The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-23
CONTINUED IN A VERY AGGRESSIVE
STYLE BY THE hoy
ORATOR.
AN APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM.
AT THE HOME OF WALLACE BRYAN
RESENTED CHARGES OF
ANARCHY.
SECOND DAY MORE FAVORABLE.
Fewer Yellow badges and a More
Liberal Applause Greeted the
Nominee.

IERRE EAOTE, Ind., oct. z2.-Ine
trip of William J. Bryan through Hoo
sierdom today was of interest not
only because of the enthusiastic crowds
encountered at nearly every stop, but
because of the aggressive nature of his
speeches. At Delphi he refuted the
charge of ex-President Harrison, that,
when he spoke of those who had been
saving the country for thirty years at
so much per save, he alluded to the
old veterans. On platform erected
within few yards Of the home of Gen.
Lew Wallace he replied in vigorous
language to the author of ben Hur,"
who, in speech made some time ago,
alluded to Mr.. Bryan as an anarchist
At Lafayette he denied the statement
of ex-President Harrison, made yester-
day at Salem, that "the present condi-
tons are that we are a bimetallic
country" He said that the statement
meant that having been defeated in
this campaign on gold standard, the
Republicans are trying to get under
cover of bimetallism and claim their
platform is a fraud
There was a great absence of yellow
badges in all the crowds today, and at
every place where the candidate spoke
he had large and enthusiastic audi
ences. The same trouble was expert
enced as was encountered yesterday in
regard to the delay of the train at diff
ferent places, and the result was that
when Terre Haute was reached the
train was nearly two hours behind
schedule time
1t was at Charlottesville that the
sensation of the day occurred and at
that meeting Mr.. Bryan made his de-
claration that he was ready to put his
patriotism against the patriotism of
any man on earth who indorses the
Republican platform. His speech was
as follows:
believe that this is one of the towns in
which have been accused of being an an
archist. After hearing your shouts 1 feel
tempted to address you as fellow anarchists.
NOW, why are we called anarchists? Is it
Ior anything In which we believe? No, my
friends, there Is nothing in the platform
upon which l stand that justifes the charge
NO man is afraid that if l am elected pres
fdent l will not enforce the laws of this ma
ton. There is no man living beneath our flag
who is a better friend or firmer believer in
our form OF government than I am. 1t is
true that am young man, but, my friends,
want to assert here with all the emphasis
that can command that I am as good
friend OF our government, aye, I will say
that l am better friend Of American insu-
tutlons than any man who declares that for
e1gn creditors must run country.
was not old enough to have proven my
love OF country in time or battle, but I am
old enough now to prove my love Of country
when a foreign financial policy has set foot
upon our shores, and, my friends | want
you to understand that in this great contest
years. / am enlisted for the war, no matter
how long the war may last. and I shall not
cease to fight until the gold standard which
has cursed every nation that ever had it, is
driven out of the United Statees- across the
ocean and back to the old world where it
belongs And l shall not be deferred from
my determination by any man, no matter
what his title, civil or military, may be- who
doubts the ability of this nation to attend to
It's own business.
The Republican platform transfers to for
eign nations the right to determine when we
shall have the double standard, because that
platform promises to maintain the gold
standard until the leading commercial ma
tons shall join with us. Who shall deter
termine 1t. or we must wait until they act,
and then our decision in this country is to
be based not upon what we want, but upon
what they will let us have. The Republican
platform for the first time in the history
OF this nation promises to surrender the
right of self-government and standing upon
platform which declares in favor of an
American dollar for the American people,
put my patriotism against the patriotism
OF Gen. Lew Wallace or against the patriot
ism of any other man earth who indorses
the Republican platform.
Another big event of the day was
the meeting at Peru, where the money
question was discussed from all sides
during the day. Peru had a barbecue
within its corporate limits, and a good
ly crowd of the country folk gathered
not only to partake of the sixty
beeves, 200 sheep and pigs and other
provisions" the big posters told about,
but to listen to free coinage doctrine
coming from the lips of Mr. Bryan
About platform in an open lot they
assembled and cheered the candidate as
he spoke. A big procession marched
the triple nominee through the streets,
and in it's desire to show the Demo-
cratic standard bearer to the people Of
Peru, the committee got Mr. Bryan
out of town over an hour late
The enthusiastic meetings of the
evening in this city were a fitting close
for the day The reception here was
one Of the greatest of the day, and the
ovation given the candidate was fiat
tering in the extreme He was met at
the depot by the members Of the Jack
son club, and when he reached his
carriage that organization acted as a
guard of honor in the procession which
followed. Mr. Bryan addressed two
meetings tonight in Terre Haute.