Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-10-16
Advocates the Silver Cause
and Pleads for Congress-
man ToWne..
Left Duluth at Midnight for
a Tour Of Northern
Michigan.

Upon MS arrival III CQlS ClCy No was
met by reception committee and, with
Mrs. Bryan, was escorted to the st.
Louis hotel for dinner. He was then
driven to the Lyceum theater, where he
addressed an enthusiastic meeting of
women. Thence he proceeded to the
car barn, which was packed to the ut
most. Charles A. Towne was chair
man Of both meetings and at each of
them he presented the nominee in
neat little speech.
At the speech in the Lyceum theater
Mr.. Bryan told the women that dollar
could not be compared to a yard stick,
as claimed by the supporters of the gold
standard, and in the 10 minutes during
which he spoke, devoted himself al
most entirely to the discussion Of the
yard stick proposition along the same
lines pursued by him many times be-
fore. At the meeting in the car barn
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Praise for Lind and Towne.
1t gives me great pleasure to advocate
our cause anywhere, but it gives me spe-
the people who, like the people of Mime
questions and joined in a supreme effort
to wrest this government from the hands
of those who would make the people hew-
ers of wood and drawers of water. 1t
Gives me pleasure to defend that cause in
a state where Democrats, Populists and
silver Republicans have united on state,
~
friends, too often in the past, those VIII
have labored for a common purpose have
counteracted each others efforts because
they have gone in different organizations
and supported different candidates, but in
this campaign we are welding to-
gether those three divisions Of
one great army, and nowhere has
that welding process been more effectual
than in the state of Minnesota. I am
glad to come into this state. am glad to
be where the reform forces have Joined In
the nomination of so grand man as their
candididate for governor, John Lind. I
am glad to speak in a congressional dis
trict where the reform forces have taken
up and are following the leadership Of so
gallant champion as Charles A. Towne
My friends, when history has recorded, as
I believe history will record, the success
of this movement in behalf of bi1netallism,
when upon the roll of honor has been in
scribed the names of those who have been
most instrumental in carrying this cause
to successful victory, believe that your
townsman, your candidate, your congress-
man, will find his name high up among
those to whom honor will be paid.
Appeals to the Workingman.
My friends, am glad to have the sup
mort of laboring men, and will tell you
why. Because if am elected by their
votes all they will ask Of me is to do my
duty to my country and protect every
citizen in the enjoyment Of equal rights
and give special privileges to no man. II
I were elected with the aid Of those great
syndicates and trusts, when they had
elected me they would expect me to en-
ploy all my time in aiding them to get
back out OF the people more than they had
contributed to elect me president.
My friends, In this campaign we are
fighting in the defense of our homes and
our flresides, and If you do not use the bal
lot to protect that home Of yours and that
family of yours, remember that there Is
no one in this country who will use his
ballot to do what you neglect to do.
The money question is paramount in
this campaign. Other questions can be
settled at any time The money question
must be settled now. Whenever great
party does as the Republican party has
done, PROPOSES to surrender the right to
lepislate on question Of domestic con-
Germ, just SO long as that question is be.
fore the people no other question can ap-
proach it in Importance. The Republican
party does not say that we can abandon
the gold standard when we get tired Of it.
The Republican platform
Admits the People Are Tired Of It Nov,
because that platform pledges the Repub-
lican party to substitute the double STAN
dard. The Republican party, however,
after admitting that the double standard
is better than the gold standard, tells you
that you must submit to gold standard
until relief comes from abroad. How
long must 1t be' They set no limit. I'm.
til is long word. Until may mean for
ever, my friends, and believe that the
man who wrote that platform and put in
the word until never expected the lead
ing nations to come to our relief, but ex-
pected that forever we should have the
gold standard in our midst.
MY We utttc Uccu COIup0AIcO W
wage warfare against deception. Our
opponents have not come out in the open
field. If they had declared that the gold
standard was desirable their demand for
it would have been answered by the pro-
test of a vast ma ority of our people, who
realize what the gold standard has done
for them. They understand that they
seek to hold out delusive hope for inter-
national aid while they fasten the gold
standard more firmly upon the American
people. Ii our present financial policy -
good it ought to be maintained. If it is
bad it ought to be abandoned, and I am
willing to submit to the candid Judgment
of the people of this country whether the
effects of that gold standard have been
good.
THE TRIP TO DULUTH.
Mr.. Bryan Spoke at Various Points on
the Way.
Mr.. Bryan came to Duluth over the