Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-07-16

the last campaign were presented, ali
the people go out to vote. | think
there were Il great many votes that did
not have any people. The verdict was
announced, and, anarchists as we are,
we acquiesced in it. | wonder if our
opponents would have submitted will
ingiy rs we did?'
Cries of NO! no.
Il don't believe so, either; but four
years latter, there will be such an over
whelming majority against them that
they will submit very meekly. Gap
plause.)
"The influences brought against us
were great-grcater than we estimated.
| will not speak Of the great corruption
fund that was used, but of only one
influence that was great enough to
carry the election. 1t was that of the
financiers, exercised until it reached
all the employees. Never were men SO
intimidated. so coerced. They knew
of the low prices, of the dull business,
and the families dependent upon them,
and their employers, calling them in,
told them that success of free silver
meant bankruptcy to them. They
were told that success of the gold
standard meant a continuance of work,
and under such pressure, with idleness
promised on one hand, work on the
other they gave their votes against
silver.
The bankers explained to the EN-
ployers that free silver would bank
rupt the country. We must not deal
too harshly with the country bankers,
who had been told this by the New
York bankers. Neither must we be
harsh with the New York bankers, as
the London bankers told them. The
influence crossed the ocean upon the
banks here; from them to the EN-
ployers, and then upon the laborers.
With these influences brought to bear,
this pressure coming down, the in
tluence OF foreign financiers was exerted
upon the great newspapers of the
country, who were mortgages CT these
men.
81 don't believe the same influence
can be brought again. If l did, /
would lose faith in the perpetuity Of
American institutions. Deception had
to be used before coercion was possible,
but the people have been deceived as
to the coming of prosperity under the
gold standard, and like Abraham
Lincoln, believe that while you can
fool some of the people all the time,
and all the people some of the time,
you cannot fool all the people all the
time.
"Those men who were coerced into
voting for the gold standard have had
their eyes opened. They were promised
steady employment, but have found
that the employer could not give them
work. They have found that money
could not be borrowed unless security
was given, and the business men who
bowed their necks found out that
when the people don't buy. they can't
sell. This distress, this suffering, first
began among those who toll, and has
come up until to-day it has reached
the banker. He thought he was ex.
empt, secure from danger, but it has
reached him since confidence has
been restored. Q.aughter) More ma
tional banks have failed since the cleo
ton of Mckinley than in 1893"
A voice-Mr. Bryan, upon that sub
ject have been requested to ask you
-"
Mr.. Bryan-Who are you?
"Mr. Sidney DELL"
Mr.. Bryan-Are you with us?
Mr.. Dell-Yes.
Mr.. Bryan-Then let me take my
time, and you can speak afterwards.
CHEERS and yells.) Mr.. Dell essayed
to do some more talking, but the
crowd was not with him. A thousand
voices called to Bryan to 60 on, and
Mr.. Dell subsidized.
Mr.. Bryan, continuing said: al
have only Is minutes more to speak.
You will find about the country that
notes are now more numerous. Saw
ings banks that had warned their
deposito.s against the 50-cent dollar
are not able now to pay so cents on
the dollar. The expected good times
have been reversed, and prices are on
the downward trend. Since the cleo
ton, Japan has adopted the gold
stand. Should we rejoice? Some OF
the gold.standard papers did. noticed
in the dispatches that we had lost some
gold, and in explanation it was said
that Japan needed it. Not long ago
we were issuing bonds for gold. Wait
until all the nations have been driven
to the gold standard, and you will find
that hard times have just commenced.
Wait till India, China, South America,
Central America and all the other sill
yer nations have been driven 10 the
gold standard, and gold made the only
legal tender; then what? Gold will be
on the auction block, and the world
will stand around to bid for it. Gold
will be the made god, and those who
handle it prosper; but those who
create the wealth OF the world will 60
down into misery. This is so simple
that no one can fail to understand it.
Who profit when the dollar rise? The
owners of the dollars. Who loses
when property falls? The owners of
property. 1t is contest between God
and Mammon, and we will rise after
every defeat. No tomb can be made
so strong as to imprison it. Ours is a
righteous cause. Our cause is just
and it must be prevail.
During the last campaign they told
us we were dangerous; that we were
trying to upset the country socially,
and, instead of being reformers, we
were revolutionists. We advocate BIZ
metallism. Our hest friends should be
the owners of property, as we are trying
to make our laws just. We want to
succeed, but don't believe in making
our happiness greater at the expense
OF others. We want to restore a sys-
tenn that will do justice. but 1 don't
want government where a man
makes $40 by robbing another man
who has 81. We want to restore the
country with equal rights to all and
special privileges to none. Our am i
ton is to put this into effect to make
it a vital force. We want to apply it