Show AN OVATION FOR I WILLIAM J BRYAN Visit of the Peoples Leader Arouses I Wild Enthusiasm in Salt Lake A DAY FILLED WITH STIRRING INCIDENTS All Classes Join In a Mighty Demonstration at the Theatre PUBLIC RECEPTION S IN THE MORNING Luncheon at the Alta Club in the Afternoon An Influx of Visitors to Do Honor to the Silver ChampionThe Address Ad-dress Last Night Listened to With Breathless Interest A Masterly Mas-terly Presentation of the Financial Finan-cial Question in All Its Phases and a Thorough Yet Simple and Concise Exposition of Bimetallsm Strongest Reasons Why Silver Should be Bemonetized The War Will Go on Until This Foreign Policy in the Matter of Finance is Banished From Our Shores and Bonfires From the Alleghanies to the Pacific Will Proclaim That Our Nation Will Never Again be Enthralled Tt is doubtful if the theatre ever held uih an enthusiastic audience as it did 1at evening when Mr Bryan ad tir ssed the people on the subject of liimetaliibm The house was packed f11 in pit to dome and standing room in the aisle vas at a premium In addition to he seating capacity of tlit main looriy and the galleries being l > aiked the stage was crowded to its limit 600 hairs i being placed for the benefit of those who came in that way v hue the standing room was increased IV perhaps 200 more The meeting was advertised to begin at 830 and long before that hour a surging maSH sf humanity pushed and jostled in front of the entrances The jj > ats in the lower portion of the house i all sold and the only places left trl in th upper balconies but peo lp > who ould have scorned to sit there and witness a play took them ind gladlj tOJ The stage was filled long ere tho scats in the parquet and drtss emit wpp filled by those who wanted to hear the lecture A > out x 1 > Hon F B Stephens ap pared on the stage and knowing liijan was at his home during the day the < IlOwd naturally concluded the orat was jomew acre in the V vicinity anti began cheering But I Bryan didn t tome The entrance of I Hon C S Varian was the signal for another nut bi oak but stil no Bryan I Judge JIwin 1 was tuinultously received re-ceived fur the same reason j Finally at JO Mr Varfan came to the front of the stage At that moment I mo-ment the troad outside began to theer and all t knew Bryan was some I ahr < in the Mcimtv The applause I II I I r c Iio I J I i i11 l 1 I I d i t 1 I rl l 7 SON C S VAElAii fsi Who Called the Meeting to Order nokf lose l afresh Varian held up his I1r 1 for il 1 vrf and when quiet was tmed sa1 it was a fitting thing fur ihc au < lift < to t arise and sing that grprd anthem merica He tinged thin to Tf a = they would a song of vi i to y < Inained and assured them CIa iclorv uq loming He mIMI duccd Mr Peabody as the leader and that geniliian arose and gave a sigra to the han which struck up th i 11111 i hiHi thrills the heart whon glad oics chan I lop thy rocks and rills Thy w oods and painted hills I Arising to their feet the vast audl ejue sang the national hymn It was a splendid thing to do Hearts tang responses to hearts during that time and through the surging wave of hamony whiCh swayed back and forth through tne building I the ties of countr wri drawn tighter I BRYAX ENTERS At the conclusion of the song Bryan I stepped on the stage through a box The old Salt Lake theatre never saw an occasion like that before The < r l li iQ i II mighty audience arose to its feet men women and children and for five long i minutes they waved hats handler i i chiefs and other articles and applauded i and cheered I Old Republicans who i I stood up and championed the cause of I I McKinley and the gold standard last I II I fall were carried away by the enthusiasm I I en-thusiasm It was cheer upon cheer and cheer again They climbed up on I the seats and stood on each other and made the scene one of exhihrating Varian introduced Judge Goodwin as I I I chairman of the meeting Judge Goodwin said Ladles and Gentlemen I am very much obliged I for that applause I was afraid I had been here so often you had got used j Ito I-to me Applause j Eternal vigilance is the price of justice jus-tice in a republic When the people j become careless when they permit bad laws to be passed when wealth takes an advantage of the government and draws to itself too much of the earnings ofthe people when it takes I too much of the sustenance of the poor when trusts and combinations I fill congress with paid attorneys when I money becomes corrupted and is made an argosy to the rich and a messenger I of distress to tile poor when the people complain and crimes increase and patriotism pa-triotism I begirsrodiethen i t ea Sr of ability to govern Itself arrives Then I it is the stability of the people as to their ability for selfgovernment is i questioned T