, goes
on a fools errand."
ADDRESS TO THE MAcC ABEEs.
| The Bryan party drove sixteen miles
| through a handsome grape growing
country from MaXville TO the village of
| Ripley, ON Lake Erie.
| After dinner, a procession formed,
/ headed by 3 band and marched TO p
| grove where the annual picnic of the
knights or Maccabees was in progress.
| The population of Ripley is one thou
sand, but $500 country people were
FnGSpTn hlaH 11n1aV. ho
Mr.. Bryan spoke to them for half
an hour incidentally paying attention
to the situation in New York State.
and urging Democrats who desired the
| endorsement of the Chicago platform
by the State convention to send in
structed delegates. Mr.. Leroy NJ
IStringman, chief of the Maccabees, who
introduced Mr.. Bryan, is a Republican
editor and explained that, while he did
not agree with the principles of the
candidate, they were anxious to hear
him. After the speech a reception
was held at the depot and then the
party departed for Cleveland the train
being loaded down with offerings of
fruit and flowers.
Mr.. Bryan, in addressing the Macca-
bees, said in part:
4 desire to speak to you for
just a snort time about this
campaign, but before proceeding to
discuss any political questions, let me
thank the members of this fraternity
for the privilege which they have given
me to meet the people assembled. l
shall not ask the members of the fra
teanity to endorse anything which J.
say. / recognize that the order is a
non-partisan order. az it should be, and
that therefore politics ought to have no
place in its considerations, although
members of all organizations, as citi-
zens, must be interested in any ques-
tion which is before the people. Not
only do ! appreciate the work which
that order and similar orders are do
ing, but | am member myself of some
similar orders and | speak what / be-
liev when / say that they are perform
ing great work among our people.
WALL STREETS OPPOSITION.
''Now, this is the last chance that