The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
With Variations the Boy Orator
of the Platte Sings the
Silver Song.
SOME TAFFY FOR THE TolLERs
Declares That the Gold Standard Has
Never Been Supported by Labor
ing Men.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. IA. - Mr..
Bryan left st. Louis at $50 o'clock this
morning in special train, accompanied
by Congressman Allen and several MEM
bers of the st. Louis local committee.
Although the hour was very early wher
Mr.. Bryan's train reached Bellville, ILL.,,
where the first stop was made, more than
1000 people were gathered about tenn
porary platform near the tracks. Mr..
Bryan was presented by Martin W.
Shafer, chairman of the Democratic
County Committee. In the course of his
remarks, Mr.. Bryan said:
If the people of the United States deliber-
ately throw their influence upon the side of
the gold standard it simply means that they
raise the value of an ounce of gold throughout
the world. If we succumb to the influences
which are opposed TO us, the great money in
fiuences, these same influences will be turned
upon weaker nations and nation after nation
will be driven from the use of silver. as every
new nation that joins in the crusade for gold
will make our property cheaper and our
money dearer and give unearned advantage
TO the men who own money and change money
and add continuing distress to the people who
toll and produce the wealth of the world.
(Cheers.l We are here in great iaboring
mmunlIys L CELL your aIteutlOIb MSu
who toll, to the fact that not in
single instance in the history of re-
corded time has the gold standard ever re-
ceived the voluntary Endorsement OF those
who labor. [Cheers.1 1t has been supported,
it has been defended and 1T has been propa-
gated by those who instead of producing
wealth, live upon the toll OF others and by
holding and cornering the money of the world,
charge what they will for it or those who must
have it to do the business of the world. Take
away the gold standard, the support of the
onTaaxy Oypn o.
classes and it will not stano for single day in
any nation on earth. [Cheers-1 / appeal to
threat and persuasion swerve you from max
ing each vote register q free mans will. Loud
cheering.1
The arrival of Mr.. Bryan at Mas coutah,
H., had been advertised for 7:45, but the
train reached there at 7:20, and Mr.. Bryan
made a few remarks to a small crowd of
undemonstrative people. They cheered as
the train drew out. When the Bryan spe-
cial train reached Nashville, ILL.,, the
Democratic candidate found several hun
bred people there. They cheered him
when he came on the car platform and
applauded his remarks about the money
question. Ashley, the next stop, had
large and enthusiastic crowd. Mr.. Bryan
again spoke.
Mt. Vernon had sent committee ahead
to meet Mr.. Bryan, and when he reached
there at 20 the people formed in line and
escorted the candidate to platform in
front OF the State Supreme Court build
ing, 100 yards from the station. 1t was a
very good sized crowd, numbering several
thousand people, and they were very en-
enthusiastic. A brass band escorted Mr..
Bryan to the stand, and following him
came a mum Der of men bearing campaign
transparencies. Mr.. Bryan was introduced
by Judge Sample, State Appellate Judge,
and made elye-minute speech. He
said:
l appreciate the fact that this meeting is
presided over by one who until this campaign
has been q Republican referring to Judge
Sampled. also appreciate the fact that while
our opponents may say of me that am young
and lacking in public experience, they
cannot bring that charge against member of
heart has led him to espouse the cause of the
people. (Cheers.l A few months ago was in
your midst, then as a private citizen simply
representing cause which was near to my
heart, and when 1 told you here that the
brand of nv Democracy was different from the
brand which was being presented by the adj
those who tried to make 1t appear that was
not Democrat. My friends, those of you
who were here know that not only did not
declare myself not q Democrat, but have al
ways declared myself better Democrat than
any man who sought to undo what Jefferson
and Jackson did for the American people.
[Great cheering.l
Fifteen hundred people were punched
together around speakers platform at
| McLeansboro, Ill, when Candidate Bry-
an train reached that place at 1920 A. NJ
A gangplank, one end resting on the train
platform, enabled Mr.. Bryan to reach the
stand without being obliged to fight his
way through the throng, as he had fire.
quently been obliged to do. He made a
| short speech and said:
| Since 1873 the people have been trying to
] restore the law which existed before '73.
From the beginning of the Government down
| to '73 there never was a day when silver was
Disseminated against as a standard.
Referring to the Chicago convention he
| said:
! A majority of the delegates in that conyen-
| ton went there instructed to declare for the
| free coinage of silver ct 10 to 1, and obeyed
| their instructions and adopted platform that
breathes the spirit of the Declaration of Inde-