The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-16

ambassador would have said to them:
| The people of the United States have de-
/ cided to restore independent bmetallis1n
| at the ratio Of Is 10 ]. We believe We can
| main ,ain the parity. but you have good
many investments over there, and II you
! have any doubt about it-abOut our doing
H-you had better join us because If any
body Suffers il Nill be you-nOt us Long
| contiut ed laug lter and applause)
/ Now my friends an argument like
| that would nave some effect But my
| friends, why have not we international
| binetalIEm? Is ii because there IS no
sentiment in Europe? On the contrary,
| there is sentiment there. and the senti-
ment Is so strong that the French govern
ment joi led with US in sending an am
bassador 10 England. And in England the
sentiment was 50 strong that a petition
was sent % the English government, sign
ed by the leading labor organizations of
England, asking for International bimot-
allism, so strong that a report was pre-
sented while our commission was there
a report signed by ten out of fourteen
me mbers of a commission appointed TO
inv estigate the con 9ition of agriculture,
and the ten Of the fourteen declare that
the gold standard Wa IS destructive 20 Eng
lish agriculture and pointed to bimetallism
as ae only relief for the English farmer.
(ApT dause)
'B at why my friends, did the English
COVE nment refuse 10 Nsten to the labor
ers nd to the farmers? Because on the
end day of September, 1897. the bankers
of London met az the clearing house be-
hind closed doorS and pledged to secrecy,
declared that the gold standard was all
right. The English bankers, so few in
number that they can meet in the clearing
house, determined the policy of England,
ana England determined the policy of Eu-
rope and Europe will determine The policy
of the United States as long as the Re-
publican party is in power CHEERS and
applause)
VIII stick TO Money Issue.
Il have been asked why am not willing
to drop the money question replied: Be
cause the money question won't drop u.s.
Until Some other party proposes some
other ratio than Is to !, and tries to secure
'oimetallism at some other ratio, there Is
10 reason why we should discuss ratio
with them. The ratio of IS TO l is the ratio
at which our gold and silver coins now cir
ctaate. We simply ask the reinstatement
OF the law that was on The statute books
where 1t was before the act of demonetiza-
ton was secretly passed. We simply want
to renew by law what was done by law
They struck silver down by law. We
raise 1t up by law; they closed the minis
by law; we open them by law. (Applause)
My friends you will hear people say
that they don't object TO silver if we will
only ope the minis at the bullion ratio or
the conn nercial ratio .-a
Opposed to the Bill.
Mr.. Bryan condemned the bill pending in
Congress providing for the retirement of
the greenl Jacks by an issue of bonds draw
ing 212 PEI cent He said If 1t became a
then ma tional bank with a capital OF
800 coo can invest the 100000 in bonds, de-
posit the bonds with the treasury and draw
upon the bonds 100000 in bank notes; so
that the cunt the bank gets back is just
equal to the amount the bank paid for the
bonds So tina it has not a single dollar
invested and yet it goes drawing 2A per
cent. interest a year ON nothing. ZAP
plause).
1T is a small proposition in mathematics,
and yet these banks tell you they want
this done for the public good There is
another object that is not included in the
Chicago platfor N and is yet included in
the principle 1t sets forth. The President,
in his message of 1898 asked for a standing
army of 100000 men. We have had no ma
tional convention since that time. But
Democrats do not. have to have a national
convention TO Re arm that the Democratic
party is opposed 10 militarism in tire Unit
ed States" (Applnuse).
Striking the FiIipinOs.
Mr.. Bryan referred to the United States
as a bully for striking down the Filipino
natives. This created the greatest en-
thusiasm OF the night, There was
mighty demonstration when he said that
1t was this country that had inspired the
Filipino with love of liberty. The Amerl-
can government of the Filipinos is q des-
potism, he declared, and this was loudly
applauded. 1t was not surprising, he said,
that a country that should send to Eng
land for a financial policy, as it had two
years ago, should now send there for a
colonial policy. This was received with
wild applause. When he intimated that
he wanted TO stop. he was told to go on,
and many requested him to talk more on
When he said: 1--WE may fail in 1900"
there were tumlltuous cries of mo.
never"
When he concluded hurricane of ap-
plause broke forth Men and women act
ed wildly.
Crowd Rushed at Him.
When Mr.. Bryan had finished there was
a great rush TO him on the platform. He
was almost s2lffocated in the crush.
il required five policemen to force a
way through the crowd for him. He
shook hands on all sides, He held few
minutes reception in the inside room
where he shook hands with a number OF
persons. and then with great difficulty he
went down stairs There was a very large
crowd here and Col. Bryan had TO make
a short speech to the gathering. He was
enthusiastically cheered as he got into
a carriage which started for the Hotel
Bartholdi
OF the dinner Mr.. Bryan said: This
is the greatest dinner l ever attended. |
think it Is the greatest ever held in the
United States. The hearts of the people
are all right"