The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-26

carriages awaiting them at he depot.
and with accessories of cannon and a
brass band clamoring a welcome salute,
were escorted through the streets, past
factories whose windows framed the
faces of workingmen and working girls,
to the city llaM.
Not less than 5000 people were packed
upon the green, many of them working
men. Mr.. Bryan spoke to them from
the steps of the hall, where he stood un-
der festooned flags. He was introduced
by Hon. John D. Cummings and the
speech which he delivered inspired
cheers after every striking point. Mr..
Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: I regret very
much that the time is so limited that
I can speak but a moment. 1t is not
necessary, however, to occupy much
Of your time, because you will have an
opportunity between now and election
day to inform yourselves on the issues
Of the campaign. j cannot do much more
than to greet you this dav and ask you to
make yourselves familiar with the is
sues of the campaign. You have been
kind enough to present us with bou-
quet and in the card it is stated that the
flowers are from the workingmen. l am
glad to see this recognition from the
workingmen. Great apiause)
when 1 want to speak to working
men, l do not go to their employers and
ask them to deliver the votes of those
who work for him. 1 have known en-
ployers in the west to have tried to
force object lessons on their employees
and have used the Mexican dollar as an
argument. Whenever an employer tries
tD rnll 1Orx - r-~%a s<e.-f y hfrr,- 2 u
claration of independence says that all
men are created equal before the law
and that you are his equal before the
law and you cannot be bartered that
way. Great applause and cries of
Hanna. HannarD
"All are business men who by labor
OF hand or mind contribute TO the wealth
and greatness of this nation and the
ballot is given to all that each may use
the ballot to express, not what someone
else wants. but what ne wants him.
self
I've have had obpject lessons. We
have had those who insist that finan-
cial policy could not be adopted and car
ried out in this country without the
help Of foreign nations.
My friends, l have this proposition
TO make: over seventy million of people
are able TO have a financial policy Of
their own and do not have to hire syn
dictate OF foreign or domest tic capitalists
to run our government They tell U.s.,
when we speak of the silver question.
that the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver Is a dangerous thing. We tell
them that We have suffered for twenty
years from their policy and II does not
take very good policy 10 be better than
theirs. Great aplause) More than
that We give them this evidence Of sin
cerity. We tell them what We want and
how We are going to get ii, but they dare
not tell the American people what they
expect TO do If they are entrusted with
power. Do they tel you that gold
standard is good thing? No, because
seventy million people and the strug-
Cling masses throughout the world
would rise and denounce the statement
that the gold standard ever helped any
body except the money owners and mon
ey changers They say that binetalliem
is a good thing. II we could only get it
More than 10o years ago there were
few people who said that independence
was a good thing il we could have 81,
but there were enough who not only
said IL was good thing. but that they
could have il. and they gave 10 this peO-
pie an independent form OF government
Great applause and cheeringD And
there are today. II mistake not. vast
rls 5oriVy Of the people who are ready !
to say. not only that bimetallism n a /
good thing. but that TO good thing Is too /
good for the American people The
American people are able 70 have Ehaz /
they think Is best for them without 1
waiting for the aid OF consent c9 any 1
1;ter nation on earth Tremendous sp-
plause
i have not time 70 talk 70 yol now. /
but | have time 10 give t%o Gces-lons
" ich l would ask you TO ask your o.
Donsnts. | have given them before aid /
shall give them again They are queS-
'sOnS which yen can pat 70 your o-'.so-
aents and drive them from The tie.d-
The frs i: II the gold STANDARD i a
Zood ehing. why does the RepuoscaIs i
asrty pledge Itself . get I'd O. TIE god
Standard fGrsat applz-=el II b-a1ei-
ssliSn = a thing % be desired. who szali i
;sy that the American people shall be
ieried is bs1efits until s5-e-Sa IA