The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-10-29
TO CHI CAGO LADIES.
Mr.. Bryan Is the Darling With the Fair
Sex, All Right.

-'ass Dfyuu - DuFitnE WIN tno EUir
Sex, All Right.
Chicago. Oct. 2S.-Bryan began to-
days programme OF nearly dozen ad-
dttional Chicago speeches with a speech
to women's meeting at st. Stanllaus
hall on Noble street. There were 5000
persons present, the greater portion
being ladies. After the enthusiasts
applause which greeted him had sub
sided. Miss Jennie Barzynski. assisted
by Mrs Francis Knowlaski. introduced
him. He said:
ladies and Gentlemen: This cam
paign has witnessed not only q great
increase OF interest among the people.
but has witnessed deeper increase OF
interest among the women of this land
than Is usually invested In a political
campaign. l am glad to be permitted
to talk to the mother. the wife and the
sister. because their interests are
wrapped up In the interests Of the
country No policy can injure this coun-
try Without injuring them; no policy
can benefit this country without bene-
fitting them. and In any case, where a
question OF wrong or right Is present
ed believe our wives and mothers are
quicker to detect what Is Just and
what Is unjust. And know this, that
II w'oman's conscience Is once direct
ed against thing there Is nothing
that can overcome that conscience.
(Great applause.)
IF. In this campaign, We can con-
vince the women that justice Is on our
side, i know that In every household
there will be wife or mother who will
say to the father Of that family that
coercion cannot be permitted to inter-
fere with the exercise of the rights Of
ctfizaUghin (Nriaa nf sYoaa'ro ri<<if
-sfs~eerm rofvihts he tV women q the
justice of our cause there Is no cam
paign fund, however large. that can
bribe the husbands and brothers and
sons who go forth with the inspira-
ton Of those women behind them.
loud and continued applause.) I
want you to distinguish between q dis
turbance OF law and order-between
an objection to the government itself,
and an objection to the abuses of the
government" Bryan then discussed at
considerable length the money issue.
A big MONDAY meeting of business
men at Battery d armory claimed Bry-
ans attention as soon at he could be
hustled through several miles of streets
from st. Stanilaus. Long before the
hour for meeting Battery d waspacked.
The seats had been removed from the
body OF the hall, and the audience
stood shoulder to shoulder. The great
gir1ers that support the roof furnished
seats for a number of venturesome ad-
mirers and the galleries were packed.
The hall was crowded to the utmost
limit.
Gen. c. H. Howard called the meet
ing to order. Bryan received an ova-
tton lasting more than five minutes.
and which bid fair TO continue indeli-
nj I'D
attention of the audience, however by
saying that Bryan asked one question,
whether all there present were busl-
ness men: A thousand voices answered
Yes" and In the lull that followed
one mans voice clearly rose as he said
I'VE mean business" (Cheering)
Bryan said: II am glad this meeting
Is presided over by one who until this
year has been a republican. and by
one who was a soldier. because in this
double character. ex-republican and
soldier. he illustrates the depth TO
which society Is stirred in this cam
paign. AS an ex-republican he stands
as a representative of that large and
Increasing number of our citizens who
are willing to burst asunder party ties
and leave their party associates and
make their party Affiliations suit the
convictions OF the heart. (Applause,)
And as a former soldier, he stands as
| a representative of those who, having
| willingly offered their service to make
| this nation one, are willing to-day to
| engage In this great contest to keep
thds nation which they helped to save
an independent nation rather than a
province of foreign empire. ZAP
| plause.)
IL am glad to talk to business men.
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assume to be the only business men
| sometimes make a great mistake In
assuming that the prosperity OF our
| nation rests upon them. and ! am COM
| ing to-day 10 talk to the business men
| and say to them that in pleading the
| cause of the farmer and laborer | am
| trying To lay a substantial foundation
| Upon which the business Of this coun-
try can be done. (Applause) II you
who are engaged in merchandising. en-
gagged in the exchange of wealth. sup
rose the prosperity OF the producers
depends upon you, you deceive your
selves. Wealth must be created be-
| fore IL can be distributed. Those who
create wealth could live although you
went out OF business. You could not
| live II the producers OF wealth go out
OF business. (Aplause)
81 believe that policy Is best for this
country which begins with those who
toll and gives them first the insplra-
| tlon TO work and then protects them
in the enjoyment of the rjghtful share
Of the proceeds of their toll. and pro-
ceeds from them to the upper classes
| OF society who rest upon them. And
I challenge you 10 find In the pages Of
history a single Instance where pros
perity came down from the upper crust
/ Of society. IL always comes from the
masses. the foundation OF society. Gap
| plause)
II want TO talk to you business men
| for another reason. / believe many