The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-08-04
BRYAN IN CHICAGO.
Talks Against Gold Standard, Trusts
and Imperialism.
frges Chicngo Democrats 20 stop
fractional strife and unite-
Radicals Kept from
Boiling.

cratic committee at the Auditorium,
Chicago. Thursday the goth, William j.
Hryan succeeded in restoring peace be-
tween the warning factions in he local
democracy. and in response 10 tn
multuous demand addressed .he meet
ing as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Ladies and Gentle
men: ! am not going 70 trespass long upon
YOUR time fCrles OF Louder and laugh
ferl You have already listened for as
long time as you are accustomed TO at
terd a meeting. and IL would not b" proper
Tor me 20 enter at any great length upon
any Of tine questions which are now before
tNe public. i am somewhat embarrassed
iH speaking In Chicago. beca use the advo-
Gates OF the Chicago platform are divided
into two kinds and 1t is not my business
a. employ the secret service TO ascertain
What democrats are firmest believers in
the party's creed. All Chicago platform
democrats look alike to me-. and my aim Is
not TO drive out OF the democratic party
any protested believers in the Chicago
Platform, but to so impress upon all dem
ccrats the Importance OF the principles al
stake that all local differences Will he for
gotten in the determination 10 carry this
government back to the foundations laid
by the fathers.
when Lincoln was appealing to the peo-
pie or the country In 1853 he gave utterance
% sentiment that must be the sentiment
Of every one who realizes the magnitude
Of the struggle In which we are engaged
After paying a tribute TO the founders OF
the country and to the declaration Of in
dependence. he used these words:
II charge you 10 drop every paltry and
Insignificant thought for any mans sue
cess II Is nothing: i am nothing. Judge
Douglas Is nothing; but do not destroy
tnat immortal emblem OF humanity. the
declaration OF American Independence
in this country TODAY find
discussing persons. some discussing wheth-
az this man or that man some other
man Is the best representative OF demo-
cratic doctrine. | appeal TO you Lin
coin did, to drop every paltfy thought
about any man and think only of the
principles enunciated by the dem Ocratic
party in 1896. principles that carry US back
q the landmarks Of the constitution. We
are Interested first In writing a platform.
and We want a platform that fits the DEM
ccratic party. platform written like the
last llatform. not by party bosses, but by
the voters Of the democratic party. When
We get platform that fits the democratic
party il Will be easy enough TO ind IN
state and nation candidates who TT the
platform but II Is the principle above the
man. and no man IS tit TO be a leader
when he is wanted TO lead who is not fit
10 be follower when some one else Is
wanted to lead.
In the brief time that shall occupy
your attention l desire to crowd int0 a
Jew propositions an argument on three
subjects. need not tell you that the dem
ocratlc platform OF lss6 Will be rea iiirmed
the first plank OF the democracy OF
800 Occasionally some one talks about
getting on OF that PLATFORM but upon in
Nestgation IL Is generally found that the
man who wants TO get Off OF il never.
~ fact, upon the platform. The people
VINO made the fight and who by winning
tie hight saved the democratic party IN
lssi are stu firm in the faith. and there
a. stly one plank in that platform OF which
] shall speak tonight, and that is the one
plank toward which most OF the criticism
is directed
II would defend every plank assaed
TNt there are some who say that IL We
Wi Just drop the money question that we
VIII make II easy for those who left us
70 come back. The fight In 1886 was won |
on the money question. 1t was the money |
question expressed in a specific remedy
tAat afforded US the means Of dlstir guish- |
ifg the believer In himetallism from the |
believer in the gold standard. And IL they |
tell you to-day that events have vindicated |
tfe gold standard you can answer them |
first. that when Mr.. Mckinley sent a com
mission all the way to Europe TO get rid I
81 the gold standard he admitted that we /
We're right in 1896 when he said the gold |
standard was not satisfactory. Some Of \
Yen may be so prejudced that you cannot |
% justice to Mr.. Mckinley. but I am so /
iair-mlndea that | can give him credit for /
sincerity when he appointed three dis
tnguished men and sent them all the way
70 Europe to cry out In every market |
Place; Help. help the American people out
or the hole that the gold standard put them
INTO Not only can you point TO the fact |
lhat the commission went TO Europe as
an evidence that the gold standard was not |
Then satisfactory, but YOU can point TO the
lAilure or the commission 10 secure inter-
rational aid as evidence that Independent /
acton is absolutely necessary TO secure
success. II they tell you that the dis
Sltery OF gold in the klondke and the
Importation OF gold from abroad has given
y more money and made better times.
spu can reply TO them that when they say
Nat they confess the truth of the guam
ttttive theory OF money. and you can
aad that II a little gold from the klondike
81 little gold from Europe is able to
make little better times that If we would
cpcn the mnts TO the coinage Of silver as
Vel az gold and take the money out OF our
own mountains and have our own money
Nv ana al all times. we could have great
utai better times and not depend on Eng
'sA gold or gold from the klondlke OF from
cpf exports. You can remind them that
Nhtn We were discussing the silver aues-
.Ah ana our ability to maintain the parity,
Ney sAid that because OF an Increasing
production Of silver we could not keen the
~ vas together liz that argument had
Nfsht when they made H. we can now
go mat an increasing production OF gold
makes y easier TO keep the metals to-
s''n.f than II used to he when they found
laN.t with VA. But THIS is an old question.
times '''aN'
uers another question. half new
lail o'd The trust question that was
-. ~. campaign Of 1856. enough to get all
~ trusts onto the other side. and vet
~ enough y make the people. understand
10 we trust question means. And even
$500, ou VIII mud people who say that the
depu1,mSah party is doing all that IL can
-. NY the trust is so bad and so in
s'.s4n'e mat even in Ohio. in a state
~ I'.niloh controlled by Mr.. Hanna, they
80 - ADOPT a resolution declaring trusts
pe psd, and when that convention con.
Ills me trusts, who in all the world will
~ ~ ueiehd the trusts? lGreat applause
~, -. trust i bad because OF the monopoly
Nure When few people control a
- ouut' necessary TO human existence |
49, those few control TO large extent ,
~ a. ives and the happiness OF all who pro-
49, those articles. all who work In pro-
...Vlng' and all who Furnish the raw ma
seriai USED In its manufacture. And can
AFFORD to build up in this nation a sys-
IN ny which a few shall transmit waalt.
I'm generation TO generation. where the