The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09

qualification at the interest which the people
seem to feel in this campaign. The expert
ence which | have had in the last two weeks
leads me to believe that the people are in
earnest, and when they are in earnest they
always accomplish what they set out to &C
complsh. They realize that we have reached
great crisis. and that it is necessary now
for every man in this time of peace, as in
time of war; to look out for the country $
interest, and / do not think that the people
VIII fail in this time Of emergency, as they
never have heretofore.
AT Bureau, a letter was handed Mr..
Bryan, which had been mailed to him
at that place. 1t read:
Princeton, ILL.,, Aug. 8, 1S96.-Eighty mine
10 thirty-six, next president of the United
States-the peoples man. John Howard Bry-
ant.
The writer is brother of VIM. Cullen
Bryant, author Of the "Ode to the
Water Fowl" Mr.. Bryans favorite
poem.
A committee from Peru got aboard at
Bureau, headed by Henry Helrnig and
John J.. McCluskey. At Depue. so or
more people were in waiting and at
marquette there were twice that num-
Der, many of them being miners
Some of them climbed upon the car
and chung there until Mr. Bryan came
out and shook their hands.
AT Spring Valley, a crowd In which
miners and laborers were the prominent
factors, greeted the candidate. There
We're 800 or 400 at the train. At Peru
there were about the same number and
Mr. Bryan manifested his first disfn-
clination to shake hands
Al LaSalle, thousand people gath
cred about the train and cheered re-
peatedly. Mr.. Bryan said:
l believe this Is one of the strong Demo-
crat counties of the state. Will you go back
on your record this fall? / want to say to
you that do not believe that we have ever
adopted In this country a more thoroughly
Democratic platform than that which was
adopted in Chicago. 1t sets forth the policies
of the Democratic party, and 1 believe these
policies will commend themselves to tbs iudg-
ment of the great common people of the
United States. And / beg you will recognize
as upon those who bear the standard 1t Is
your fight, and you are more interested in
who shall be elected than the candidates
themselves are. We must leave you to fight
the battle, and we hope that not one of you
will fail to do your duty.
At Atica a crowd OF 100 men bore a
triangular banner, "vote for your own
interests" "16 to / makes the 100-cent
dollar" and Let us declare our free
dem once more A score of those pres
emit carried large flags. A committee
from Ottawa, got aboard, and when
that city was reached, 5000 people were
sgrging around the platform in an
effort TO get near the candidate Mr.
and Mrs Bryan were escorted by a
Gordon Of police through the crowd to
a platform, where Mr.. Bryan spoke
He touched upon the issues as he pre-
sents them with more freedom than he
has exercised In his ubterances since he
left home and was frequently applaud
3D. Mr.. Bryan said:
Some campaigns are left to be managed by
politicians. but this campaign Is bringing
forth IN every county and city and precinct
new persons to lead In the cause. Where old
leaders have gone back upon their records
and have deserted the cause in which the
people believe. new leaders have come to the
any experience we have had, the capacity of
our people for self-government Our nation
does not depend upon few: 1t does not rest
upon the great; 1t rests upon the integrity,
the intelligence and the patriotism Of the
great common people of the United States.
In this campaign there Is going to be one
issue-one issue which shall, more than any
other Issue, determine the action of indi-
yiduals and that issue Is the money question.
The Republican platform declares in favor of
the maintenance Of the gold standard until
foreign nations take pity upon our condition
and come to our rescue. The Democratic plat
form declares IN favor Of the immediate
restoration Of the free and unlimited coinage
of both gold and silver at the present legal
ratio of 16 to /. without waiting for the aid
or consent Of any other nation.
II Ia not difficult for you to determine on
which side you stand. Remember that the
Republicans do not say that the gold stand
ard is a good thing. They dare not say it
The misery that has cursed every country