The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-03

He had noted that those Republican
who claimed to favor this character OF b
metallism always voted TOR everythin
which tended to the gold standard, ant
while they could not pass the goldbug bi
in 1896, and in 1898, the patriots" hel
up the hands OF the President to restrai
him from having such a measure pu
through then, while the leaders were pre-
pairing to hold the people up and max
them swallow such bill in 1900.
In this Congress the bill-now pending
by the wagon this subject, passed tn
lower house, and everything went smooth
| ly until about three weeks ago, when thu
storm began to rage and the leaders saw
that an amendment providing that thu
operation Of the measure should not meal
an obstacle to international bimetallism
The speaker declared that TO be a fraud
and concluded the peroration with thu
statement that the gold standard had
I never won an open victory; that it fight;
behind the burglars mask and with the
assassin's knife.
Boer War Object Lesson.
He then called attention to an object
lesson from the Boer war as to the effect
such troubles have upon the finance of a
country on a gold standard. He referred
to the recent furry and fall in stocks in
England because of British reverses, and
said if that was the effect when the fight
was with little country like the Trans
vaal, what would it be with a country her
own size. He asked if that experience
suggested that the gold standard was a
safe policy"
I'VE want safe system of finance,
said Mr.. Bryan, but we can have it by
ourselves, and that without waiting for
the consent of any other nation on the
face of the earth" This sentiment was
literally applauded.
The speaker told a story of Western
banker in section where the Swedes
were in the majority. They were for him
1.-THE speaker) for President, and when
they went to their banker the president
of the institution argued with them on
the subject of the gold standard, telling
them that if free silver won their deposits
would be cut half in two. They thought
MIR. Bryan was going to be elected, conse-
quently they commenced withdrawing
their money from the bank. Finally the
Withdrawals got to be serious matter
with the bank, and the president asked
one man who went to the office of the in
stitution for the purpose OF taking his
money out, why it was that he was taking
such step.
well" replied the customer, "you told
one of us that if Bryan was elected our
deposits would be cut half in two, and as
we think he's going to win we want our
money first"
go tell that man." said the banker,
that | lied"
Mr.. Bryan charged that the Republic
ans not only wanted to saddle the gold
standard on the country, but to turn the
paper currency over to the national banks.
This they claimed would give the people
an elastic currency, but the money lenders
and the money holders wanted to have
hold of both ends of the elastic. He then
paid his respects to Secretary of the
Treasury Gage in rather caustic manner
ON account of that officials suggestions as
to the national banks being given charge
Of the paper currency He said it was the
intention of the leaders of the Democratic
party to keep up the fight for bimetallism,
and he is confident of ultimate victory.
The Trusts.
The next part of his address was de.
voted to the trusts. He said since 1896
more trusts had been organized in this
country than altogether before in the his
-ory OF the United States. He said he
earned in Florida that the mosquito prob
EN- was just as much of a problem if
'nly one was on man as if million,
,ut he found that the more there were the
more serious the problem. The same was
rue as to trusts. They were dangerous
o the government, and he proposed H.
.ense on them under Federal regulation
which would make trust, monopoly,
impossible. The Republicans claimed that
rusts were bad things, but they are do
ng nothing to stop them, despite the fact
hat they have the President, Congress
nd the United States Senate. He laid it
Iown as a general proposition that wher-
yer a State could be found where the
Republicans were in power, he would
how a State in which no attempt to
hwart the trusts was being made.
Zone banker in Chicago said that in the |
Ong run trusts can do no harm. That. |
owever," continued Col. Bryan, sis not
much of consolation to the man who is
ot equal to long rum"
Col. Bryan's idea was that license
hould be issued by the government to
very corporation before it could have the
light to do business; license the condi-
ions of which would make monopolies
impossible. The Federal government
hould squeeze the water from the stock
nd give the affairs of corporations pub
city.
The Republicans say they are going to
lake the next fight on the plank that
hey promised prosperity and that pros
Gritty has come. 1--WE can easily answer
hat" said Col. Bryan, by merely reply
lg that if they only get the votes of
hose who have had their share of pros.
Gritty and we get those of the people who
ave received none, the Democratic ma
'rity will be larger than ever received by
ny party"
The Colonial Question.
Col. Bryan went from the trust ques-
on to the Philippine question, introduce
lg his remarks on that subject with the
'atement that this was the plainest and
mplest of the three. "The consent of
lie governed" was the theme to start out
18th, and in this connection Col. BRYAN
'cited some of the general laws laid
OWN in the Declaration of Independence.
e then drew a distinction between i'm
srialism and expansion. Imperialism
cant a large standing army, and the
'eaker did not believe, if we are to have
lPerialism, that the present standing
my of 100000 men would ever be small,
. He then discussed the acquisition of
oh contiguous territory as Florida, Tex
and Louisiana. The President had said {
e American flag represented the same 1