The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-16
BRYAN MAKES AN
EGG ARGUMENT
EndeayOrs to Show How Price OF Silver
Will Rise.
ORATORY SPOILED BY THE RAIN
The POpOcratic Nominee Harangncs
Small Audiences in Old Kentucky
and Ends by Dining with Senator
Bluckburn..nisI Idea of Il Demo.
Gratis Duty to His Party.

at I.45 this morning for FRANKFORT,
travelling in his private car. The first
speech was at La Grange. Several
hundred people. with a heavy percent
age of pretty girls. Cheered Mr.. Bryan
when he came out on the back platform
of his special ear. 4 sudden downpour
of rain did not disperse the enthusias-
tic crowd that heard the candidate.
At Eminence. where the train arrived
at 912. banners waved in III" streets
and brass band was on hand. Mr..
Bryan was in the midst of his remarks
when the clouds broke. A yell went
up from the crowd, Numbering at least
$500, and some ran for shelter, but the
majority held their places. huddled
close together under sea OF umbrei-
las. Mr. Bryan said he would stop
talking until the rain ceased. but the
crowd would not let him. and he went
ON. Among other things he said:
If any man in this community wonid
offer TO buy all the eggs produced it ~
cents u dozen and was able TO make toou
he offer, nobody would sell eggs Tor less.
no matter what the cost Of production,
whether cent or ) cents dozen. so VIII
s..'sr Ere. coinage would estabhsh the
market price of silver ut $l.29. and nobody
would sell ii for cent less. llurin. the
last five years the production of gold Las
inv.eased more rapidly, propoftionateiy;
than the production Of silver, and yet Roid
has advanced owing TO our present nnah-
cial system.
A few people only braved the rain to
get peep at the candidate at Chris
tiansburg. At several small stations
crowds cheered the train as it whisked
by.
BRYAN AT FRANKFORT.
Frankfort, Ky, Sept. 15.-Rain did
not suppress the enthusiasm of the
throng that heard William j. Bryan
speak during his short stop here this
morning. Mayor Julian introduced Mr..
Bryan, while the crowd cheered with
vigor. Mr.. Bryan said:
have been reared in that school Of
Democracy which taught that the or
ficer who for Il short time exercised the
authority conferred by law was the ser
want of those for whom he labored ana
that they have Il right TO prescribe ms
course of conduct. ApplauseD The adop-
ton of platforms IL the recognition ol tne
right of the people to instruct their pup
lie servants. 1t is IA recognition OF the
fact that public officer are elected not 10
think for the people upon ilt great ls'
sues, but to act Tor the people after they
themselves have thought. iAppltuSe., VI
| am elected | will take for granted that
the peopl. are in favor of the policies for
which | AZ this time stand. and shalt
never have cause To complain OF my ue-
scriion of the cause which | advocate.
Cheers and long continued applause. u
voice What's the matter with Joe Black
burn?D
1t seems TO mo that this campaign DEM
onstratcs morr than any recent campaign
~, - .l,. IN, nt.p
selves CCheers) In ordinary times peo-
ple let the machinery Of the party con
troll. but in times of great emergency tht
people themselves assert their SOVEREIGN
ingJ The Democratic party has proved
in the recent campaign the capacity OF the
people to do what they please in q meas
ure which concerns them. We enter upon
"A great contest in the Democratic party in
which Democrats differed. Some believe
In II gold standard. "a voice. "and let
them yo.'o And some believe in the free
coinage of silver: and these GLASSES went
before the primaries throughout the states
to determine before the people Themselves
what should be- the policy of the Demo
cratic party. We believe that Il majorit Y
Of the party has right TO control the
tain the party name by 50 controlling II.
Applausc.D The battle was fought out at
Chicago and in regular way the ma
jority of the Democrats of this Union de-
clared for the immediate restoration of
free and unlimited coinage OF gold and sill
YER tapplauSej at the present ratio OF
Ii 10 lapplause' without waiting for the
consent or aid Of any other nation. Cap
plause)
Mr.. Bryan reached Versailles at 1ooO.
The band was at the station playing
"Old Kentucky Home when his train
came in. and with that in the lead and
followed by troou Of horsemen, he
WAS escorted to a stand erected on the
beautiful thoroughfarc Here Mr.. Bry-
an spoke To several hundred people
and then went off to Senator Black
burns residence. where banquet was
served to large party.
BRYAN AT LEXINGTON.
Lexington. KY, Sept l5.--William j.
Bryan was given rousinS reception
here this afternoon. He made a speech
at the fair grounds to All immense
audience. estimated at from l2.0oO to
u. GOO. one of the pleasant incidents of
the day was a parade of over 800 horse
men which passed the stand from which
Mr.. Bryan was speaking. In the middle
Of his speech the equestrians made theiI
terrlipted Mr.. Bryan in his talk. max
ing Il very impressive sight. They
cheered him now and again and fell in
line at the outskirt of the crowd and
listened to the rest Of the speech. Mr.
Bryan said in part:
Nature smiles upon your h,lsbandry
Sour soil gives forth in rich proftision, bu
according To the experience of the farmer
with all he can do with his industry. witt
his economy. with all his patient toll, tn,
| lot of the American farmer grows haricl
every year. (ApplauseD In olden times
under the rule, those VINO waved anC
swept the sabre by right divine complaint
| was answered with the lash but now tn,
just complaint of the toiling millions o
the United States Is answered by charge.
| that they are anarchists and socialists
Great applause.)
Friends, there is one unfortunate thine
| in correction with the use of the word an
archists. as applied to those who are band
| ell together to restore the money of tn,
| thing in it. Anarchy is thing not to b,
considered in land like this. Anarchy
! can have no home among the people wht
have the ballot to right their wrongs
| thing about this campaign is that tn,
name anarchist Is applied to the bone ant
| muscle of this country by men who ar,
doing more TO overthrow our government
| than any anarchist who ever carried a res
| flag. / say that when this one word AN
archist" is applied to the toiling million.
| by men who exist without toll to usurI
| the fruits and reap the rewards of thos,
who toil-the danger is that 1t will max,
| the name respectable because of its asso
citation. (Uprorious applause and lout
cheering)
PRAISE FOR THE MASSES.
My friends. those who are opposed t.
| us cannot afford to place the farmers o.
| this country and the laborers of this coun
| try In the position of enemies of govern