The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-04
BRYAN TO
HOLSTERS.
Democratic CandidateAddresses
Immense Indiana Audiences
Twenty-Five Thousand Hear
Him at South Bend.
HIT GOLD DEMOCRATS
Says Democrats Can Do With
out Their "MOraI Support"
So Also Can They Spare Their
Immoral Incubus.
HIT GOLD DEMOCRATS

EIknarE, InQ-, sept. "A sudden
change in the atmosphere had some eff
feet on Mr.. Bryan's voice and it was
huskier than usual when he spoke yes
terday. He made a few remarks at
Hudson and again addressed an en-
thusiastic audience at HiudaIe. Chas.
R. Sigh, candidate for governor of
Michigan on the fusion ticket accom-
panied Mr.. Bryan from Toledo to Hills
dale.
Owing to the train stopping at Jones'
Vile hundred yards from where $50
people We're waiting, there was wild
scramble of men, women and not few
small boys to reach the candidates
hand before the train started. 1t was
the same at Quincy and the crowd sew
eral hundred strong came down in
bunch shouting Justify. The reception
to the candidate at COldWater, Mich.
was full of interest. Two thousand
were there, packed closely about the
rear platform of the train They were
very enthusiastic and cheered with a
Will Mrs Bryan was introduced to
the crowd and in response to cheers
she began distributing the bouquets
that were given her at various places
along the route. Scores of men and
boys ran for the train impOrtuning for
the flowers until the train became too
fast.
The train was waiting for Mr.. Bryan
at Sturgis, Mich, and in this he pro-
ceeded to Elkhart. At Sturgis an en-
thusiastic crowd gathered and he made
a speech. Mr.. Bryan remained here
until o'clock, and addressed 1000 peo-
pie here during the afternoon. The
party arrived by a special train fur
nished by the Elkhart reception COM
mittee a few minutes past noon and
after dinner at a hotel Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan were escorted to the island, a
pleasure ground adjacent to the city.
A brass band led the parade and the
members of the reception committee.
Governor Matthews rode beside Mr..
,f,T Ii
semblage. Both were cheered in the
heartiest manner. In the course of his
remarks Mr. Bryan said: 1T gives me
great pleasure to enter the state of In
diana. We in the west have always
looked upon Indiana as friendly ground
to her people, as a people of congenial
spirits. We are entering upon a cam
paign which stirs mems hearts; 8 cam
paign which is drawing out the inter
ests of all the people. I have not in all
my journey from Nebraska. to the east
found a single lukewarm person. have
found some against US, but everybody
was for or against US, no idlerS any
where. (ApplauSe).
I find circulating here a slip printed
upon an appropriate color, yellow,
Naughter) it says: I the undersign-
ed, a blank, in the employ of blank
Chat is very appropriate blank because
the man who issued this considered the
emplOye a blank (Applause) I, blank
in the employ of blank railroad COM
pany,' it ought to be blankety blank
blank, blank, Great 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 euphOniOus name of
sound money? a voice, They are
the reason, do hereby pledge myself
to use my vote and influence There is
one good thing in this slip. If they at
tempt to tell you how to vote point to
iG Il
not yours. And do hereby pledge my
self to use my vote and influence for
the defeat of free coinage at the forth
coming election Pay no attention to
this, Believing that such free coinage
of silver will be injurious to my per
SOnal interests as an Garner of wages
as well as the United States as ma
ton If the wage Garner ought to
sign a statement declaring the free
coinage of silver injurious to his per
SOnal interests want to ask you why
the advocates of the gold standard who
are engaged in other kinds of business
do not make some statement in regard
to their business? Why don't the syn
dicates who have been bleeding the
United States treasury make applica-
ton for membership in the club?
why do not the bOndholding classes
in their applications state it would be
injurious to their personal interests?
Why don't the money changers and
the attorneys of these great trusts and
corporations write in their applications
that the success of the Chicago ticket
would be injurious to their personal in
terests? CApplause.) They want it I'M
derStOOd the labOring man is influenced
by personal interests, but these great
leaders of the gold standard are simply
interested in the public veal There is
a great difference between those who
advocate bimetallism and those who
advocate a gold standard. Ask farm
er 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 It is the same way with the Ia
boring man or the professional man.
They cannot prosper unless the great
producing classes on which everything
rests also prosper. They all want BIZ
metalliSm because it is good for them
selves as well as the mass of the peo-
pie Ask financier's reason and he
never says it is because it would be
good for him. You never heard one of
them say it.
They say they want it so that the
farmer when he gets dOllar-when he
gets dOllar--( Great aughter)-will get
a good dollar. They want it because 1T
is good for somebody else. Tell them
are willing to risk the effects of bimet-
alllSm- When you find a man that is
always feeling for your watch, see that
he does not reach you Great laugh
ter) 1 am afraid some of our OpDo-
nents add the crime Of hypocrisy to the
sin of avarice."
AAeTe are principles winch underIe
the money question, principles which
you must understand before you can
enter into a discussion of it, and the
first great principle is that the value
of g, dollar depends upon the number
of dollars. You have to learn scarce
money means dear money and that you
can change the purchasing power of a
dollar whenever you change the num-
Der of dollars. Our opponents dispute
some of these statements, but no writer
on political economy will tell you that
volume is immateriaL Now when the
value Of the dollar depends on the