Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-14
the man who was gold man when he did
not have any"
The Badge and the Ballot.

The Badge and the Ballot
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 13.-Five stops
were made by the Bryan special between
Little Falls and Duluth, and five more
speeches were added to the several hum
dred the democratic candidate has made
in the campaign. For the sizes of the
places where the train halted the crowds
that turned out to see Mr.. Bryan were OF
fair proportions. That at Staples num-
bered 500, at Brainerd 1000, at Aitl1en 800,
al Carleton 500, and at West Superior 10,
900. No stop was made a Motley, but the
train was slowed down to enable about
100 people at the station there to see the
nominee and Mrs. Bryan.
Mckinley badges of yellow ribbon We're
noticeable at several places, particularly
so at Brainerd, and Mr. Bryan made
some comments on their use.
Il do not know what arguments are
most familiarly advanced against free
coinage" he said. c'Coercion," shouted
some one). II was going to say that coer-
eion was the argument that Is being re-
sorted to now by our republican friends
more than any other argument But here
is one advantage about the voting IN the
states where they have the Australian
ballot, and that Is that while a man wears
q badge in order to save his employment
he has a right to use his vote in order to
save his country. l do not find 1t in my
heart to criticise the man who wears the
republican badge under compulsion.
These are hard times and they will be
harder than this If the gold standard
continues, and do not wonder that the
man who has a job does not like to risk
having that job taken away from nm
because he insists upon being an Ameri-
can citizen. But / do rejoice that the
laboring men of this country were instru-
mental in getting an Australian ballot to
protect them in just such crisis as we
are passing through. The Australian bal
lot is our salvation in this campaign.
without it we could hardly hope for vic
tory Some one has said that a man who
wears the republican badge to save his
employment votes for free silver to make
his job worth saving.
West Superior, Wis, turned out the
biggest crowd of the day. 1t numbered
10000 people While Mr.. Bryan was
speaking some one shouted: How ABOUT
Sickles?" referring to Gen. Dan Slckels
of New York, who bolted the Tammany
Endorsement of Bryan and Sewall and re-
Gently made a speech at Duluth In favor
of Mckinley. For every old soldier we
lose," responded Me. Bryan, I'VE gain
Dozen"
Cheers from the crowd followed.
John W. Tomlinson of Birmingham,
Ala, member of Mr.. Bryan's party, also
spoke at West Superior.
At Duluth.
Duluth, Oct. 13-ThirteeH speeches and
200 miles of roundabout travel through
consin included, was w. j. Bryan's cam
paigning record of today.
Ahkoka, Elk River, Big Lake, st. Cloud,
Little Falls, Staples, Brainerd, Carleton
and West Superior were the places where
the nominees special train stopped long
enough to enable him to made addresses.
At a number of places along the line Oh
the Northern Pacific Mr.. Bryan found
that many of his hearers wore the ia
miiar yellow slips of paper or ribbon
t.,i,, hic n
ponent. At Brainerd they were numer-
Gus enough to call for those few COM
ments by the nominee. Cheers for Nc
Kinley were heard at the stops. In fact,
the day began with them at Anoka,
when Mr.. Bryan delivered his first
speech.
Today's trip was taken by the demo-
cratic candidate for the special purpose
OF aiding Representative Towne in his
fight for reelection to the federal legis-
lature.
Duluth Is Mr.. Townes home and his
local supporters with several more from
other parts of his district turned out to-
night to do honor to the Nebraska man.
A big crowd was a the union depot when
the candidates train arrived at o'clock,
and hearty cheers followed him to the st.
Louis hotel. Immediately after supper
Mr.. Bryan started out to fulfill his
Duluth contracts. Like the women of
Minneapolis, the female supporters of
MI. Bryan III DululH 1du III ltibtu u
meeting for their exclusive benefit They
secured the Lyceum theater for the pur-
pose. A few newspaper workers of the
male persuasion were admitted.
A great waving of handkerchefs and
clappng of hands and feminine attempts
at a cheer took place when Mr. Towne
had made the presentation. Mr.. Bryan
talked about the democra tic side of the
money question and received more ap-
plause when he concluded.
Mrs. Bryan, who was there with Mrs.
Towne, divided interest. with her hus-
band.
The second meeting was in the car shed
of the local street railway company,
great structure, capable of holding be-
tween 1900 and $1,000 people. 1t was
packed and jammed with male humanity
when Mr.. Bryan arrived at 9:25 p. m. His
reception was hearty and the cheering on
his appearance lasted several minutes.
Mr. Bryan referred in complimentary
terms to Charles A. Towne and John
Lind, and said that Mr.. Towne could bet
ter afford to be defeated than the people
could afford to allow his cause to suffer
defeat II beg you to remember the re-
sponsibilities which rest upon you in an
hour like this, and leave no effort undone
TO give q majority in the house and
majority in the senate as well as a presi-
dent, all in favor of free coinage at 16 to
1, without waiting for the aid or consent
of any other nation on earth. "a voice,
"And you won't veto 1t. will you?'O.
Mr.. Bryan II will not, but want you
to have two-thirds If possible in both
houses, SO that IL any coinage should
come to me, and / should veto 1t, I want
you to have enough to pass 1t over my
veto"