The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-04

Elkhart, Ind, Sept. Blight thou
sand people heard Mr.. Bryan speak here
this afternoon. The Democratic candi-
date arrived by n special train, furnished
by the Elkhart reception committee, Il
few minutes past noon, and after lunch
ut the hotel Mr.. and Mrs Bryan.were
escorted to the island, pleasure ground
adjacent to the city. a brass band led
the parade, and the members OF the recep-
ton committee. Governor Matthews
rode beside Mr.. Bryan and presented him
to the assemblage. Both were cheered
In the heartiest manner.
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
ut gives me great pleasure to enter the
State of Indiana. ! feel complmented
that the distinguished executive of tn is
State is present to extend welcome in
person We in the West have always
looked upon Indiana as friendly ground
and to her people us people of Il congenial
spirit. am glad to be permitted, even
briefly, TO discuss in your presence the
issue of this campaign. We are enter
ing upon campaign which stirs men S
hearts, campaign which is drawing out
the interests of all the people. l have
not, in all my journey from Nebraska to
the sea, found II single lukcwarm person
L have found some against us, but every
body was fer or against us; no idlerssany-
where. (Applause.) 1t shows how the
American people are realizing their re-
sponsibiity and preparing to exercise
with intelligence and patriotism the right
of suffrage when election day arrives
Each one must decide this question for
himself. AS we crossed the bridge no.
ticed sign up, No driving allowed. ,
Remember that. Great laughter.)
There will be more attempts to drive in
this campaign than any in recent years,
more attempts to coerce and intimidate
l want you to have that phrase inscribed
on card and carry it wherever you go,
that no driving is Ito be allowed in this
campaign {Applause.) l find here u
little slip printed upon all appropriate
color yellow, Naughtcr.) IL says: Il,
the undersgned-a blnnk-ina the en-
ploy Of That is very appropriate
blank, because the man who issue this
considered the employee Il blank. Oaugh-
ter.) 4, a blank, in the employ of the
, blank railroad company'-it ought to be
laughter). Hereby make application. for
membership in the.railway mems sound
money club Why don't they say gold
club? Why do they attempt TO conceal
the word gold under the name of sound
money" CA voice; They are ashamed
of t.')
yes, l believe that is the reason-do
hereby pledge himself to use my vote and
influence. There is one good thing to
this slip. II they attempt to tell you
how to vote point to this.and tell them
it is your vote, and not theirs-'and do
hereby pledge myself to use ,my vote and
influence for the defeat of free coinage mt
the coming election'-pay attention to
| tbiS-A hnliaI.in,r hnr sc
| silver would be injurious to my personal
interest as an Garner of wages as we'll rs
| disastrous to the United States rs IL II, :
tion. If the wage Garner ought to sig.l
| a statement declaring that free coinage
| OF silver is injurious to his personal in
terests, want to ask you why the advo-
Gates of the gold standard, who are en-
| gagged in other kinds .of business, do not
make some statement in regard to their
| business. Why do not the syndicates
who have been bleeding the United States
Treasury make application for member
ship in club and declare that the free
coinage of silver is injurious to their per-
sonal interests? (Applause) Why dc
| not the BODYBUILDING classes, in their ap-
! plications, state that it would be iniuri-
Gus to their personal interests: Why
| don't the money changers and the attor-
neys of these great trusts and corpora
| tions- write in their applications that
| the success ofAthe Chicago ticket would
| he injurious TOP their personal interests:
| They want it understood the laborng
man is influenced by personal interests,
but that these great leaders of the gold
| standard are simply interested in the
| public veal.
There is q great difference between
| those who advocate bimetallism and those
who advocate a gold standard. ASK q
farmer why he wants bimetallism and he
says because it would be good for him.
| He is not worrying about somebody else.
| He has troubles enough of his own. 1t is
| the same with a laboring man or a bust
ness man or II pre- -@ssional man. They
| say they cannot prosper unless the great
| producing classes, on which every thing
rests, also prosper. They want bimetal
| lism because it H. for themselves rs well
as for the mass of the people. Ask q
fnancier why he favors the gold stand.
ard. Will he tell you because it is good
| for him? You never heard one of them
say it. Qaughter.) They want some
thing that will help somebody else. They
say they want il so that the farmer when
he gets a dOllar-when he gets dollar
! great laughter) will get a good dollar
| They want it because it is good for some
body else. Tell them that these people
whose interests they plead are willing tt