The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-10-08
THEY ALL KEEP QUIET
But the Ohio WOlk rgmen Do Their
Own Thinking.
JUST AS IN OTHER STATES
How Things Look In Hamil-
ton County = ampaign But
tons serve q Purpose, But
They Do Not Vote.
JST AS IN OTHER STATES

Special Campaign Correspondence to
the Standard.
Cincinnati, Oct. 3.-Bryan's speech
here last night was a great speech. to
great audience and made an impress
sion with which the town is ringing
to-day. and of the speech which he aft
erwards crossed the river to make, at
Covington, on Kentucky soil, the same
may be said. As to Bryan's method OF
going to the people and Hanna's meth
cd OF having delegations sent to Nc
Kinley there Is no question as to which
Is the most effective In gaining votes.
And while the Hanna method Is wear
ing hard upon the candidate, accord
ing to the observations of those who
knew him well, Bryan. by all accounts.
Is as fresh and vigorous as ever. i did
not hear 1t, not merely for the reason
that has been given me by so many
Bryan men. that they wanted to leave
the places that they would occupy to
some republicans, but because at the
time l got here Il was utterly impossi-
BILE to obtain entrance through the surg
ing crowd that filled every avenue and
listened to outside speakers. But all 1
have heard of the speech and the man
justify the impression formed In Chi
cago of the effectiveness of his oratory.
and what LATE Pence. who had CAM
paigned with him. told me before his
nomination of his staying qualities.
According to Pence he was the great
est of campaign orators, who could
talk all night against fog horn. and
keep It UP night after night intermin-
ably without sign of wearlness.
His speech contained more of an ar
gument for silver than the reports pub
lished here show. for the Enquirer.
which had ordered verbatim report
from the associated press, did not get
| 1t. for reasons best known to that or
ganization. But that which seemed,
| from what l have heard. to attract
| most attention was what he had to
say about the intimidation of employees.
the use of the standing army to sup
press labor troubles and the assump-
| tion of the tnfallibility OF the courts
that Is made by the republican speak,
ers and papers.
OF the effect of the speech I hear
many comical instances. One single
taxer. who lives at the junction Of two
suburban car lines. had the thought
| fulness to put O bench on the street
before his door to accommodate those
returning from the meeting who might
have to wait for few minutes. About
this knot Of comment and discussion
formed. that. regardless Of the comings
and goings of the cars, kept him awake
until O'Clock in the morning.
Another instance was that given by
a friend who strolled into a beer sa-
loon after the meeting and listened to
the discussion that went on there. They
were all warm for Bryan. but the man
who talked loudest and longest for him
was an Irishman wearing a big Nc
Kinley badge on his coat. Finally
some one. pointing to the badge. asked
why, II he was SO strongly for Bryan,
he wore that badge on his coat. The
Irishman. who had evidently in his en-
thusiasm forgotten all about the badge,
| glanced down for a moment, and re-
| joined:
Yes. wear that Mckinley badge on
my coat. and would wear II on my
| hat II II would please the firm; but
am going to vote for Bryan all the
same. and don't you forget It,"
I hear here the same statements that
i have heard elsewhere on this trip of
the number OF men who are wearing
Mckinley buttons. often with Bryan
coats or vests, and the number OF men
who are Joining gold clubs. and other
wise making professions OF intending
to vote for Mckinley who really pro-
pose to vote for Bryan.
Democrats, populists. labor unionists
and single takers whom l have met in
Cincinnati say there is more intimi-
dation here chat Is, that men are
more generally being made to feel that
they will endanger their livings by be-
ing known to favor Bryan than there
is In any other part of the state or
country. But / think that this is
only their close realization OF IT. for
have heard stories Of the same kind
as these they tell me wherever l have
| gone.
| But certainly Bryan struck a SYM
pathetic chord In what he had to say
about coercion. and there Is a deep