The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-08
BRYAN ON DEMOCRACY
Continued from First page.)
SINCE M'KINLEY WAS ELECTED

SINCE M'kINLEY WAS ELECTED.
During The month of November, 1896.
seven national banks failed. ana i'm the
month Of December nine more closed
heir doors. | iind upon examination of
ne statistics that December witnessed
''e crossing OF more national banks than
were closed in any other month since
January l. 1883. excepting tho three
months OF the panic of that year.
| one pank announced as the cause OF
KS laliure inability to realize upon
| assets This notice was n confession
| of the argument made during the cam
pniEn by the advocates of free coinage
| we nave all along insisted that the gold
standard was destroying the value OF
assets. WIN money rising In value and
| property railing In value. hard times
must continue. That this is not due to
local causes is evident from the fact
that the same complaint comes from
other nations. The press dispatches
state that the holiday trade In Germany
was n disappointment To the merchants
II will be the duty of the Jackson
cub To point out from time to time the
effect of Republican politics so that the
work OF education viii extend over four
years instead of being crowded into n
rev campaign months. The members
Of this club should not be deferred NV
inc charge That they are agitators. The
Democrats were never afraid 10 agitate
against the Mckinley bill: the Republl.
cans were never afraid to agitate
against the Wilson bill; the bankers are
now agitating, through their confer
enceS ana conventions ana through The
press, against our present currency sys-
tenn Why should those be silent who
believe that the gold standard is ruin
Gus 10 the masses. This club ana SINH
lar clubs can also keep before the peO-
| pie the growth of the trusts They can
secure such State legislation as is posi-
| w" and bring what Influence they can to
| bear upon those officials who are
| cnargeu with the enforcement Of the
| law. 1' ~ &! ..
ENCOURAGE SILVER PAPERS.
Let me call attention to another work
which clubs can do. They can encour-
aee the support of those newspapers
which are opposed to the gold stand
ard. No newspaper can long exist with
out readers, and unless the advocates of
free coinage are willing to support
newspapers which represent their Ideas
they must expect to be without news
| papers.
And might suggest as another
work which the clubs can perform, that
| they can be prepared to make such a
canvass of their respective localities
| that they will know whether n sudden
| Increase in the vote means that there
is usually a large stay-at-home vote OF
whether is means that all the votes cast
are not represented by legal voters.
Chicago is the great metropolis Of
the middle West and you who live in
Chicago will exert large influence
upon the politics of the States tributary
| to this city. | rejoice that the Demo-
cracy of Chicago is supporting the prin-
| cip,cs of Jefferson and Jackson. and,
rejoice that the Democrats of this city
are determined to continue the fight for
Democratic principles in the face of all
| opposition. bid them godspeed in their
work and. as | believe in the ultimate
triumph of the right, ] can encourage
them to believe that their labors will
| finally he crowned with success"
United States Senator Dubois, of Ida
no. was expected. but his fight for an
other term in the Senate prevented his
attendance
OTHER ADDRESSES.
| Hon. John w. Tominson. of Alabama,
spoke with typical Southern eoquence
and fervor to the toast, Memories Of
Heroic Conduct"
= EX-Postmaster r. NJ. Ridgely, Of
Springfield, H.. who was dismissed from
hts Office by President Cleveland for Of
icious partisanship in advocating free
silver coinage. spoke pointedly about
civil service reform.
] George w. Ambrose, OF Omaha. spoke
Of the Past and Trt.Se as she Allied
Silver Forces" IL q