The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-03
RECEPTION AT CINCINNATI
BIG AUDIENCES OUT TO HEAR THE
FREE SILVER COINAGE
APOSTLE.
WEST VIRGINIA WORK FINISHED.
ing and Other Points Along the
Line of Travel.


Then he crossed to the Kentucky shore
and spoke to a great assemblage at
Covington. 1t was fitting close to a
most eventful day. From dawn to
dusk the, nominee sped across West Vir-
ginia from Charleston to the Ohio river,
stopping and speaking at almost every
town of consequence and then along the
Kentucky bank to this city, Arriving
here at 6:45 o'clock, he was met by a
local committee and the members of
the Duckworth club, and was driven
to the Hotel Gibson. where he ate sup
per. Almost Immediately afterwards, I.
procession was formed to Music hall,
where the first and biggest meeting Of
the night was held. At the conclusion
of his speech there, he addressed two
other successive meetings from stands
erected at street. corners, to crafty the
thousands who could not gain entrance
to the hall. Then he visited Coving-
ton.
The vast Music hall was so thickly
packed with people that it was next to
impossible to move. Even the aisles
were clogged with standing men and
women. In the beginning was started
what looked like an attempt to break
up the meeting, but it was quickly sup
pressed, and thereafter the candidates
utterances were greeted with the ut
most enthusiasm. The disturbance
was created by a gang of roughs in the
gallery.
Mr.. Bryan appeared upon the stage
at S:2O o'clock and the ovation that
greeted his entrance continued without
abatement for eight minutes. When
the applause had subsided, Hon. Louis
Remleen, who acted as chairman Of
the meeting, attempted to introduce
Mr.. Bryan, but the gallery would not
permit him to talk. Hon. Gustave
Tafel then tried to get something like
order but with no better success.
Eventually Mr.. Bryan. stepped to the
speakers stand and raised his hand
in a mute appeal for silence. For
moment he was successful, but at the
end Of his first sentence the noise in
the upper part Of the house was re-
newed and the candidate was obliged
to resume his seat.
Then OlWay j. Cosgrave, president
Of the Duckworth club, under whose
auspices the meeting was held, pointed
out as the chief offenders three men
in one of the balconies and asked the
police to remove them. In doing so he
characterized them as blackguards and
entreated the rest of the audience to
give Mr.. Bryan fair play as a fellow
American citizen. After the trio of
belligerents had been summarily eject
ed Mr.. Bryan went ON with his speech.
In part Mr.. Bryan said: Our oppo-
nents want you to believe that we
are opposed to the enforcement of law. So
far as that criticism Is directed against me
I.kA -
before, that there is not a citizen in all this
land who believes more thoroughly in the
enforcement of every law upon the statute
books than l do And, my friends, IL by the
sunrages OF my countrymen l am made the
chief executive Of this nation, will promise
you that will so enforce the laws that some
or my critics will come and on their knees
Deg not to have them enforced The worst
part OF all this opposition is that the men
VINO ATTEMPTED to destroy labor organizations
and to make the laboring men defenseless
are tne men who in this campaign are at
tempting to use the votes of laborers them
serves to overthrow their rights
The do not dare to attack the arbitration
pIank and yet that arbitration plank does
more TO account for the violent Opposition Of
tne tne railroad presidents than all Of our plat
Ihere that they find faul. with. but thew
oont care much about it, and that is the
plank where we protest against government
Ds Ds ln}urcaion tb ana in favor of the bill that
arrested for contempt. Why did thew NOT
criticise that plank? Because the bill which
we indorsed in our platform passed the senate
of the United States without opposition
enough to secure a roll call. r'he bill Is
Just 1t gives trial by jury, and these men
daTe not oppose the justice Of the measure
upon which to oppose the principles of our
platform and then they attempt to coerce
their men and compel them to join with the
railroad companies in the opposition.
A XOlce-That'S
Mr.. Bryan-As the nominee of those who
1avor silver want to say now that the silver
advocate who coerces his employe is no
friend Of mine. When l want the votes of
railroad employees / do not go to the presi-
dents Of the institutions and bargain with
him to deliver those votes. When I want
do not go to their employers and ask the en-
ployers to deliver the votes. Our interests
appeal to the individual and we are willing
to rest our cause with the unpurcbas "a HE
voters of the United States. Our opponents
say we are advocating free coinage because
we want to benefit the mine owner. The
free coinage Of silver is not detrimental to
the laboring man. If the policies for which
we stand were injurious to the laboring man
would not ask for their adoption, because
believe of the laboring man as l believe of
the farmer. that there must be prosperity
among those two classes before there can
be general prosperity throughout the coun-
try.
Mr.. Bryan practically made no
speeches at the overflow meetings,
which had been addressed during his
stay in the Music hall by a number of
prominent local politicians. He merely
appeared on the platforms and ex-
pressed his qualification at the extent
cf his welcome, but did not enter into
any prolonged discussion of the money
question. Then he was promptly es-
corted over to Covington, where he
addressed a big meeting. The nominee
will leave this city for st. Louis at $40
tomorrow morning, making a number
of brief stops en- route.
The Democratic nominee rose early
this morning, in order to shake the
hands of several h .ndred citizens of
Point Pleasant. He left Wheeling at
midnight and at o'clock this mor.ling
was routed out of bed by the people
at the above place, who loudly c,amored
for a speech. At Red House, a COM
mittee of 35 from Charleston, met the
party, but Mr.. Bryan had retired again.
The committee was headed by ex-GCv.
e. Willis Wilson, the Democratic non1i-
nee for congress in the Third district
At the depot In Charleston, for more
than an hour, large crowd had gather
ed. AS the train Failed in, the assem-
b1aGe cheered the nominee and the
band at the denot rlayed patriotic
airs; of course "HLI to the Chief" was
also rendered, and Dixie came In for
its share. Then a procession was form
ee. and the town trayersed by band.
nominee, mornted police and citizens
in carriages. kTr. Bryan spoke at the
Public park, ar d addressed a large
crowd OF enthusiastic auditors
Harrington had openly boasted that