The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-05
Bryan Tells 800 People Who
Cheer Him At Racine,
That He Does Not Believe They
Are Anarchists.
1T is THOSE WHO USE
The Government As a Private
Snap to Get Rich
That Accuse an Indignant PeO-
pie of Being Anarchists

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 5.-Three five
minute speeches and thousands of hand
clasps with more or less enthusiasm
constituted the incidents attending the
trip of w. J. Bryan from Chicago to
this city this morning.
There were short stops at Waulzegan.
Kenosha and Racine and the nominee
spoke to crowds of hundreds at each
place.
The party left Chicago at S:45 and
arrived here at 11;45. On board were
Mr. E. G. Wall f NJ Won Cotzhausen
Julius Schuedel and P. J. Somers and
at KenOsha a reception committee of %
from this city headed by w. H. Rogers
boarded the train. At the depot at Chi
cago there were less than a hundred to
see Mr.. Bryan off and a small sized
cheer went up as the train pulled out
The first stop was made at Waulkegan,
where about seven hundred people
gathered about the car and demanded
g, speech from Mr.. Bryan. He was in
tfoduced by the chairman of the Dem
Ocratic committee as the next president
OF the United States. Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen:-I haven't
time to make a speech but am very
glad to see you whether you are drawn
here by what opposing papers caal idle
curiosity or by interest in the cause
being presented in this campaign L
am inclined to believe there is a great
deal of interest among the people on
both sides of this question. Some be
lieve the success of the free silver cause
would be very detrimental to the cOun-
try.
They of course are earnestly oppos-
| ed to US Others believe that there can
be no general return of prosperity to
| the people of the United States until we
| stop the appreciation of money by Civ
| ing the people more standard money.
| 1t is not for one man to say how anOth-
| er shall think, or act, or vote, but / be-
| heVe we have a right to urge upon you
| the Importance of studying the ques-
| ton for ourselves and not allowing
| anybody to think for you.
4 do not believe there is any class
! of people who can safely be entrusted
| to the right to think and act for anOth-
| er class. The ballot is given to citi-
! zens in order that each citizen may
| make his vote represent not what
! somebody else thinks, but what he
wants himself. I simply ask you dur
! ing the days which intervene between
| now and election day to study the is
| sues presented in this campaign and
when you have made up your minds
have the courage to vote as you please
| and no one can question your right to
do it. thank you. (Applause and
| cheers.)
There was a loud cheer for the nonf-
| nee when Mr. Bryan had finished and
| some one proposed Three cheers for
Mckinley" and about half the crowd
| gave them with a will. These were fol-
| lowed by return cheering for the Dem
| ocratic nominee which continued until
| the train pulled out.
Kenosha was the next stop and a
| thousand people were waiting for the
| candidate. Mr.. Bryan spoke as fol
lows: Ladies and Gentlemen;-It is
| natural that in a country like this,
| where all power emanateS from the
| people and when officers are chosen by
| the people that they should feel an in
| terest in public affairs and campaigns
| through which they pass. When time
| comes, when the great question forces
| itself to the front the interest is deep
ened and we have reached such a time.
Often it is a matter of comparatively
| INN o.
| fore the people is settled this year or
next, or q few years in the future, but
there are times when great results de-
| pend on a campaign, and we nave
| reached such q time. The money Ques-
ton has been forced upon the attention
of the people by those who are not sat
isfied with the gradual appreciation Of
| the dollar but have sought to hasten
its use, it certainly has been too rapid
before for the welfare Of the people, but
| those who were the benedclar1eS OF the
| appreciation of the dollar We're not sat
isfied and attempted to hasten its rise
by action still more hostile to the white
metal
''They have not been content to let
the people have an increased volume
of money, but they secured the repeal
/ of the Sherman law and put nothing
in it's place and then began to issue
bonds, because hard times had made
it impossible to invest money in en-
| terprises. Property was falling, and
want to invest in property. They
want to invest in money and then
when money was idle and they could
not find profitable investments in enc
terprises some wanted to draw a good
: interest on it in safe investments In
my judgment those who wanted a safe
: | investment and wanted government
bonds isued were to a large extent re-
sponsible for the result.
In our platform we have declared
against the issue Of bonds in times Of
peace. When you come to consider
these questions, the interests Of the
people who must pay taxes which pays
? the bonds should be considered rather
than the people who desire to profit
> by taxation wrung from a people al
ready over -burdened. We knew when
we put the clause in your platform
against the issue of bonds we would
: lose the bond holders, but we want the
people who pay the taxes Great ap-
plause.)
A conservative estimate of the crowd
D | at Racine to meet Mr.. Bryan would bf
1 1.s0O people and it seemed as If every
3 one of these was trying to outdo the
3 other in cheering and applauding
Captain W. B. Vance of Racine in
5 | troduced Mr.. Bryan who said:
1 Ladies and GentIemen-When I see
l a large number of people like this who
seem to be interested in the success
| Of the campaign upon which we have
: started, sometimes wonder whethei
: it is possible that you people are de-
? serving of the names that are being
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