The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-28

not acnleVe independence Tor the puE-
pose of bowling to any foreign power.
There are people in this country
who had not studied the money ques-
ton until the Chicago convention, per-
sons who supposed of course, because
they had been reading the eastern
newspapers that the gold standard
must be all right, but when they got to
studying the question they found that
the arguments which support bimetal-
ism are raised upon the solid rock of
truth they have been coming to the
cause of bimetallism with a rapidly
never known before in the history of
the United States The arguments in
favor of bimetallism are directed
toward the intellect of the man who
thinks and into the heart OF men who
feel The gold standard argument is
directed to the pOcketboOk of the man
who wants to live while others die.
Great apDlause).
When we declare for Independent
action we do not offend those who live
IN other lands; we do not appeal to any
feeling of hostility against those who
are not citizens of the United States.
We simply uphold the dignity of 20
millions Of people to whose care alone
must be committed the policies which
are good for themselves. If some man
living in a foreign land should ask his
nation to surrender its power and the
right of self government and invest its
legislative interests in the United States
what would we think of that mans
patriotism? If we would despise the
to let US control his nation what con-
tempt must foreigners feel for those
Americans who are willing to surren-
der the right to govern them. Gap
plause).
'Our opponents tell us in their plat
form and those only authorized to con-
strue the platform, emphasize the de-
claration that this nation cannot I'M
dertake to open its minis to silver with
out the concurrent aid of other ma
tons. It does not say that we are able
to do so for a month or for a year or
for presidential term and accord
ing to the statement this nation will
never be able to dol it until other nations
join US in the act. (Applause.) That is
the doctrine that we must continue q
gold standard not for few months but
for an indefinite duration of time. What
is this thing that we must endure. All
my friends when the American people
at last turn their thoughts upon the
gold standard, when they at last dis
its results and its motives that lie be-
hind it, have no doubt as to what will
be their verdict. Let me call your atten-
tOn TO what mas been said IN regard TO
the gold stadard. 1 want to give you
the language which is stronger than
would be willing to use on my own
authority, I want to give you language
which surpassed in emphasis any lang
uage which you have heard uttered by
those who are now called extravagant.
1t is the language of John G. Carlisle,
tract: The absolute and instantan-
eOuS destruction 81 Of half the entire
movable property Of the world includ-
ing houses, ships, railroads and all 9TH
er appliances for carrying on commerce
while it would be most noticeable at
the moment, would not produce any
thing like the prolonged distress and
Reorganization of society that must
inevitably flow from the permanent an
Inhalation of one-half of the metallic
money of the world.
THAT is what Mr.. Carlisle said And
yet my friends the Republican party
has pledged itself to join in a conspir-
acy to destroy this money unless other
nations come and help US to save our
people (Great applaUSe). Who are the
anarchists Are they the ones who
want to restore the gold and silver
coinage of the constitution? Are they
the ones who want to reinstate the
financial system which had the in
dorSement of all the statesmen from
Washingt and Jefferson and Jack
son down to Lincoln, or shall we find
the anarchists among those who want
a financial policy which will do more
harm than to destroy half the house,
sink half the ships and tear up half the
railroads? (Applause).
I'VE propose a financial policy. Our
opponents propose nothing. Without
daring to defend the gold standard
without daring to set a time when you
shall reach bimetaIlism, their doctrine
is grin and bear it and offers no hope
10 the human race w e ask Tor the Tree
coinage of silver at 16 to l. We be-
lieve that the free and unlimited coin
age at 16 to 1 will maintain the parity
between gold and silver. And right
here let me call attention to some
thing which have learned since I have
come to your city. 1 am told that some
of your merchants, in order to give an
object lesson to the people have been
Offering to furnish Mexican dollars for
so cents as part of change when you
buy goods. My friends let me give you
an opportunity to test the sincerity of
these people Let me give you a Sug-
gestion. They tell you that if we have
the free coinage silver that the Amer
lean dollar would be worth as little as
the Mexican dollar is now. They tell
you if we have the free coinage of sill
yer silver will not rise in value. Let
me give you a suggestion by which you
can test this statement Whenever q
man offers a Mexican dollar for so
cents you take it and then take it to a
bank and ask them if they will take it
on deposit as so cents with the agree
ment to give you a Mexican dollar the
next day after the Inauguration of the
next president?'' (Great applause).
Then taking up the question of rela-
tive value Of gold and silver, Mr.. Bry-
an maintained that it was a question
of supply and demand and that the free
coinage of silver by the government
would supply the demand that would at
once give to all silver bullion the value
placed upon it by the government.
In conclusion the speaker urged his
hearers to study the questions at issue
to vote according to their own convic-
tons.
From Cleveland where he speaks
Monday the candidate will go to ToIe-
Adrian, Hfllsdale and Ftndlay and then
will make a dash down to Elkhart, Ind.
He has given up making a speech at
Columbus on the advice Of Chairman