The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-10-04

made to what Is considered by many
the battle-ground OF the campaign.
Fourteen stops were scheduled in these
two states to-day. He spoke at nearly
every place and where 1t was impos-
sible for him to speak Congressman
McMillin talked for him.
Bryan left Cincinnati on the special
car of President Peabody of the Balti-
more & Ohio in charge Of Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioner Cantrell Of
Illinois. Allen w. Clark. state commit
teeman Of Indiana, and Narional Com
mitteeman Woodsen of Kentucky.
Lawrenceburg was reached at 1880. A
great crowd OF enthusiastic people
cheered Bryan. who made a speech
against the republican policy Of wait
ing for other nations to cooperate In
restoring bimetallism.
At Augusta there was another big
crowd waiting. Bryan said In part:
1.-The cause we represent Is not a new
cause. There Is nothing experimental
in the plan We propose. We are not
trying to make the gold or silver dol
lar larger or smaller. They are to
remain the same size. We want SIM
ply to restore the policy that was the
policy Of this country until silver was
stricken down In the dark without
public discussion"
Osgood turned out In force to hear
the candidate. He said: II have felt
an interest In the subject of bimetal-
lism for six years. Before that / never
thought the money question amounted
to anything. When / heard people
speak of the money power / thought
they were harmless sort of cranks, and
there was no such a thing. But the
more / studied the subject the more in
terested In the question i became and
the more became convinced that un-
derlying all our difficulties was our
financial legislation and that until our
financial policy was taken out of the
hands of money changers and adminis-
tered in behalf Of the people there
could be no permanent prosperity
among the American people. Gap
plause.)
1--WE have seen in this campaign
what the money power means. We
have seen banks attempt to intimidate
people who owe the banks and we have
seen this great money power rushing
out from the money centers of the
world and putting its hands upon our
industries and threatening to close the
uuoIs VI ldtloIltS anu luTfl I1ttl OuI OI
employment unless all mankind will
bow down and worship the golden calf
We have seen arrogance which has
seldom been paralleled. we have seen
tyranny not often before attempted,
and wherever the people rise to COM
plain, they denounce them for coNplain-
ing, without attempting to take away
the cause Of complaint. In several
states the republican platforms have
declared against agitation, not only
against our cause, but against a dis
cussion Of our cause. My friends. agi-
tation will continue until the people
have an American financial system
suited to the needs of the American
people," (Great applause.)
Loogoote was reached at 1915
O'clock and a large crowd had assem-
bled In the public square near the
depot. Mr. Bryan was escorted to the
platform Immediately behind 'ahe
sheriff of our county" who carried a
large American flag. and spoke to an
enthusiastic audience. The farmers
had evidently been congre eating at
Washington all day for when the train
pulled in there there was a horde of
they could well be. Mr.. Bryan, when
Of cheering. said. in part: when our
campaign opened our oponents thought
they could ridicule IL out of existence,
and then when they found that ridlcule
would not work they sgan 10 abuse
those who favored free coinage. They
began TO call them all sorts OF names
and when they were not making much
progress. / understand that down in
the state OF Indiana our opponents re-
sorted to Misrepresentation. / am in
formed that the republicans have cir
culated in this state an editorial taken
from the Omaha World Herald critl-
cising pension appropriations. That
editorial appeared in the World Herald
two years before ] had any connection
with the paper, and those who are CIR
culating II know that they are c.rcu-
lating something which l never wrote.
which | was not responsible for. and
was in no manner connected with and
| say, my friends. so desperate has be-
come the republican campaign that
those who claim To want an honest
dollar are not willing to deal honestly
with a political opponent. Upon the
pension question, az upon all other
questions. my record can be found by
anyone who will read the reports OF
the congressional proceedings or fhe
platforms upon which ! have run"
Probably the greatest crowd eneoun-
tered during the day before Nincennes
was reached was at that place. The