The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-26
SEWALL WAS THERE, TOO.
TICKET AND INTENDED TO
STAY.
QUESTION SETTLED FOR CAMPAIGN
The "Mafne Appendage' Is Deter
mined to Remain In the Fight
to the Bitter End.

ence which greeted Mr. Bryan on Bos-
ton Common was the largest which he
has faced since he started on his tour
through the "enemy's country" No
estimate placed the number of people
at less than $4,000, while many placed
it as high as 10000. Mr. Bryan had
addressed a big crowd at Worcester at
$3.50 o'clock One element of diseord
was visible there but Mr.. Bryan did
not seem to notice it. 1t was a big
red flag with Bryan's picture upon it,
hung on VIM. Fl. Burns underwear
| factory, at the rear of the speakers
stand. Beside it hung an American
flag, with Maj. McKinley's picture upon
it. Immediately after the Worcester
| speech Mr.. Bryan started for this city.
Mr.. Bryan and his party and the
committee were half an hour late, and
| the crowd had become very impatient.
| Candidate Bryan, with his running
mate, Vice Presidential Candidate Ar
! thur SewalI, and members of the re-
| ception committee occupied a temper
| airy platform in the center Of broad
| campus, and the crowd entirely sur
rounded the little spot. Hon. James
H. Mellen. of Worcester, introduced the
| speakers.
| OSullivan, of Lawrence, prominent as
a candidate for lieutenant governor.
/ He criticised the Worcester persons
who placed Mr.. Bryan's picture on a
red flag. Mr.. Bryan appeared at 7:3O
with bouquet of roses in his hand
and was at once introduced. The en-
/ thusiasm was greater than Boston
! Common had ever seen before, and 1t
T was fully seven minutes before he was
allowed to speak. Mr.. Bryan said:
| Though far from my Nebraska home
am glad that l can greet you as fellow citi-
zens OF a common country. I shall not at
/ tempt to make myself heard to all who are
| assembled here have spoken to a number
I Of audiences Cheers in the distance and great
| applause). but | never spoke to an audience
| that seemed to reach so tar away into the
distance as this one does. (Applause) l will
| speak to those who nearest to me here
and those who are in Rhode Island and Maine
can hear me when visit those states. (Ap-
plause and laughter.)
| l came down to Massachusetts to present
| to your people the gospel of Democracy as I
| understand It,. That is the way we do. 1 do
not claim to have any authority except that
[ conferred upon me by the Democratic con-
| Vention. Ii you doubt my Democracy | can
point to that convention as a better certif-
cate than any boiling Democrat can find.
| tAppiause) We lay down this proposition
| that the more money there is in the country
! the easier It is for any person who has some
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our opponents plant themselves upon the
doctrines that the less money the whole peo-
PIE nave, the more money each individual
VIII nave That Is a mathematical PROPOSE
ton which you cannot find in any Arithmetic
but it seems to be the proposition upon
| which Republican financiering is based
we say that while the dollar goes up prop
/ erty must go down, and that falling prices
| and falling property mean hard times If
you ask us how this gold standard affects
| tne farmer we tell you that the gold stand
I n fbd h.
without lowering bis taxes or his debts N
you asked us how the gold standard affects
the tine aDoFSg man. we reply that it destroys
number OF idle men. The gold stanard fills
! our streets with men who are anxious to
! work, but find no opportunity The sold
standard. by increasing idleness' brings nov
| erty to those who should have enough and
TO spare, and when YOU take away the means
of gaming livelihood you make tramps out
| OF men Who under just conditions would ba
| seH,supporting and contributors to the ma
! uons wealth and greatness. (AppIauseD
| AND, last OF ALL when you drive men to
| hunger and desperation. Won make crirnjnoIs
| out OF men who, under Just conditions would
| be law-abiding citizens
:. The gold standard has nothing to defend
II; except the misery which has followed IL
Wherever 1t has been tried. The gold stand
ard Is a failure If you will accept the testj-
mony OF those in every land who have had it.
| the testimony of those who create wealth
and add tc the national productiveness n
you don't join with us now and we are de-
feated this year we will come again and ex-
tend the invitation. until a majority of the
people IN this country do join with u.s.
we nave not many great daily papers with
US. but the time will come when the daily
papers will be glad to furnish editorials that
the people OF this country want. Having been
connected for short time with the news
paper business. myself, l do not underestimate
the influence or newspapers, but in times like
these people go ahead of the newspaners
when the newspapers refuse the people /
Deg you to recognize the importance Of this
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, to office those who believe in the free cojnage
OF silver, the reform will come now II ii
results in their defeat it will simply post
pone for four years more the bringing of real
relief to the people Of this country.
With this last remark, Mr.. BRYAN
closed his address and changed his
position to the other side of the plat
fern as he had been obliged to do. "a
many as eight times, during his adj
dress. Facing the portion Of the crowd
which seemed largest, he called his
companion on the Democratic ticket TO
his side and both stood upon chairs.
For the first time, in this state at least.
the two candidates We're seen side by
side. In introducing his running mate,
Mr.. Bryan said:
My fellow citizens. I introduce to you a
man who, away up in Maine, was willing to
stand for free coinage when his neighbors
were against it. (Applause.) l introduce to
you who was in favor of an in;ome
tax, although he had to pay 1t; a man who
did not bow the knee to Baal or worship the
golden calf, Arthur SewalI the Democratic
candidate for vice president. Tremendous
cheering for Mr.. Sewall)
Mr.. Sewall said:
Fellow Citizens of New England: II "a
with great satisfaction to me that have this
opportunity to the great results Of tho
Democratic party and 10 see your candidate
for president, and l will also say it is great
satisfaction to to let you know that his
associate is still on the ticket. No less a
parsonage than himself asked me that cues
ton tonight whether on the ticket yet
or not ard | am glad Of the opportunity to
say, vain as 1t may appear for me- your
nominee for vice president Is still on tha
ticket and he will always be during this
campaign, and we will not decline until after
his election en- the third Of November
My friends we in the fight to stay
This fight is between the people on one side
the producers Of wealth, the defenders Of
country, against the prosperous class an
we are told by the other party. the money
barcns and their allies of Europe I need
not tell you when such parties are allied
against each other, which will win. There
is only one question between the parties Re-
hind the geld standard entertainments Won
win find all the trusts. monopolies and enc
mics OF the people. There you find the repre-
sentatves OF our foreign as well as our do
nestle enemies. We are told by our op-
ponents that have been prosperous ana
they point to the fact that the wealth of
this country has increased during the last tvro
decades admit II. that the country has
been prosperous. The wealth of this country
has increased, but where has 1t gone to. have
you got IT? (Cries of "No no. but we want
tn II has gone behind eutrenehnrents
the money barons. behind the gold standard
The greatest monopoly Of all is the gold
standard, which has and viii continue to re-
duce prices as long as 1t stands The peo-
ME OF this country more Interested in
this question than in any party 7 simpIv
came here to see YOU. for you have had