II I appreciate what he will say to you tonight Now I have made all this row and discord that the music that is to come may seem all the sweeter Ladles and gentlemen I have the honor topresent to you Hon William J Bryan MORE APPLAUSE The applause which greeted Mr Bryan was simply tremendous It was several minutes ere he could proceed The applause broke out again and again Finally however quiet was restored re-stored and Mr Bryan was enabled to speak He said BRYANS ADDRESS Mr Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen Gentle-men I am very much gratified to note that the people are interested enough to come out this evening and hear what I have to say and I am grateful to Judge Goodwin for coming i here to preside I think it is a god sign that people are earnest enough to take part in a meeting with those with whom they differ on some points and yet who are willing to meet on some others I am glad Mr Goodwin gives me credit for honesty of purpose But when he calls me unselfish I fee called upon to deny the charge I am not unselfish My political policy Is a selfish one We reason that our policy is the best and when we agree that our policy is good we also agree it Is good for others I believe my policy I is the best for me and my children i and my childrens children I There are two kinds of selfishness On which iais s a man at the expense of others which raises a man over the i r I and no good government will ever permit per-mit him to do so There are two departments I depart-ments cf government That portion which is devoted to doing certain things I by all people the cooperative part and when you see legislation ehacted you look to see that It gives no one any advantage > Favoritism is the curse of all governments govern-ments of outs least of all Giving one an advantage and when you find a law which unjustly gives to cetaln ones an advantage you find a law which disputes the theory that all men are created equal DIFFERENT KINDS OF LARCENY As you study the law you will be astonished to find how many ways larceny lar-ceny can be committed Some say that It Is the breaking into your house and taking of your goods I say to you that a very large part of the larceny com mitred is dane through bad legislation Let me illustrate Take the subject of taxation I am not going to discuss the method tout the principle Is there any principle Now every person shpuld pay his taxes in proportion to the Benefits he receives from the government gov-ernment No man ought to pay ac cgrding to the per capita but accord ing i to the benefits derived TAXATION Suppose taxes are levied sp one pays mjrfr than another Suppose one man it ys p where another man pays 10 ami suppose the man who pays Jo itfraUId have paid 10 and the one who I ukTd 10 should have only paid 5 Isnt I cat f cast wner > ovEonrH tf > t rSI fram one to give to another That is unjust taxation I and that is what unjust II taxation means Now suppose we find a man who makes law so that he will be relieved while others arc oppressed That stripped of Its verbiage is robbery i rob-bery Suppose too that your assessor i assesses two houses side by side They I are of equal value and he fixes the I fCfe 1ar value cf one at 2000 and the other at SlCOO The man who is assessed the 1 highest is rohbed Suppose the man I who is under assessed stands in with the 1 assessor He has simply taken the l property of one and given It to another This may be exaggerated but I pre hume you have had cases where unequal un-equal assessments have been made And emJi fsa conduct should I be made disgraceful disgrace-ful as disgraceful to rob the government govern-ment as to defraud ones neighbor IN THE CONCRETE Now I have a subject I would rather talk about in the concrete than discuss J in the abstract and you cannot guess wfiat it is either Laughter I We are not in the midst of a campaign cam-paign where we are likely to oecome interested in the ethics of politics although al-though sometimes we are at a loss to discern where one begins and the other leaves off Laughter THE MONEY QUESTION But we are in the midst of a discussion discus-sion of the money question Now I can lay down a principle which you I cannot dispute You may be for mono S metallism but I am for bimetallism i Applause Which system furnishes us with the dollar which treats all alike I I If we are honest we should stand for 1 I the system which treats the best on 1 equality I will say I am willing to i 1 abandon any of my theories when I I am convinced otherwise We have got l i to have a definition of honest money Some people attemput define it t6 us and when we do not agree with them l hold conventions and read us out of I I the party Laughter But I say tlat we have to define what we mean by an I i honest dollar