The Irish standard., 1898-01-15
BRYAN in MINNEAPOLIS.

On his way home from Mexico, Will
lam J. Bryan. of Nebraska, visited Min
heapolls by invitation and addressed
sGvcra audiences in this city last Tues
day. tho largest being at the Eyposition
auditorium in the evening. when 10000
people turned out to hear him. The
ovation rendered to the idol of the De-
mocracy in this city proves conclusiye-
~ that 'his popularity is as great as
ever with the plain people, notwith-
standing the assertions of Republican
organs to the contrary.
The Minneapolis Evening Journal Of
tuesday afforded much amusement to
the public by stating that the working
classes We're enjoying so much of Nc
klnley prosperity that they had no time
To spend on the Democratic demagopl,c
VINO is advocating the free coinage of
gold and silver at the existing legal
ratio CT Is to |. The plltocratic organ
bad reason to regret its hasty utteranra
when its editor failed to gain admission
to the meeting and had to remain out
side ho building with thousands of 9TH
ors who were shut out for want Of
standing ronm In the next issue the
Journal attempted to explain that it did
not mean what it said and was forced to
acknowledge that the greeting to BRYAN
was more enthusiastic than in 1896 whnl
1e Intp e.,
dency.
The speech delivered at the Expnsi-
ton is given in full in our columns and
will speak for itself. 1t is enough to
say that it is majestic in it's simplicity
ana is convincing demonstration of
the need OF reform in the financial policy
or the present secretary of the treasury
who is trying to pnrpet,laly fasten the
gold standard on this country and place
the finances of the nation in the control
OF the putorracy
AS wo write we notice that one Arthur
MrElen, chief editorial writer of the
New York Journal, throws a brick at
Bryan for adhcring so tenacionsly to the
blmctallic ratio OF 16 to 1. This New
Yorker bases his criticism upon Brvan's
speech in Chicago last Sunday evening;
but we are told by the Chicago Times
Herald, tho organ of William Mckinley
and Mark Hanna. that in the whole
length Of his speech Mr.. Bryan never
mentioned 1G to I. or that the people CT
this country were going to have bimet-
allism without the aid or consent of on, y
other nation!" The Times Herald Is
evidently astonished that Mr.. Bryan did
not speak of the ratio and the New
Yorker attacks him because he did! We
are surprised that the New York Jou =
nal allowed such an article in it's col
umns. and we will tell it that it has
made gigantic blunder. Many Demo-
Gratis may differ as to the ratio. but Mr..
Bryan sticks to 16 to l, as can be seen
in his Minneapolis speech, for the reason
that it is the present legal ratio under
which all the silver now on hand Lv
the government and in circulation IS
coined. Were the present ratio change I.
say to 20. ~ or so to /, the silver now
coined would have to go to the mint for
recoinage in order to have a uniformity
in weight in the silver dollars of The
future. If The New York critic reads
carefully the speeches of Mr.. Bryan be-
fore expressing his profound views il
the Journal he will find that the Nc
braskan statesman does not contine him
self solely to bimetallism as alleged The