The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-04
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At yiacennes mir. Bryan was conveyed
through the crowd without suffering any or
the usual inconvenience incident to a
speech In a town of that size. He said, IN
part:
I'm the last three years It has required an
issue of S262, 900. 600 of bonds to maintain the
gold standard. and there is no telling now
many more bonds must be issued to main
tain the gold standard If 1t IS continued IN
this country. You have a ehance Ihls IAN
to decide by your ballots whether you de-
sire its maintenance. or whether you de-
sire to abando1 it and substitute the double
standard. The Republican party tells US
that we must keep something which we de-
sire to get rid of until other nations neip
us to let go of 1T. We have waited Tor
twenty years, and we are further away
from the double standard to-day than we
have ever seen before. The gold standard
never fought an open battle. No step mas
been taken in favor OF gold except IL was
taken in the dark.
At Lawrenceviile Ill, there was the usuai
crowd to greet the candidate, ana MT Iry'
an made a short speech from the platform
of the train. He was followed by REPRE-
sentative McNIiliin.
At Olney, H., the home of the present
Republican nominee for Governor of the
State, a gayly decorated stand had been
erected, and from 1t the nominee delivered
Flora, where many of Mr.. Bryan's boy
hood friends helped to make up the crowd
that received him. the nominee Spoke DliSl-
ly and then put on a "sub"-Mr. McMillin.
At Salem, the town where Bryan was
born. everybody tried to shake "BIlys'
hands. AS at other places, he spoke for a
few minutes and then introduced repre-
sentative McMillin.
The train reached East st. Louis at $50
p. m. and Mr.. Bryan spoke from a plat
form erected in a vacant lot HIS name as
well as Governor Altgelds was cheered.
Mr.. Bryan's speech followed closely the
lines of previous addresses. At one point
in his address he said:
"Our opponents are attempting to array
the laborers in the cities against the Ia
borerS on the farms. They are trying TO
divide those who toll into two classes and
play one class against the other class.
They tell US that we are raising class
issues, and the Republican party IN TINS
campaign has done more to array class
against class than any party ever did
in any campaign in the history of this
country, and worst of all, my friends,
worst of all, the Republican party in this
campaign is tempt to compel the Ia
wages to vote against their W interests,
under the threat of losing their Jobs. They
tell you that the interest of one man Is the
interest to all. l tell you that there are
ests differ. = . 4 The Australian ballot
was given for just such campaigns as we
have now. There never was a better OPP
portunity to illustrate the value: aye, the
than this campaign. They can threaten to
take the bread from your ch1ldren; they
can threaten to turn you out OF work, out
when the day comes to vote they can't pre-
vent you from registering a Tree man 5
From East ST. Louis Mr.. Bryan was
brought to st. Louis in a carriage to the
Southern Hotel. where he took dinner. AS
soon as he had finished he was taken to
the Auditorium, where he spoke to a big
crowd.