The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23

VINO might come to see candidate under
some circumstances would not come to see
me at all. Great applause.)
MY platform sets forth certain policies and
Il states that the money question is the para
mount issue, and then two other parties to
neither or which ! belong, declared that the
money question IL paramount and they nomi-
mated me. and every man who is supporting
me Is willing to say SO and to say why he
does SO. In that respect have the adyan-
tage over some. There is one party-no Il is
not party. II claims to be a party though,
which puts up one ticket in order to elect
another thisses and groans). I am more dig
nihed: am too dignifed TO advocate one
thing when mean another thing. l am too
diEnihed to nominate one ticket for the pur-
pose OF voting for another ticket. l am too
aigniHed to practice deception upon the Amer
party adopted at st. Louis O platform which
does not say that the gold standard Is a good
thing. You have heard these gold bugs
do ifot use tie word gold bis IN An Offensive
sense. l do not use the word to be disre-
spectful, but use 1t in that same kindly spirit
In which the gold bugs use the word lunatic
when they speak OF me. daughter and APP
plause.)
The gold bugs tell us that gold Is the money
q CIVILIZATION. ls not It strange that the
Republican party did not find that out In st.
Loufs? It does not say so. The gold bugs
tell us this nation has outgrown tho gold
standard ls It not strange that the. Repub-
hcan party did not fnd that out? The gold
bugs tell us that we cannot have two yard
sticks. Is not it strange the Republican
party did not find that out? They tell us that
the free coinage OF silver Is simply In the in
terests OF the mine workers. Is not 1t strange
that the Republicans did not find that out?
They tell us that the free coinage fs desired
by men who want to pay their debts in cheap
can party did not find that out? Why. be-
cause their platform pledges the Republican
party to get RID OF the gold stsndsfa The
double standard for the single standard. II
the gold standard is good thing, would the
Republican party try to get ria Of It? Well;
think 1t would, but probably they would
not admit it, (Applause0
Do you realize what 1t means for the United
States to cast its influence on the side of
silver? This nation has never declared fer
the gold standard. No political party ever
went before the country on a gold standard
platform. In 1888 the Republican party de-
to denlonetize silver. In 1892 the Republican
party declared that the American people
from tradition and interest were in favor of
bimetaftism. Have traditions changed in
years? And yet, my friends. the party which
four years ago declared that both tradition
and interest endeared bimetallsm to the
American people now tell that, while the
American people love bimetallism because OF
tradition and interest of course, we can not
have what we love unless other nations help
us. Applause.) The Democratic party In
1884 declared for honest money and then, very
unlike the present advocates Of honest money.
the Democratic party told what honest money
was. 1t declared for honest money, the gold
and silver coinage of the constitution.
Our record is clear. The Democratic party
never declared for a gold. standard and no
after he was elected until he betrayed the
people who elected him. Applause.) / deny
the right Of any public servant to secure
once upon platform and Nd then 9eaa abandon the
reared to different school Of Democracy.
(Applause)
When I find that my conscience will not
permit me to carry out the platform on
which / was elected, l will resign and let
some other man have the Office. Applause
That, my friends, is the record Of the DEM
ecratic party, and | stand here, not only as
the regular nominee of the Democratic party,
but stand here representing the principles
that have been Democratic from the time
there was a Democratic party. The boilers
who are seeking to elect a Republican presi-
dent, without having the courage to bear the
odium OF calling themselves Republicans.
say they are true Democrats. Hisses and
groans.( Did they measure themselves by the
standards set up by Thomas Jefferson
Thomas jefferson says that people called him
g. maniac. They call us lunatics Now, what S
the difference? Oaughter) And why did
they call him maniac? Because he was
opposed to farming out the issues Of money
to private corporations. He said that bank
issues were more dangerous than standing
armies, and they called him lunatic. They
call us lunattcs, and then they say that they
are Democrats. C1isses.) VIII they measure
themselves by the standards set up by An
drew Jackson? The greatest fight Jackson
ever had was against the national banks of
his day, and yet those who would turn over
the issue Of paper money to the national
banks take his name in vain and bring dis
grace upon his memory. (Appfause) There
| is not an influence that tried to defeat Jack
son that Is not today arrayed against the
Democratic ticket and there is not a thing
| that the gold standard Democrats have per-
mitted this nation to have but what Jackson
would have spat upon If It had been Z q
scented before him. (Applause.) And they
call themselves Democrats.
Mr.. Bryan did not attempt to speak
from the Academy balcony to the
crowd in the street, but drove direct to
the down-t town open air meeting at
Broad and Wharton streets. Here fully
5000 people were congregated. He ar
rived at about 1916 but the noise and
confusion was SO great that he spoke
only q few words and then returned to
his hotel. The weather had grown
quite cold and an attempt to make q
speech would have been disastrous to
Mr.. Bryan's vocal organs.
This afternoon before reaching Phil
ade1phfa Mr.. Bryan made his first CAM
paign speech in New Jersey at Wash
ington Park, a pleasure resort q few
miles below this city. He spoke from
the grand stand of the bicycle track
over an hour and listened to him. John
S. Wright, the fusion candidate for
congress in the First New Jersey dis
trict, presided and introduced the dis
tfnguisl1ed visitor