The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-25
pentlence.

ing w 81. DIyHu ucSdn MS WORK. BE-
fore s o'clock he spoke at Ottawa and IL
good sized crowd cheered his arraignment
of the gold Democrats.
At La Sale Mr.. Bryan spoke from II
flat car to large crowd of enthusiastic
admirers of himself and Governor Alt
geld. The action of the latter during the
strikes three years ago here and at Spring
valley made the miners there LOYAL sup.
porters Of him, and the crowds at both
places showed demonstrative evidence of
affection for the governor and for the
Presidential nominee. At La Sale Mr..
Bryan said in part:
Two distinguished men have called
me TO account because of advice | gave to
railroad employees. In speaking of the
attempt of railroads to cOercc their en-
ployes, said that in these hard times
when employment is so difficult to find. |
did not want to advise laboring men to
do.anything which would lose them their
employment, and added that they should
wear Republican buttons if necessary.
march III Republican parades if they
were commanded to do So and even con.
tribute to the Republican campaign fund
if that WAS required by their EMPLOYERS;
but that they should vote according to
their convictions on election day. Mr..
ingalls,, the president of u railroad, in n
speech in Cincinnati denounced me for
advising employees to deceive their en-
ployers, and ex'President Harrison has
charged me with teaching immortality in
giving the advice which have quoted.
Now desire to Justify my position. The
right to vote according to one's con-
science is law-given right. Coercion is
violation of.law, and when 1 advise en-
ployes to vote as they please even though
they must wear Republican buttons and
march i'll Republican alades, | am tax
ing higher moral grounds and giving
more patriotic advice than those who
countenance coercion without being sub.
lected to discharge or persecution
When Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. ingalls, CON
demn me for telling them to vote as they
please they actually condemn the Austria
lian ballot. In fact, they condemn all
secret ballots and tell the citizen that he
ouent TO announce IN advance, and when
Il citizen is in position to act with indie
pendence | am glad to see him DO so;
but when an employer violates the rights
OF his employees by demanding that they
shall march in paradcs or wear certain
badges the employee has II right to take
advantage of the secret ballot. | am
willing to let the public sit in Judgment
upon the advice which | have given IN
employees if Mr.. Ingalls, and Mr.. Hair.
risonare willing to submit their advice
TO the public, am willing that the pub-
lie shall decide whether it lis immoral for
she people to vote according to their CON
science If Mr. Harrison and Mr.. ingalls,
are willing to risk the verdict of the peo-
pie ON the position they have taken
namely, that employees must vote the Re-
publican ticket on election day because
they had worn Republican badges during
the campaign
n freight train had trouble sonh of
Ladd and the special in which Mr.,
Bryan is travelling was delayed mt that
place Tor few minutes and the time was
utilized by making speech to few
hundred people about the rear of the
tram. 1t was an enthusiastic little
crowd and cheered him repeatedly.
Rock Island, Oct. 81. -Notwithstand-
ing the fact that Henry county Yields n
Republican majority every election ms
large as that of any county of the State
an immense gathering awaited Mr.. BRYAN
ut the fair grounds, and from n stand
erected i'll the centre of the race track. i'm
front OF the reviewing stand, the nom
inee talked to an audience that numbered
mp in the thousands He was cheered
repeatedly, and 3nce in while wearer
of yellow badge would shoot i'm n cheer
for the Republican nominee. There were
few gold badges in the crowd, but the
greater number OF them were on the
streets and not at the meeting
NJ the little town of Calvin, the train
stopped for II few moments, and mingled
with the cheers for Mr.. Bryan came those
Tor his opponent. The Democratic nom
inee asked if anybody present thought
the gold standard was the best thing for
the country, and there were cries of
NO" and Yes, 8" and GIVE us gold and
silver
Mr. Bryan asked those who had n gold
coin to hold it up. There was no gold
linen Mr. Bryan warned those present to
look out For the gold man without any
gold.