The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-30

pondent who does not sign his name.
telling about a man of big commercial
standing. whose name he does not
give. who quotes what a leading In
dian merchant says. whose name Is
unknown, who says that there Is
well founded rumor that certain things
are going to happen. Now that Is the
sort OF literature that is being spread
before the American people. Why
don't these men who are giving opin-
ions give their names so that we can
find out whether a man ever gave such
an opinion. and II he ever gave 1t. what
his opinion is worth. Let us give you
another evidence of lack OF candor
and directness which characterizes our
opponents. Ex-Secretary Fairchild Is
quoted In this same paper as saying:
i do not see how we can do anything
else than put third ticket In the
presidential arena. We have practical
ly committed ourselves to such
course. We want to see the defeat Of
the Chicago ticket and we shall try to
draw away as many voters as we can
from II. or course we will find no
fault with those Of our friends who
cast a straight vote for Mckinley
Now there is a party which claims
II Is In favor Of honest money advo-
eating the putting up of ticket, not
for the purpose OF electing the ticket
but for the purpose Of electing anoth-
er man who they are not willing to In
dorse In convention. ! simply call your
attention to the methods which We
have TO meet In this campaign. and !
ask you whether those methods char
acterize a people who are devoted to
honesty in everything that they
want-honest money and a sound dol
lar. Now as against a party which.
without daring to advocate gold
standard yet declares in favor Of Its
maintenance until other nations come
to our relief and as against the other
so-called party which advocates the
nomination of ticket not for the pur-
pose OF electing 1t, but for the purpose
Of electing another ticket. we present
straightforward emphatic declaration
which Is so clear that one who runs
may read. We want the restoration
Of the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to
without waiting for the aid or con-
sent of any other nation on earth.
Now, my friends, l believe YOU have
right to consider frankness and candor
with which these propositions are stat
ed when you come to decide which side
is honestly striving to do that which is
best for the American people"
-. Ilornr. .lsvilie.
This afternoon Mr.. Bryan spoke at
the fair grounds at Hornellsville.
About 1000 people headed by brass
band were assembled to hear the can
didate. In conclusion, after dwelling
on the arguments put forth by the gold
ranks. he said:
"Well now how can you tell whether
these men who stand at the head OF
the gold crusade and yet do not have
the courage to say so when they talk,
how can you tell whether they are go
ing to help the laboring man or not?
Judge the present by the past. We
have scripturai authority for the as
sertion that the tree Is known by its
fruit. These trees have been bearing
fruit for 20 years. and there has not
been thing on single tree that a
laboring man would have in his house.
Show me the man who has tried to
break down labor organizations. (Cries
of Hanna. Hanna, Hanna,O and
will show you the man who to-day Is
sweating blodd for fear some laboring
man is going to have his wages cut in
two Now. my friends, the policy Of
the enemy is to divide and conquer
Whenever there has been an effort on
the part of the laboring man to secure
any legislation needed. where have
they found their friends? They have
found their friends upon the farm and
not in Wall street. And now they ap-
peal to the laboring man to come with
the money changers and help them de-
feat the farmer because he wants a
higher price for his product. They
want the laboring man to believe that
free coinage of silver is going to hurt
him. My friends, would rather risk
laboring man to decide what is good
for him than to leave his interests In
the hands Of his ancient enemies. and
what do laboring men say?
1T Is only a little more than a year
ago that a petition was sent to con-
gress asking for the immediate resto-
ration of the free and unlimited COIN
| age of gold and silver at the present
legal ratio OF 16 to 1. and IL was
signed by the leaders of every promi-
nent labor organi zation of the United
| States. Who can be best trusted?
| The men who have led labor organ
| izations In fights in the past, or the
| men who. In the past, have used their
| power to defeat the only protection of
| the laboring men, namely. his organ
| ization? Now, why did these labor
/ ing men demand THE restoration OF
silver Because they knew when the
| dollar goes up property goes down.
| and they know that when property Is
| falling all enterprise Is retarded and
| stagnation follows. They know that