The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-15
RPyAN AT SIOT\ CITY

Sioux City. Ia, Oct. 9.-William j.
Bryan arrived in this city from Marshall
town at 1925 this morning, one hour be-
hind schedule time. The fact that the
train was late was caused by the numcr-
Gus demands of the people at the stations
along the line to see the presidential can
didate.
Mr.. Bryan arose at I o'clock, but near
" all night crowds gathered at the sta
ton to see the train pass through and, If
possible, to see the candidate. At some
stations where the train stopped the peo-
pie went so far as to put their heads in
the windows and cheer Mr.. Bryan.
At Onawa, in Mona county, large
crowd had gathered, the train stopping
for about ten minutes, and Mr.. Bryan
went out on the rear platform and ad-
dressed the people. 1t was bitterly cold
and Il strong south wind blew directly
into the speakers face. The crowd
went wild with delight.
When the train arrived at Sioux City
the candidate was greeted by Il large
crowd ut the depot. and he was escort
ed to the large train shed of the union
depot. where he spoke for thirty minutes
to an immense crowd. 1t was an en-
thusiastic reception and seemed to
please Mr.. Bryan. After the speech he
was taken directly to the Milwaukee de-
pot, where special train was waiting
| TO take the party to Sioux Falls.
At Sioux City, the first stop of the day,
| Mr.. Bryan was given a great reception.
| Not only the population OF the town turn
ed out in force but their numbers were
increased by the big delegations from
| Nebraska. just across the river. They
gave their fellow citizen a great greet
ing and under the sheds of the union
station here Mr.. Bryan spoke from a
platform which was thickly packed with
| listeners.
Mr.. Bryan said:
| "Fellow Citizens-If our opponents are
right III the declaration that the gold
standard ought to be maintained in this
country until foreign nations consent &c
| its abandonment. then. my friends, the
| election of an advocate of free coinage
| would be an injury to the country. IL
on the other hand. we are right in oul
contention that there can be no pcrma
nent relief until we have restored silver
to its ancient place and permitted 1t e
enter the minis on equal terms WIFI
gold: | say, if we are right. then the
maintenance of the gold standard is {
crime against the American people. IL
the discussion of Il great question like
this there are many things which throw
light upon the controversy. If you g
into court and find witness who is Will
ing to clearly state what he knows, WHIT
gives his testimony without evasion, yol
believe he is an honest witness. If, OF
the other hand you find witness whit
deals in ambiguous phrases. who at
tempts to evade questions, ana VINO AT
tcmpts to cover up his ideas with word
of a doubtful character, you doubt III
honesty and sincerity. So, IN contr9
verSy like this, when our people who al
vocate free coinage openly declar
what they want, how they want it, an
when they expect to get it, when the
! give YOU reasons for their faith. you hav
, n right to have confidence in the honest
of their purpose. But when our oppt
', nents try to secure gold standard will
ont daring to advocate it: when the
/. talk about sound money when they mea
, gold: when they talk about an homes
= dollar when they mean the most dishol
: est dollar there is in this land today: yo
have a right to question their sincerity.
:, INV friends. men who have Il caus
. in which they believe are not ashame
! to state their belief. and when you lin
, written on republican banners tn;
. phrase, "sound money! you have rlgl
: TO believe that the men who use the ter
use it because they arc not willing to te
the people what they mean by sour
q money. We have had sound none
\ and we have had the free coinage Oh -
n yer at IL to 1. which gives us sound,
u money than they can have under Il
gold standard. We believe in Il sa
. financial system. but we believe that
- order to be a safe financial system
must have Il foundation broad enous
for that system to rest upon. Onr opp
nents tell you that they want bimeti
q lism whenever foreign nations will co
- sent to our having it, and yet they
q cretly use every effort TO fasten the go
n standard upon the American people.
LET me ask you this question. and "
S can repeat it to the advocates of the
publican platform: Is the gold sta
- dard a good thing? My republics
friends say the gold standard is a go
20 thing but the republican party promis
= to get rid of the gold standard as so
as they could Departing from thu
II platform, the republicans will tell y
that the gold money is the best. becau
IL is good all over the world