The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
BRYAN HELPS
IOWA CELEBRATE
States Semi Centennial Marked BY His
Speeches at Burlington
ADDRESSES A GREAT AUDI
ENCE AT THE COLISEUM
AND SEVERAL OTHER
CROWDS.

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Quotes Republicans Who Once
Favored Silver and Silences a
Mckinley ShO ter Gee +
Rapids Greatly Enthused =
Story of the Days Travel into
the Heart of What Was Once
a Republican StrOnghOld-Ar-
guments and Incidents.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, OCT. 8.-Mr.
Bryan spoke to $4,000 persons at Bur-
lington to-day. His good nights rest
brought him out fresh and strong after
his arduous Indiana campaign, and he
made one of the most vigorous speeches
of the campaign to neatly 5000 people.
who packed the Coliseum at Grape
Park. where IOwa's semi-centennial
celebration has been in progress during
the week. After the Coliseum meeting
he spoke briefly from stands erected in
various PORTIONS of the grounds, repeat
ed in part the arguments which he had
!
was as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men, Fellow Citizens-We are passing
through campaign which means a
great deal to the American people, aye,
more, it means en- great deal to the
people of the WCoefe There are crises
in human affair." SWhiIe every day is
of equeal lengtnewirh every other day,
yet some d3us are crowded, and
into Novembsss' 3rd, vast importance
will be crowded. Upon that day the
American people choose a President
who shall occupy the White House
("Cries of Bryan! BryanW and ap-
plause) for four years. On that day
they select House of Representatives,
and on that day they select Legisla-
lures which will choose United States
Senators. Mucn depends upon the
result of this election.
THE CAMPAIGNS NOVELTY.
For the first time in the history of the
| United States party appears v hich
declares that the gold standard must
be maintained in this country until
foreign nations join us, or permit US
to abandon it Never before have the
American people been asked to declare
in favor of the gold standard.
has taken has been taken in the dark
aud without the consent of the Amer
lean people, and now, for the first
time, the advocates of gold ask tue
American people to endorse the gold
standard at the ballot box. If it is
right cries of "NO! Nov)-if lit is
good for the American people it ought
to be Endorsed. My friends, nothing
is to good for the American people
| Applause land if the gold standard
will be good for US we ought to have it,
If the gold standard will bring bless
ings to our people we ought TO main
tain it, If 1T brings curses we ought to
abandon it. (Great applause.)
This is the question submitted to
the American people. I stand upon a
platfOrm-yes, stand upon three plat
fOrms-whlch agree upon one thing,
and that is that the gold standard
ought to be driven out of the United
| States-(great applause land that in
its place ought to be substituted the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver ut Is to l-(applause) without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation. prolonged applause
| Our platform has driven from US
some who have acted with us In the
past. We cannot help 1t. We might
have retained their cooperation had
| we been willing to pay the price they
asked. We might have been able to
keep those men with Us had we been
| willing that the Democratic party
should be made the instrument Of plu-
| tOcracy TO overthrow q government
like ours. (Great applause.
| THE DEPARTING GOLD DEMOCRATS.
| Some have left us-perhaps 4 ought
+! to modify the term-because II should
| say that men leave Ne Il might imply
| that they had reasoned themselves ouE
Of the Democratic party; it might inn
| ply that they had gone voluntarily.
! will use another term. We have had
(, dragged ont II the Democratic party Ger
! tain ones who are more attached 20 the
| than they were TO the welfare Of the
| people. (Applause.l In their place
| We expect to iind men who are willing
l % act with us this time in order 70
make this government worthy Of the
| love Of those who live under the flag.
! And come to-day TO submit for your
I consideration some reasons why Re-
| publicaDe should Join with rs upon the
platform which we have adopted.
The POpulIsts have already Joined
with Us. 1 viii say joined with Us;
they may say that we have Joined
with them, but care not how you ex-
press 1t, so we are together now. (Great
| applause.
There is this difference between
Republicans who come to US aud Dem
Ocrats who have gone from us. The
/ Democrats who go from us must reDu-
diate the history of the Democratic
party and abandon that which has
been Democratic from the time when
Jefferson organized the Democratic
party. (Applause.) The Republicans
who come to US have simply TO stand
by that which the Republican party
used to advocate, and which In tbi,
campaign it has abandoned. (Grat
applause, and q voice: s'Hurrah Tor
Mckinley" Applause and Kisses
WHICH MCKINLEY.
My friends, l beg you to refrain from
any manifestations of displeasure. I
am glad to have that man here who il
In favor of INV OnnOnont one. l,,,,,,,