The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09

scenes at Davenport were re-enacted
and emphasized There were fully
5000 people at the depot. Mr. Bryan
was introduced by Mr.. Huesing, and
spoke again, recognizing his entry into
his native state in the following words
1t gives me great deal of pleasure to find
SO many people here awaiting our return to
the state in which we were both born.
Illinois is the birthplace of my WIFE, as well
as myself, and until about nine years ago we
called Illinois our home. And / would feel
very bad indeed if in Illinois there should be
less cordial support than in the state where
we now live. 1t gratifies us, therefore, to
meet the citizens of our former state, and
of this election. l not here to talk poll
tics, because do not desire to take part in
any political discussions until after the noti-
fcation, but l want to assure you that this
campaign is not going by default by any
means. The principles represented in the
Chicago platform will be presented from the
stump in every state in this Union from
Maine to California. There is not state
which we are willing to concede to the enemy,
because we belive that in great struggle
for financial independence the citizens OF all
the states will stand up for American lnstl-
tutions and American rights.
A few DAYS ago the Democratic candidate
for governor of this state passed through
our city on his way to the mountains to
take much needed rest. Ii you Will give
to the electoral ticket OF this state as large
a vote as | know you will give to your can
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be satisfied.
1t was but a few minutes ride to Moline
where the depot platform, railroad yards ana
the adjacent streets were iDeraHy paekee
with enthusiastic people AS the train moved
slowly through the yards the crowd swayed
like q tidal wave. Mr. Bryan left the train
after the station was passed anu, accom- ~ !
panied by Mrs. Bryan, was escorted TO
platform, where he was introduced by a
member of the committee, ana spoke as Ioi-
lows:
peonle assembled to manifest their interest
IN the campaign upon which we are enter
ing. and l am especially gratified to md those
people assembled in manufacturing lows,
where 80 large a proportion OF the population
are what are known as labornig men. our
cause does not benefit those who toll. then
we have no right to ask TOE IT'S ABORTION OH, ~
does not in the beginning benefit the produc-
ers of wealth, the men who bring permanent
prosperity to the sson people nT 81 ms
believe with all my heart that the restora-
tien of the free and unlimited coinage OF gold
and silver at the present legal ratio OF IL to
i, without waiting for the AID or consent
OF any other nation on earth, will be Of
benefit to all the common people of the
United States.
laboring men and try to warn them against
the restoration OF silver, / want the laboring
men to submit this suggestion to them that
they let the laboring men themselves tell
speak for them. A petition was filed in con-
gress a little more than year ago signed
by the leaders of all the labor organizations
of prominence in the United States, and that
petition, after describing the evil effects Of
decentralization, asked for the restoration of
gold and silver at 1e to 1. I would be will
Ing to submit this question to the laboring
men themselves but 1 am not willing to sub
NIT 1t to those people who say that free coin
age viii be good for them, but that they are
not willing to be benefited for fear the labor
ing man will suffer. All / ask Of you Is that
you study this question and when you make
and do it, remembering that in the United
States the ballot is given to you for your
own use. for your own protection, and that
no man can tell you how you shall use it.
The crowd was SO large and so full
or excited animation that all could not
hear the speaker. 1t was claimed that
there were 5000 people present. AS Mr..
Bryan closed his remarks the whistles
of three locomotives Joined, but did not
drown the cheering. "A squad of
policemen spried happening through
the crowd to the car. some fifty feet
away. through which Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan were dragged and pushed and
the enthusiasts closing Ia around them
each moment more and more COM
pactly. Mr.. Bryan's hands were given
active employment until the train drew
away from the struggling crowd.
At East Moline, Carbon Cliffs, Ce-
Iona and Green River, the small sta
tons, groups Of enthusiasts eased their