The sun., 1896-10-24

the price Of silver has been going down. and thus
destroy the hackneJed arguments OF the sill.
yerites that have been In constant use.
Senator PETER OF Kansas has been stumpinR
this State, and the Republicans wish no might
tion OF the Bryanites who sent him among the
farmers, the Senator told them there Ia no truth
in the statement that the price OF wheat de-
ponds in any way upon the price OF silver,
and he argued ably and earnestly to prove
that the price OF wheat Is governed solely
Knuto Nelson Of Minnesota took up the cue. and
in his speechmakinG In this State and in Mime.
that they should believe him because he is tho
original Populist and farmers friend. Senator
Of Pcpuiistic tendencies everywhere and is gem
orally regarded as man who is sincere in his
advocacy Of poglihsm HIS Gs price of wheat ar
to- the sound money teachings.
Nearly thirty per cent. Of the North Dakota
vote is cast by the Scandinayians and about Ave
per cent by the Germans., Senator Nelson is
looked upon as an oracle by both classes. and he
he ih is addressIns big crowd at Moorhend. MiSn.
one mile from Fargo. and his most effective
o Per ost
nent Populist in Congress. that the price of
wheat is regulated by the law 81 supply and de-
tha, has happened during the campaign has
lists as the visit OF their candidate. Bryan lie
came np from South Dakota one fine morning,
minutes in the public SQUARE. Twenty thou
sand people were prsseSH, hs brysates say
accurate alf Sin es,ima,e Tho municipal authori.
could, declare that even that was /" larger
little place before. But whatever the size of
the crowd may have been. there is no denying
parties. that the candidates sreech was sore
disappoin tment. He made tho same old speech
shs sSSa' crowd 1 GH''i id not ' want hssf that
Kind OF nonsense. Many ot them. and the
crowd wns made up OF Republicans and Demo-
because they had been edutNtcd beyond any
such Socaistic doctrine. Others felt that their
upon. and the chilly reception they gave the
demngoGue candidate Is still subject OF dis
cussion ON the streets of Fargo.
The voters of the state. although it lies on the
border OF the far West" have studied the
thing p abou, bo' II, They % wanted an argument from
the candidate for President and when he gave
them merely an oid-time; " worn-oqt 9narchistic
Even Senator Thurston of Nehrask had a larger
audience than Bryan in the little square when
Bryan. but in his brief hour he had not time TO
present satisfactorily the money question as tho
to them as cranky. however and 40 he received
n moro enthusiastic reception and q more
spectful hearing than did the Boy Orator Of the
Platte.
The Anarchist. demogoGic Populistic talk OF
ths free-silver orators is doing their cause more
harm than good. hut they appear not to realize
of campaignnc and the State is flooded with
wi!d-eyed. big-luneed. loose -iointed spelibind-
crs, who closely follow their leader, and then
try to Guido him in talking nonsense.
The alleged coercion " of voters by corpora
tions SO pers!stently referred to by the Bryan
ties In the East, does not cut much figure in the
Dakota cam pagn. but one Bryan orator here
has started little coercion campaign of his
novel. The name OF this political inventor is w.
&. Se!stakoe. German. whose ostcnsihle
trade is that Of miller. He Is incident
ally silver mine owner. and enjoys tho
double destInction of having been n member
OF the National Democratic Committee and an
unsuccessful candidate for Federal ONCE.
Addressing mixed audience OF Democrats,
Popultsts. Prohihitonists. Free Slverites. and
Republicans. few nights RSo, he astOnishcd
them all by shouting:
- You know me, and want ou to know that
] have many thousands of collars loaned In
Walsh county and other rarts = North Dakota
on farm mortgages Now. N Mckinley is
elected, every cent Of that murc cy must be called
In, and right away. too. SceI'