The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-02
Democratic Leader Faced a Re
united Democracy AT Co
lumbus Meeting.
FIRM ON SILVER QUESTION.
General Warner Argued Against
Specific Mention of Il; roI i'm
the Kansas City Plat
form.
by JAMES rEEEf.MAN

REF hl.tc SPECIAL.
'oionhus. u. May mir. Eryau Awokr
al o'clock this m"ruing in Port Huron.
IH'tH'. and. without breakfast started for
'"iunbl>. %. His eyes were bri;,h. and his
'1Nr "as radiant with health. As the sun
rose over the western fields ami woods the
'l'Na it@dtT tried TO sleep in the car seat.
rom TIME 10 time he was awakened from
MS Hruw>y res; 10 shake hands with i pas
srhSrT. Al every station he WIS C.e-red
Nhrh IA" train gearhrs! Detroit Mr. Bryan
was driven 10 a hotel fo3 bres kfsst by
President Gleason Of lar Mohawk Club.
a'eF which he continued his railway Jour
heE. nave been over this part of the cuun-
tfN Win Mr. Bryan more than once, aud
never nave ! seen 4 more kindly display of
courtesy tnwari him. from friends and foes
alike.
As the train reared Columbus Il commit
tee from the city joined the header and ,N-
rlaihed the arrangements ror Ta-right's
mass meeting. ana also informed him that
the Columbus Board Of Trade. composed of
porn Republicans and Democrats invited
MN 10 ATTEND a banquet after the meeting
surprise at Columbus.
Aiter Mr.. Bryan arrived in Columbus 4
strange thing happened.
H., "a
lcal fi"e silver men in Ohio General Warner
and Allen W. Thurman. called on Mr -iryln
anu urged him not To consent 70 iay- six
teen 10 one mentioned in the IA ,Ss: : CITY
platform.
NJ Bryan'S final. sweeping ana dcflnI.a
ueclaia'ion % his position, given - the na-
non through your correspondent -o-day mad
s'rrei the silver men OF the whole country
'S We'll as the gold standard men
'thrrai warner was an original free sill
nt' reader IN" founder and presi lent Of IN.
free Silver League and most .l.sp,r., ...i,-
honest and aggressive biIretallis' II v,s
Ar. BrE"ns statement ,iubIiSh.I n TE.
hepuohc Tuesday morning. tina, brought
nun TO the leader of the Derlo.r.,if, f,arcy
10 plead against reiterttion Of the rlt;,,
or 10 to ~ vital present issue
me conditions to-day are no; ne cordi-
lions OF 1870. said General Warner w.
nave been fighting for adequate supply
~ automatic money. and 40 birlet4iIist
cared whether the money was yellow or
hhltr. 50 long as Their. WAS enough money
The rev discoveries OF gold ani the eror-
nous output of the gold mines have entirely
changed the conditions. We have money
enough now
IN 1895 the whole annual production cf
gold and silve- was only s3.0loer Last
year the production of gold lone was moro
than S'.e.eD,0a But for the interruptior,
III mining by the Boer War the OUTPUT OF
t"ii alone this year would have reached
probably 100000. Our platform, must h.
scientific: il must acce!e with f,c,s 7,
must recognize the changed situation The
raiio is unimportaEt. The important thing
is 10 have enough money. We should noint
out 10 the country the fact that the present
high prices are du. to an increased supply
OF money. which proves the quantative
theory of money"
PLANK Proposed.
General Warner ard Mr.. Thurman urged
Mr.. Bryan TO favor the following pronosad
plank. which was adopted a few DAYS ago
by the ohio Association OF Democratic
Clubs:
we firmly adhere TO the Chicago plat
form in its entirety as tTlIe declaration of
Democratic principles from which there can
he departure. While the Increased rro-
duction of gold since 1886 has brought some
measures Of that relief which Democrats
COrtendei would follow increased supply Of
money, Ii proves their repeated assertion
that the fall of prices and consequent de-
preston of business from 1873 to 1897 was
the result of causes which silver under free
coinage. during those years would have
and therefore In nothing ,i,sprnves
the Eoundness of the principles on which |
the claims of bmetallsts are based Nor
does it prove that II Is safe to rest the SUP
ply OF money for the whole world for all |
time upon the accidental supply OF one |
metal for any single period.
'On the contrary. If the worlds vast debts |
are ever to be paid or the exchanges be- |
tween sllver-using and gOld-usiDg nations |
are to be unified, it must be on the base |
OF both metals. and not upon one alone
and We therefore, declare our firm adher- |
ence to both gold and silver. not only AS
the money OF the Constitution. but as the |
only safe reliance of supply of automatic |
money for the world
Mr.. bryan Firm.
Mr.. BRYAN firm In his uositi,p that
L would be unwis. 10 make any departure
irom the position Of the party in 1856 |
great multitude rOared a welcome to
Mr.. BRYAN in the Auditorium Tonight The
vast structure was crowded to its utmost
and hundreds were turned AWAY
There were fully 1900 in the building
Scores OF Democrats who voted ayains.
Bryan I'm 1896 were observed In tn, audi
.nce. No such Den ccratic meeting as this
vas seen a; this stage of the carnpaign |
four years ago. II was made evident that
Mr.. Bryan faced a reunited and re-enforcsd
Democracy tonight.
Congressman Lentz introduced the leader |
IS The next President OF the United |
States
After declaring that the money question ,
would never die long as Engls. finan-
iers were able To control the financial |
)olicy of the United States Mr. Pryan 10 |