The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-25
D0DGES, AS USUAL
BRYAN MISSES TIE POINT MORE
THAN 4 MILLION NILES

Does 1t on Purpose. Too, Eiuding the Grasp
of Better Hands THAN His, Only to Turn
| About aud Audacious!y Undertake to
| Put nj. Righteous Accuser la. the
Nrong-(linss to His OriEina, Assrmp-
| tion of Coercion by Employers and to
His Advice to Employees to be Liars and
| Whipped Ours.
| Buda, H., Oct. 24-Early this morning
William ]. Bryan began his work Be
fore O'Clock he spoke at Ottawa and a
good-sized crowd cheered his arraisn-
ment Of the gold Democrats. His
speech was devoted in the main to
general shaking up Of the men, who. he
said nominated a ticket in order TO
elect a Republican.
| Ex-President Harrison and NJ E In
gals, president OF the Big Four railroad
company, were given a few words OF
not too complimentary nature at La
| Sale, where Mr.. Bryan spoke from a
| fat car from the rear of the train TO a
large crowd of enthusiastic admirers of
himself and Governor Altgeld. The &C
ton of the latter gentleman during the
strike some three years ago here and at
| Spring Valley made the miners there
| loyal supporters of him and the big
crowd at both places showed demonstra-
| tive evidence of affection for the COVER
nor and for. the presidential nominee. AT
La Sale, Mr.. Bryan said, in part:
SPEAKING OF COERCION.
1.-Two distinguished men have called me-
to account because of advice which /
gave the railroad employees. In speak
ing of the attempt of the railroads TO
coerce their employees / said that ii
these hard times when employment is SO
| difficult TO find 1 did not want TO advise
laboring men TO do anything Nhich would
lose them their employment, and ADDED
that they should wear Republican but
tons If necessary, march in Republican
parades if they were commanded to do
so, and even contribute to the Repub,i-
can campaign fund If that was required
by their employers, but that they should
vote according TO their convictions on
election day. Mr.. ingalls,, the president
OF railroad, in speech at Cincinnati,
denounced me for advising employees 10
deceive their employers, and ex-Presi-
dent Harrison has charged me with
teaching immortality in giving the ad-
vice which have quoted.
MIR BRYAN "JUSTIFIES."
'FNow, desire to justify my position.
The right to vote according to ones con-
science is a law-given right. Coercion is
violation of the law and when / advise
employees to vote as they please, even
though they must wear Republican but
tons, and march in Republican parades.
l am taking higher moral grounds and
giving more patriotic advice than those
who countenance coercion and appeal to
employees to vote the Republican ticket
on election day, merely because they
have been compelled to wear Republican
badges during the campaign.
when a man criticizes me for advis-
ing employees to exercise their honest
convictions at the ballot box ask what
such people think of the Australian bal
lot. The Australian ballot is a secret
ballot and We have adopted it in this
country in order to protect American cit
liens in the right to vote according TO
conscience without being subjected TO
discharge or persecution.
TAKES THE OFFENSIVE.
"When Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. ingalls,
condemn me for telling them to vote as
they please, they virtually condemn the
Australian ballot. In fact, they con-
denim all secret ballots and tell the citi-
zen he ought to announce in advance
how ne is going to vote. There are some
who can announce their position in adj
vance and when q citizen is in position
to act with independence 1 am glad to
see him do so, but when an employer vio
lates the rights Of his employees by de-
manding that they shall march in parade
of wear certain badges the emplCye has
a right to take advantage Of the secret
ballot. i am willing to let the public sit
in Judgment upon the advice which l
have given to employees if Mr.. ingalls,
and Mr.. Harrison are willing to submit
their advice to the public. / am willing
that the public shall decide whether it IS
immoral for the people TO vote according
to their conscience IL Mr.. Harrison and
Mr.. ingalls, are willing TO risk the YER
dict of the people on the position they
have taken-namely, that employees must
vote the Republican ticket on election
day because they had worn Republican
badges during the campaign"
A freight train had trouble south Of
L.add and the special on which Mr.. Bry-
an was travelling was delayed at that
place for a few moments and the time
was utilized by the nominee in making q
speech to a few hundred people about
the rear of the train 1t was an en-
thusiastic little crowd and cheered him
repeatedly.
ALONG WITH STEVENSON.
Rock Island, H.. Oct. 24.-Notwith-
standing the fact that Henry county
yielded a Republican majority at every
election as large as that OF any county
NJ hsl CT "a k.r-
awaited Mr.. Bryan at the fair grounds
at Moline, and from stand erected in
the center of the race track in front of
the reviewing stand the nominee talked
10 an audience that numbered UP into
the thousands. He was cheered repeat
edly and only once in a while wearer Of
gold badge would shout in cheer for
the Republican nominee. Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson was also en- attraction
and shared the honors.
At the little town OF Galva the train
stopped for a few moments and the
crowd yelled for Bryan. The Demo-
cratic nominee asked if anybody present
thought the gold standard was good
thing for the country and there were
cries of "no" and yes" and give US
gold and silver" Mr. Bryan asked those
who had a gold coin 70 hold it UP. There
was no gold. Then Mr.. Bryan warned
those present 10 look out for the god
man without any gold
At Moline there was a continual storm
OF applause and cheering al along the
line and when Nj Bryan gained the
platform It was several minutes before
he could proceed with the speech because
Of the noisy evidence Of affection After
he had finished his address he was fol-
lowed by Vice President Stevenson, WHO
spoks for three inmates.
Mr.. Bryan among other things, said: