The herald., 1896-10-14
form hundred yards from the railroad
track Mr. RrYan said.

IOTIu q uuHuTeu ydTuS LEOlu the railroad
track. Mr.. Bryan said:
You talk to Republican about bimet-
allism and he will tell you he is just as
good bimetallist as anybody, but
when you come to see what kind of pa
per they print their badges on you will
find that it is yellow. My friends, the
Lord has made 1t impossible for a man
to conceal his identity. When you find
a man who talks about liking both met
ais and is gold standard man, you will
find his yellow will crop out on all oc-
casions, and most Of them are in the con-
dition of the men of Nebraska, being
gold men without any gold. Our oppo-
nents say the real reason why gold is so
scarce now is because there is agitation
about silver. They are telling us the
craze is dying out and yet it is SO much
alive it has scared gold out My friends,
isn't 1t frail financial system that
crumbles in the presence of discussion?
Isn't the gold standard failure If 1t
can't live in campaign where free coin
age is discussed? If you will give us
silver we will give them foundation
that won't step out the moment you talk
about a gold standard. The trouble is,
my friends, the gold standard advocates
dare not proclaim the results of the pol
icy they advocate. Let them instead of
wearing yellow badges print on the card
I'VE are American citizens, but we think
this nation not big enough to attend to
its own business" and go out and face
the condemnation of their fellow men.
wild applause.)
The little city park at st. Cloud was
we'll filled when Bryan arrived at II
o'clock. In speech delivered there
Bryan took occasion to tell the people
they had a splendid opportunity to help
bimetallism by voting for Towne for
congress. He said in part:
For twenty years the same influences
have controlled both political parties.
The financial influences at New York
have written the platforms Of both Par
ties and in every instance they have
written a platform that leaneG toward
bimetallism, and nominated candidates
who leaned toward the gold standard.
My friends, I think Bismarck, a year
ago, gave expression to very import
ant sentiment. Talking to the farmers
Of Germany, he said the farmers must
drones Of society who produce nothing
but laws. I believe Bismarck's classif-
cation of society on this question prop
er one. He puts the drones on one side
and the bees on the other, and, my
friends, drones have always found fault
with the bees. (Voice, "Hurrah for Eng
land.") Mr. Bryan: There is the first
Republican I have seen this morning"
(Laughter). (Another voice, you have
got to have a magnifying glass to see
him.) daughter and applause.)
Mr.. Bryan: II am glad there are few
of them left, because you know it is al
ways satisfying to a man who stands
on the Republican platform, as they are
getting to be so few that they will draw
high prices when they come around and
want them for museums. My friends,
If you believe in free silver; If you be-
lieve in the money of the constitution: if
you believe in the independent financial
policy for the American people, you have
got to have not only the president, but
the senate and house of representatives.
OF all the Republicans acting with us
this campaign there is not one who de-
serves more credit than that distin-
guished advocate of bimetallism who is
now in congress, and who will be your
member again unless you are false to
your own interests and to your country
Why, my friends, I would rather have
one man like Towne who is Republi-
can, with us, than have sixteen of the
Democrats we have driven out of the
party by trying to do right But in
stead of giving Democrats for one Re-
publican they have reversed the ratio"
Staples was the next stop and Mr. Bry-
an expounded his doctrine to crowd Of
several hundred. Among other things
he said
The gold papers always say there are
no men of prominence on the Democratic
platform. They call attention to the
absence of the bankers and railroad
presidents and say somehow these in
terests are against the candidate. My
friends, they overlook the fact that a
big man does not vote any further than
a little man. A big man has only one
vote and sometimes he Is so connected
with business interests that he cannot
control that. According to the consti-
tuition and the declaration of independ-
ence, all men are equal. You can't judge
cause by asking whether a man is
prominent or not. Truth Is truth and
right is right, even If they don't have
bankers and railroad presidents on their
side.
At Brainerd. where Mr.. Bryan spoke
from stand to large and enthusiastic
crowd he said in part:
Ladies and Gentlemen: do not know
what arguments are most familiarly ad-
vanced here against free coinage. was
going to say coercion was the argument
that is being resorted to now by our op-
ponents more than any other. But there
is one advantage about the voting in the
states where they have the Australian