The San Francisco call., 1896-11-01
BRYAN'S SPEECHES
NEARING AN END
Fervent. Appeals to Voters
Of Iowa for Their
Support.
Farmers Told That Bimetallism
Is a Cure for All Their
Troubles.
GLASSES AGAINST MASSES
Men of Money and Corpor rations in
General Assailei by the Boy
Orator.


wild vent of enthusiasm. Tomorrow
the Democratic candidate will rest at his
Lincoln home and on Monday he will
make his final assault on the Republican
defenses, devoting the entire day to his
own State and concluding his extraordi-
nary campaign at Omaha in the evening.
ALI through Iowa to-day the head OF the
Chicago ticket saw the golden danger sig
nal of what he has termed ''the yellow
fever" At nearly every town visited in
his trip across the State from the time he
entered it, early in the morning, until he
reached the banks of the Missouri, after
dark, he found material evidence OF Re-
publican sentiment displayed through de-
vices emblematic of the gold standard.
At some places the atm osphere took on
decided orange tint. Men and women,
boys and girls, even babies carried in the
arms of their mothers, were attired in
golden regalia.
So far was the intention TO make the
Democratic candidate realize that his op-
ponents were active and of no mean num-
ber carried out at some points where he
appeared that men attired completely in
yellow placed themselves conspicuously
DCiOiC iiAo CSCS. anu NtADio nC1lAuS
inscribed Sound Money" interrupted his
remarks with cries for the Republican
standard-bearer.
Osceola, Charlton and Red Oak made
the most notable displays of the orange.
At the lasr-named place shouts for Nc
Kinlev from the crowd Mr.. Bryan was
addressing met with responses more en-
phatic than goldy-so emphatic that the
counter demonstration was abandoned
At Osceola. too, disposition to make the
nominee uncomfortable was shown. He
was equal TO the occasion. however, and
his reply brought delighted shouts from
his followers.
But displays of golden EN- blems and at
tempts to embarrass the man from Ne
braska did not constitute the entire story
of the journey through the State. II was
day OF remarkable crowds. of wild en-
thusiasm. of venting of that surplus po-
htical emotion which the close of the
campaign made necessary.
If Major MckinIey's friends were anx-
ious TO show their loyalty, SO were the
supporters of Mr.. Bryan as earnest in
their desire toward their leader. The
demonstrations for the young Democratic
Standard bearer were extraordinary. He
was cheered from one end of Iowa TO the
other with heartiness that could not be
mistaken. AS a rule the wearers OF the
yellow conteuted themselves with making
their display in the neighborhood OF the
candidates special train or along the
streets through which he passed, while
his own people com posed the big throngs
that congregated to hear him expound
the doctrine of 16 to /. Brass bands,
young women in costumes of white and
silver marching clubs and liberal dis
play of Bryan badges all had their part
in the demonstrations.
Twenty-one speeches, including three at
Ottumwa and four here tonight, consti-
tuted the days record. The others were
made at Mount Pleasant, Fairfield Bata-
via, Abba, Charlton, Osoeola, Creston,
Corning, Villisca, Red Oak, Hastings,
Malvern, Glenwood and Pacific Junction.
Mr.. Bryan's second address at Ottumwa
was the most important of the day. 1t
was devoted to summing up the cam
paign and caused the hearers to become
wild with enthusiasm.
Yellow and more of 1t was at Osceola.
where Mr.. Bryan addressed about 5000
people from stand erected in front of th e
courthouse. The meeting was interrupted
by shouts for Mckinley, and the Demo-
cratic candidate said few words in reply
that brought loud cheers from his sup
porters.
Two addresses were made to big crowds
at Creston. the first in an open lot and
the other in the opera house. Golden
ribbons were again conspicuous but both
audiences showed great enthusiasm. In
the second speech Mr.. Bryan said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: We
are now about at the close of memorable
campaign, campaign in which greater issues
are involved than were ever involved in n
campaign in the United Stntes in time Of
We have n9Ssed thrnuph a ato,,
which has aroused deeper feeling than has
been aroused by campaign in this country
OF campaign that has witnessed more un-
selfish devotion to cause than has ever been
witnessed In any campaign in this country in
time of peace. fGreat cheering.1
Men who have never spoken before in public
hBve gone forth in this campaign because
their hearts were SO full of the truth that thew
could not maintain silence. (Great cheering.l
II they had wiped from the face of the earth
every man who had made a public speech
before we would have had sufficient of public
speaking from these new men, who have dem
onstrated that eloquence is the speech OF one
who knows what he is talking about and be-
lieves what he says [Gieat cheeriug.l The
time has now come for you TO sit in Judgment
as sovereigns OF the greatest nation on earth.
and ali we ask of you is that You shall m axe
your votes represent what You believe The
cause OF bimetallis m has grown every day of
this campaign. ICheers
There has not been one backward step.
There has not been a single moment when
there was q cessatf ton in he progress of the
cause, and whyf Because our cause is lust
and our arguments unanswerable. [Great
cheering.1 ] claim no credit for the WORK that
has been done. Bimetallism has not grown
because advocated it, but my candidacy has
prospered because attached myself to prin-
c1ple which Is right.
Ny friends, bimetallism appeals to all Our
opponents have accused us of arrayinq class
against class, and yet to them belongs the dis
credit OF making more appeals to classes
sectional prejudice than any party has ever
done in the past lGreat checring.1 They have
tried TO array the money-loaner against the
man who borrows money. They have tried 10
array the merchant against his customers; they
have tried TO array the wage-earners of this
country against the farmers and the fnanciers
against the rest of the people and the soldiers
against their country. lGreat cheering.1
There is not class 10 which they have not
appealed. Aye, they have even gone in to re-
lfgion and have appealed TO missionary soci-
cites and to church boa-ds and told them that
the free coinage of silver would lessen the
value of their Investments. [CheersJ Nv
friends our appeal has been to the great pro-
ducing masses and TO those who believe that
the prosperity of the Nation must begin with
those who toll and find its way upward through
the other classes of society. wild cheerine.1 1
We have tried to apply the doctrines OF
bime etallism TO all of the people of this country
and we insist there is only one class of people
who benefit by the gold standard and that is
the class which trades in money and owns