The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-15
IF WAS A GREAT DAY
BRYAN TALKS HIS WAY TO THE
TWIN CITIES.
1t. Paul Luborfng Men Present sill
yer Pen with which 10 Sign
Free Coinage Bill.

Fargo. y. d.. Oct 1o-Mr. Bryan ar
rived at Aberdeen last nlPht on the spe- |
cial car Idler, and left later in an ordi- |
nary sleeper. The train was over .Wo |
hours late when it reached Aberdeen |
Then it was found there were no switch |
tracks over which the party arrived 10
those of the Great Northern. which had
been taken TO allow the party to get TO
Fargo.
Al o'clock special train was taken
from Aberdeen on the train were send
tor Roach and members of the reception
committee to bring Bryan here in tine car
Of the Fargo committee, while his own
private coach went to 81. Paul in charge
of j. w. Tomlinson of Alabama. At . a
M Bryan got up to address a number OF
ear y-rlsing enthusiasts. Then he Won't
back to bed and slept to a M, when
Fargo was reached Bryan breakfasted
here with Senator Roach and the recep-
ton committee al the Hotel Metropole
at 1915.
Bryan was received by the large crowd
with as much enthusiasm as could De eX-
pected on a day so chilly. He was MIRO
duced by H. f. Miller, president OF the
Citizens bank. After repeating in ome
details, his two propositions That Il the
gold standard is a good thing, then we
| ought to have IL; but If it is a bad thing
then we ought to abandon it at once
whether other nations like it or not
Bryan said:
what do our opponents say? Do they
elaborate a system? Not at all. They
are simply opposed to our plans. Do they
know what is good for the American peo-
pie? If so, why do they not tell? iVill
| you say their refusal to speak out and
| elaborate plan IS due to ignorance? III
| you do, you say that men who do nat
| know what ought to be done ought not 10
| lead in doing that which they do nas
| know anything about"
| Introduced as the Next President
After leaving Fargo the Bryan train
stopped at BreclSlnr.dge. and Bryan
| spoke from the platform of the ear 10 a
good-szsd audience. He was introduced
by f. c. Gibbs as the next president, .nd
said;
Ladies and Gentlemen: Whether ry
friend here viii prove his right TO he
known as a prophet will depend some
what on the result of the elections. ] an
introduced as the next president of the
United States but my friends, that can
| IS possible the result may be determined
| by the vote of one state, and it is possible
that it may be this state, and that the re-
suit in this statet win be determined rs
the vote OF one citizen. l am speaking of
possibilities, and in such times, when
such great interests are at stake, and
when the result may turn upon one vote,
It is important that every citizen shall
carefully weigh the matter before casting
his vote"
\ voiee-Can you give us a word about
the plank in your platform that condemns
the president for enforcing the laws?
Mr. Bryan-Our platform does not com
plain of any enforcement of the law, and
no man is afraid of my election because
ne is afraid l will not enforce the Jaw.
What they are afraid of Is that l will en-
force the law against the big violators OF
the law. CGreat applause and cheers.J
Through Minnesota Wheat Fields
st. Paul, Oct 10.-A three-minute ssou
was at Herman, and Mr.. Bryan discussed
the 5)-cent dollar proposition At Norris
Mimi. the largest and most enthusiastic
crowd was found since Fargo was left
behind Mr.. Bryan spoke to the people a
few minutes from the rear platform OF
the car. short stop was made at Ben
son. and Mr.. Bryan spoke a few minutes
II was a crowd Of farmers that received
him from one end of the trip to the other
and at no place were they more enthusl-
ast!c than at WiImar Mr.. Bryan tolo
the m the American people had always
been equal to any emergency, and that a
crisis had been reached in the financia.
history of the country. He said that foI
years the republicans had been working
tn 1a.tV1 l.ait1 IA
of openly advocating bimetallism.
The nominee told the people at Litch.
field, where a crowd of several hundred
people had gathered, that the money
question was not too deep for the Amer.
lean people. He cited from James G.
Blaine to support his theory of free co n.
age as follows;
THE establishment of gold as the sole
unit of value, and the destruction of sill.
yer money, would bring enormous profits
to those who hold fixed investments"
At Waverly which was reached late
this afternoon prominently displayed wa.
a crude banner marked, "Our sons wi.
answer Yale November 3
MI. Bryan spoke briefly combining him.
self mainly to an explanation Of the rea
meaning of free coinage, and the distort.
ed meanings put upon the term by the
gold people. The last stop of the d.,
before Minneapolis was reached was De.
lano, where Mr. Bryan spoke to a GROVE
OF several hundred from the rear plat.
form.
The Bryan party reached st. Paul 3
few minutes before o'clock, and wa,
taken al once to the Ryan hotel for din.
ner. Old soldiers We're included in the
escort that greeted them, and a large
crowd gathered to get q view of the can.
didate. The main meeting of the even.
ing was that in the big Auditorium. III.
seating capacity Of which is 6OOO but
which contained not less than 1000 other,
who had crowded into all the available
standing room.
Before the speech by Mr.. Bryan. Louis
Nash. for the local labor organizations
presented him with a silver pen and an
address on silk, expressing the hone thai
this pen might be used in signing the
free coinage bill that they hoped to pass
Besides the meeting at the Auditorium
other meetings. We're held at the Market
hall and at Paul Martins opera house
where Mr.. Bryan spoke more briefly.
Preferred Bryau 10 DonneIIy
AL the Auditorium the candidate was
introduced by S. l.. Pierce of this city
His speech was we'll received. and al
the close the crowd followed the nomi-
nee rather than stay and hear a speech
by lgnatius Donnelly. who followed
at the Auditorium Mr. Bryan said:
Before addressing myself to the sub