The times., 1897-04-07

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We are not in the midst OF the campaign
The campaign OF 1896 is ever. and it will
be year an1 a lalf before we have the
Congressional campaign, and three years
and hair before we have the Presidential
campaign; ana yet, it is very hard for one
going about over this country TO tell where
the campaign of 1896 left off and where
the campaign for 1900 began. 1 never
knew the PEOPLE TO recover from defeat
and start to work as quickly and as ear
nestly as they have since the lasl cam
paign; ami, to my mind, this is conclusive
proof that people. though defeated. be-
lieved they were right; stin believe they
are right. an are every day becoming more
convinced of the ultimate success of the
cause in which they have enlisted ZAP
plause9 Now. elections do not settle ques-
tionS. Elections simply settle which theory
will be tried II is experience that settles
questions. Parties are organized, candl-
dates arr nominated, platforms are adopted
and prime. PES are set forth or presented TO
audiences throughout the land, and the
theories in which the parties Eelieve are
explained. these theories are compared,
argument Is closed, the time comes to vote,
and the people, 10y their ballots, decide
which theory they win try
In the campaign just closed the money
question was the paramount Issue, ind
and if y0u doubt that, ] want You to
lock back upon that campaign" Mr..
Bryan calle1 attention here to the num-
bers OF those who heretofore considered
other issues paramount, nut who, III the
last election, voted for silver, consider
ing it the vital issue. Well he con-
tinued, according TO the election il WAS
decided that the American people would
continue the gold standard for -four more
years, unless in the meantime foreign ma
tions shall take pity oa us and help as to
do what American men and women should
be able to do for themselves tAppIanscD
The question, however, has been settled
for four years, and the pollok Of the Ad-
ministration has been determined for four
wears, but only for four years" tLaueh-
ter and applause.)
Mr.. Bryan then went into the question
OF the methods of the Republican cam
paign and told about the promises tie
party made and especially its statement
to the workingmen that they could so
back to work on Wednesday, if the gold
standard won. and who were terrifiedinio
voting that way, and he paid high
commitment to the men who hazarded all
and asserted their right to Vote as they
pleased tApplaUse.1 These were the fol-
lowers of silver, whom he described as
being at 1.-The boiling point as dis
ringuished from those w no were cnly
above the freezing point in their enthISi-
asm" He compared the Republican cam
paign orators to commercial travellers, who
went around distributing their samples and
telling the people what kind OF good times
we were going to have.
Now the goods have come, and the
people are taking out their samples and
making comparison daughter and what
conclusion have they reached? / think
great many OF them have decided that 1t
would have been much better to do bust
ness on business principles than on con-
fidence. (Applause and laughter 1 Je-
peiyed a letter the other day from nlan
In Texas, who congratulated me on my
election, of which, Toy the way. he tad
just heard OF course, you understand,
am not going TO draw the salary, although
this man proved that L was elected, and
gave his reasons for 1t. Said ne; Didn't
the Republicans say that If you were
elected, banks would fail, that business
generally would go into bankruptcy, and
haven't they?' daughter Now, the fact
is that after the election, after this re-
vival of confidence, after this danger of
free coinage has passed, and when We
ought TO he enjoying good times, accord
ing to Republican theories, We have heard
of more national bank failures than ia any
six months since the panic OF 1898.
~ dc1't say the Republican success
caused this. but / do say that had We
won. every failure would have been laid
at our doors. applause And as TO the
business failures, had we succeeded, the
people who are so quiet now, would have
been loud ia declaring that every house
that went into bankruptcy was a teStimo-
NAL. j call your attention to this merely
TO show that this confidence they spoke
of cannot he restored by a Republican in
stead of a Democrat holding postoffice-' -
Great laughter
MI. Bryan then wentinto an explanation
of the money question, holding thatit was
one simple that every citizen could think
Oh it and reason it out for himself Il
do not believe be said, that the fathers
of this country ever intended that GER
tain class should think and act for the
others. Sc 1 don't believe that the money
question was intended TO be turned over to
the fInanciers for settlement position
fox taking care OF the chickens His next
effort was 10 explain the rise in the value
of gold by reason of the characterization or
loss OF the other half OF the currency, which
he did b. assuming wo piles OF whea held
by different owners at a dollar bushcl,
one OF which being destroyed, the other ad-
vanced in value. He also used the Illus
tration of the teeteT board.
''You can make dollars dear toy making
them scarce, and you can do it by legis-
lation, yet some say that Legislation tas
nothing to do with it. l tell you there
is no dollar that is not created by law
and the law determines its value When
you want to make your dollars Gear all
you have to do is to destroy some of uheiu
as In the case OF the wheat, and when you
want to make them cheap all you have 20
DO is to produce more of them. / say
that money is the creation Of law. If
you want more cotton you can 60 out
into the fields and produce it, or more
wheat, or more Of any kind OF product,
but suppose you want more money. Can
you go out and create it, Yes, sou can
M one way, but you will pay the penalty
Of your industry and creation by a tenn
in the peniteDtary.
$50 when the Government says to
man you cannot create money 1 assert
that it assumes the responsibility OF bring
ing into existence enough for the wants pf
the people (ApplauseD Mr.. Bryan said
that one OF the characteristics of the silver
people to their credit was that they adj
Yoirtpd of