and when we have made our definition we have to submit it for the approval of the people It Is for others to pass on Now what is an honest dollar Some say It is a dollar I which will stand the test of the melting melt-ing pot A dollar which when you melt it up loses none of Its value That Is the definition of those who believe In the gold standard If that is correct then the Mexican dollar Is an hctest dollar for we find it stands the test of the melting pot and when fused is worth just as much as it was before Laughter What a consolation for us to know that if we come to the Mexican standard we will still have an honest dollar THE GOLD STANDARD I Now why not say if we come to the use of the gold standard we will come to the condition of Turkey for Turkey has the gold standard Laughter But if I should say this there are those I who would say I was not telling the truth that I know better This definition defini-tion of the melting pot test is absurd r I It leaves out the most important thing the purchasing power of the dollar which is the true standard of value A dollar is of no value unless it leaves you In the purchase of something According Ac-cording to their test a dollar is no good until It is placed in the melting pot unless you can melt it Now suppose for Instance that all the nations of the world were to adopt r a standard and then decide to retire i f 09100 of all the money sink it in the 1 sea The balance of it would still be worth 100 cents on the dollar because you could take it and melt it and it I N i I I I I VWSS I I i fi i I I t I je L 5 1 1 i = f f i I I i I ff4 p E4i r SCENE IN THE THEATRE DURING BRYANSLECTURE I exhiliration When the applause would subside for a moment some one would renew it and they would begin I all over again Bryan stnod there bowing bow-ing his aeknowlegments and they cheered every time he bowed The I Democratic nominee for the presidency lives in the hearts of the ueoile of Utah if last nights demonstration is j any indication of sentiment i Bryans soeech was a masterpiece I I When one listens to him one knows well the reason Mark Hanna didnt I relish the idea of a joint < M hate last fall between he and McKinley The i logic of his talk is such that it beats aown opposition freezes the argu I ments of his adversary His repartee is like the lightnings Hash llignting where it strikes Major MeKinley wouldnt have lasted in a debate with I Bryan long enough to have made an Impression on th public His metaphor was splendid and his similes well adapted to the subject in hand His manner was that of a man earnest I in his desire to do and say the right His presence is commanding and impressive im-pressive his gestures appropriate and forcible The audience appreciated his remarks re-marks Governor Wells wgo sat in a box was an attentive listener It was I apparent to all the executive was fol I Icwing the speaker close His face would light up with the explanation of a point on which he was apparently puzzled and from the study of his countenance it is evident the governor of Utah understands the money question ques-tion better this morning than he did The audience was in sympathy with the speaker and seemed to understand his every remark Now it was a ripple I of laughter as he made an apt illustration illustra-tion now a burst of applause as lie reached a climax In every mood he J had his listeners with him JUDGE GOODWIN CHAIRMAN j The applause having ceased Judge 1 1 < < 4i r > = But if the people arise and show their Intention to rise superior to conditions con-ditions and put matters on the old basis then we will indeed show our government is not in vain AN EVANGELIST One of the evangelists who is going through the land teaching living truths 4r in = = = JUDGE C C GoOJDWlN the Chairman is with you this evening and I take it by this magnificent audience that his presence here is appreciated He i Is a man who is unselfish and even though we may not agree tvith him in all things even though he may be wrong In some things I know you will I I I j prostrate form of his fellows That selfishness is worthy of criticism There II is a laudable ambitiona selfishness that of improving your conditions by raising others by increasing the level I and I take it for granted that there is a difference in these kinds of traits r The farsighted man finds his greatest advantage in laws which give him an equal chance with others and no advantages ad-vantages LOVE THY NEIGHBOR If I acre to define the highest form of selfishness I would cite the Eleventh crxnmanvlment which says Love thy neghxr as thyself And by following follow-ing that precept achieve the highest aims of humanity Mankind differs in many resDCcts We differ because of our surroundings and education yet if i we agree on iI