The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-20
BRYAN At THE Capitol
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idly in the last hundred years that we
| have flnanciers now who can leave
George Washington's achievement far
behind. We have financiers who have
been able to throw gold dollars all the
way across the Atlantic, and then bring
them back by the issue Of bonds. (Great
applause.) Would you believe it, my
friends, that silver dollar, which was
good enough to be handled by the faith
er of this country, is now so mean thing
as to excite the contempt of many of our
so-called financiers? Ono. no.'O Well,
it is so mean that they do not like it.
Why, our opponents tell us that they
want dollar that will go all over the
world. We have had dollars which have
gone over the world too rapidly; we want
dollar that will stay at home without a
curfew law. (Applause.) Our oppo-
nents tell us they want dollar which
they can use anywhere in the world, IL
they travel abroad. / am not so much
worried about our dollars which travel
abroad. I want dollar that won't be
ashamed to look a farmer in the face
Great applause.) People can have Just
e., because
dollars are creatures of law, and you can
determine the purchasing power of a dol
lar when you determine the number of
dollars. If you want them dear, make
them scarce and they will be dear. If
our dollars are not good enough when II
dollar will buy ten bushels of oats, you
can make it so good it will buy 100 BUSH
els of oats. (Voice, I'VE do not want tina t
kind of dollar.') If anybody here has
been raising farm products and COM
planning because they are not cheap
enough, you can make them cheaper IL
you vote the Republican ticket this fall.
AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 1s-Wil1-
lam j. Bryan spoke here tonight to the
two largest crowds that ever assembled
at political meeting in this city. The
Hrst speech was made in the open air
and conservative estimates place the
number of the people who heard it at
10000. The second meeting was held in
Music hall, the largest auditorium in
Baltimore, and the house was packed
until women tainted and MANY had to
be removed before the speaking could
proceed.
Mr.. Bryan reached here from Wash
ngton at 7:45 pm, and was driven to a
temporary platform erected in front of
the new station of the Baltimore and
Ohio railway. He reached the platform
about o'clock and was greeted with
tremendous cheers from the thousands
who gathered there.
Just as he barred his head in acknowl-
edgement of the greeting, a slight rain
began to fall, which increased to brisk
shower as he proceeded. His voice was
not clear. the strain of the past few DAVIS
having evidently told upon it. Pale of
face, with great beads of perspirat ton
standing upon his forehead, Mr.. BRYAN
created the impression of man who
had tested his powers of endurance to
their fullest capacity. His speeches
were mainly repetition of those he has
made during his tour through the south.
His first address lasted twenty min
utes, after which he repaired to Music
hall.
Congressman Rusk, chairman of the
Democratic committee. introduced him.
At the conclusion of his Music hall
speech Mr. Bryan returned to Washing
ton.
BIMETALLIST BISMARCK.
DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 19.-In a speech
here tonight Gov. Culberson read the
correspondence between himself and
Prince Bismarck on the money question.
in which the latter said
FREDERICKSBURG, August "a.
Honored Sir: Your esteemed favor
has been duly received. I hold that this
is the very hour that would be advisable
to bring about between the nations
chiefly engaged in the world commerce
a mutual agreement in favor of the es-
Establishment of bimetallism. The United
States are freer by far in their move
ments than any nation of Europe, and
hence. if the people of the United States
should find it compatible with their in
terests to take Independent action in the
direction of bimetallism, I cannot bur
believe that such action would exert
most salutatory influence upon the con-
summation of an International agree
ment.
(Signed) BISMARCK.