Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-10
BRYAN DAY IN SIOUX FALLS
Low Rates on the Railroads Bring In a
Considerable Crowd.
SPEECH TO FOUR THOUSAND IN THE RAIN
silver Candidate, Now In south Dn-
kotn, Repeats the Statement that
Gold Standard Democratic News
papers Are Subsidized.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Oct Especial
Telegram,) This was Bryan day in Sioux
Falls The popullsts and democrats and ex-
republicans have been hard at work for two
weeks to make it an overwhelming demons
stfation. They have sent men and letters
all over the state to organize crowds to come
down here. They sold one and one-ffth
fare rates on the railroads and four specials
were run while all the regulars run in and
out conveniently for visitors. The whole
party machinery of the state was brought
into operation in Sioux Falls; all the people,
regardless of politics, decorated and pro-
posed to give the candidate a sample of
western hospitality. The schools were dis
missed and the people turned out
The day was a bad one Rain fell early
in the morning and while 1t cleared UP by
Q o'clock and the sun came out, the skies
were threatening all day. a crowd of 25 900
was expected and Chairman Estabrook of
the state committee placed the expectation at
10000. The trains brought in, according to
the report of the railroad officials, 1,S00
people, while from 1900 to 1000 farmers
drove.
The special train with the candidate ar
rived at 2 o'clock and Mr.. Bryan
was received with enthusiasm. About
1000 men with dozen bands es-
corted him through abe crowded
streets to the residence of c. A. Jewett,
where an elegant dinner was served with
six invited guests. This occupied over three
quarters of an hour. 1t had begun to rain
again and the 1000 people who were stand
ing in the drzzle at the oval grew inn
patient. Shortly after 8 the party arrived
and Mr.. Bryan spoke for half an hour, cover
ing the same ground as in previous speeches.
He complimented Senator Pettigrew, roasted
the democrats who had left the party, stated
the newspapers which had left the democrats
were subsidized and made the usual remarks
about England
This evening Judge. Plcwman discussed
the issues for the populsts and Gurley for
! the republicans.
Altogether the populists are happy over
the demonstration, except the Jewett dinner,
which they regard as a great mistake.
SLEEPS THROUGH CHEERS.
SIOUX CITY, Oct. 9.-Mr. Bryan ar
rived in Sioux City from Marshaltown at
1925 this morning, one hour behind time.
The fact that the train was late was caused
by the numerous demands Of the people at
the stations along the line to see the presi-
Dental candidate. MIR. Bryan arose about
7 O'clock but nearly all night crowds gath
cred at the stations to see the train pass
through and, if possible, to see the candidate
At some of the stations where the train
stopped the people went SO far as to put
their heads in the windows and cheer Mr.
Bryan.
At Onawa, in Monona county a large
crowd had gathered and the train stopped
for about ten minutes and Mr.. Bryan went
out on the rear platform and addressed the
people. 1t was bitterly cold and strong
south wind blew directly into the speakers
face. The people went wild with delight.
When the train arrived in Sioux City the
candidate was greeted by large crowd at
the depot and he was escorted to the large
trainshed of the Union depot, where he.
spoke for thirty minutes to an immense
crowd. 1t was an enthusiastic reception
and seemed to please Mr.. Bryan. Not only
the population of the town turned out in
force, but the numbers were increased by
big delegations from Nebraska, just across
the river. They gave their fellow. citizen
a great greeting and the car sheds of the
Union station was thickly packed with lis
teners. The nominee was introduced to the
crowd by ex-District Judge A. Van Wagenen,
candidate for congress from the Eleventh
district, and said: ..-s-.....s- &.-
"If you go into court and find a witness
who is willing to clearly state what he
knows who gives his testimony without
evasion, you believe he is an honest wit
ness. IT, the other hand, you find
witness who deals in ambiguous phrases,
who attempts to evade questions and who
attempts to cover up his ideas. with words
and sincerity of the Witness: So, in con-
troversy like this, when our people who
advocate free coinage openly declare what
they want, why they want 1T and how they
expect to get it, when they give you rea-
sons for their faith, you have a right to
have confidence in the honesty OF their pur-
pose But when our opponents try to Sc
cure a gold standard without daring to ad-
vocate 1t; when they talk about sound
money, when they mean gold; when they
nm boneSt xuh hpy rne n
the most dishonest dollar there is in this
land today you have right to question
their sincerity. My friends. men who have
a cause in which they believe are not
ashamed to state their belief and when
you find written on republican banners that
deceptive phrase, sound money you have
right to believe that the men who use
the term use it because they are not willing
to tell the American people what they mean
by sound money. We believe in sound
money and we believe that the free coin
age OF silver at 16 to 1 gives us a sounder
money than can be had by the gold stand
ard. We believe in safe financial system,
but we believe in order to be safe financial
system must have foundation good enough
for the system to rest upon.
TREMBLES AT AGITATION.
my friends. no money is good which
rises in value and lobs the producers OF
this country to the benefit of the bondhold-
ers. They say the gold dollar is honest.
gives an unearned advantage to the man
who loans money and imposes an unjust
burden on the man who agrees to pay it,
There is something necessary in money be-
sides quality. There must be quantity as
well as quality TO money. The republican
party tells you to build up financial struc-
ture upon gold and tells you that gold is
invisible. | do not know whether YOU
can get gold in the banks of this city or
not (Cries of mo. norO | know that In
St Louis some three weeks ago the lead
ing bankers signed and published state
ment that they would not be able to fur
nish gold because of the agitation in favor
OF silver, but that they thought they would |
be able to as soon as there was settle
ment of the money question.
my friends. 1t is a very frail system that |
trembles at the breath of discussion. 1t |
is an insecure foundation which slips from |
anybody begins to agitate Give us the |
free coinage OF silver and let gold and silver |
be alike standard money of this country, |
and promise you that no agitation in favor |
OF the gold standard will destroy the foun-
dation upon which IL rests"
After the speech he was driven directly |
to the Milwaukee depot. where a special |
train was waiting to take the party to Sioux
Falls.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Oct. 9-There was
a dodge made into South Dakota at Elk
Point, and while there was nothing in sight
but fields of corn several hundred farmers
were waiting for the arrival OF the cand-
date, and to these he spoke for two minutes.
He told the people that while two minutes