The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-31

tageous to him to gain him popularity.
(Cries of That's Ingerson.O 1 have
never advocated during my public life
anything that ] did not believe myself.
shall be in this city for few days,
and 1 shall see as many OF your people
as 1t Is possible TO see In that time.
am going to talk to the people them
selves. and not go to their employers and
bargain for the delivery OF the votes of
the people. (Cheers.)
II 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 corpotation
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 ques-
ton is the paramount issue. and the lead
ing republicans have admitted it; and
yet our opponents are driven to the wall
on the money question. and they have
failed in their attempt to turn the dec-
sion Of this campaign Off from the money
question on to other questions. But
give notice THAI for one week more they
have got to march up to the money Ques-
ton"
At this point Mr.. Bryan excused him
self TO make ready for the six other
speeches he was to deliver before mid
night at various halls and tents in the
city.
The first Of the half dozen Of Mr.. Bry-
ans speeches following the initial address
at Battery d was delivered at Arcade
hall on Wentworth avenue, in the ex-
treme southern portion of the city. The
building was packed, people hanging on
the rafters and others climbing on boxes
piled at every window side to get a look
at the candidate. Mr.. Bryan was wildly
cheered.
Coming a mile closer to the business
center. Mr.. Bryan spoke next at Boule-
ward hail. Fifty-hfth and Halsted streets.
The place was packed to the utmost. At
! School hall, at Thirty-frst and State he
was greeted by an immense audience
which filled the hall to overlooking.
At the mammoth tent at Twenty-ninth
and Halstod streets, and at Germania
hall, Thrty-fourth and Halsted, Mr.. Bry-
an was also greeted by immense crowds,
and fulfilled their expectations with spir-
tied addresses. The star meeting of the
night was at Tattersalrs, q huge struct-
ure, which was a rival of the Coliseum
for the democratic national convention.
The vast audience numbered far up into
! the thousands. They cheered Mr.. Bryan
for five minutes. lie was presented with
two floral tributes, one from the Four
teenth Ward Hebrew Club bearing the in
scription in flowers, mo crown of thorns,
10 cross OF gold,' and another from the
Journeymen Horseshoers' Association in
a huge horseshoe with the inscription
| Good luck"
Preceding Mr.. Bryan's address, Vice
President Stevenson made an address
Mr.. Bryan's address dwelt chiefly upor
tho recent government bond transactions
and his denunciatlon Of the treasury Off
Gals and bankers and brokers forming
the bond syndicate was on the lines Of his
past utterances.