Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-24
BRYAN ON COERCION.
The Nominee Defends Hlmisll Against
ingalls, and Harrison.
AND ADVISES LiuoREaS 10 yOiE


nuDA, Ills., Oi,. 2a--Bryan spoke at
Ottawa before .. IN. today. a gooi.
sized crowd chcefpi bis affsig mrnl
Of tho GOLD ID nioefals. Toe sleeca
vs., devoted In the main 10 a general
ahsking up u the men, who no rAlJ.
nominated n Ticket Ia ordef 10 sloo, n
Republican.
Ex.Prsidrnt Harrison aud NJ. T..
Ingalli, tho Pfesident OF the Big Fur
Railroad company, were given Tow
" rda not complim sniaty In nature NJ
LAsalle, where Biyan spoke irOm n Hat
car 10 large crowd VI enihuaiaitlc nd.
mifsrs Of himself aud oJvVtnlr All.
geld.
Bryan said:
"fwo distinguished men have called
me ~ account becsuse OF the advice
gave thu railroad employee. tuHpoak.
INK OF the attempt Of the railroads g.
coufce tho employee, 1 nnid that In
these hard timeu when emplnymun IL
10 d iiieuit 10 find, did not want ~
advise tho labOnug mon " do
anything which would LOSE them
iheir employ anu aided
that they should wear Re.
publ.oan buttons ~ necessary,
mafcn in Republican pafadus n they
we're COMMANDED TO do ~, aud oyon
contribute TO the Republican campaign
fund u that was f,q hired W their ON.
ployort, bat that lhsy should vote no.
cofdiug TO thcir convictions on eloc.
ti0u day. Mt. ingallf, president OF a
railroad In "a tpecch ~ Cincinnati,
denounced me TOT advising tne en-.
pl0ycs W deceive their employers.
Ex.Prusideft Harrison has charged
uic with teaching immoTallty IN glvlug
tho auvico which I have quoted.
Nvw, desirc To Justify my position.
rnc right 10 vote according 10 ones
oouscience IA n law.given night. Co
efoion 10 violation Of tho law anu when
advise the omplUyes 10 vote ~ they
pieats, even though they must wear
RspUblioan bultona anl msfeh 10
Republican parsIss, | an taxing nigh.
OF mara grounds anu giving more
patriotic advice tnan those whO oouu.
lcnauco coercion aud appeal 10 en-.
pl1y % 10 vote tho republican urkvt
on election DAY. merely because they
have bcca compelled to wear Rapubli.
h'H NAaN - aaAAhh NAN hAAa laAAhs
"Mhon Mt. Harrison and Mr.
lngalla condsmn mo tor telling tns
msn 10 votoht tnry plrsref they viftis,
ally condemn tho Australian ballot.
1 n fact they condemn all secret ballots
aud tell tue ciiikun he ought 10 an.
nounoc In advance how no u going 60
vote. There are some who announce
their positions Ia advance, anu whsn =
citizen 10 In u position ~ net with la.
dependence am glai 10 SEQ him do no,
but when an employer violates the
rights Of his employees by demanding
that they shall match IA pafndes or
wear certain badge, tue employc has
\ night TO take advantage u tho secret
ballot. am willing 10 10, the public
slt In judgment upon the advice when
| have given the employees, n Mf.
Ingalls anu Mt. Harrison ate willing
10 submit their advice 10 tho public. /
am willing tho public shall decide
whether IL IL immoral Tor people 10
vote according 90 conscience, " Mt.
Harrison and Mt. Ingalls, sro willing
g. risk the verdict Of tho people on the
position they have taken, nbmely,
that employees must vote tho hppub.
lican ticket on election day because
they had worn Republican badges
dufing the cAmpaign."