New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13
BRYAN N MINNEAPOLIS.
CHEAP TALK BY THE POPOCRAT CAHDiDAi"
ABOUT "GOIDBUGs"-A SPEECH
WOMEN.

inneanoIis Oct l2-W J. Bryan escorted
from the West Hotel to the Auditorium to-nish'
by a bodyguari of 30 old soldiers comprising inc
Veterans Bryan Club. The place was filed ara
struggling and excited throng surrounded IN"
building unable TO enter. Mayor WINSTON oi'oo
the meeting to order and introduced T.. g. Mar
chand who presented to the candidate an inkstan"'
sixteen parts silver and gold Oh behalf OF the
laboring men of Minneapolis
II was supposed that Mr.. Bryan would nave
something to say about Archbishop lrelands let
ter against the Chicago ticket and platform. bu'
no made no reference to 1t. lie did, however, tax
about another leading Minnesotan, ex-senator W,
D. Washburn on tho basis of letter received
from the ex-senator regarding the tariff The
speaker sail he would discuss the tarit after 'he
money qL ,stion was settled.
Mr. Bryan delivered second address from
balcony of the Exposition Building. His audience
was estimated at 15,coo. He next addressed a meet
ing OF women at the Lyceum. Nine o'clock was
the hour set for Mr.. Bryan's appearance. but he
was more than hour late Mrs. Bryan was
there The meeting presided over by Mrs. L.
NJ Shaefer whose husbands father was the law
partner for twenty years of Mr. Bryans father
at Salem. III. When she presented the candidate
the women shreked and waved an emotional well
come The candidates last address was at Yale
Place where another big crowd had gathered
Tho speech of the evening was delivered at the
Auditorium There little new in 1t. except
the answer to Senator Washburn. In this he said
in part
/ am not going to discuss the tariff question, be-
cause I going to discuss the paramount issue Of
this campaign made so by three political parties ana
considered so by Republicans who are afraid to dis
1t and try discuss the tariff question instead
| think you ought to hear and am rot going to
deny you any god thing. tLaugnter) He says: The
auc ence will be composed presume, very largely
of laboring men and wage-earners of high order.
This class people, like others, dominated by human
seshness far their own interest are concerned
probably prefer to receive their wages In dollars
worth leo cents. rather than those worth only SO
cents" (Groans) | shall take for my text the
words: Like others dominated by human sensh less
80 far as their interests are concerned
Iaboring men, | want to ask you why II is that
every gold bug says that you are selfish and that
every gold bug pretends TO be philanthroplst who
simply loves honest money because 1t VIII help
OF her people? daughter and cheers) / want to
know why IL is that these gold bugs are so sorry
that everybody else will be influenced by personal
interests and positive that personal interest can,
tell YOU why: If man believes thing Is good
for himself and also good for others he VIII admit
that it Is good for himself. If he thinks thing good
for himself bad for others. he will never ADMIT
that IL is good for himself. (Cheers) That Is the
rule that lay down. and you can examine II ana
never deny that a thing Is good for themselves if
they also believe It is good for others II Is oniy
when they believe that they prosper by DINERS al
versty that you hear them standing up ana denylhe
that they have any pecuniary benefit lApp.auss3
The speaker asked why: II Mr. Washburn was
paving his employees In Scent dollars lie theh
quoted from a speech by Mr.. WashDurn IN Son-
gress expressing disappointment at the tariH ot
1890.