The morning times., 1896-09-04

DtibtCIdko dilu utcflDtl6 u bilfeI ClQDc,
escorted Mr. ana Ars. bryan TO hotel,
where dinner was serycu. Gov. Clauoe
| Matthew's met AIR. bryan here anu pre-
siucu at TIE opcn-alr il-cIing heio later III
the day.
Leu py the celebrated band from the
musical instrument factory OF ex-CcBgress-
man Conn, now euitOr OF the Washing on
D. c., Times, the members OF the iCcai re-
ception coinniittee, with u number OF laGics
deputed to receive Mrs. Bryan, marched IN
liie from the notelto what Is known as The
lslalu,' EIknart,s public park.
There fully 3 ,OOO people were assembled
around a temporary stand prOruseiy dec
oratcd. Jonn U. Hoover, local attorney,
Introduced Gov Matthews, WHO WAS given
three ringing cheers, and the Governor IN
turn wIthOuL wasting words, presented Tie
Democratic candidate as the next President
or the United States.
The applause following his introduction
lasted some time Mr.. Bryan cut tbs speech
short in order 10 catch the 40 tram Tor
South Bend. sixteen miles distant.
INDIANA AS FRIENDLY GROUND.
Mr.. Bryan spoke in part as follows: 1T
gives me grca. pleasure 10 enter the state
or indiana. Ieei coinpninented that the
dis uDgulsned executive oil Tins great State
is present to extend welcome In person
We in tue West have always looked upon
Indiana us friendly ground and 10 her people
as people oil coDsemai spirit am siad
TO be permitted even briefly TO discuss In
your presence the issue oil THIS campaign
we are enter.ng upon canp,asii wi.,ol
stirs mems hearts; a campaign, which Is
drawing out the ,Dterest.f All The people.
| TO the sea found a SIM .kewarm person,
| / have found some al ST US. but every
body was FOR or agan us-Do idlers any
where. Tins shows tn9 American people
are realizing their responsibility and pre-
| pairing to exercise, with intelligence and
| patriotism. the right OF suffrage when
election days arrive. Each one must de-
| eide this question for himself. As we
| crossed the bridge noticed sign up. No
| driving allowed" Remember that. There
will be more attempts to drive In this CAM
paign than in any recent years, more at.
| tempts TO CoerGe and iDtirnidate. l want
you 10 have that ph rase printed on card
| and carry IT wherever you go, that DO
driving is to be allowed in this campaign
ALMOST PROFANITY.
II find here little slip printed upon
an appropriate coIor-yeiiow. daughter,
IL says. 4, the Undersigned, Diank In
the employ of blank - Tnat Is very
appropriate blank, because the man who
ISSUED this considered the employe blank.
Il, a blank, in the employ OF the blank
railroad Company ILougnt to be blanke,y Y
blank. blank, blank. Hereby make appIi-
| cation for mem nersiiip In the kaiiwaymen's
| Sound Money Club. Why don't they Sd y
gold club? Why do they attempt To con-
ceal the word gold under the euphonious
na me OF sound money? "a voice: They are
ashamed OF it,
Yes, / believe that is the reason; do
hereby pledge myself to use my vote and
influence There is enc gcod thing in
this slip. II they attempt To tell you
how TO vote, point to this aud tell theIn
it is my vot. aud not yoIrs; and do here
by pledge myself to use my vote and in-
fluence Tor the defeat OF free coinage at
the forthcoming national election
Pay attention to this, believing that
such free coinage of silver would be in
| furious To my personal inter sts as an Garner
| OF wages as well as disastrous TO the
| United States as Dation. II the Wage
rms trisf tn n
| ing the free coinage Of silver injurious
to his personal interests l want to ask
you why the advocates Of the gold standard
who are engaged in other kinds OF business
| do not, make some statement IN regard to
| their business"
SOME SLIGHT SARCASM
why no, ,.,e L,iiu-I".u.ns ciasses in
ther appncsitlous sLale At wooiu LIE In
JorIous 10 tneir personai Interests: Wa!
| uone the money changers ana The at
| tuiueys Ut tirse srrat lrus.s ca pord-
taons wine Ia ttesr appn~dtiUns tLia. the
success OF the CnicaSo ,.cket " odiu Ne Ia
Jur1ous to their personal interest?
- ney want IL uLueistUo'I mat Tie iabUr-
ing man Is iuiiucIiceu uy pcrso,idi Interests,
Jut These great leaders II The soiu stanu
ara are SIMPLY Interested Inthe public veal
4 mere is 1, eIeat uIITeieuce UeJw these
who advocate DiIneJiiiisln anu those WHO
advocate a gold staDOard.
ASK II farmer why ne wants binietallisan
| and he says because IL would he gCOu iOr
else. He has troubles enough OF his own.
IL Is the same with a laUoring man or
business man or professional man. They
say they cannot prosper unless the great
producing ciasses, on which everything
rests, also prosper. They all want biInetai
lisin because IL Is goou ior themselves as
well as for The mass OF the people.
ASK Il tinancler. why ne IavOrs The gold
standard. Will be tell you because II is
good for hini? You never heard one of
inen, say 1t. They want something that
will help somebody else, They say they
want it SO that the farmer when he gets
a dollar-wben be gets dollar-will get
| good dollar. They want 1t because IL is
good for somebody else, Tell them that
willing TO risk the effects OF bin,etallisin
and they rise to their full height of
their moral stature, and say. Shall We
let these people hurt theniselves?'
| their throats. whether they want it or not.
because we love them better than our
selves
FIGHTING WITH PRIvATES.
.'Ir the Democratic platform on the money y
question hau been what our opponents
wanted it, II would nave Deen Just like
| the kepu puDlcan platform, because they
! would have been frauds.
Tine very parts OF .hat platform which
have been most hateful To the men VINO
| have used the Democratic party for pri-
vate gain and their country for public
piunder are the nearest parts TO the masses
| OF the American people.
| 1--WE expected some OF them to go. We
knew some OF our generals would go. But
| We knew that battles are won by tile fight
| ing of private soldiers more than by the
fighting OF generals. We were willing TO
| draw our army on one side and let our op-
pOnents draw up theirs on the other, and
then We were willing to give them all our
| generals If they gave us all their soldiers.
party except the great big Democrats, and
don't you know when a great big Dem
ocrat breaks into the Republican party he
makes hole SO big that great many
little Republicans can run out.
They say Democrats can't reai or write,
| but we are good at figures, and il we get
lie Republicans in exchange for every
one Democrat we will win.
"The only trouble Is that in little while
| we will have all their people. and then. OF
| course, we won't have to lose any more
We cannot have their moral support, bu
| we will get along without their immoral
proval. but 1t Is an awfully high-priced
| approval anyhow to buy in these hard
times under . gold Standard
AT STURGIS AND SOUTH BEND.
Sturgts, Mich. Sept. 8. The Bryan party,
ON arriving here, was met by about !. .oGn
| people. The stop was brief, but long
| enough for Mr.. Bryan TO mount platform
and address the eeople.
south Bend, Ino., eept. 8. The presence
| In South Be M OF Wilnum ennings bryan
1 was made the occasion OF Democratic
| rally tonight in q spacious cpen square
known as 1.-The Government Lot"
| Like the open-air meetings at Columbus
| and Toledo this week, the affair was re-
| markable in the vast concourse OF people
that gathered to hear the Democratic
| nominee speak. With the thousands of
| excursionists who came from many points
| in Indiana and Michigan 10 augment the
presence OF interested townspeople, tile
crowd is estimated to have numbered
| $4,000.
| Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were escorted Il
! the scene OF the meeting by number Of