Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-13
BRYAN At WILLMAlIR.

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ing and hearing a real presiden;
tial candidate: The day after our
last weeks paper was in the
mails a message was received
that Mr.. Bryan would speak
here enroute from Fargo to st.
Paul. The news we're hastily
spread in all directions and it
was confidently expected that
'Willmar would see the largest
crowd is her history. But the
elements seemed to conspire
against us, and during all the
day previous to the day Of the
meeting a heavy rain fell which
continued during the night and
in the morning, making roads
we'll nigh impossible and trave-
ling disagreeable. It had been
the intention to make some decor
ations on the front street, but the
wet weather made this impos-
sible. A platform had been
erected near the depot and for
hours before the train was ex-
pected the crowd at the depot
kept growing larger and larger.
The band arrived early and.
played selections now and then
while the crowd waited. The
Sioux Falls train brought in two
extra coaches loaded with pas
sengers. A Mr.: Babcock who
came with the Litchfeld delega-
tion was introduced and made a
short pithy speech Roy L.
Sperry began an address but
when he had fairly become warm
ed up on his subject the train
came in sight and the band struck
up an air. A: minute more and
William Jennings Bryan, in all
probability the next president of
the United States, was facing the
crowd and speaking We will let
the Minneapolis Times reporter
tell the rest of the story: !
AT Willmar..a drizzling rain was
falling and the atmosphere was
raw and cold: A platform had
been erected at the depot and
and around it some 1000 people
had gathered toipay their re-:
spects to the preside dential candi-
date and listen ttUhis words. In
the crowd were many yellow bad
ges, of which al: number were
worn by little boys. It was the
first place at which the yellow
ribbon had been CONSPICUOUS by
it's presence. -.
Ascending the platform, Mr..
Bryan was introduced by DR..
Christian johnson as "the peo-
pies candidate for president. :"
Standing beneath a huge wagon
umbrella held over him by a
solemn visaged youth Mr.. Bryan
spoke in partas follows.
.'There is no emergency that
ever arises in this country that
the American people do not rise
to the occasion. We have reached
a crisis in our American history
and the American people are ris-
ing to meet it. For years the
gold standard people have insid-
uously instilled their :pernicious
policy.into the framework of le-
gislation, while outwardly claim
ing to want bi-me allism. They
have coVertly and secretly mani
pulate matters so its to have the
gold standard permeate and fas-
ten its fangs upon the inst titutions
Of the country and you see the
result. .:s:. s:::s-e ST
Mr. Bryan thensre related a mum
Der Of anecd dotes that were highly
entert rtaining 70 the silver portion
Of his hearers. butSnot quite SO
funny to those who wore the vel
low ribb bon.
One thin have noticed, Z
said he and that is that the man
who thinks the condi ition Of the
farmer.is good euoullgIh i & the man
who does not ffar md he is
the man who sits in his bank
loans sout his money at 8 good, rate
Eof interest here amy farmer
here who think s big condi itionis
good enoug &
no, 1claimed d . hundred
Voices anda reatt:oi q ieaI Of shout
ling was done a peaker &c.
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