Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-21
BRYAN AT SYRACUSE.
Il Would Be a Kindness 10 Persuade Him TO
Send Out New Speech.

Syracuse. n. y. April Cool. w. j.
| Bryan addressed an enthusiastic crowd
| Of 5000 people ut the Alhambra. TINS
| evening. Mayor Mcclure was chair
man OF the meeting. He made a
| speech. paying i high tribute to col
Bryan. ana then presented him To the
audience. Col. Bryan was greeted
with applause.
He said that the principles he advo-
Gated We're As "good in the Feast and
as in the West when as well under
stood: the difference was that the peo-
pie Of the East We're not as free in
opinion as those of the boundless West
tremendous cheeringl.
He spoke Of the income tax and said
that with the tax on kilograms and
every other document the people were
beginning TO understand the income
tax This country could place its citi-
zens before an enemy's guns but could
not put n finger on accumulated
wealth.
Referring to the money question he
said: 1t requires all the Chirtan
virtue have to keep from getting mad
when | talk with a gold bug. The
lunatic is perhaps the kindeSt term the
gold bug can use in reference to us. for
he thus relieves us of all mental re-
sponsibility. The gold bug divides
people into two classes. The first is
that in favor of gold and the other those
opposed and believes there is no use
talking to the latter. We divide gold
bugs into two classes, but believe in
arguing with those opposed. 1t is the
bimetallist who can afford TO look with
contempt upon the gold bugs"
He then reviewed the currency ques-
ton from 1892 to 1873, and said: No
party asked for a change from double
standard. The gold standard came
without anticipation; even the news
papers did not know it. We kept it %
years before any party knew it was
good. Do you call the gold standard
a success when 6.500.000 declared
against it. You all remember the Chi
cago platform. Does anybody recall
the St. Louis platform? The Republi
can party promised to get rid of the
gold standard and substitute the dou-
BILE. There was a party in SO which
was the only one to declare for a gold
standard 1t was the Gold Democratic
party We counted them and they
carried one precinct III tne tHltcu
States in western Kansas. There were
six voted in the precinct
Mckinley sent commissioner to
Europe asking help TO get rid of the
gold standard. A Republican Con-
eress stood behind him. 1t would not
vote 100000 to get rid of the gold
standard if it were good to keep. Why
did France with a gold standard for IS
years vote to help us? England's
workingmen petitioned the government
for bimetallism. England did not join
with us because English bankers meet
ing in secrecy influenced the govern
ment England controls Europe and
Europe through the Republican party
controls the United States You heard
me called hard names in 90 but you
haven't name hard enough to keep
me from protesting against a handful
Of English bankers controlling 1000. 900
people in this country.
In 90 we opposed the trusts so
much that they all opposed us. We OBJ
pose all trusts and especially money
monopoly. The Republicans are try
ing to organize a paper money trust to
turn over the money market to the ma