common principle we ought to be willing I wil-ling to meet and discuss it f I We believe my friends that we I should go back to the fundamental principles of government and if we take one and consistently bear It in 1 mind we will solve all difficulties surrounding sur-rounding it Sometimes a person on a I crusade is accused of advocating new I I principles and new ideas There are no now principles they are all old I A PRINCIPLE OF GOVERNMENT One ciT the oldest principles of the I government is to be found in the Declaration De-claration of Independence which reads We hold these truths to be self evident I that all men are created equal That 1 is the basic questionon which our government I gov-ernment rests We cannot advocate a reformation unless you do so in keeping with the principle of equality The only difference between us Is when we come l I to an application of law I F I ALL CREATED EQUAL If all men are created equal no man I I has the natural right to injure another I 1 citizen whatever his station or rank I 1fr would lose none of its value Suppose a large gold mine should be discovered I and the quantity increased 99100 The j value would be the same according to I this theory because the noney would stand the test of the melting pot AN UNSOUND DEFINITION I They give you a definition which is unsound Let me give you one that was said to be sound by every writer on political po-litical economy prior to 873 I say prior to 187S because since that time political economy writers have been engaged in proving that black was white and such like matters The honest hon-est dollar is the dollar whose purchasing purchas-ing value is the same yesterday today and forever The poet has said that I I An honest man is the noblest work of God I say to you that an honest dollar dol-lar would be the noblest work of man Now I dont want to disappoint you but I do not believe we will ever have an honest dollar A dollar which will never change That would be the work of man and mans work has never been perfect There has never been a time when we have reached perf crion > et that is no excuse for us to cease our efforts in getting as near to it TS possible pos-sible We still try and try and by so doing get more honest and nearer the honest dollar than the one of the gold standard THE HONEST DQLLAR I knew a man named John Allen I believe his title was down in Mississippi Missis-sippi who wanted to run for an cOke and he got a petition and ihked his neighbors to sign it stating they wished him to run saying that he was strictly honest and all that Several had signed and finally he presanted it to an old friend who took it read it and said If you will let me change one 1 word in this petition I will sign fort I j you Allen agreed and said Whats the change you want to make The I I i old man looked at the paper and said In this case where It says you arc i strictly honest I want fo strike out the word strictly and Insert tolerably Laughter Now I would like a strictly honest dollar but if I cannot get it I would like to have one tolerably hen est and I would then be satisfied That dollar is the best which is the most honest In its purchasing power The object is to secure a dollar which keeps pace In purchasing power with Jeast variation We do not want a dohar which is constantly rising in value Now we will presume there Is a river whichIs fed from two sources It is less liable to variation than one which is fed by one When one source is high I the other is low and vice versa The volume will be more even whon fed by two streams It is the same way with I the currency the volume will be steadier when we have bimetallism f The volume of money will increase when fed by twn streams and that Is I what ed want OItS has regulated itself since the foundation of the world For 1 a time the production of silver was three toone with gold Then there was an era when three times as much gold was produced as silver Afterward toe iiAii dl N I silver increased slightly But so long as two streams fed the money supply I there was less changes than when the volume was limited to the use of one metal DEBTOR SHOULD ILVVE THE OPTION OP-TION Speaking thcoritiealty of bimetallism the option of payment should always rest with the debtor There would be no bimetallism if the option rested with the creditor because he would always f fleet to bo paid ITt the dir m i r The debtor should have the right to I I Choose i in which metal he should pay Why Because one is no better tnua I I the other but if the debtor ha < ae right to choose he will select the I cheaper metal in the interest of himself him-self where if the creditor nad the op tion he would select the ether for the I samereason By selecting the cheaper metal the debtor creates a demand for I it and