The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-13
SILVER
RIOTERS
Continued From First Page.

crowd was so great that the services
of a squad of policemen were required
to force an entrance for Mr.. Bryan
when he arrived. The hall was pro-
fusely decorated and the demonstra-
ton was enthusiastic throughout.
Ex-Mayor Philip B. Winston presided
over this meeting and after the demon
stration which welcomed the candidate
had subsidized, he introduced E. c.
Marchard, who, in behalf of IA
class of Minneapolis" present.
ed Mr.. Bryan an inkstand made,
SO the speaker said, of gold and silver
at ratio of 16 to 1. This brought
another outburst of applause as Mr.
Bryan stepped to the front of the stage
to begin his speech. Mr.. Bryan said:
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: Be-
fore entering upon a discussion OF any cues
ton l desire to express my appreciation of
the kindly feeling which has prompted the
gllt WnIeh mas been presented in your pres
ence, and, my friends, | appreciate it ali the
more because Of the source from which it
comes. (Applause.) When l was down in
81. Louis the horseshoers presented my with
a silver horseshoe, which l promised to hang
ABOVE one OF the white house doors If
was elected. Great applause and cries of
gu Will hang 1t there all rightly Over at
ST Paul the laboring men presented me
with gold pen with a silver holder, with
the instruction that ! use it in signing the
free coinage bill which will come to me of 1
night, the laboring men of this city have
been thoughtful enough to provide me with
beautiful ink stand, which is also a part
Of the necessary outfit. (Applause.) Now
that have recently received penholder and
an inkstand and now that l have had for
many years a Willingness to use them for
to do the work. Great applause and cries of
You'll get that all right.') My friends, as
remarked in st. Paul. l would not favor
the free coinage of silver did 1 not believe
that 1T would be for the best interests Of
those who toll in this country. (Appause.)
l have not belonged to that class known
dlstinctiyely as workingmen, because my pro-
fessfon has been that Of a lawyer, but have
been taught to believe that the legal profess
sion must have SOMETHING to rest upon as a
foundation. Lawyers do not produce wealth;
unless there is wealth produced lawyer will
surfer, and l have been brought up to believe
that all the classes which rest upon the
producers OF wealth can only prosper when
the producers of wealth are prosperous. ZAP
plause.) And therefore l am not entirely I'M
selfish when I desire such legislation as will
enable them to have more than enough to
eat and drink. l want them to have enough
to be comfortable because until they produce
there is nothing to distribute, and if they SIM
ply produce without enjoying you discourage
the production OF wealth. so they will cease
to produce. Great applause.)
say, therefore, l desire to thank the labor
ing men for this token of their support and
confidence, and want to say also, before pro-
ceeding further, l appreciate the honor that
has been paid me tonight by these veterans
of the war who have marched as body
guard. Great applause) l would not re-
ceive the
SUPPORT OF THOSE SOLDIERS
if thought that their interests could not be
trusted in those who believe in an American
financial policy, and believe that the inter-
ests of those who fought thirty years ago that
this nation might be one, l believe that their
interests will be safe in the hands of those
who are fighting today that great battle to
determine whether this nation, being one, is
big enough to attend to its own business.
Great applause) am informed that the Re-
publicans have circulated in this city an edi-
torial which was once published in the Omaha
World-Herald. (Cries of ''They have.'O I was
editor of the Omaha World-Herald for two
years, but my editorial work began about
two years after the publication of that editor
ial which has been circulated. applause and
cries of Another one nailedeO And those
who are circulating that editorial know that
/ am not responsible for it, that it was pub
lishod before l was at all connected with the
paper, and those who have circulated it have
had reason to know that they are charging
me with that for which | was not RESPONSE
BILE. (Applause.) And if they have not known
it heretofore they shall know it in this city
now, and they can not be free from criticism
if they ever use it hereafter. Great ap
plause0 The fact that they attempt to use
an editorial which l did not write is suf-
ficient proof that they have never been able
to find anything in the four years of my
congressional life which they can use. Great
applause and cries Of That is some OF Hitch
cocks work.')
ANSWERS WASHBURN.
My friends, I want to call your attention
to another thing. In going about the coun-
try l have received letters asking me to
answer certain questions. I do not always
pay attention to them, because | desire to
make my own speech instead of having 1t out
lined for me by men who have not as much In
terest in the cause as | have. Great ap-
plause) But l have received a letter from
so distinguished citizen that think | am
justified in making some reference to 1T.
Applause.) I have received a letter dated
Oct. IL and signed by W. D. Washburn
who is, l understand the ex-senator from this
state. (EIisses and groans.) Now, my friends
will. (Cries of well, we don't like him.. y
This is an educational campaign and those
who advocate free coinage are prepared to
meet any argument presented by their ad-
versaries. -tApplause.) In this letter he asks
me many questions about my votes and
actions in the house of representatives on the
tariff bill, and l respectfully refer him to
the Congressional Record. (Applause) But
when he asks me to enter into a discussion
of the tariff question, 1 tell him that there is
question before the American people that is
for more important than the tariff question.
Applause) There is a question which
must be settled now. The tariff question
can be settled any time. Applause.) If he
wants me to discuss tariff l tell him to Join
with me in putting prohibitory duty on for
eign financial policies and then l will dis
cuss the rest of the schedule. fApplause)
against
that foreign product by prohibitory duty l
will ask him to wait until he has settled the
money question by international agreement
and then submit the tariff question to inter
national agreement. I am not going to dis
cuss the tariff question, because l am going
to discuss the paramount issue of this cam
paignn, made SO by three political parties, and
| considered so by Republicans who are afraid
to discuss It and try to discuss the tariff
| question instead. [Applause.) But there is
a part of the letter which l think you
l n1Teyhf 10 o,a1
| you good thing. applause and laughter
| He says: THE audience will be composed. |
presume very largely Of laboring men and
wage-ea.rners and all of a high order. This
human selfishness, so far as their own inter-
ests are concerned, probably prefer to receive
thelr wages in dollars worth 100 cents, rather
than those worth only IS cents" (Hisses and
| groans)
shall take for my text the words: Like
others, dominated by human selfishness, as
far as their own interests are concerned .
tApplause.) Laboring men, 1 want to ask
you why it is that every gold-bug says you are
selfish and that you are interested by selfish
considerations, while every gold-bug pre-
tends to be philanthropist and simply
LOVES HONEST MONEY
because it will help our people applause
and laughter.) want to know why it is
that these gold bugs are so sure that everv-
body else will be Influenced by their own in
terests and SO positive that personal inter-
cdnHoe alecI tnem- why is 1t, my
friends? ! will tell you why. If a man be-
leves thing is good for himself and also
good for others. he will admit 1t is good for
himself. II he thinks a thing is good for
himself and bad for others he will never
admit it is good for himself. Now, that is
rule that will lay down and you can
examine it and apply it to every day life.
and you will find that men never DENY thai
thing is good for them If they also believe
1t Is good for Others. 1t is only when they
believe that they prosper by others advers-
nying that they have any pecuniary benefit
in 1t. tApplause.) There is one thing that
| like about the advocates of free coinage.
ana that Is that they do not pose as ''holier-