The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-10-20
FLING OUT YOUR FLAG
how Your True lolors on Saturday
Of Next Week.
THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
What Bryan Said Yesterday In Re-
gard to the Patriotic Use OF
This NJ atoms Glorious
Emblem.
THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE

Sidney, Ohio, Oct. 1s.-About the
band stand in the city park OF Lima,
several thousand people had gathered
to hear Bryan and gave demonstrative
evidences OF approval. II was crush
ing. The committee on arrangements
was either powerless to protect the
party from the crowd or too interested
in shaking hands with the presidential
nominee to attend to the business
for which they were appointed. In his
speech Bryan quoted the letter Of Mark
Hanna calling on the people who in
tended to vote the republican ticket to
hang an American flag from their win
dows on Oct 81. He said:
my friends. 1t is the first time
know OF that have ever agreed with
the chairman Of the republican ma
tfonal committee. but I want to sign
my name to his letter and ask all those
who believe in the ideas set forth there
to display flag on the 31st Of October.
because there Is nothing in that letter
endorse. Now note what he says, that
he wants a flag displayed by all those
who, on the 3rd Of November, intend
to vote for the preservation Of our ma
tional honor, We advocates of free
silver believe that by having a finan-
cial policy made by the American peo-
pie for the American people you can
support the honor of the United States.
He wants those to display a flag who
are for sound money. We who believe
In the money of the constitution are
for sounder money than those who
want to change our currency into
pounds. shillings and pence. We, who
believe In basis for our financial
transactions sufficiently broad for those
transactions to rest upon. believe in a
sounder financial system than those
who advocate the gold standard and q
financial system based upon gold alone
when you cannot get gold to furnish
your foundation.
I'VE not only believe in sound mon
ey, but we tell you what We mean by
sound money and do not play hypo-
critic by talking sound money and then
refusing to explain what the terms
hiee<AA+ AAC "hhto OAiboC WIZ dIt SOllik
to vote for the advancement Of our
peoples interests and general pros
pertty to display AN American flag.
My friends, We believe the opening Of
the mints to the free coinage of silver
at 16 to 1, without waiting for the aid
or consent OF any other nation, means
the advancement Of the people and
general prosperity. and therefore we
can join with these men In displaying
an American flag. and let II be known
to the country that We are standing
by the flag and that we are not asking
foreign nations what that flag shall
mean join In the request for three
reasons: First, because everything
that he asks In that letter We believe
in. and therefore we have as much
right to display a flag ON that day as
any republican has, and we believe we
have good deal more moral right to
do 1t In this campa gn. join In the
letter for another reason. / do not
want them to mark the advocates of
| free silver for slaughter on that day.
do not want the employers to go about
| over every town and throughout the
country and find out who has flag in
| his window and then threaten to dis
| charge any man who does not say he
Is going to vote the republican ticket.
my friends, IL coercion Is going to
be attempted. for heavens sake. let It
not be attempted by using the flag as a
means Of pointing out the men TO be
threatened. II they want to find out
who shall be slaughtered, let them
take some other emblem than the ma
tions emblem under which to do their
nefarious work. There Is another rea-
son why Join In that request. / want
some flags to float on that day which
| do not mean government by the syn
| dicates for the syndlcates. want some
flags to float on that day that do not
/ stand for the right OF a coal trust to
send representatives 10 every flreside
and collect tribute from every fam ly
| In this land. want some flags TO float
| on that day that do not stand for the
opinions Of those who say If the ma
/ jortty OF the people will decide a GER
tain way in this campaign they do not
know whether they will submit to the
| decision or not. / want some flags To
float on thar day which have behind
them the honest sentiment OF the
| American people. of the people who
intend to attend to their own business
and do not intend to be bought OF
bribed or forced to support a foreign
financial policy. Applause and cheers
so. my friends, l want to ask all ad-
vocates OF silver to bring out flag OF
that day. / want them to put II into
their homes and in their places oi
business and II need be carry 1t upor
the streets and let our opponen.
know that we do not intend to surren.
der that ensign and emblem into tn,
hands of the enemies OF the people o.
this country" Great applause anS
cheering)
| AT Wapakoneta houses In the vicin
ity of the City hotel in front OF which
Bryan spoke were d. coTated with flags
bunting and pictures Of the candidate
When Bryan was seen eineT ging n, II
the car the crowd cheered him wildly
HIS speech was punctuated with ap
plause. He spoke on tie same lines a.
he used often, discussing the none!
| que ton.