| Show THE SILVER SPEECH A large and enthusiastic audience greeted eted boo william J bryan at tap waiter theater friday night highland sod listened with watfa he hd gren teet interest to br big heob speech qa the principles of bimetallism the stage aad lower part of we the were filled ailed to io their utmost capacity A V and the aum number ber in the second and third circles was wag great the address was WAR given under the Rusi auspices of the bimetallic union HOD joseph L rawlins introduced the speaker in a nest neat little he said that mr bryan was considered a dangerous man by juose opposed to the interests of sliver silver because they know knew him bim to be so BO honest to in his beliefs bel lefia that money in any quantity could not swerve him and because they know knew him bim to be working in the interests ol of the people great applause greeted the speaker at the beginning of his bia speech and ire as it continued he stated that he be had pleasure in addressing an aa audience upon the subject so dear to his heart ana the greatest economic question he believed that had ever come before the nation during its existence he said that he would tell ell those ae the condition of the light at present and they need not be discouraged ans cou raged by the prospects of the future he eaid that although tits question Is so great the people of the esst eat look with contempt upon those who advocate the free and unlimited coinage of the be white metal they call it a araza and the advocates lunatics lunatic they think hat bat those who entertain views on this bis subject contrary to their own are dishonest they say the western people are in favor of silver eliver because they are in debt and want a cheap money to avoid their obligations it does not occur to them that creditors are dishonest by seeking io 0 o collect their debts in dollars worth woith each they think that the mining states are the only ones interested but it if this question were not greater than the mining state there would be no hope for the restoration of silver it is in as great as a the ocean numerous instances of the ignorance of prominent eastern people on the silver question were shown the simplest terms were misunderstood toe the speaker was asked at atone one time to debate with richard P bland because bland was a free silver advocate advocat e w while b 11 0 the speaker was a bimetallist definitions of different terms were then given 16 to I 1 did not mean wean that bat every one person should receive 16 but that they should stand in that ratio of value by weight bimetallism means that gold and silver shall exist in a fixed ratio and both be made legal tender teader for public and private debts free coin age meats meat a wat that the owner of silver or gold bullion can have that minted without any expense to biml bim rod and the weight of a silver dollar in bullion would be worth 1 gon gom the present law is worth as am much melted as in cof co inana tanu silver would woul ube be the same it the jaw applied to it if the tree free coinage were allowed nobody would sell sel the weight of 0 a dollar in bullion for fifty cente for he would sell it at the highest price unlimited coinage to is practicable and shoula be allowed there is no fear ot 0 there here belog a flood of silver liver no particular eular au vantage can 40 gained by an englishman hl bullion here and cair carrying back the amount coined ke because osum the ali worth j i as whop when coined it will oot not hurt buta us ua either it if be exchanges his money or what we can sell bell him hilt 4 1 1 r the amount of lold gold in thial country one of the kove government nm i ent treasury dal clala algi ted was ao of this was waa in thle the treasury depart the remainder in circulation since there are only of sil ver in circulation it is not possible that mut there are six times that amount loidold in gold the he law at present makes silver legal tender except where contracted against the bimetallic system it adopt edwill manegold mak egold and silver legal in all oases cameo and silver will not be used to pay a debt which should be ba paid in gold mr bryan denounced the recent bond deal in the strongest terms and said eald that though the in lamous action was under ft a democratic admi 1 istra tion yet the prominent men of the other party ma sanctioned it ir the use of silver is necessary to carry on the business of the world if the jelte i states blates goes to a gold atan dardr india japan china and othir other nation using both metals as 88 coin will be driven to the be asme course anu and gold bold would would become so scares scarce that capitalists could easily coraor corner it and have us at the their r power the acts act it to is estimated consume or will in a short time all the abold grod produced rod and all we have to goon with to is now in use in 1869 chorman said that the eon traction of the currency would only benefit the capitalists out of debt and those who have a fixed salary or annuity toe currency to Is contracting con tiou ally and upon Sher shermans mans own words it is a serious thing for the people in ge gene ueral ial by simple reasoning it was shown why the ratio cannot be but bub 16 to 1 I mr bryan to in conclusion urged democrats republicans and populists lists who were patr patriotic lotIc to LO join in and fight fight fight rod and they wool eventually receive success cess |
