Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-14
GIVE BRYAN AN NKSTAND
His Admirers Equip Him with Utensils to
Sign a Silver Bill
MANY LITTLE SPEECHES IN MINNESOTA
silver Nominee Travels from Ninnc-
npoIis to Duluth ana Talks wher-
ever lie Has II Chance, Rcitcrnt-
ing Many Former Statements.

a
cifc station in this city shortly after 6
O'Clock and the candidate made two speeches
here tonight. The days campaigning tour
had covered the route from Minneapolis to
Duluth and at every station of any size along
the line Mr. Bryan spoke to goolly crowds.
Upon his arrival in this city he was met
by a reception committee and with Mrs
Bryan was escorted to the St Louis hotel
for dinner. He was then driven to the
Lyceum thCater, where he addressed an en-
thusastic meeting Of women. Thence he
proceeded to the car barn, which was packed
to the utmost with the laboring men Of
Duluth Here Mr.. Bryan was presented with
the last utcnsil necessary for the signing
of a silver bill when it should reach him,
providing he should be elected, an elegant
silver ink bottle, filled with the fluid neces-
sary for the purpose. Charles A. TownC
was chairman of both meetings and at
each Of them he presented the nominee In
neat little speech.
In the speech at the Lyceum theater, Mr..
Bryan told the women that a dollar could
not he compared to yardstick as claimed
by the supporters of the gold standard
and In the ten minutes he spoke devoted
himself almost entirely to the discussion OF
the yardstick proposition on the same lines
pursued by him many times before
At the meeting in the car barn, Mr.
Bryan spoke at some length upon the fusion
feature OF the campaign, declaring that the
people had laid aside minor differences and
joined In n patriotic effort to effect one
great purpose. He also paid warm tribute
TO John Lind the fusion candidate for gov
ernOr and spoke OF Congressman Charles
\. Towne as one OF the greatest statesmen
of the day After pleading the necessity OF
the election of congress favorable to free
silver legislation so that a free silver bill
might be presented for the signature of the
next president, Mr.. Bryan said:
HIS THANKS TO LABOR.
81 desire to thank organized labor in
this city for having completed the equip
ment so that am now prepared to sign that
bill whenever it reaches me without de-
pending on anybody else for pen or ink
stand or ink The golden pen and the silver
holder and the ink presented tonight shall
b" preserved and, If by the suifrages OF
my countrymen, am placed in that highest
office within the gift of the people of
all this world, these things shall be used
for the purpose for which they we're in
tended and | shall be glad that when iiie
deed Is done. | will be indebted lot to
iinanciers, not to trusts, not to corporations
not to syndicates, but to the laboring men
for the equipment"
Continuing Mr.. Bryan declared that he was
glad to have the support OF the laboring men,
and added: Because II | am elected by
their votes. all they will ask of me is to do
citizen in the enjoyment OF equal rights and
give special privileges to no man. IL | were
elected with the aid OF those great syndicates
and trusts and aggregations when they had
elected me they would expect me to employ
all my time i'm aiding them to get back out of
the people more than they contributed to
elect me president"
Mr. Bryans party left here tonight at
lao over the South Shore railroad under
the charge OF the Michigan delegation en-
route for the lower peninsula of Michigan.
His first speech will be at Iron Mountain to-
morrow at 1:45 p. M. The second will be
made at lshpeming at $3.50 and the third at
Marquette at 1850. Mr.. Bryan will leave
Marquette at 10 o'clock for Mactinaw City,
where he will arrive Thursday at 1880 a. m.
LEFT MINNEAPOLIS EARLY
The special car ldler was pulled out of
Minneapolis with the Bryan party aboard
at o'clock and in a short time the citi-
zens of the small towns on the Northern
Pacific between the Twin Cities and Duluth
were listening to free silver doc.:ine as
proclaimed by the standard bearer of that
principle Accompanying Mr.. and Mrs
Bryan, besides the regular party, were
Charles A. 1owne, candidate for congress
on the democratic, popuist and silver party
ticket of the Sixth district; J. G. Hayter,
candidate for representative from the First
Legislative district; Mrs j. G. Hayter T. I.
Hudson, John w. Tomlinson of Alabama
and Judge Williams of Carmi ILL., Shortly
after o'clock the little city of Anoka was
reached and Mr. Bryan defined the demo-
cratic platform as much as he could in a
three-minute speech. lie told the several
hundred people who gathered about the car
steps that he believed in the platform from
one end to the other. He explained that a
dear dollar meant hard times to the pro-
ducers of wealth. A similar stop was made
at Elk River and at that place many of those
gathered about the depot did not hesitate
to express their preference for the repub-
lican nominee. bunch OF McKinleyites
had assembled at Cne end OF the depot plat
form and cheered long, loud and plenty for
the republican nominee. Mr.. Bryan spoke
from n stand erected a few feet from the
railroad track. majority OF the crowd
cheered him and seemed TO try to overcome
the demonstration Of their political oppo-
nents AT the little station of Big Lake
few farmers welcomed the nominee
flag of large proportions and of home make
with shovel handle as the STAFF was waved
enthusiastically in front OF Mr.. Bryan by
an excited stalwart farmer as :he rurlinee
spoke Mr.. Bryan said that This country
was large enough to attend 10 its own husi-
ness and that he did not believe foreign
financial policy should be tolerated
me city park OF st. Cloud was well filed
when the presidential nominee of the two
parties arrived in that city about II o'clock
In MS speech deliver ed there Mr. BRYAN took
occasion TO give Charles A. Towne helping
hand and to tell the people that they had a
splendid opportunity TO help bimetallism by
voting lor Mr Towne. He said: THE para
mount issue of this campaign is business
question. Our opponents are always talking
about business interests. | wish the great
mass OF the people would recognize the i'm
portance OF politics as much as the fnancier
cces. Whenever you bring up any question
winch concerns them they always tell YOU
that 1t is business question, and they can
not allow business question to be inter
tered with by politics. Then, my friends,
the rest of the people can afford to make
business out of politics for once"
MEETS MANY REPUBLICANS.
Mr.. Bryan was quoting from n speech OF
Prince bismarck about the "drones of So
ciety' when he was interrupted by a voice
shouting; "Hurrah for England"
Mr.. Bryan; There is the first republican
| have seen this morning" daughter and
applause)
Another voice: You do not have to have
magnifying glass to see him" daughter
and apDlause)
Mr.. Bryan ~ am glad there are few
o. them left, because you know It Is always
satisfying to man who stands on the re-
publican platform as they are getting to be
SO few that he will draw = high price when
'hey como around and want him for
museum"
G0LDBUGS CATCH IT.
yellow badges with the name OF the re.
publican candidate for the presidency were