The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-11
AMONG THE NORTH DAKOTANS
Bryan Assumes to Define Opposing Views
of Bimefallism.


Fargo, N. D., Oct. 10.---W. J. Bryan
encountered a few of the vicssitudes
and inconvenience incident to the MAX
ing of campaign in the northwest
Where railroad facilities are not what
they are down east" He arrived at
Aberdeen late at night on the special
car ''Idler'' and left Aberdeen late On
the morning, leaving the commodious
and comfortable Wagner. The every
day or every night sleeper which went
over the road was not conducive to rest
or comfort, even to a candidate of Mr..
BryaRs sleeping qualities. There was
bad mix-up at Aberdeen owing to
somebody's acknowledgement. The train
was over two hours late when 1t reach
ed there and then 1t was found that
there We're no switch tracks allowing
transfer of the special car from the
tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern
over which the party arrived, to those
OF the Great Northern, which road must
be taken in order to allow the party
to get to Fargo. There was telegraph
ing and hurried consultations and the
result of it all was that at o'clock a
special train was taken from Aberdeen
TO this city. On the train were Senator
Roach and members of the local re-
cepton committee to escort Mr.. Bryan
here. The candidate at o'clock took
the car of the Fargo COMMITTEES while
his own private coach went on to St.
Pau under the charge Of John w. Tom
hnson of Alabama, Mr. Bryan's pro-
eecfor from crowds and over-zealous
supporters. 1t was only O'Clock when
MIR. Bryan was up again to address a
number Of early-rising enthusiasts in
hSxpr- clrTro
bed and slept until o'clock when Far
go was reached. Mr.. Bryan had break
fast here with Senator Roach and the
reception committee at the Hotel Me-
h'opcle. At 1915 he went to the base
ball park and delivered a speech half
IN hour hong.
Al the baseball grounds a large crowd
bad obtained admission to the enclosure
On the platform, placed IN oonspicu-
BUS place, was the somewhat historic
Eagle belonging TO the more historic
Bud Reeves, who. it will be remember
"a, made a canvass for congress mount
I'D on a white horse, wrapped in the
american flag and with a stuffed eagle
perched on his shoulder Mr.. Rrvan
was received with as much enthuss-
arsm as could be expected on a day
so ch5,9y. He was introduced bv II =
Miller, president of the City bank. The
nominee said in part:
Ladies and Gentlemen: I want IN
talk TO you little about one question
which in this campaign rises above and
cvershadows all other questions. 9th
er questions can be settled at another
time, but when a great party puts in
us platform plank which declares
That financial policy which the Ameri-
Fan people DO not like shall be SUBMIT
20 to just as long as foreign nations |
INSIST upon It, is an issue which must |
De settled CApplause.) I call your |
attention to the fact that the Republic !
,san PLATFORM, Tor the first time in the !
history OF the party. or in the history 4
d any party IN this country. proposes
10 surrender the right TO determine |
their financial policy and place iegis-
iailve control over Ii IN the hands of the
American people. (Apphauss.)
IF the Republican platform had de-
c'ared that the gold standard was a
desirable thing. the Republicans might
20 forth and present the merits of the
gold standard They might say. as the
advocates Of the god standard said be-
Tore the st. Louis convention. that gold
IS the money Of civilization; that we
had outgrown silver; that you could not
Rave tTo yardSGcks; that free coinage
was n the interest of the mine owner
Ind than the dernagogue was appealing
10 the selfish interests OF The people who
wanted TO pay their debts in cheap dol
ars. / say, If the Republicans had de-
,lared for gold, they might have used
lie arguments which the adyocs,tes OF
he gold standard usually do. But the
Republican platform does not declare
hat gold is a standard. The Repub-
loan platform pledges the Republican
,arty 10 get rid OF the gold standard
nd to substitute the double standard !
ust as soon as other nations will let
IS. (Applause.) We insist that If the
old standard is good thing, we ought