The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09

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and silver at the present legal ratio OF 16 to l.
without waiting for the aid or consent OF any
other nation on earth, will be of benefit to all
| the common people of the United States
| lCheers.1 And when our opponents come ana
/ speak TO the laboring men and try to warn
them against the restoration of silver, want
the labOring men to submit this question TO
them that they let the laboriDg men them
selves tell what is good for them and not have
others speak for them. [Cheers.] A petition
was filed in Congress little more than a year
| ago signed by the leaders of all the labor
| organizations of prominence in the United
States, and that petition, after describing the
evil effects of decentralization, asked for the
restoration~of gold and silver at 16 to /.
| would be willing to submit this question
to the laboring men themselves, but am not
4 willing to submit to those people who say that
/ free coinage would be good for them, but that
! they are not willing to be benefited for re ar
| the laboring man will suffer. [Applause and
| laughter.l All ask of you is that you study
| this question, andwhen you make up your
minds what ought to be done, go and do it.
remembering that in the United States the bal
| lot is given to you for your own use, for your
own protection, and that no man can tell you
| how you shall use it. [Applause.l
There were people who cheered at East
Moline, Carbon Cliff and Colona, and
| Genesee managed to put a maximum of
enthusiasm into the minimum of time
| allowed Mr.. Bryan there by the train
| schedule. The crowd wanted a speech,
and Mr.. BRYAN thanked them for the in
terest manifested. and advised them to
keep ii growing until November.
| AT every small station where the train
stopped crowds of from 80 to 200 were
| gathered, and every one wanted to get
| glimpse of Mr.. Bryan. Half a dozen old
soldiers were foremost in the demonstra-
| tration at Bureau, which was very cordial.
The train reached the junction at 1886
o'clock, and Mr.. Bryan gratified his audi
ence by few remarks.
| At Spring Valley an interesting feature
of the reception was the presence of
number OF begrimed coal miners, with
smoky lamps in their hats. Here one of
the heartiest welcomes Mr.. Bryan has re-
ceived on his trip was given.
| La Sale, large manufacturing town,
| was hysterically enthusiastic IN her greet
| ing. Mr.. Bryan said:
| Ladies and gentlemen: believe this is one
| of the strong Democratic counties of the State.
[Great applause.l Will you go back on your
! record this fall? Loud cheering and cries of
MOI l want to say to you that do not
| believe that we have ever made In this country
q more thoroughly Democratic platform than
| that which was adopted at Chicago at the
| Democratic convention. 1t sets forth the
policies of the Democratic party and believe
| these policies will commend themselves to the
| tlemen, if you in this county will give the
electoral ticket as large vote as know you
Will give your candidate for Governor, John ?.
| A4ltgeld loud applausel we shall be satisfied.
! lGreat cheering.l
The home of Comptroller Eckels, Ottawa,
was hearty in its welcome. More than
1000 people formed tie audience. Mr..
| Bryan said:
We are entering upon campaign in whi ch
! 1t seems that all of the people are going to
| take part. Where old leaders have gone back
/ upon their records and have deserted the
| cause in which the people believe new leaders
| have come to the front, and it illustrates,
| think, as well as any experience we have had,
n frrc coll
| In this campaign there is going to be one
paramount issue, and that is the money ques-
tlon. The Republican platform declares in
| favor OF the maintenance of the gold standard
| until foreign nations take pity upon our con-
dition and come to our rescue. [Cheers.]
The Democratic plat declares lis un-
alterable opposition to the gold standard and
| declares in favor of the immediate restoration
| of the free and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver at the present legal ratio of 16 TO l,
| without waiting for the ala or consent of any
| other nation. loud cheers.1 1t is not diff
| cult for you TO determine on which to stand.
| Remember that the Republicans do not say
| that the gold standard is good thing. The
| misery that has cursed every country where it
| has been tried proclalms that it is not good
and no partyin this country has ever defended
| it. The Republican party, without daring to
| say that it is good, dares TO say that the Amer
| ican people must suffer from it until some
other governments will help us to get rid of it.
| We appeal TO people capable OF governing
| themselves and ask them to say whether they
| will determine their own financial policy for
/ their own benefit or submit TO policy which
| other nations think we ought to eudure
/ [Cheers.l I am willing 10 rest the question
| there. lLong continued cheering.l
The demonstration at Joliet was one of
the greatest given Bryan since he left
Lincoln. 1t is estimated that 5000 people
were there, and they were wild to shake
| Bryan's hand, recklessly taking chances
on life in the suffocating jam. The scene
approached panic, and Mr.. Bryan finally
refused to shake hands with more people,
Mr.. Bryan made a short address, saying
in part: "Our opponents sometimes say
that we do not know what 16 to means |;
but | want you to let them understand
that it has one meaning, and that is that
every one silver man is to get slxtee n
others to vote with him in November
| Applause. That is one meaning of 16 to 1
that they will be interested in learning
during the campaign"
The members of the Chicago reception
committee met Mr.. Bryan at Joliet and
accompanied him to Chicago. The run to
Chicago, which was reached at 7:20, was
made without further incident.
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