Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-09

ing that they snan take my omc,ai recora
Of my utterances, both public and private
but insist that 1t is not fair-even when
| party has as desperate case as the re-
| publican party has now-I insist that even
| then It Is not fair to try to hold man re-
| sponsible for what paper said two years
| before he was connected with 1t.
To the Old Soldiers.
| There il no reason why any soldier
who believes in the right of this nation to
have a financial policy of Its own should
cago platform. My friends. when hear
these flnanciers appealing to the soldiers
and telling them that the free coinage OF
silver would hurt the soldier cannot
| but wonder when the financiers became so
much interested In the welfare Of the aol-
dier. The so1ners who went through the
war will distinctly remembeS that Nhen
| they were ont fighting " the field the
anancters were making laws, ana they
| will remember that the flnanciers so made
the laws that the man who furnished
| money was paid back in gold, while the
backs"
A Wordsworth 40 cents on the dollar.
The gentleman suggests that they were
| worth 40 cents on the dollar. He 10 right,
The very men who are now SO much afraid
| that the soldier will receive his pension in
50-cent dollars were not afraid to pay
him for his services In Accent dollars,
measured by gold
my friends, II the soldier looks at the
money question merely from the etapd-
point of his own interest he must re.
member that hts pension Is only proper.
~. and that, II he legislates the value of
| the dollar UP, while he raises the purchase
ing power Of his pension. he viii decrease
| the value OF whatever other property he
has, and II he finds that he can benefit
l inns oil hU 20 a Oo{r
| Of his pension he must remember that he
is condemning his children and his chill.
drens children to the injustice OF the gold
standard"
The Night Meetings.
Mr.. Bryan's first speech at night was
from stand in the courthouse park,
where $4,000 enthusiastic people were
gathered. He spoke few minutes only,
and then went to Tomlinson hall to
address mass-meeting of working
men. In his brief address Mr.. Bryan
complimented Gov. Matthews, and
spoke of how deeply he had been
touched by the loyalty and devotion OF
candidates for the presidential nomina-
ton. He urged his hearers of the me-
cessity of supporting not only the ma
tional ticket, but also the free silver
congressional candidates and not to
neglect the fight in the selection of
| United States senator.
| Urges Fusion In Indiana.
The only delegation Mr.. Bryan re.
ceived while in this city was one that
called upon him on Tuesday evening
after be had gone TO bed. 1t was COM
posed of the candidates on the populist
state ticket and few members Of the
populist state committee. He consent
ed to see them, because the populist
state ticket stands In the way of com.
plete fusion in Indiana. Mr.. Bryan
and said that the work Of fusion be-
tween the two great parties was begun
at st. Louis and had been completed
satisfactorily in every state where 1t
was matter of Importance except In
diana. While he did not know any
thing of the details of the situation in
this state, he sincerely hoped that MOTH
ing would be permitted to stand In the
way of complete unity and harmony
among the forces engaged in the battle
OF the people against the gold standard
policy, the trusts. syndicates and money
lenders of Wall street. The conference
only lasted is minutes, and Mr.. Bryan
was left to sleep while the populists
retired for brief conference with
Chairman Martin, of the silver demo.
cratic state committee. They made Mr..
Martin no further promises than that
they would confer among themselves
to-day and then say definitely whether
they would withdraw the state ticket.
Bryan In Michigan.
Chicago. Oct. 7.-William j. Bryan
viii spend mast at next week IN Mich
igan. After speaking at Duluth, MINI,
on Monday he will take the special
train engaged by Chairman Campau
for the tour of Michigan, and will speak
first at Ironwood. On Tuesday he will
pass through Bessemer, Escanaba, Ne
gaunee and Ishpeming, reaching Mar
quette for an evening meeting. Wednes-
day evenings meeting will be at Grand
Rapids, Thursdays at Lansing and Fri
days at Detroit. AS is customary, stops
will be made at stations all llong the
routes traversed. Having finished his
work in Michigan, Mr.. Bryan will drop
down into Ohio, Dayton being his first
stopping place in that state.
sewen Accepts.
Bath, Me-, Oct. 7.-Hon. Arthur Sew
all has forwarded to the notification
committee of the Chicago convention
his letter accepting the nomination for
vice president. The document Is quite
lengthy, and in it the candidate places
himself squarely upon the platform
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