Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-09-11
BRYAN ARRIVES HOME.
Receives Hearty Welcome
From His Neighbors.
speaks In the state capital Grounds
80 rive Thousand People-A New
sscanision orIO 10 thar coIdbugs
dan Comprehend.

afternoon. lie spoke from a stand
erected on the north front Of the state
capitol building. Over his head was a
large photograph q himself, while Ia
many Of the Office windows Of the
building lithographic likcnesses Of his
republican opponents, Mckinley and
Hobart, looked down upon the crowd
They had been placed there by some Of
the republican state officers, who had
locked the doors OF their rooms and
taken the keys away Bunting had
been used profusely In the decoration Of
the capitol. Four white horses were at
tached To the carriage In which the
young nominee was taken to the state
house Seated with him In Il were Mrs
Bryan, Chairman Humphreys Of the
local reception committee, and Chair
man Groot Of the silver party's notifca-
tlon committee Men from this and
other counties, mounted on bronchos,
formed picturesque feature Of the
parade.
Campaign clubs in uniform and not IN
uniform, big wagons covered with free
silver legends, carriages containing
members Of the notification and local
reception committees, interpreted with /
several brass bands composed the rest
of the escort.
Mr. Bryan was cAeered heartily when
he appeared on the stand. lie found
there Gov iloIconib, John A. Creighton
Of Omaha, Ignatius Donneliy aad other
prominent free silver men.
Mr. Bryan ars spoke Of Ills trip
through the eastern states, extending
over period Of nearly a month. He
assured his audience that the sentiment
n favor Of the free coinage ol silver
was growing 10 those states. There he
had found the producers OF weath--she
farmers and the MISUNDERSTANDING with
tbs people 81 the west to free them. !
selves from the domination Of those
haanciai influences which have controlled
our legislation andoar financial policies.
~ the very shadows 81 Wall street he
sad, would be found az bitter hatred Of d
these iniluei ces rs would Be found b
Amoa tAe farmers of Nebraska. g
All through the cast he had found I
armsrs who he'd been republicans. who s
sere openly supporting tie free coinage q
4 silver aud oho were Openly asserting =
hat they hAd as mucr righ to attend !"
D their hasiaess as the New York
anker had to attend to his business. 4
Is had not found luke.warm men =
nywhere aThey have" he said. been 7
mnestly Tor us or against us This he 8
as glad to see, fo he considered poll.
6 a serious business when tn people 4
ere conirohted with such issues as -
onfront the American people
Al Bryan referred to tie attitude Of
&c republican party on the financial Of
uestion. as declared IN lis platform and III.
In the utterances OF It's nom. sta
ees As opposed to the republican III.
'iiey Of omaiataining a gold standard say
atil the leading nations of Europe shall ma
10 Ia the substitution OF double Be
andard," he said, "the democratic lar
lrts had declared for the immediate for
storatiou Of the money Of the eonsti- Ak
ton" Not only the democratic tha
rsy had SO declared, bu the silver and the
'pulsst parties had both Joined with 10
e democratic party Ia making this the the
ramount issue OF THE campaign. He the
ded ~ don't know whether All OF In c
Il fully realize the intensity Of the But
uggie IN which we are engaged Our ing.
ponents began the campaign by as Kin
ting that the American people were of
able 10 establish bimetallsm, and the
N, when they found there was re- be C
i among the American people The
ainst such policy, they have com. com
need system of coercion and ter. silvs
Ism, insisting that the masses of the to II
'pie have not the right TO determine
at kind Of policy they want This
yorlsm and coercion Is manifested IN 10
} ways. In the first place, the heads ever
great corporations are undertaking Iroo
compel their employees to support ,nss
gold standard. My friends, If the ,,an
de of these corporations assert the ~, !,
II 10 control the votes OF those who ,s
* for them. then we have presented caus
he American people even greater
stsoa than the silver question If ~.
,ovstion has right to control the
of an employee on one question, 1t 81
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