The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-10-14
BRYANS GOOD WORK
Hs Is Making Some Splendid Speech S
in Minnesota.
A NICE TALK 10 THE LADIES
Yellow Badges Mithered by
His Keen edged and ex-
qulslte sarcasm.
A NICE TALK 10 THE LADIES

Minneapolis, Oct 1a-Perhaps the
most unique feature OF Bryan's visit to
Minneapolis was his address last plight
at the Lyceum theater to an audience
exclusively Of women. There were
1000 women present. Mrs. Frank A.
Valesh presided. When Bryan arrived,
about 10 O'Clock, the ladies arose en-
masse, waved handkerchiefs and flags.
clapped hands and called his name-in
fact, did everything that men might
do except give three cheers and a
tiger.
Bryan said: Ladies: This is
novel experience. not only new in that
! am unaccustomed to addressing an
audience OF ladies entirely. but new in
that l have to compete against an
other boy orator. Applause and
laughter). When am talking against
older persons l have the sympathy OF
the mother; but when I am talking
against a younger person I am afraid
the mothers sympathy would go out to
| the smaller of them (applause) and
can confess that l cannot blame you
because l feel II were a Judge would
award him the prize even though I
was contesting myself against him.
'I believe this is the first meeting In
which a candidate has addressed his
remarks to ladies entirely In dis
| cussion Of an economic question and
yet I offer no apology. On the con-
| trary l deem II not only a great privi-
lege, but a great honor. My experi-
| ence teaches me that the mother and
| wife are important parts OF the fam
| lily. (Applause.) In fact I would
rather have the wife on my side in the
beginning Of a campaign than have the
| husband II could only have one. Gap
| plause) And l will tell you why. Be-
cause II i have the wife I am almost
| sure to have the husband before the
campaign is over and IL l only have
the husband I am never sure of him.
| daughter and applause)
| "a lady who was canvassing down
in Nebraska the other day gave utter
| ance to one of the best things which
this campaign has enjoyed. She was
canvassing and called at our house to
| get some literature on silver to circu-
late as she went from place to place.
| She said she had brother who was a
gold man without gold. Uaughter.)
She said she could understand how a
man could be gold man who had
gold. but she could only pity god
man who was without gold. CAP
plause and laughter.) And understand,
my friends. that is the condition in
which majority Of the gold men are
gold men without rold-and when you
find gold man without gold you find
one whom you can convert. because
while the gold standard Is a good thing
for the few of this country. the gold
standard is bad thing for the great
mass Of the people, and the reason
that our cause grows from day to day
Is found in the fact that arguments In
behalf of bimetallism appeal to the
heads and hearts Of theaAmerican peo-
pie and the gold standard appeals only
to the heartless. (Applause.) The rea-
son that mothers are taking such an
interest in this campaign. the reason
that wives are feeling deeper inter-
est than they usually do. Is because
they are becoming acquainted with the
gold standard. They know that instead
of being Just measure OF deferred
payments the gold standard has be-
come a measure OF deferred hope, and
hope deferred maketh the heart sick" "
Mr.. Bryan proceeded to explain the
money question from the standpoint
that the value of dollar depends upon
the number OF dollars. He said: 1.-THE
gold standard means dearer monay.
dearer money means cheaper property.
cheaper property means hard times
hard times means more people desti-
tute. more people destitute means
more people desperate and r'ore peo-
pie desperate means more criminals" "
He appealed to the women TO strive "a
leave their children the richest herlt-
age-good government, that instead OF
giving favors to the few will protect
every one in the enjoyment Of life and
the pursuit of happiness.
After vividly poriraying the misery
which. he said, had been caused by the
gold standard, ard appealing to his
auditors not to desplse the common
people nor question their capacity for
self-government, Bryan declared: 1--WE
have arrayed in this contest on either
side the great forces OF society
Against us are those forces which are
called strong and which are consider
ed influential-money. wealth and po-
sition-hut on our side Is simple jus
tice. We are opposed TO trusts. We
want your children and our children
to have an equal chance in the race oi
life and not be crowded out by these
great orga anizatfons OF wealth which
are trampling upon the rights of men.
We want this nation 90 be what our
forefathers intended.
"Show me a man who has sdence
In the future of the human race and
will show you a man who. I care not
where he lives, is offeTi & IN a silent
prayer for our success. cloud ap-
plause.) Show me the Pharaohs of the
world who would make those under
them make bricks without straw. and
you show me the onnressHr. Show me
men entrenched behind the laws of IA
vOritism and ! WI show you men who
are. | care not what uati"n they live
in, not only sympatAizlng with. but
will send money to help our opponents
fasten the gold standard upon the
American people tApplause)
'1 have no doubt that In this great
crisis whether IL be settled now OF
hereafter. the judgnent.and conscience
of our people will be sufficient TO make
our government better and make our
people happier and give all people that
joy which the god standard has tried
to confine 10 such a small portion oi
our people." cloud and prolonged ap.
plause)
On the Road Again.
McCloud, Mimi, Oct. 13.-The special
car Idler left Minneapolis with the
Bryan party about O'Clock and iu a
short time the citizens Of small towns
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