The times., 1897-04-14

| ters where IL was most neeueu, is tl-
parently subsiding, and the spring cleo
! tions indicate a growing sentiment along
| the lines OF the Chicago platform. In fact
| the elections which have taken place show
| so great q gain that the Republican party
| may now be considered minority party.
| While, under our Constitution, it, as mi
nority, will carry out its policy in the
face OF a public positively hostile.
| 1t has but one hope of escape from the
wrath to come, aud that is To secure BIZ
| metaliism by international agreement, be-
! fore the people of the nation have an
| other oppor tunity to speak at the polls
! While we who believe in independent Di-
| nletallism general regard an international
| agreement as neither necessary nor posi-
ble, we may well hope for success to any
| who may make the attempt 10 secure for
| eign assistance. If our opponents succeed
| in opening the mints of other nations, & S
well as their own nints, We shall rejoice.
| because the condition OF the people will
! toe improved and they will be able to pro-
| ceed with other rem edial legislation.
| If however, the Republican party, after
| pedgiHg itself to secure international BIZ
nctallsm, finds it impossible TO Tnlil!l
| that pledge its expressed preference Tor
! double standard viii rise up TO condemn
| il, if il attempts to continue longer the
evils OF the gold standard.
In conclusion Mr.. Bryan said that al
! though they were at some disa advantage in
/ the last campaign they were not without
! valuable aid n this direction They had
| with them q Cartoonst who could meet
the enemy on their own ground. HepDin.ed
| his index finger at CaTtoOnlst Davenport
who sat nd blushed close by. There were
| cries of Davenport and cheers for this
artist.
| MIR. Bryan said that he was glad that
| this king of cartoonists gave his services
TO the prince of journalists. AZ this juno
| ture the enthusiasm was intense Men
stood upon their feet, stamped Upon the
! floor, beat their hands upon the tables and
| madly waved their napkins above their
! heads.
| Mr. Bryan said he was glad to get
among people who were selfish, for then
| he felt that he was among natural people,
| for when man claimed not to be selfish
/ he could only prove it b Y his own AFFIDAVIT.
| As God had given to some people greater
power than Others to earn money, they
ought to he contented with this gift and
not seek to increase their earnings by
| demanding legislation which gave them
power to subtract from the rightful earn
ings OF the poor.
| A man had not greater right to enslave
| his fellow man by reason of superior
| intelligence than he had by reason of
| superior muscle.
He urged the support by Democrats OF
! Democratic papers, for as the circulation
of u paper extended SO, toe, did its influ-
ence.
Mr.. BRYAN took his seat amid wild,
deafening shouts and cheers.
The next respondent was Chairman
| Jones, who spoke on the Diffusion Of
Information and the Arrangement OF It's
| Abuses at the Bar of Public Reason" SEN
atOr Jones was handsomely andenthuslast-
! ic.iuy received He made some direct al
/ lusinns 10 the recent campaign, and. IN
sympathy with tie toast. some arraign-
meuts "at the bar OF reason as follows:
.sIn the recent great contest through
which we have passed, which side ap-
| peared at the bar of public reason, and
| which side relied upon calling names, rails
! ing fears and inflaming passions; which
side appealed to reason aud which To pas
! sion? In view of the III asputed fact that
! the country is suffering from widespread
fianciaI distress, we insisted on restoring
! the coinage la ws which had been in exist
encc when the country was prosperous
when it had made its marvellous growth,
and were called "revoIutionists'' for our
temerity.
when we urged that a standard OF
value, which was hourly increasing In
value thereby increasing the burdens OF
debt without any consideration, and de-
creasing the value OF property, of products
and labor, was unjust, unwIse, and I'M
nroper. we Were called Anarchists and
'ReputiationiStS' Our honored Standard
! bearer went to the seats OF learning, TO
give in the words of truth and soherness,
! reasons for the faith that was in him and
1 us and to say we wanted the laws made
| under Washington and Jefferson, and
| lived under by Jackson and Lincoln, re-
stored to the statute hooks, and he was
| insulted and reviled, even in New England,
| where in the healthier and better days of
the Republic, men We're willing to lie for
| the right of free speech.
1.-The logic OF events, since November
| last has convicted our opponents OF de
ceiving and misleading the people. They
offer no hope. except that higher taxes
i~may make US rich and prosperous, or
failing in that that the calamity Of a
| general foreign war may make a market
! for our surplus products. How dismal
| must be the creed of a political party
which relies upon calamity alone for its
| hope of prosperity. VIII great and free
| people recognize as correct, such theories
| OF government? This is certainly the
doctrine of despair and not of hope.
| on the other hand, we believe that q
return to the laws under which we grew
| and f1ourished will start Us anew on the
| mghroad to prosperity and happiness
| That a political creed which demands
| equal and exact justice to all and special
| privileges to none is the true and only
hope of a republic. (Applause.)
1--WE are not called upon, in this strug-
| gle. to endure sufferings such as they
endured; we have only to use the weapons
of reason, endure ridicule, and abuse, and
| continue to arraign abuses at the bar Of
public reason, and the great era of the
| complete emancipation of man, which
jefferson, the great prophet and priest OF
| human liberty foresaw, will be achieved. y"
| (Applause.
Senator Charles ]. Faulkner. of w. Va.
who was to have responded to the toast
| Of Absolute acquiescence in the decis-
ion of the majority, the vital principle Of
republics" had been called out of the
| city during the day. In lieu of this
speech three rousing cheers were given
| for Col. James L. Norris.
Hon. q Bland responded to the send-
ment of equal and exact justice TO all
| men," in which he elaborated the idea
| that no government could retain the con-
| fidencc of the people that disregarded