The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-10
MR. BRYAN's TOUR IN INDIANA
Treats of Jefferson and the Rights
of Corporations.


Louisville. Oct. 6.-Bryan arrived at
Louisville TINS morning shortly after
o'clock on a special train from Nashville
He was met BY Governor Matthews and
the Indiana recspton committee Ma
tional Committeeman woodson Of Ken
lucky, who accompanied Bryan on the
night trip through Kentucky, also ac-
companied him into Indiana. At 1880
o'clock he arrived at Jeffersonville, in
time to fill the first speaking appoint
ment.
On the platform at Jeffersonvlle were
IS little girls dressed in white and one
clothed in yellow. Bryan said: IT am
always glad to go into any community
where they have a special interest in the
name of Jefferson, because we are, in
this campaign, attempting to revive the
principles of Jefferson and apply them
to the solutions OF the questions Of to-
day. We claim our title to the name of
democrat not only by the fact that a
large majority Of the democratic party
has endorsed the principles we advocate,
but for the additional reason that those
principles are in harmony with the
teachings of the father of the demo-
cratic party.
Another reason that we feel that we
are lineal descendants of his in politi-
cal way is because the names they apply
to us are similar to the names applied
TO Jefferson and his followers. They
called Jefferson an anarchist, dema-
gogue a disturber of the peace and a
menace They call us anarchists So
cialists disturbers Of the peace and luna
tics. (Applause) They called the sup
porters OF Jefferson a mob. The followers
of Hamilton denied that the followers
OF Jefferson were capable of self-gov-
eminent. The people who opposed JEFF
ferson doubted, honestly have no doubt
whether 10
be capable of exercising the right of
self-government Jefferson had confidence
IN the people and they had confidence IN
him. (Appause)
When jefferson opposed the banks of
issue, when he complained against put
ting the Issuance of volume of paper
money in the hands of private indi-
viduals, who could then expand or CON
tract 1t at WILL he incurred the opposition
OF the banking element of his day. lust
| as we have incurred the opposition of
the banking element of our day. when
we opposed the issue of paper money by
national banks The national banks want
70 retire the greenbacks and treasury
notes, which now cost the people moth
| ing, and substitute in place of them
bonds. upon which the people will nav
interest and the bankers will draw in
terest am not surprised that they OBJ
pose us, because those enjoying special
privileges always oppose people who at
tempt TO take these special privileges
away from them. Great applause0
THE difference between those who ad-
Vocate the so-called honest money today
and the democrats of 1854 is that the
democrats then had the courage to saw
what they meant by honest money. while
now the advocates of the so-called hon
est dollar never try to tell the people
what they call honest money. (Applause.)
! have heard that in some cities of In
diana, employers have notified the en-
ployes that they would not open for bust
ness II was elected. Now, my friends
if you will look at the charters granted
to those corporations you will find that
in not a single case. have the laws Of
Indiana authorized organize tons for the
purpose of running the politics of the
state (Applause.) You will find that
I there is not q single instance where the
/ laws have granted to corporations the
| right to intimidate their employees in any
way whatever and 1 assert that corpora
\ tons have no right to intimidate the
/ employees in any way whatever. and I
/ assert that a corporation which does try
\ to intimidate it's employees has no right
| to exist in a land like ours applause
! Corporations were instituted for business
! purposes not for political purposes. ZAP
/ plause.) The restoration OF bimetallism
/ will not hurt any legitimate business.
! The election of the Chicago platform will
help legitimate business. (Applause) 1t
only interferes with the men who want
/ TO eat the bread that somebody else has
! earned" (Applause)