The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-14
duct win meet the approval Of great

duct will meet the approval Of a great
mass OF the people who ask no prlvi-
lege. but simply. demand justice to ALL
II do not believe that q candidate for
Office has any right to ask the people to
vote for him as personal favor, but
has a right to claim the vote of all who
believe that through his election they
can best protect their own intaUest and
serve their country. That is the only
theory upon which q man can obtain
support. Your votes are your own to
use according to your judgment. can
simply appeal to you to take the issues
and study them as citizens upon whom
rest grave responsibilities, and when
you have decided. all / can ask you Is
that you allow your vote to register
your own wish. Let your ballots reg
lister a free mans will, and then. no
matter who is elected. we will be sat
isfied. / can only say here, over again,
that I am deeply gratified for this very
cordial reception at the. place Of my
birth. and you will accept that until
can thank you personally for your con-
sideration."
When he had ended this talk there
was loud and enthusiastic applause.
Then the assemblage Of citizens formed
In a line along the walk In front of the
house and beneath the huge trees, and
Mr.. Bryan passed along in front and
gave each a hearty handshake.
Champaign gave the greatest demon
stration to the democratic presidential
candidate on his trip to this city to-
day. The streets were blocked with
vehicles and people in every direction
from the depot There was a military
han ond ~ ha
thousands of people who had come to
do honor to the democratic nominee
carried a flag. A committee represent
ing the citizens of Champaign county
and city were at the depot 10 meet the
distinguished man from Nebraska. Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan were escorted to
temporary platform which had been
erected on a fat car which stood on
the side track. It was draped with
bunting and flowers. There was an
ovation Of handclapping and cheers
when Mr.. Bryan stepped to the front
Mr.. Bryan said: Fellow citizens,
believe have not visited this city
since about 1879. In that year was
a student at the Illinois college and
we had a contest. think an intercol-
legiant contest was held In this city at
your college, and II was my good for
tune to be present and meet some of
your people. ! am not going to make
a political speech this afternoon. / am
glad to have an occasion to talk to you
and am gratified to see that so many
people by their presence here have
shown their interest in this campaign.
In my judgment II is the most import
ant campaign through which this coun-
try has passed in time Of peace during
our existence as a nation; a campaign
in which great issues are 10 be settled.
issues which affect every man, woman
and child in the nation. ! beg Of you
that you shall realize and appreciate
the important part which you bear In
this campaign. This is the greatest ma
ton on the earth. IL is In advance In
my humble judgment, in all that makes
a nation great. in advance Of all ma
tions that live or have lived in those
great things and the opportunities
which people find here have their high
est and best development. We have
the best form OF government and we
have the most perfect form OF govern
ment. because II is a government which
can be just as good as the people de-
sire IL to be. No government could be
better than the people deserve II our
government is good. IL our laws are
Just, il is because we make them our
selves. have confidence in the intel
ligence, in the patriotism of the great
common people of this country. The
only trouble that we have Is that the
people are so often Indifferent Of their
duties as citizens. Some have an idea
that patriotism can only be manifested
In time Of war. | was too young to
show my patriotism in time OF war.
but ] glory that in this land every
year gives a patriot an opportunity to