Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-26

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FORGIVE If THEY REPENT.
1T is useless, my friends, to recount
all the things our enemies have sald
against US. They spoke them In their
wrath, and If they have repented, we Will
scriptive than they. i tell you there IS
more intolerance in Wall street than IN
Kansas to-day. They talk the way they
do through ignorance. / hope they are
honest, though ii often strains my gene
rosity to say so. O.aughter) They
don't know that instead of depriving any
body OF property we are just trying 10
keep somebody from being deprived of
what is his.
"The Democratic party makes no war
on wealth. but wealth must cease its
war on labor We have sworn before
high Heaven that the rich shall cease
to take the poor mans bread" (Applaust.D
IN tins grand crusade upon which we
are entered" continued MIR. Bailey, there
is but one man safe. That is the man
who has never wronged his nelghbOr.
And | want TO say TO those VINO tnlnk Us
Anarchists, and that their property Is
not safe here. to follow William Waldorf
Astor across the seas, and they VIII be
out Of danger, for there were six and
half millions OF these anarchists IN
America two years ago ana they VIII
sweep over this country two years hence.
Ignorance is at the bottom of all these
so long kept up find we have to summon
all our Christian fOrbearance TO Keep
from saying malice is not entirely ABB
sent Ignorance or mallce-l really thlhk
ii is both. Haughter) | have heard men
denounce the Democratic platform VINO
afterwards confessed they had never read
II and il would be charitable TO say
that many of those who revile us know
not the platform upon which we stand
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
"Now bv your leave" Mr. Bailey went
on 81 will take up the money question
the one Of interest paramount TO all
others Let us have peace say tnOse
who voted against US two years ago, but
| saw TO YOU there is no peace, nor VIII
there ever be as long as this war be-
tween Justice and greed is necessary, Tor
as sure as the Democratic party reas-
semb.es i'm 1900, so surely Will II readopt
word for word the platform of 1896. pro
w ] BRYAN. the fearless young tri-
bune Of the people, will be our leader
then and victory Is as certain as the
dav is to follow the night. Immense ap-
lyon will hear men say they are not In
favor of gold alone. as money but l say
we do not want silver at all II IL Is not
coined on the same basis as gold. If IT
mas IN be artifcally kept at par with gold,
7 want paper If il is TO be either paper
or silver promises to keep AT par with
gold / don't want either. 90 not De-
iieve i'm the omnipotence Of law, or any
6atism. but | do say this government can
make as good promises out of paper as
ont of gold or silver, or anything else.
These people know the use of silver on a
cold basis is credit and not wealth. That
means silver is good enough for you and
me. but not good enough for ); Plerpont
Morgan. / would say, Mr.. Gold STANDARD
man coin silver as you do gold. or don
coin II AT all For the Democratic party
saws that what is good enough Tor the
moor man is good enough for the rlch
Toll the farmers lands, the merchant 5
goods. shall be good enough Tor me
banker. and that he shall take II for his
bonds.
MONEY AND CREDIT.
.I tell Won. these credit men are advo-
citing a scheme worse than any the
world has known since John Law and MS
mississippi scheme. We fight for money
they for credit. Suppose l come to Rlch-
mo1d-and IL was going 10 leave Texas.
/ don't know of any place 10 which l
would rather cOme-suppose' l say, came
IN Richmond and stopped In one or your
hanks oficered by the advocates OF the
single gold standard ana l said MT MT,
| IN come to Richmond 10 engage In bust
ness and / want TO open an account
with your bank, and from time TO time |
| ehaU desire accommodation. What would
ha the first question he would ask me
| Ne would say: Mr.. Bailey, what kind OF
hnsiness do you intend TO engage ing
well, would think that wa was an imperli-
| in the dry-goods business. The next ques-
| ,ion he would ask would be. How much
| stock do you intend 10 carry?' / would
answer him. I am going to carry $1,000
| worth of stock The next question would
| be How much money do you intend "a
mi in your business| ! would say, Mr..
| pres,dent IL does not appear TO me that
| tbat is any concern of yours. You have
no right to ask me that question. lie
would say. Mr.. Bailey. ] must know that
| In order 10 Judge whether | can extend
| vou any accommodation, because. you
| know. Il IS not safe 10 credit any man
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