thus assists in maintaining the parity whereas If the creditor had the optionhe would select the dearer and drawvalues anart The interests I of society demand that a parity he maintained main-tained I and it is I for society that the cheaper metal is selected in Payment If a man can get IB ounces in silver I cheaper than he can get one in gold he will pay in the cheaper metal If the creditor has the option he will insist in-sist in tho dearer metal being paid and Increase the demand for Gold and increase in-crease its price If the debtor has the right he will select the cheaper metil i and increase its demand alwavs tenl ing by his action to rican the tWO nearer together This Is a definition of the policy of bimetallism which is a Conclusion POTENCY OF FINANCIAL CLASSES Another reason The financial classes are potent in society If you doubt what I say just run for president Laughter It is well to have this influence in-fluence on the side of the maintenance of a parity Give the selection to the debtor and you secure this influencer I 1 influence-r Give it to the creditor and he will he collecting the premiums on his gold by I reason of Its I increased value 1 THE INDEPENDENT PLAN S On this point I would call your attention I at-tention to the difference betvccnthose I who are trying to obtain bimetallism I Continued on Page 2 i + f 1 AN OVATION FOR WILLIAM I J BRYAN Continued from Page 11 by retaining the gold standard until we can secure an international agreement agree-ment c and thcse who believe In independent inde-pendent action If we send a commis acton I of sn to Europe i says to the people the old world The American taople has gone are suffering as property ha dwn and dollar have gone xio lou fare profited by our loss and we want lne IJrofte and help raise you to join with us rIse rntLs But w ° want you to un c stand if iou refuse we w il stay b you so long as fi orld laits iLiasrhu Toe hide tkrt plan is dlffcmU We say wliile i lr people hav alTered you have gaSred and we want jou to undorstar gnlrp we wIll noi wvit indefinitely undrrslr1 tak action hut our 70000009 f I you tl of IloplE will lesture sliver o U place value under tile constitution at the aue v hKh existed when it was struck down and in order to make i ah advantage 1 > i m WC w ill pay you in the money you have mads cheap THE lCTICAI SIDE OF IT We api th pnriplt < f every day lio to aP ihsu It is folly to cx I > t peo i i un ic uss their in tf fsts art iKe What would be said cf a man > ho urged the people in this chantry t i > 1 > sthing to hurt our cuntry < I iple in rer to help some other nation na-tion On the Jrar vat l side of the question Mr Bryan sad there WAS not enough i i J in tin 1 tr > do he businss o the rtrlU f i J a sought for by eviry llJ in rt 1 id Pfl I is like a food describe as the oest in the world I iny be thi t 1 st noney in the world lu we nr vld we ant nave it be p < iie tlurp is none of it We would i1 i of stariatun while waiting for this Eidlent f < We want quantity of money as < LI I 1 ai nualltj Tae trotfble j there IS nL qu niitj trough of the fjld nior y u t d hTer good i maybe may-be it is i > i i ii It to tci SC who cant set any < f rlaus INTERN > NAL BIMnTALLIS7iI The spC31 < r as glad we had sent a tommiasi > old to try to s euro international in-ternational i imaliisn and none will rejoice f rIr < han he if i succeeds but he feared it I l would not Tnc gold people peo-ple assert hat agitating the silver cause destroys confidence but now they have won confidence is restored i makes men sick at heart that ve should to1 < alntdA1 t o agnate the sHyer jues tn f W1 PIUS try to destroy confi < fue abr ad right i nth year of the uPIi ji net Its not treating the inujr r ± r oumr nrnt Laughter The lr I i d i Tes today stands as th gea10 non in the world the greatest 11 1 d producing nation and I the Jets t debtor nation I America il out V > t i s ° ld standard what I ratlin C1 V < is the gold influence i r pn Jajar his rpcentlj gone to the I I ROC statiiiiv and our gold standard tends reje hut we lost gold by ia talis 8tlII for she drev gold from 1 It Uniti ali Every nation that roes to tin f 11 tandard increases the strain uf J In gid Wait till India rr ai < le ll f < gild and it will be I rse ant I cliJ t v orse vhen we nave dren Chic 1 to the gold stancrrd Vh r l all l the nations are driven to gold frn ldr eg I the sctaire > ir it will be mere intense I in-tense and the men who work the long > 1 iPil uaide for the least amount wn get the gold and who will Jd ilit1 Vin the men who have the f ill A th ratlins iOfliC Jorer tio ht > i tlu gId gt l rkter They will prt < hy 1 th nd standard and those ho > la r > or will suffer i AX KVSY PPOBLnM The money qat = tion Is not difficult to to under nd I dont