Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
SAYS THERE'LL BE NO PANIC
Bryan Takes Back Words He Spoke at Mount
Vernon, Ill, Last March,
DENIAL IS MADE AT ROCK ISLAND
Nominee Declares He Does Not He
iicNc that VIII lie the Result of
Free Coinage OF silver
His Illinois Trip.

JACKSONVILLE. ILL.,. Oct. 24.-Early this
morning w. j. Bryan began his work. Before
s o'clock he spoke at Ottawa and a good
sized crowd cheered his arraignment OF the
gold democrats His speech was devoted
/ In the main to a general shaking up of the
men whom he said nominated a ticket in
order to elect a republican. EX-Presideht
! Harrison and NJ. E ingalls,, president of
the Big Four Railroad company, were given
a few words of not too complimentary a ma
| ture at La Sale. where Mr.. Bryan spoke
! from flatcar at the rear of the train TO a
| large crowd of enthusiastic admirers Of
himself and Governor Altgeld. The action
of the latter gentleman during the strike
some three years ago here and at Spring
! Valley made the miners there loyal sup
porters OF him and the crowds at both places
this morning showed demonstrative evi-
dence 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 ac-
| count because of advice which | gave the
railroad employees. In speaking of the at
| tempt of the railroads to Coerce their cru
| 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 en-
| ployment and added that they should wear
| republican buttons If necessary, march in
republican parades II they were commanded
to do so, and even contribute to the re.
| publican campaign fund II that was required
| by their employers; but that they should
| vote according to their convictions on cleo
| tion day. Mr.. ingalls,, the president of n
| railroad, in a speech at Cincinnati, de-
nounced me for advising employees to de-
! ceve their employers and ex-President Har-
| rison has charged me with teaching i'm
morality in giving the advice which | have
! quoted, Now, l desire to Justify my posi-
! ton The right to vote according to ones
own conscience is a law-given right. Co
| ercion is violation OF law and when |
! advise the employees to vote as they please.
! even though they must wear republican but
! tons and march in republican parades, | am
| taking higher moral grounds and giving
more patriotic advice than those who coun-
| tenance coercion and appeal to employees to
vote the republican ticket on election day
merely because they have been compelled
| to wear republican badges during the cam
paign.
when a man criticises me for advising en-
poyes to express their honest convictions at
| the ballot box ! ask what such people think
| of the Australian ballot. The Australian
! ballot Is a secret ballot and we have adopted
| 1t in this country in order to protect Amar-
| lean citizens in the right to vote according
to conscience without being subjected to dis
! charge or persecution. When Mr.. Harrison
and Mr. ingalls, condemn me for telling them
to vote as they please they virtually condemn
| the Australian ballot. In fact, they condemn
all secret ballots and tell the citizen that he
ought to announce in advance how he is
| going to vote. There are some who can an
nounce their position in advance and when
citizen is in a position to act with inde-
/ pendence | am glad to see him do so but
when an employer violates the rights of his
employees by demanding that they shall
4 march in parades or wear certain badges the
employe has right to take advantage of the
secret ballot. am willing to let the public
sit in judgment upon the advice which
| have given to employees II Mr.. ingalls, and
| Mr.; Harrison are willing to submit their ad-
| vice to tie public. / am willing that the
public shall decide whether II is immoral
for people to vote according to their con-
| science II MIR. Harrison and Mr.. ingalls, are
| willing to risk the verdict of the people on
| tho position they have taken. namely that
employees must vote the republican ticket on
election day because they had worn repub-
| lican badges during the campaign"
The train had trouble south of Ladi and
| the special on which MIR. Bryan was travel
ing was delayed at that place for few
moments and the time was utilized by the
nominee in making speech to few hun
dred people about the rear OF the train. II
was an enthusiastic little crowd and cheered
him repeatedly.
Notwithstanding the fact that Henry
election. large that OF any county OF
the state an immense gathering awaited Mr.
Bryan at the fair grounds, and from stand
| erected in the center of the race track in
| front of the reviewing stand. the nominee
talked to an audience that numbered into
| the thousands. He was cheered repeatedly,
and once in a while a wearer of a yellow
badge wold shoot up a cheer for the repub
lican nominee. At the little town of Calvin
| the train stopped for few moments and
mingled with the cheers for Mr.. Bryan
! came those for his opponent The demo
| Gratis nominee asked ir anybody present
| thought the gold standard was the best
| thing for the country and there were cries
of mo" and Eyes" and "Give us gold and
| silver" Mr. Bryan asked those who had
| gold coin to hold it up. There was no gold
Then Mr. Bryan warned those present TO
look out for the gold man without any
| gold"
SAYS NO PANIC WILL FOLLOW.
Rock Island and Moline Joined in the dem
| onstrations to the triple nominee this after
| noon and, as result, a crowd which was
| great in numbers and enthusiasm assembled
| to listen to the candidate. Vice President
| Stevenson, who joined the party here, was
also an attraction and shared the ovation.
| There was a continual storm of cheers and
| applause all along the line, and when Mr..
| Bryan gained the platform 1t was several
minutes before he could proceed because
OF the noisy evidences of affection. After
he had finished his address he was followed
by Vice President Stevenson. who spoke
for three minutes. Mr.. Bryan, among otGer
things, said:
The republican platform says the exist
ing gold standard must he maintained and
when 1t says that II means that you must
continue the only means by which that
standard can he maintained. | say there
will be more bonds If the gold standard
Is maintained. Do you say there Will not
be? ! ask you why the republican conVcn-
tion did not denounCe the Issue of bonds by
this administration. II Is because the lead
ers of the republican party We're approving
the bond issues in the past and VIII con-
tinue bond issues in the future.
Now, i have had my attention called TO
"A statement. in which | was accused of
saying that the free coinage of silver would
result in n panic. | have not said So /
do not believe 1t. l believe, my friends.
that the moment this nation has declared
that at a certain time the mints of the
United States Will be open to the free coin
age of silver on equal terms with gold at
the ratio of l6 to l. that moment the value
of silver will he measured by gold and that
at the time of the opening of our mlnts
silver will reach the point where an ounce
of II will be worth sl.29 in gold, and from
that time we pass on with the parity main
taned at 16 to ],
REPLY TO BISHOP WORTHINGTON.
After leaving Rock Island there were
short stops at Alpha and Alexis and Mr..
Bryan went to the rear OF the car and ac-
knowledged the reception given him with
few pleasant words. A sharp rebuke was