The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-06
BRYAN In THE RAIN
Milwaukee, Under Umbrellas, Faces
The Storm TO Hear the Orator.
ON THE FINANCE QUESTION
Ten Thousand People Remain In
the Wet and shout for the Nom
nee to Continue His Entertain
ing Discussion of the Question.

Milwaukee, Sept 5.-The platform
arranged for Bryan to speak from
this afternoon was erected In the
midst Of the National park. compris-
ing about 10 acres in the south side.
about three miles from the heart OF
the town. The long distance, lack
of facilities for transportation and
the threatening weather phobably
prevented the crowd from being as
large as II otherwise would have
been. The ground surrounding the
four sides of the platform was filed
with people as far as the voice of the
speaker could be heard. The crowd
was variously estimated at from 5000
to 10000. Many ladies braved the
dampness for an opportunity to hear
Bryan speak.
At the depot at Chicago there were
less than a hundred to see Mr.. Bryan
off. The first stop was made at Wau-
keegan. where about 700 people gath
cred about the car and demanded a
speech from Bryan. He spoke brief
ly, urging each man to study the
financial question for himself. There
were loud cheers for the nominee
when Mr.. Bryan had finished. Some
one proposed three cheers for Nc
Kinley." About half the crowd gave
them with will.
A conservative estimate of the
crowd at Racine to meet Mr.. Bryan
would be 1880 people. Mr.. Bryan
made a short speech defending him
self and his hearers agaist the charge
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,' Me,e hot opposeu 10 Nhe government,
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.ne evioen, ulsappVrntnnent Oh the mul-
,ltuue. When Mr. bryan pesah speak
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| nominee 10 the auuiehce' ana ne spoke
as roirWs'
| Eauies anu sentierneh-We are en-
gagged IN campaign IN wnlch You are
| in'erested because the money question
Is Oh sucn importance that the nnance
classes reel IKE tney are Justifeu TO
drop party lines ana give their entire
interest TO rms question. believe that
the masses OF the people are interested
enough to lay aside party lines and
look atter their interests IN the mat
Ter. tAppiause.) The republican plat
FORM declares that the gold standard
must De maintained, not because 1t Is
GOOD thins, put because other nations
VIII not join with us In getting rid Of
II: IN other words, the republican plat
FORM declares mat the American peo-
pie must stand by and undergo gold
standard until the civilized nations
take pity on us and release US from
our predicament. There may be peo-
pie who are afraid that this nation is
not large enough to run its affairs.
But i want TO say TO you that the peo-
pie who lack confidence In American
institutions are not the people who
produce the wealth OF America. We
are opposed to the gold standard be-
cause IL mas ruined the commerce OF
this country and has been destructive
or the interests OF this country.
feople tell you that the American
dollar Is better than the Mexican dol
Ear. because IL VIII buy two OF them
You tell these men that II the Ameri-
can dollar Will buy two Mexican dol
lars, II will also buy two bushels OF
wheat and when II will buy three Mex
ican dollars, IL VIII buy three bushels
OF wheat You say you want the dol.
lar good. How good do you want the
dollar? Do you want Ii so good thai
you can not get hold OF II? They tel
you the lahoring man Is interes ted ir
the gold standard because he wants
his dollar TO buy as much as possible
There Is something also which the la.
boring man Is interested In before M
becomes interested in what the dollai
will buy The laboring man Is for th'
restoration OF silver because he knows
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