The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
TiIIman, SuIzer, Richardson,
DeArmond With Him.
AN UPROARIOUS GREETING
PRYAN'S ARGUMENT FOR THE
INCOME TAX.
THE FIGHT IS TO GO ON TILL VICTORY
Bryan Declares That Money System That
TrembIes at the Boom of the Beer Can
non in Far Off Africa is Any
thing But Sound.

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thing But Sound.
Baltimore. Md. Jan. 20.-H0n. W. ].
Bryan delivered an address here tonight
upon the political questions of the day
10 an audience which filled the music
han. the biggest auditorium in the city
To its fullest capacity. and which greet
ed him and his remarks with the great
est enthusiasm. The meeting was held
under the auspices of the Maryland
Democratic Association. one of the free
silver wings of the Democratic party of
the State, and was not encouraged in
any manner by the regular Democratic
organization. In fact. the latter held
strictly aloof from amy participation In
the affair They made no effort TO dis
courage it in any manner, but not one
of the Democratic leaders appeared on
he platform. and an offer of stage tick
cts was politely declined by the prin-
cipal members of the Democratic State
Central Committee.
With the party who came from
Washington with Mr.. Bryan were Sen
ator I'illman. Of South Carolina, Con
gresham Sulzer, of New York. Rich
: ardS0n. of Tennessee. Homes. of Virginia,
and DeArmond. of Missouri. 1t was
nearly eight o'clock when the party
reached the music hall when the crowd
greeted him uproariously.
Mr. Bryan said in part:
UNITED AND STRONG.
Il want to assure you in the beginning
that my happiness does not depend upon
amy honor which the people Of this ma
ton can confer. neither do ] believe that
this nations happiness or welfare de-
ponds upon any one person. As in poll
tics. rs in the army, the generals &c.
glory and the privates do the wssrk And
therefore | feel that l owe it to those
who for nearly four years have been
hearing the burden in the heat of the
day-I owe it to them to say that
what | have done is but an atom com
pared with what they have done.
In 1886 the voters proved that they
could control the policy of the part;
and during the last three years they
have proven that they could hold what
they gained in 1886. In spite of news
papers, in spite Of railroads. in spite of
banks. and in spite of every influence
supposed TO obtain, the plain people OF
the Democratic Tarty have stood and
now stand for the Chicago platform. In
all that il says. ] want to begin with
an accepted proposition, that proposition
which | consider most fundamental in
government.
Il find it in the Declaration of indie
pendence-if YOU Will pardon me for
quoting anything from that old and out
worn document, as our Republlcan
friends seem 10 think il.
But this is only enc queStiCn.
am going TO speak of another question
which shows how the Republican party
is looking after the interests Of wealth
and neglecting the welfare of the people
] am going to say a word on the money
ouestid9. / know they say that the mon
cy question is Il dead issue. But. my
sriends, silver has been buried so often
that little thing like Il funeral does
not bother us like it used to. When re-
verses in war with handful Of BoaIs
will shake our financial SYSTEM. where
will the gold standard be if England
over attacks II nation of her size and
gets into real wa:?
When we join ourselves to the gold
standard: when we make gold alone The
legal tender for the payment Of debts,
we connect ourselves with every disturb
ance i'm Eropc and make ourselves de-
pendent upon their conditions for our
prosperity.
MONEY SYSTEM UFNS0U\D.
You tell me it is Il sound system :
| is false; that system is NOT sound Tell
me it is an American system? It is lie:
dhore is no such American system that
makes MS tremble every time there is
trouble amcng the gold standard countries
Il the old world
ALI. MEN CREATED EQUAL
The Declaration Of Independence was
Cnce a highly respected document: it is
under Il cloud just now. but / have con
fdence that in few molthS the clouds
will be relied by and that old document
will shine with all its former brightness
That fundamental principle is that I'LL
men are created equal
Il do not mean to say that all men are
created equal III physical strength: |
do not mean TO say that all men are
created equal in mental ability. or in
moral worth, or that under any Just form
Of government. Il man will - euual in
capacity for enjoyment. or III the enjoy
mmnt that we have. What | mean to
say is this: That whenever g0vermmels,
comes into contact with the citizen, when
cvor the citizen touches the government
then all must stand equal before the law
and there must he 10 high, no low. no
rich. no poor That government must be