The evening times., 1897-06-22
BRYAN SPEAKS In STAUNTON
Silver Champion Receives an 0va-
ton From a Multitude.
Free Coinage Set Forth as al Doc
triue of True Democratic Faith.
Growth of Bimetallism.

Staunion, Va, june 22-Hon. william
Jennings Bryan reached staunton yesterday
evening over the Chesapeake and Ohio
Road. He wac not in good shape, as hc
has been quite unweIl for three days.
Mr.. Bryan spoke from small stand made
in lot at the end OF the street car line
near the park. He received an ovation
from a crowcof about four or five thousand
persons MIR Bryan was SO weak physi-
Cally that he asked pcrudssioa Of the au-
diCnce 10 AT wiulc speaking, "A permission
readily ana enthusiastic ally granted. Mir.
BRYAN stated he would cOnfine his reJnarks
TO the currency question. He said be
recognized s,Ifishness as principle OF
human nature, ard that Their policy was
determined by theiT sclfinserest. Soon
after spral,ine commenced he put On ms hat
and asked the audience 10 do the same,
ssyirg thry nccosd them al in 1900
Mr Bryan reiterated his destre for free
aud unlimited coinage of silver at sixteen
to one without respect q any other m. iDn.
When he uscb the word goldhug he does
not intend 10 CTitiCise, he means 10 ia a
friendly way, Just as the goldi'ug calls ne
a lunafic He said tue gOIit'ag declared the
free silver Craze would hlow over. and ere
now wondering why II has not blown over.
Referring 70 the statement that the gold
tugs said free silvet Is disease. he would
cali guIdbugism - new yellow fever that
kuled not the oBe who had IL. tut the
other lie argued that himetaIlism has
always been lie criticized the Repuihii an
party for saving the gold standard vas a
measure Of civilization and then aenIing
a commission abroad to get rid Of this
measure Of civilization for himeta!llsn.
AlluuinC TO the misunderstanding of the
money question, Hr Bryan SAID. uu !'an
understood huiIs unless he had ,hern, aHd
people understood the money question
bet auSe they suffered from a., and ar
gUcd that silver ssJuld be coined free as
well as gold TIE law had changed the
country from silv r-uNng to a gold
using CugItr- The imrortant thing ia
the dollar l. its purchasing power Mr..
Bryan gave a CcrTes, definition uf,tu 'tpnest
dollar. onc t4at wuuid Ice q dollar, whose
average pLrr HsiEE z pUweTis theSamrtoday,
yesterday. ,JpD;row, and forever. The
dollar whose purchasing power increases
II the d0iar Of the creditor class. who
grow ricn as TIE clhcrs grow poorer
4 roldhug Cucc said II your house burns
down your paper money burns up, your
goId rcmaiuSthe same. therefore gollis the
only sound money. a silver man replied
put your money in boat. the boat sinks.
both the gold nj silver 80 down. and your
paper floats therefore papeTis the onlv EOud
money. one 0nsuuent said MI Bryan, Is
as good HS another What surprised hi;1
waste see a mar who never had any money
and who Sid not know " here his next win
tiers supplies weS, coming nom. trembling
lest There shouli ne nCoG Of money under
free ,5lseT.
Nj. FTv4n made many humorous AMI
catchy Nliuaous and iiiustratiCns nj was
listened Ia vitl intense vttcriio1 and was
frequently eTgu' .gr s risercd. The gold GoI-
lar. be S7id has UegaG Otoaly tie G0iiarjf
deferred D. ymeutS ngtturd1llar ofdefcrTgd
hopes tnat make the heart SICK. lie Was
afraid - "a what he thOsEht would happen
under the gold standard. Men arr th.usiuc
themselves into b;mrtsIl>TH. Tits ETowin.
a. has grown since the election. For ab,Hlt
an hour before closing Mr. Bryan stood Up
aai made "a severe arrtigumcnt ofthe gold
~.slAri, tis Criticisms ErinZ humorous and
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