The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-14
=. SIT. CLOUD COLD.
Bryan's Reception There Not Els
pectaIIy Enthusiastic.

81. CLOUD, MIMI, Oct. 13.-Bryan's march
as was anticipated and 5000 people is lib
eral figure for the attendance at Empire Park.
where he spoke for nearly a half hour The
speciai was scheduled to arrive here at $40,
put 1t was 1880 before the hacks bearing the
distinguished party arrived at the park.
Bryan a1ghted and passed along a walk
FENCED IN by ropes amid cheers, and reaching
the band stand he was introduced by William
+. Re1mer delegate from st. Cloud to the
national convention at Chicago. Bryan imme-
diately waded into the silver question, taking
crack here and there at the democrats who
had bolted his convention His speech was
to speak candidly and honestly, disaD-
pointment. His delivery had not the magne-
marks in general were disconnected. In closing
he paid an eloquent tribute to Mr. Towne and
earnestly asked all voters in the audience to
cast ballot for him.
+ Mrs. Bryan was among those In the hand
STAND, as was also Towne. He was called and
MADE short address. After he had finished
tne party took carriages and were driven
rapidly to the Northern Pacific depot where
their special was in waiting. The people did
not enthuse to any great extent, though many
crowded about Bryans carriage and grasped
MS nand. The crowd was orderly.
In his speech at St. Cloud Mr. Bryan took
occasion TO give Charles A. Towne a helping
hand and to tell the people that they had
by voting for Mr.. Towne He said in part:
MY friends, the paramount issue Of this
campaign is business question. Our oppo-
nents are always talking about business in
lerests. | wish the great mass Of the peo-
PIE would recognize the Importance of poll
TICS as much as the f1nancier does. When
ever you bring up any question which con-
csrns tnem they at once tell you that it is q
business question and they cannot allow a
business question to be interfered with by
polltlcs. II the hnanciers can make bust
ness out OF politics. then my friends the rest
OF the people can afford to make a business
out OF politics for once
Our opponets always mean business, and
ID t.
troii1ng legislation is because they meant
business, while the people out here would be
VIII Wiling to :, accept anything that the party
"A Vo1ce-"No we don't"
They are not willing to do it now but they
nay nave done It in the past. For twenty years
political parties. The financial influences of
New York have written the platforms of
potn parties, and in every instance they have
written platform that leaned toward bimet-
allism.
My friends think Prince Bismarck about
a year ago gave expression to very impor-
tant sentiment Talking to the farmers of
Germany he said the farmers must stand to-
gether and protect themselves from the drones
OF society who produce nothing but laws I
Deneve that Bfsmarck's classification Of So
ciety on this question is proper one. He
puts the drones on one side and the bees
on the other. and my friends, the drones
have always found fault with the bees
'Hurrah for England
Mr.. Bryan-''There is the first republican
Fuve seen this morning. :
Another Voice-You've got to have a magni-
flying glass to see him.
Mr.. Bryan am glad there are few OF
them left. because you know it always must
be satisfying to a man who stands on the
republican platform as they are getting to
be so few that he will draw a high price VIII an
they come. around and want him for a
museum.
My friends, If you believe In free silver, IL
you believe in the money of the constitution
II you believe in an independent financial
policy for the American people, you have pot
to have not only president, but senate
and house Of representatives CHEERS and
cries of "Towne. Towne.'o No bill can he
come a law until it is signed by the president
and no bill can be signed by the president IN,
TIL 1t has passed both houses Then If Won
are in earnest want you to be Just as earnest
TO send congressman who is all right as Won
are to elect president You have a snlendjd
opportunity in this district In these latter
Gays have found SO many bad democrats and
so many good republicans that l have found
that republican who is right is great deal
better than democrat who Is wrong
Of all the republicans who are acting with
us In this campaign, there Is not one who de-
serves more credit that that distinguished ad-
vocate OF b1metallism who Is now in congress
and who will be your member again unless
you are false to your own interests anu th
interests of your country.
Why, my friends, would rather have one
man like Towne, who is a republican with
us than to have sixteen of the democrats
whom we have driven out of the party nv
trying to do right. But instead Of giving
sixteen democrats for one republican tbav
nave reversed the ratio.