The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25
BRYAN AND THE BUTTONS.
HE ANSWERS THE CRITICISMS OF
HARRISON AND INGALLS,.


rades 10 Deceive Their Employers
While Intending 20 Vote for Free
Coinage of silver.
Quincy, ILL.,, Oct A.-This was lazy.
meandering day Of campaigning for viii
lam ]. Brayn. 1t Is true he Travelled 800
miles through his native state and spoke
more than dozen times. but comparisons
with his recent work makes the adjectives
used applicable.
He began at ottawa in the morning,
made some speeches in the Spring Valley
coal region, shot over to the Mississippi
river at Rock Island, and after making
wide detour by way OF Monmouth. Ma
comb and Bushnell, went back to the
Mississippi, concluding the day at Quincy.
Late tonight he left for Jacksonville,
the town where Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan at
tended school and were married, to remain
there until Monday afternoon.
The interview with Bishop Worthing-
ton which contained some decided refer
ences to the free silver agitation and the
education of children of farmers, was
read carefully by Mr.. Bryan to-day, and
AS hoNN a SHAA AAON ASsROAASb ~ NAS NV
erend gentleman's statements in his speech
at Monmouth this evening.
Mr. Bryan also took occasion to say
something at LaSalle about the criticisms
passed by Gen. Harrison and President
ingalls, of the Big Four railroad on his
advice to working men concerning their
rights to vote.
With Vice President Stevenson seated
near him on the stand, he spoke at
Joint meeting, held for the benefit of Rock
Island and its sister town of Moline Mr.
Bryan made a curt reference to Presi-
dent Cleveland, and gave in other speeches
indications that the closing days OF the
campaign will be not devoid of warmth.
Large crowds were again the order to-
day. Quincy, Rock Island and Moline and
Monmouth furnished the largest audi
ences. That at Monmouth was particu
larly enthusiastic. Several places not on
the railroad schedule of the candidates
special turned out good-slzed assemblages.
At one of these-Galva-some men In the
crowd shouted questions at Mr.. Bryan,
and then would not let him answer, ana
for a minute or two a spirited repartee
between the nominee and audience was
kept up. The 5000 people at Bushnell lit
orally overwhelmed him in his progress
from stand to train at the conclusion or
his speech.
The places where Mr.. Bryan made ad-
dresses during the day are ottawa, La
sale, Spring Valley, Dadd, Buda, Kewa-
nee, Rock Island and Moline Zone meet
ing), Alpha, Alexis, Monmouth, Bush
NELL Macomb and Quincy.
Quincy's Illuminated streets were filled
with people tonight shouting for Mr.
Bryan, who arrived on his special train
at $50 o'clock accompanied by Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson. Big excursions came
from points in Illinois and Missouri, and
helped to swell the thousands of resi-
dents who turned out to see the parade
and hear the speaking. Three speeches
were made by Mr. Bryan, the first at the
court house square, where an immense
throng was congregated. He was hear
tily cheered The beautiful Washington
square was the scene Of the next Demon
stration, and then Mr.. Bryan went to the
Empire theater. The theater was crowd
ed with a demonstrative audience. Mr.
Bryan brought out no new features in
his several speeches.
When the nights work was over the
candidate and Mrs. Bryan returned to the
special train which left over the Burling-
ton road for Jacksonville, ILL.,, where Sun
day will be spent among the old college
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan.
Kewanee. ILL.,, Oct. 2l-Mr. Bryan be-
gan sbeech-making before eating break
fast this morning His first speech was
at Ottawa, the home of Controller Eckels,
where he addressed 1900 people at $3.50
a. m.
At La Sale he made another speech to
an audience Of about 1900.
Spring Valley, the scene of the mining
troubles couple Of years ago, turned out
a crowd of 1000. including many miners,
to whom Mr.. Bryan spoke briefly. He
also addressed crowds of several hundred
at Ladd and Buda.
In his speech at La Sale Mr.. Bryan re-
piled to the criticisms of ex-Presdent
Four road, of his advice to railroad men
about casting their ballots. He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: There is a mat
ter to which / ask your attention for a
moment. Two distinguished men have
called me to account because Of advice
which l gave to railroad employees In
speaking Of the attempt of railroads to
coerce their employees / said that In these
hard times, when employment is so diff
cult to find, did not want to adyise labor
ing men to do anything which would lose
them their employment, and added that
they should wear republican buttons, II
they were commanded to do SO, and even
contribute to the republican campaign
fund, IL that was required by their en-
ployers, but that they should vote accord
ing to their convictions on election day."
president ingalls,, the president Of a
railroad, in a speech at Cincinnati, de-
nounced me for advising employees TO de-
ceive their employers, and ex-President
Harrison has charged me with teaching
immortality in giving the advice which /
have quoted. Now. l desire to justify my
position. The right to vote according to
ones conscience is a law-given right.
Coercion is a violation OF law. and when
] advise employees TO vote as they please,
even though they must wear republican
buttons and march In republican parades,
] 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 criticises me for advising
employees to express their honest convlc-
tions at the ballot box, I ask what such
people think OF the Australian ballot. The
Australian ballot Is a secret ballot and we
have adopted It IN this country in order to
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