The herald., 1896-10-25
THE CHAMPION
o. TIE PEOPLE
Laboring Diligently in the
Good Cause Il
OUT OF ILLINOIS IND INTO WHf
Bryan Bears a Message of
Financial Freedom s.
REPUBLICAN STRONGn0LDS
Turn Out Great Crowds Of Recently -
ucated Voters
Evidence Of Enthusiasn UnequaIed Evss;ie
the Silver States
With the Adoptionl Of Free CoinagS
There Will Be No Panic; Prosperity
Will Return and the Tramp
viii Disappear.
REPUBLICAN sTR0N0H0LDS
Turn Out 0rest Crowds Of Recently -
ucated Voters
Evidence Of Enthusiasm UnequaIed Ewes; =
the Silver States
Associated Press Special Wire


BUDA. MS, Oct. 24.-Mr. Bryan spoke
at Ottawa before a. m. today. and .
good-sized crowd cheered his arraign-
ment of the gold Democrats. The speech
was devoted in the main to general
shaking up Of men who, he said, nomi-
mated ticket in order to elect . Repub.
lican. Ex-President Harrison and n,
E. Ingalls,. president Of the Big Four
Railroad company, were given few
words Of not complimentary nature 1t
Lasalle, where Bryan spoke from = nat
car to large crowd Of enthusiastic ad-
mirers of himself and Governor A1tgeld.
Bryan said: 1.-TWO distinguished men
have called me to account because Of ad-
vice gave railroad employees. In speak,
ing of the attempts Of railroads to CO.
cree employees. said in these hard
times. when employment is 90 dimcult
to find, did not want to advice labori1S
men to do anything which would lose
them their employment and added that
they should wear Republican buttonsif II
encessary. march in Republican par
ades II they were commanded to. and
even contributed to the Republican CAM
paign fund If that was required by their
employers, but that they should vote
according to their conviction on election
day.
"Mr. ingalls,, president Of q railroad
In a speech at Cincinnati. denounced
me for advising employees to deceive
their employers. Ex-President Harri-
son has charged me with teaching i'm
morality in giving advice which / have
g. 4,xu
sition. The right to vote according to
ones convictions is law-given right.
Coercion is violation Of law, and when
I advise employees to vote as they pleas
ed, even though they must wear Repub-
lican buttons, and march In Republican
parades, am taking higher moral
grounds and giving more patriotic ad-
vice than those who countenance CO.
ercion and appeal to employees to vote
the Republican ticket on election day
merely because they had been compelled
to wear Republican badges during the
campaign.
when Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. Ingalls,
condemn me for telling men to vote a.
they please they virtually condemn the
Australian ballot. In fact they con-
denim all secret ballots and tell the citi-
zen he ought announce in advance how
he is going to vote. There are some whe
announce their position in advance, ana
when a citizen is in position to act
with independence, am glad to see him
do so; but when an employer violates
the rights Of his employees by demands
ing that they shall march In parades or
wear certain badges. the employe has'a
right to take advantage Of the secret
ballot. I willingly let the public sit In
Judgment upon the advice which have
given employees, If Mr.. ingalls, and Mr..
Harrison are willing to submit their ad-
vice to the public. am willing
the public shall decide whether it II
immoral for people to vote according to
conscience, If Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. In
gals are willing to risk the verdict Of
the people on the position they have
taken, namely. that employees must
vote the Republican ticket on election
day because they had worn Republican
badges during the campaign"
Notwithstanding the fact that Henry
county yields Republican majority at
every election as large as that Of any
county in the state. an immense gather
Ing awaited Mr.. Bryan at the fair
grounds and from stand erected in the
center Of the race track in front of the
reviewing stand, the nominee talked to
an audience that numbered upward into
the thousands. He was cheered repeat
edly and once in while yellow badge
would shout for the Republican nomir0e.
At Calvin the train stopped for 4 few
moments and mingled with the cheers
for Mr.. Bryan came those for his opp6e
nent. The Democratic nominee aslkaA
If anybody present thought the eo41
standard was the best thing for tn
country and there were cries of "srSo.s
and "Yes" and "Give us gold and silver
Mr. Bryan asked those who had gold
coin to hold it up. There was no COLA,
Then Mr.. Bryan warned those presSiae
to look out for the gold man witho6e
any gold.
Rock Island and Moline Joined m IN
demonstration to the triple nornineS
this afternoon and as result . crown
which was great in numbers and enthus
siasm assembled in the park % lint6m
to the candidate. :. \
Vice President Stevenson was a1ss
an attraction and shared the houoxi. ~
Moline there was continual Gtdfm q
applause and cheers ali along tl36s Il1i1
and when Mr. Bryan gained ~ ~
form It Vas several minutes 1o1r ~