The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30
BRYAN'S FLYING
ILLINOIS TRIP
His Eloquence UncCrked At Little Towns
Near Chicago.
GOLD BUGS HAUNT HIS PATHWAY
He Gazes Upon Badges Of Yellow
and Listens to Cheers for Mckinley.
An Audience Of 10000 People
Grcets the Speaker Mt FreepOrt.


Grcets the Speaker mt FreepOrt.
Chicago. Oct. 29.-Candidate Bryan
was nearly two hours late in leaving
Chicago this morning for his flying trip
10 minor Illinois points. His train was
due to depart at 7.35, but Mr.. Bryan re-
quested that it be held. and he did not
reach the depot until $50. Early in the
morning enthusiastic Bryanites began
gathering about the depot and a dense
crowd awaited the coming of their faV-
orite. When Mr.. Bryan finally reached
the scene accompanied by Mrs. Bryan,
a storm of applause greeted him,and the
assembled multitude refused to be sat
isfied until Mr.. Bryan appeared on the
rear platform Of the train and spoke
few words of acknowledgment for the
honor paid him.
Elgin was reached at 1920. and Mr..
Bryan was taken Immediately TO q
stand erected about hundred yards
from the Northwestern station, where
he made a short speech to large audi
ence. No stops We're made by the train
between Chicago and Elgin.
The train came to a standstill on q
bridge in the west part of Elgin. Gath
cred at the intersection of two thor
Cughfares a large crowd was waiting
the nominee. A cheer went up as ne
appeared on the stand. Mr.. Bryan
made an exceedingly brief speech, In
which ne brought out no new points.
ard fifteen minutes after his arrivai
was racing on toward Belvidere. which
was reached at l0.S2 O'Clock. Here a
decided opposition sentiment was mani
Tested. Men. women. and children, even
x.Al
labelled Mckinley" and sound
money" A cheer for the Republican
candidate went up as his Democratic
opponent, Mrs. Bryan at his side, ap-
peared on the stand and faced his five
thousand auditors. Some young men
on the top of a box car, gave cry re-
sembling college yell, that brought
In the name Of Mckinley, and turning
to these first, after he began talking,
Mr.. Bryan said:
my friends, do not be provoked.
That Is the strongest argument you VIII
hear in favor of gold during the CAM
paign." (Cheers for Bryan followed.)
The first long stop Of the morning
was at Rockford, where forty minutes
We're spent by the candidate. He ar
rived at five minutes past noon and
proceeded Immediately to the fair
grounds, where his address was de-
livered.
GOLD BADGES PLENTIFUL.
Freeport, Ills. Oct. 29.-As at Belvi-
dere, many gold badges were displayed
at Rockford and a number of young
men who wore the orange followed Mr.
Bryan's carriage, shouting for Mckin-
ley, but the Republican colors disap-
peared when the candidate reached the
fair grounds, where an audience OF fully
10000 people made him forget in their
enthusiasm the opposition he had en-
cOuntered on the way. Charley w.
Ferguson, chairman of the county GEN.
tral committee, introduced Mr.. Bryan,
who said In part:
IF you ask why 1t is that so many
Republicans are joining with us in the
restoration of bimetalism l reply to
you that we are simply teaching today
what the most distinguished Republic
cans of this nation have taught in
years gone by. The arguments which
we use now are the arguments which
they have used in the past and you
cannot find a single man, who ever
spoke in favor of the bimetallism. and
who Is now against us. who has ever
dared to answer the arguments he used
to make. Let We read you what one
Republican once said on this gold ques-
tion: There is no organized party yet
arisen so bold as to advocate the adop-
ton OF the single gold standard
THAT Is the language of the Repub-
lican and he spoke the truth; no party
has yet arisen bold enough to declare
for the adoption of a single gold STAN
dard. Let me read you a little more
from the lips of this Republican:
THE owners of promises to pay those
Interested in scarce and dear dollars
nf fha mi
is what We say today.
WILLIAM LATHROPE THE MAN.
who used the words which I have
read to you? Hon. William Lathrope
of this city. I quote from q speech
which Hon. William Lathrope. of Illi-
nois, made in the house of representa-
tives on February IA, 1879. Was this
the speech of an anarchist? Was this
the speech repudiator. (Cries of no,
no. and cheers). Then when / say to-
day the same things that he said then.
l am no demagogue. anarchist or re-
pudiator. (Cheers.) Let me read you
another extract from his speech which
he Will never be able to answer If he
talks sold from NOW until doomsday:
Make the most favorable assump-
tion and yet the fact remains that the
proposition to demOnetize silver is to
uepTlNe tne world OF well nigh one
half of all its actual money and to de-
prive 1t of half or more than half of
Its possible future supply of actual
money. What the result of the full
execution of the project would be s
not necessary to conjecture. States Or
ganized upon an autocratic basis and
for the preservation Of rank In society
Is the primary object l might submit,
but in government organized as this.
where equality of rights is the funda-
mental rule. such an injustice cannot
long he maintained I repeat what he
said then. Let me read another: There
mas not been a force by legislation ex-
erted against silver but what tended
with equal power to enhance the de-
mand for and consequently the price
OF gold Why, my friends. l would
imagine that / was quoting from one
OF my own speeches when I read this"
Mr.. BRYAN spoke further from Mr..
Lathrope's speech and contended that
the position taken by Mr.. Lathrope at
mat time was the one occupied by the
democratic party today.
MIR. Bryan made two speeches at
Freeport and another at Polo, which
place was reached at 3 o'clock.