Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-10-31
Mr.. BRYAN IN CHICAGO
SPOKE SIN TIMES IN THE COURSE
OF THE EVENING.
Nebrasl1a's Son Attributes the Tn
paralleIed Interest to the Cause
and Not to Himself.

| Chicago. Oct. 21.-Mr. Bryan arrived in
| Chicago at $3.50 p. m. over the Alton road
and was met at the depot by large and
| enthusiastic crowd. The crush was 50
| great in the narrow space of the first
| floor of the Alton depot that the police
| had a difficult task to prevent people from
| being injured The Cook County d mo
cratic Marching Club and silver clubs
| with a large number of bands, We're wait
| ing for him on Canal street and as soon
as he appeared the march was taken for
! Battery d, on Michigan avenue. A short
parade through the downtown streets pre-
ceded the arrival at the battery.
| Entering the city from Brighton Park
| where Mrs Bryan appeared on the plat
| form. there were crowds a every street
| c1ossing until the Unon depot vas
| reached While the crowds were d spers-
ng after the Bryan demonstration at the
| lepot, the sidewalk in front of No. 12l
ANAL street gave way and nearly 100
| eop.e were prec:pitateu into the base
| nent distance of u feet. Many Re-
| eeived slight injuries.
| Mr.. Bryan's address at Battery D was
| Is follows:
speech IN bittery ID.
Fellow Citizens: AS l returned to your
| ity to take part n the os-ng hours Of
| 5 campaign I have witnessed a scene
-oday which impresses and leads me to
e ieve that this great city of the west,
| hich rests upon the prosperity of the
mass of our people, which can not pres
| per without they prosper; this great city
vi throw It's influence one week from
| oday on the SIDE of an American DO ICY
ior the American peope. | am not " II
nough to believe any parl OF the extra
ordinary enthusiasm which | have W.T.
1essed between the Missouri river and the
Atlantic coast is intended as a personal
rbute applause and cries of Yes,
yts.)
No my friends, l want you to believe
ne when | say, n this great contest it is
The principles for Which the candid ate
stands, and not the canddate, that has
ealled forth this demonstration. There is
only one thing for which I claim any
credit. l believe you, and others who
nave expressed themselves as you have
expressed yourselves, have confidence that
will carry out the pledges which l have
made in this campaign 1t is Simply your
confidence that ] will do what [ believe
that | promised to do and carry out the
IDEAS for which in this campaign [ stand
and for this only can [ claim any credit
If | We're other than true to the princi-
pies which [ advocate, | would be be-
meath the contempt Of those whose suf-
frases | ask. | do believe that in this
campaign a great question is to be de
tefmined for the present. a least. | do
believe that the settlement of that great
question affects every man, woman and
child in all this land and when l see the
people stirred as they have seldom, been
stirred before, l believe they appreciate
the responsibilities of citizenship and that
they intend that their ballots shall be
cast for that financial policy which they
believe to be the best for themselves.
their neighbors and their country.
Il appreciate, too. the kindly feeling
that has prompted this gift from the He
brew democrats.
CThe gift referred to was a silver star
in the center of which was Bryans pic
ture. The star was presented to Mr.. Bry
m by John Winberg behalf of the
Hebrew democrats OF Chicago.)
Attacking Greed and Avarice.
'.Our opponents have sometimes tried to
make it appear when we denounce
the financial policy advocated by the
Rothschilds. that are attacking a race.
We are not. we are as much opposed to
the financial policy Of j. Pierpont Nor
gaE as we are to the financial policy Of
the Rothschilds.
We are not attacking the race. We
are attacking greed and avarice, which
knows no race or religion, and l do not
know of any class of people. which. by
reason of their history, can better sym
,athize with the struggling masses in
this campaign than can the Hebrew race.
The bible teaches us that the children
of Israel were in bondage and asked for
tightening of their burdens. Pharoah
said: They are idle. make them work
harder and then they will not complain.
Pharoah has been the same in all days,
No matter to what race he belongs. No
matter in what age he lives, Pharoah
lives upon the labor of others, and Phar
oah always wants to stamp out com
plants by making the load heavier
whenever we have a great contest and
whenever the right is arrayed agains
might the example of David and Go
iath is always cited to give inspiration
20 those who fight for truth. David con
duered. not because he was strong. H.
conquered because he was on the side
of TRUTH and | find in this contest our
Hebrew friends will liken me to David.
Let me say to them that as Dayld
triumphed because he was on the righ
side so my ony hope of victory is IL
the righteousness Of my cause. | may be
wong I have never claimed infalliDIl
ity. but when / examine a question ana
reach a conclusion which | believe TO be
right. when | take a position that my
Judgment supports, | am willing to stand
by what | believe. l care not what may
happen In this struggle for the restora
ion of bimetalism there was time when
I had less company than | have now.
Defines Il Dem:GoGue.
Your papers have called me a dema
oocgue A demagogue is defined q
man who advocates a thing which he
does not believe in. (Cries Of "Thats
Mckinley" and cheering which
continued for some minutes)
A demagogue is a man who is willing
to advocate anything, whether he be
lieves it or not, which would be advaA-
tageous to him to gain him popularity
(Cries of "That's Ingerscll. > | nave
never advocated durin> MY public life
anything tntlC L dld not belltNt lils '''i+.
shall be III this city for a few 1a"s,
and I shall see as many of your people
as it is possible to see in that tine.
am going to talk to the people them
selves. and rot go to their employers and
bargain for the delivery Of the votes of
the people. (Cheers.)
L have been taught that the ballot
was given to the individual for his own
use. and that the citizen who has a right
to vote also has the ability to determine
how he ought to vote. And therefore IN
this campaign I want to address my ar
guments to individual voters, and not TO
the head of the firm or the president OF
the railroad or boss of the corporation.
"Three political parties have declared
that the money question is the para
mount issue, and the boiling democrats
who are helping the republican ticket,
without the courage to come out and say
so, have declared that the money quas-
ton is the paramount issue, and the ieai-