The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-10-14
ALONG THE N. P.
Mr.. Bryan Makes Several Short
Speeches Between NIinneap-
oils and Duluth.
The Usual Enthusiastic Recep.iO
by His Admirers Along
the Line.
Considerable Amusement Caused
by Some Of His Remarks at
Little Falls.

]. Bryan began early Oh his actual
work for this weeks campaign. The
special Idler was pulled out of Mime
apolis with the Bryan party aboard at
O'Clock, and in a short time the cit
izens of the small towns OH the North
ern Pacific road between the Twin Cit
les and Duluth were listening to free
silver doctrine as proclaimed by the
standard bearer of that principle. Ac-
companying Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, be-
sides the regular party, were Charles A,
Towne, the Democratic, Populist and
Silver candidate for congress from the
Sixth district, j. 6. Hayter, candidate
for representative from the First legis.
lative district, Mrs. j. G.. Hayter, T.
7. Hudson, John w. Tomlinson of Ala.
bama, and Judge j. r. Williams of
Carmi, Ills. Shortly after o'clock the
little city of Anoka was reached, and
Mr.. Bryan defended the Democratic
platform us much as he could in a three
minute speech. He told the several hun.
dred people who gathered about the
car steps that he believed lii that plat
form from one end Of it to another. He
explained that a dear dollar meant hard
times for the producers of wealth. and
that anyone who believed in hard times
could vote the Republican ticket.
Some Republicans at Elk River.
A similar stop was made at Elk River.
At that place bunch of McKinleyites
had assembled at one end of the depot
platform and cheered long. loud and
plenty for the Republican nominee.
Mr.. Bryan spoke from a stand erected
a few feet from the railroad tracks and
made one Of his usual two minute
speeches. A majority of the crowd
cheered him and seemed to try to over
come the demonstration Of their polit-
ical opponents.
At the little station of Big Lake a few
farmers welcomed the nominee, flag
of large proportions and Of home make,
with a shovel handle as staff, was
waved enthusiastically in front Of Mr..
Bryan by an excited stalwart farmer as
the nominee spoke. Mr.. Bryan said
that this country was large enough to
attend to its own business and that he
did not believe a foreign financial pol.
icy should be tolerated.
Gave Towne . Helping Hand.
The city park of St. Cloud was well
filled when the presidential nominee of
three parties arrived in that city about
la m. In his speech delivered there
Mr.. Bryan took occasion to give Charles
A. Towne a helping hand and to tell
the people that they had splendid op-
portunity to help bimetallism by voting
for Mr.. Towne. He said in part:
My friends, the paramount issue Of this
campaign is business question. Our op.
ponents are always talking about business
interests. l wish the great mass of the
people would recognize the Importance OF
politics as much as the financier does
Whenever you bring up any question
which concerns them they at once tell you
that
1t Is q Business Quest. on,
and they cannot allow a business ques
ton to be interfered with by politics II
the financier can make business out OF
politics, then, my friends, the rest of the
PEOPLE can afford to make business out
of politics for once. Applause. Our op
ponents always mean business and the
reason why they have succeeded in con
trolling legislation is because they meant
business, while the people out here would
be willing to accept anything the party
said was all right. A voice: "No We
don't" They are not willing to accept II
now, but they have done it in the past
For 20 years the same influences hay,
controlled both political parties. Th,
financial influences of New York hay,
written the platforms of both parties ant
in every instance they have written
platform that leaned toward bimetallisn
and that nominated candidates VIII,
leaned toward the gold standard. LAD
plause.
Bismsrck's Class: :flcation Of Society.
My friends, think Prince Bismarcl
about year ago gave expression to yer,
important sentiment. Talking to tn
farmers of Germany he said the farmer
must stand together and protect them
selves from the drones of society who pro
duce nothing but laws. [Applause.l
believe that Bismarck's 9 classification O