The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-09

work an. watch tnsm all ste time Trey
are a. work Ia ether wo-ts. we I've IN
T. lard where tae government derives
fts Just powers from the conseEt % ne
governed All the authority % those r-o
govern Is eersvsd from the psople them
selves. ard X = ny opinion that The pee
PIE ought 20 keep themselves 81 a position
waere trey can exercise much restraint
as possibss over taose who temporarily
serve thea. Tzss Is tia best COUNTY, IN
the warb1- Yoa pick cgs person. pa, him
81 clIirs ard he serves yog awhile. ard
then steps down and out. becomes ore %
you again. and some one else takes the
place
Small crowds az Ataiszsa and Moscow
were aot given time - greet Mr.. Bryan
except 10 cheers
A. Nsiton a. psople were present vita
3 band II vas three minute stop.
A. Isugazt me arrival % ne trzls was
announced ~ q cannon shot. and several
hundred people surrounded she train MI
Bryan made short speech
- Noss1sf a small crowd and German
band we're ID waiting. bat the train did
not stop Icaz enough Tor speecnmsxlns.
4As e2rty ~as escorted into Davenport
By William TDeopsilus. president o me
Davenport Bryan Herald, Joseph holllg.
% the IeaGer. 9. =. Cooper. 4. T. Ne
Quick. G. q. Campbell and =. !. AhTeas-
They got aboard at fsHa city.
Davenport t. looked upon by Iowa sl-
yer men "a d stronghold OF opposition TO
the free silver movement. Du< the crow q
that filled the platform and adjacent
streets wher the train arrived must have
numbered 400 II vas By far the biggest
and most ncisy demonstration Witnessed
since the Bryan party eft hofne. with the
exception o. ire reception AZ Des MolHes-
Ar. ard Mrs. Bryan leaned over the rail-
iTsS OF the rear platform and shook hands
with Ri Whs could nght their way into
reaching distance. while the crowd was
q waving. struggling MAS Of humanity
from The center OK interest TO the outer
liUfta Of the large circle. In response 20
numerous urgent invitations Dir. Bryan
SPOKE az follows Ladies and Gentle
men. They SAY that this - a town that
believes ~ gold. IL 50, / want 70 tell the
people that We viii DO even better We
beliese ~ both gold and silver. ] prom
ised myself that / would not do any talk
Ing or the road. but the presence 81 so
many enthusiastic persons Is a tempta-
ton that / cannot withstand. / don Z
kn0w whether ] can come back or not, be-
cause &c is a large country, ard IL Is GO
ins TO take a good while 10 get over Il.
but " the shouting that / hear Is an indi-
cation OF your feelings, / do not think IL
Will be necessary for me TO come back
here. ! have promised that ! would not
make ans appointments until election.
bot | viii break that promise and appoint
each one OF you a missionary TO 80 and
work nutil election day.
As the train drew away from the midst
OF the crowd. Mrs Bryan scattered a num-
Der Of roses. and women and children We'd
wlth the men in she struggle that ensued
for the pieces. When Rock Island was
reached. FIVE or ten inmates later. the
scenes az Davenport were re-enacted enc
emphasized. There were fully $500 people
at the depot Dir. Bryan was introduced
b Mr. Huesing and spoke again, Seog-
uizing his entry into his native sta-e in
a few wei chosen words. In the course or
which be said: Il do not desire to take
part in any political discussions until after
the notification. bat i want 10 assure you
that this campaign is MOI going by de-
fauli, By any means. The erincipies repre-
seBted In the Chicago platform viii be pre-
scented from the stump IN every state IN
thls Union. from Maine 20 California.
lie asserted that there was not state
which they were willing 10 concede TO the
enemy Mr. Bryan assured his hearers
that IL Illinois gave 10 the Democratic
electoral ticket as large a vote as the
state would give 70 the Democratic can
dldate for governor. john Z. AItgeid, ne
would be satisfied.
line. where the depot platform. railroad
yards and adjacent streets were literally
packed with enthusiasts people. The
train moved slowly through the crowi.
which swayed forward like a tidal wave
Mr.. Bryan left the train after the station
was passed. and. accompanied by Mrs.
Bryan, was escorted 20 the platform.
where he vas introduced by a member OF
the committee. and spoke as follows;
q
eratineG to find so many people assembled
to manifest their interest In the cam
paign upon which We are entering, and
arm especially gratifled TO find those peo-
PIE assembled IN manufacturing towns.
whore so large a proportion of the people
are what are known as iaboring men. III
our cause does not benefit those who toll.
then we have no right 70 ask for It's adop-
ton BY the American people. | believe
with all my heart that the restoration or
the free aud unlimited coinage Of gold
and silver at the present legal ratio or 10
20 / without waiting for t.e aid or con-
sent OF any other nation on earth. VIII be
OF benefit 10 all OF the people or the Uni
ted States When our opponents come
and speak 10 the lahoTfng man and try 20
warn him against the restoration OF sil-
yer. l want the laboring man 10 submit
this suggestion 10 them. that they let the
lahorinx men themselves tell what Is good
for them, and not have others speak for
them A petition was aled In congress a
Htgis more than n year aTo, signed ~
the leaders Of al the labor organizations
OF prominence II the United states. ana
that petition. after describing the evil ef-
feots Of decentralization. asked for the
restoration Of gold and silver at 10 20 !.
I would - willing 20 submit this question
to tha laborinx men themselves. bat
am not willing 90 submit Il 20 those people
who saF tb8t free c9iu8Es Nil be good
for them bat that they are not willing 20
he benefited for feor the lahorlaE men
will suffer. All I sSk ~ you IL that you
stuay as question. and when yod make
IN yo1r minds what ought "a
he done, sc sDd DO t.. re-
menaheflns that IN the United states
the ballot Is given for your own use. for
your own protection. Ard hat no man car
seH you how you shall Use IT.
sir. Bryan's hands were given active
emplovment untn the train drew away
from the struggling crowd. Il was notice
aule that this large crowd. estimated ~
/ sea eas composed largely OF working
men aad theiF families. As MI Bryan
climbed hack 70 the car ar1er his Moline
speeea be VAS heard 70 remark; ''And
they say khe wOTklHBmen are not with
US"
AZ IA Sale thousand people surround
I - the train. Mr.. Bryan manifested a dls-
/ Inclination 90 coa&iaae tire handsha stag
/ ordeal alteoaEh be ErasHed the hands Of
[ a feN wh1 cFoE3e5 ABOUT hinl. and Mrs.
/ Hryan. W3th ,re evident Intention Of light
/ sulcg she candidates work. also shook
/ hsn3s wtth a few
| Al ottawa &aao citizens we're surrtng
| around the platform. Ny and Ms Rvyar
| were ~aeor less by . Gordon ~ police
| through the crowd to platform. from
| whtch NJ, Bryan spoke Tile discussed ths