Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-08


stitutions. What did they do? l honor
the ldboring man OF this country and
organized labor standing at the head Of
the laboring man, because they secured
for the people OF this country the Aus
tralian ballot Great appause.) CYou
are all right. Wnie.D That ballot did
not come down to you from above. That
ballot Is IA result of your own demand.
1t Is the result Of your own influence.
The laboring man to-day enjoys the adj
vantage Of the Australian ballot because
the laboring man OF this country com
PEELED the adoption Of the Australian
ballot. (Cheers)
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
Now. my friends. among all the agen-
cies which for the past few years
have been at work improving the con-
dtion and protecting the rights OF this
country, / believe that the labor organi-
cations stand first. They have brought
the laboring men together. where they
could compare their views, where they
could unite strength. where they could
combine their influences as an organiza-
tion: and we have the labor organza-
tlons to thank for many blessings they
have secured for you. prolonged ap-
plause)
Now. my friends. some have criticised
labor organizations. Cries, Hanna,
HannaD There are some who believe
that banks should join an association,
that railroads should Join associations.
that all wealthy corporations should join
associations. but not the laboring men.
Yet the laboring mans association has
been the means by which he has protected
himself I'm his warfare against these
other associations. The labor organiza-
fpr
as any other organizations have done or
will do (Applause.)
ARBITRATION.
'I want to speak here OF the principle
OF the arbitration OF differences between
employers and their employees. That
principle has been forced on the attention
of the American people. and l believe in
IT, Arbitration is simply an extension OF
the idea Of the court of justice. II Is an
impartial institution, an impartial tri-
bunal, before which men may come TO
settle their differences, instead of resort
ing TO violence to settle them.
POLITICAL COERCION.
Now. my friends. when you come TO
use the ballot, l want you to remember
that that ballot was not given 10 you by
any man who employs you. loud cheers
and cries OF Wen give it 10 you, though;
that's no dream.D That ballot was given
to you by law; you had it before he en-
ployed you; II will be yours after your
employment ceases. You do not tell him
that If he does not vote according to
your opinion you will quit working for
him. Cheers and laughter) But you have
as much right to tell him that as he has
to tell you that you will have 10 quit
working for him If you DO not vote as he
wants you TO- When l say this / am
not afraid of offending anybody. because
IL there is an employer in this country
who believes that he has a right by pay
ing wages 10 control the vote Of the man
to whom the wages go, he Is man
who cannot be offended
81 have known men who thought that
because they loaned a man money, there
fore, as long as they held his note he
must vote as they wanted him, or FISK
foreclosure / am not afraid OF offending
any man who has that opinion, because
a man who will use a loan to intimidate
citizen has not learned the genius Of
the Institutions under which we live.
81 cannot impress upon you any more
important truth than this: That your ball
lot is your own, to DO with Il what you
please, and that there is nobody that
must be satisfied with your vote except
your Judgment and your conscience"
(Cries you'll be satisfied, Bryan.D
A LISTENER FALLS.
At this point the limb of tree on
which a listener was sitting fell with its
human burden to the ground.
Mr.. Bryan said: We'll at least the
man who fell did not make the mistake
that some men are making. He did not
saw off the limb he sat on, like some men
who are trying 10 destroy the products
OF labor. Great applause)
81 say vigilance is the price of liberty
yes. not only of the nation, but OF the
Individual Vigilance IS the price of in
dividual liberty. citizen who is in
different Is a citizen who is apt TO be
misruled. The citizen who is watchful
has the best chance of living under good
laws. and wise and beneficent Institutions.
Let me leave with you this one parting
word. Let me urge you, whatever may
be your views on political questions.
whatever may be your ideas as to the
policies proposed from time TO time by
various parties, make IL your highest
ambition to prove yourself worthy OF
that greatest Of all names-an American
citizen"
BRYAN LEAVES CHICAGO.
AURORA, ILL, September Mr..
Bryan who drove quickly TO the Bur-
lington road from Sharpshooters' Park,
by way of the Auditorium annex, left
Chicago by the $50 local train. II was
his intention to leave by the 80 night
express. but he learned at the station
that arrangements had been made to
give him big reception at Aurora. and
for that reason decided to go by the !
earlier train and remain there until the |
5 80 train cameTn Aurora was reached |
az $50 and Mr.. Bryan walked TO stand |
near the station. where a large /
crowd was gathered. He was cheered |
as he ascended the stand, and made a I
short speech.
Mr.. Bryan said the gold standard was |
the money-changers standard, and with 1
out their support could not survive a day. |
The Republican party knew this, he de- |
cared and that was why it did not de-
clare for a gold standard.
"When you discover some way OF stop
ping hunger except by feeding person.
said Mr.. Bryan, you viii ina a way OF |
stopping financial depression other than
by increasing the volume Of money. a
voice: what's the matter with the
tariffP
A NEAT RETORT.
"We are going 10 regulate that by IN
agreement, as we VIII olfhetai-
ism. Cheers and laughter) Then we
viii call an international conference ana
ADOPT a foreign policy. and az last we will
annex ourselves to some nation that Is
big enough TO take care OF US and relieve
Is OF the trouble" CMuch cheering)
Mr.. Bryan concluded at 6d0. and had
lust time to board his train before It
pulled out. The first stop after Aurora
was Plano. where a crowd cheered Mr..
Bryan when ne appeared on the train
platform. He did not speak.
Through the fact that Mr.. Bryan's car