The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-13
MADE THREE Talks
MASS MEETING AT ST. LOUIS AD-
DRESSED BY THE BOY
ORATOR.
PLAYFO TO BIG CROWDS.
PATRONIZED BY THE PEOPLE
OF MISSOURI
DAY OF REAR CAR CAMPAIGNING.
Towns Between Kansas City and ST.
Louis Visited by the Candidate
of the DemOpOps.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 12.-At three
great mass meetings held here tonight
W. j. Bryan, the Democratic and Pop
ulist party nominee for president, adj
dressed between &c, 900 and S5 900 people
At each of three meetings he was
greeted with prolonged cheers, and at
frequent intervals during each of his
speeches the enthusiastic populace
gave vent to uproarious applause The
nominee was met at the train by an
immense crowd. He was escorted to
the Planters hotel where he had din
ner, and then went to Concordia park,
the Auditorium and Sportsman's park,
and at each place in turn he made a
speech. So great were the crowds that
hundreds were turned away at each
place. When Mr.. Bryan and his es-
cort stepped upon the platform at Con-
cordia park the great throng arose
and for several minutes they shouted
and cheered. Upon being introduced,
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
We are entering upon a memorable cam
paign, which means a great deal Of good
Ill to the people of this country, and in the
campaign there is one great overshadowing
issue, and upon that issue people are divided.
There are some who believe that the mainte-
nance of a gold standard. until foreign
lions come to our relief is absolute
essity for the welfare of this country. There
are those on the other hand. who believe
with us that the immediate restoration of
the free and unlimited coinage Of gold and
silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1,
without waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation, is absolutely essential to ma
tional prosperity. (AppIause.1 This is
great question, which must be submitted to
the arbitrament of the ballot, and in order
that you may understand this question, l de-
sire to submit few arguments tonight in
behalf of the restoration of free coinage.
1 assume in the first place that every
American citizen is competent to form an
opinion upon this issue. Our opponents tell
us that the money question is a complicated
question and that only few are. able to
master it. There Is no question mich can
come before the American people which is too
deep for the American people themselves.
(ApplauseD There is no question which must
be submitted to a particular class of people.
Applause.) The Creator did not make any
class of people to think for the rest of the
people, (Applause.) $500
If he had, he would have given extra brains
to those who were to do the thinking, and
simply have given backs to all the rest that
they might carry the burdens Of life ZAP
plauSe.) The constitution did not suggest
that any class of people was to act for any
other class. If the founders of the consti-
tuition ever supposed that a question would
thought that it could be only settled by
financers, then forefathers would have
written in the constitution that, while on
most subjects all the people might vote on
the money question only the fnanciers could
vote. applause and laughter) When the
ballot was given to you it was given upon the
assumption that you had the intelligence and
patriotism necessary to use it right, and,
believe, my friends, that you have.
Now | want to submit for your considera-
ton a proposition so clear and so plain that
every one of you here can recognize the
force Of it. In the first place, l call your
attention to the fact that the Republican
party in its platform, and through its public
men is making no effort to supply the peo-
pie OF the United States with a sufficient
amount of money to do business with. If
were to tell you that grown perkon could
wear Che clothes of a child would think ma
FOOLISH. II were to tell you that grown
person could live the things necessary
10 sustain Hf9 in child, you would call
me foolish, and yet they call these men
tinanciers who assume that a people grow
Ing in population, survive on q money
decreasing in Its amount. (AppIc Sc and
three cheers for Bryan We're given)
While Mr.. Bryan was addressing the
meeting at Sportsman's Park tonight.
the platform upon which he stood gave
way and he, together with dozen dis.
tlnguished citizens, who occupied seats
thereon, were thrown to the ground.
The crash caused an uproar and for a
time 1t looked as if a panic would re-
suit. There were at least 5000 people
present and the commotion was fright
ful. Quiet was restored in a few
minutes and Mr.. Bryan spoke from the
judges stand.
In the auditorium where the Repub-
lican national convention was held Mr.
Bryan was greeted by over $4,000 peo-
pie. Every seat was occupied, the
alsles were packed and thousands were
turned away.