The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-30
BRYAN IN WISCONSIN TODAY.
Meets Large Crowds Many Of the
People Wearing Gold BADGES.


Appleton. wis, oct. so.-The towns
visited by William J. Bryan in the
Badger state this morning were liberal
ly bedeeked with yellow Not since he
left the Ohio river valley has he en-
countered crowds so antagOnistfc to his
views There We're q large number of
white ribbons worn by his hearers, but
the majority of the people addressed
by him at the first stops this morning
did not hesitate to show their prefer
ence for the yellow metal.
Green Bay was reached at $40 o'clock
and at that place Mr.. Bryan addressed
crowd of several thousand people
There was not much enthusiasm at the
start, but before the nominee had con-
cluded his speech, his audience was
applauding him literally He spoke
from platform erected in Whitney
park, Ex-Governor Peck introducing
him. Among other things he said.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men.-We believe that the people are
suffering from the effects of a gold
standard The standard was fastened
upon this country more than 20 years
a5O without public discussion. The
very fact that the people knew nothing
about it, the fact that their consent was
not asked, nor their wishes expressed
ought TO be sufficient to make people
investigate the cause of the demoneti-
cation of silver
This city, I believe was the home of
senator Howe and he in speaking uDon
DlmEEIt N
elnphasls which cannot surpass His
language in regard to the effects of the
single gold standard ought to call to
the attention of the people of this
neIghborhood that subject So that they
VIII investigate it for themselves But
remember Senator Howe for another
reason 1T was Senator Howe if ann
NOT mistaken who was one of the Drin-
clpal advocates of the income tax at
the 70s
IF YOU will read what he says about
the justice of the income tax Won viii
then understand why it is that we be-
heYe that an income tax is still pronpr
IN this country And, nv friends while
am upon this subject, if anybody tells
you that we have not treated the su-
preme court as gently as we ought to-
want you to find out who the man Is
who criUcises what we say You will
ind that the people who are best salts
fed with the income tax decision are
the people with large incomes. who are
Sinking their duties to the government
and trying to secure Its protection
without paying their share of the taxes.
lApplause.) You will find that rha
men who are anxious that nothing shall
be said against the income tax decision
are men who attack every court and
every decision that is against them and
never show respect for law or author
ity, or anything else unless it is of ad-
vantage to them to do so. (Chhers)
we declare. my friends against con
tracts payable in a particular kind of
money. We are in favor of legisla-
tion which for the future will prevent
the making of special contracts, and
our reason for 1t is this that money is
thing necessary to our society and If
we have two kinds of money it is de-
sirable that they should float together
IF contracts were made payable in par
ucular kinds of money, and If you have
enough of those special contracts. YOU
create an extra demand for one kind
of money and you drive it to premium
and destroy the parity between your
moneys I do not believe that any in
dividuaI should defy the government
and attempt to destroy the govern
ments financial policy
Short stops were made at Depere and
Kaukauna, and there was also a liberal
amount of yellow badges displayed
Mr.. Bryan's speeches were along the
same line as those given by him else
where