boast o using X recoclou = f Hi 1 r r Bryan but I don t ipmembe in n 1 when I didnt know that when one erd of a teter hoard goes up P J lit I goes down Thats all there s j ho money question Property i < u cnt em Ii the boar aau mont y 1 tiiL other We nave bsen ldin 1 i dollars rising higicr cril t hjghi TMt was good for those in ilt il llt tb 1fo set T1e bask t iit bad for those 021 the I i rr und o i 3 v tae drills srettirsr i further i 1 irtrer aav from th2r n ath I u ar grvs upon what I i eeds i i to ehsge tr dies at t1 nun M 1 f away tJC g > e of Icrty I zr 1 t auIP and nut on a Yle ha h > st lej h hh 1 fri P One j grc 41c on th i ti i a11 r > > PT gun with t 1 letter T 15 enough Laughter ard 1pII I we t < it J walled in with enougn 0 heat to 1lt a year ail ih pnca va i i a bu < v and the qn int ty divided I into two Iiks and one pilt is dcstroytu by fire leaving the people to bfe fed by i I 1y fre the other half up would go the price of wheat and the man who owned what was left would profit by the rise I I and get t for every bushel instead of 51 Re would be glad i was the other mans wheat that turned But i what if he took the matter into his our hand and ourned his neighbors I wheat In the former case he would profit by an accident All right In the I latter he would be a criminal I There were two piles of money white I and yellow The white pile was destroyed I de-stroyed and the yellow pile enhanced < n value The owner of any kind of I I property profits when hIs property Irises I I-rises in value It Is the same with I b t r < o money Owners but they conspired together to-gether to destroy half the money of the world to increase the value of the other half Consider the undertaker When death comes we are glad there is an undertaker and he is a useful man j but if the undertakers would conspire together thinking people were not II dicing fast enough and spread the germs of disease I would not take society long to deal with them Yet I thats what the money power has done SELFISH AND SELFISH PEOPLE I PEO-PLE PLEA seiilgh man i5 to be admired when he admits It The farmer re 11s you I he wants bimetallism Iclause i would benefit him because he wants to stop tIng prices and others would A-be bet Liieijted at the same time sme tme Th > laborer tells you he wants bi I mUahsm because it is good for him Idleness means desperation and crime and he cant understand how he can I l > e benefited by Increasing the nub I of idle men The business man needs bimetallism becaua he makes money I out of his customers not out of the j men he borrows money from These people are selfish But ask the capItalist and he tells you he wants the gold standard t-be I because he sass it Js good for toe la I goo boring men the farmers and the cause-busi i I business men How he does love the ness-far i I i farmer and he says when he gets a dollar i rjta tg I lar it ought to IM the best l kind of a dollar that is if he ever gets a mer-dol I I I dollar Laughter These philanthropists I want to force the gold standard on I the people for the good of the people II We dont believe we ought to accept I I these favors all the time and give no return to those lovers of the people I i We have been doing that for 20 years let us give them bimetallism now and I I we will grin and bear the Ills it wU I bring for the next 20 years I WANT MORE DOLLARS I of i We now have unlimited coinage rrold and we want unlimited coinago of I silcr at 16 to 1 We want more gold ad silver dollars to do the business I I 01 the world We want independent coinage The time was > hen we made I our own laws without going down on I our knees to other nations i In speaking of the ratio Mr Dryan s = id the ratio was a matter of law i I but the ratio of 16 to 1 was the pioptr lon Platform should 1e made spe j cifir In this regard Free and lar-unlim unlimited coinage at 16 to 1 without the Ited-con I I consent f < l any other nation I SIXTEEN TO ONE I That is a platform that means sent-some I something that cant be misunderstood Six trir to one is the ratio we now have I and there is no reason to chance it I we made the rato 32 to 1 or made any change in it i would put us out of harmony with other nations and OOOOOCOOO of silver would have to be 11 C ined into larger dollars and the thing-en I enlargement of the dollar would be half as bad as gold monometallism To change the ratio to 32 to 1 would increase change rato crease the debts of the world and would depreciate property We ought not to increase the burden of debt and depreciate property without with-out some necessity Legislation not natural laws has made the sao between be-tween gold and silver Raise the value of silver and i will draw down the price of gold and the parity will be restored as it existed 20 rears ago Why do they legislate for gold To k > eii it up And yet people talk about silver finding its natural level We > ant to give silver a monetary J se as v ell as gold Charge 5 cents for coming a golu dollar and every time you melt it down you lose 5cents The reason gold stands the melting pot test is because be-cause it i coined free thats why gold ran be melted without loss but tilver is refused a mint value Applause GET TO WORK The difference between buying silver under monometallism and coining It under bimetallism must be recognized 1eople will not sell silver at TO tens huh they can hae coined into n at the mint Let the farmers go to work instead of talking Can there be overproduction over-production of food when people are hungry over production of lothes w hen people are naked overproduction of coal then people are cold in the winter I is not oerirodiutiun it is the inability to buy and consume the good things that are produced Overproduction Over-production of silver is talked of and it is said that that is why it ha dopre dated In the last fie years gold has creased in quantity more than siler yet gold has gone up and silver has pone down I is Iprislation i that has depreciated silver others tell as with f03 coinage there tvil be a flood of ivtrey I want to he around vhon tat Hood come so do whcle lots of others I But there would be no such flood Jt wouldnt pay to bring silver here We would only take what other nations didnt want and every nation which wanted to buy silver would have to pay the price fixed at the American mint and i I the free coinage of silver Increases its value to 129 an ounce there would be no such thing as a 50 I cent dollar the silver miner would not I be able to sell 50 cents worth of silver I for 1 no chance of that People have been heard praying for rain m a I drought but nobody ever heard of them being afraid If i eommencqd to ram helnp that I would never stop There might be a obi of silver that would never jl o7 I I stop a there might be a never ending I rain but i is not likely THE POOR HAVE RIGHTS I TJE RIHTS The poor people have a much right ito i-to protect themselves from a rising I dollar as the rich have against a falling dollar What we want is ant an-t equitable system There is no bottom r I to prices of property with the gold standard The standard I gold gives no hope for the people Its supporters preach the gospel of despair they say prices will never rise again and that I all that can be done is to be content Content like the man who lost all he i had sold his coat for bread and a dog came along and devoured the loaf before the contented man had time 1 1 cat It He was angry for a little while but fell back Into his habitual content I with the remark thank God I have i my appetite left Laughter and I applause There is such a thing a I i carrying content too far I i HIGH PRICES I I We aye told that the increased I I facilities for transportation all over j the world has forever killed high I I prices This must be good news for 1 the farmer who has helped to build our I 1 railroads and to subsidize steamships I Every new railroad and every steamship I steam-ship is then a factor in keeping down the price of his produce The present conditions however are not natural I they are brought about by pernicious legislation We are railed at fur attempting to change them by those who benefit by them We protest against making laws which enable a man who earns J10 to rob him who earns 1 No great reform ever came from the upper classes Reforms always al-ways rise from the masses because the rse cares of this world and the deceitful ness of riches have choked the truth Some tell us if we take care of the I rich they will have enough to divide they tell us that Lazarus was lucky because he could get the crums that fell from Dives table THINK OUT THESE QUESTIONS Think out the great question of government gov-ernment There can be no permanent benefit by legislation which makes people peo-ple hungry and destitute but the people peo-ple in the west can stand It better and longer than those of the east because we of the west live closer to the soil We can get something to eat and we can wear homespun but when the factories close in the east for lack of orders it will take the accumulated fortunes of the east to feed the hungry and idle The rich are in this way Interested in bimetallism as well as the poor In conclusion Mr Bryan said the war will go on until this foreign policy in the matter of finance is banished from our shores and bonfires from the Alleghanles to the Pacific will proclaim pro-claim that our nation will never again be enthralled Great applause t f t frf7 1 is I I 1t dzc5 ii c I t k I kM I I I CHARACTERISTIC ATTITUDES OF MR BRYAN SKETCHED BY A HERALD ARTIST |