The herald., 1896-10-21
bryan TOURING
Finds Foolish People Who
Wear Yellow Badges
MOST Of The CITIZENS IRE WISER
And Greet the Silver Champion
With Enthusiasm
BRYAN'S PENSION RECORD
Is q Matter Which Has Been Much Lied
About
The Congressional Record Shows How ne
Has Stood
The Same Men Who Saved the Nation
From Disruption Are Also Ready
to Save 1t From Foreign
BRYAN'S PENSION RECORD
Is q Matter Which Has Been Much Lied
About
The Congressional Record Shows How ne
Has Stood
The Same Men Who Saved the Nation
From Disruption Are Also Ready
to Save 1t From Foreign
Domination
Associated Press Special Wire

.
trip this morning of Bryan through the
Ohio district along the banks OF the
Ohio has been punctuaed here and ana
there with cheers FOR his opponent.
Sandwiched in the crowds were padges
of a color which indicated that the
wearers were not so friendly TO the
white metal as they could have been.
There were five stops before TINS place
was reached, and at three places the
candidate addressed the crowd from the
rear of the car. There was good crowd
at Bellaire. and it was an enthusiastic
one. Bryan addressed them fifteen min
utes He said the free coinage OF silver
would be a benefit to the farmers, labor
ing men and business men, using prac-
tically the same line of argument to SUD-
stantiate that statement as employed
by him on other occasions.
At Bridgeport the wearers of the yell
low badge were numerous. but the
shouters for the triple nominee were
strong enough to drown the cheers for
the Republican candidate Bryan spoke
three minutes, saying that the funda-
mental principle which underlies the
financial question is quantity and not
quality of money.
At Martins Ferry the gold badges
were worn by large portion of the au-
dience and cheers for Mckinley alter
mated with cheers for Bryan. Bryan SAID
that in this county anybody couid take
the gold cure who wanted to, and told a
story about Nebraska woman who
said her brother was gold man with
out gold The silverites applauded Wig
orousiy AS soon as their applause
would cease there would be cheers for
Mckinley.
At Yorkville and Brilliant Bryan SIM
ply appeared on the platform and ac-
knowledged the reception given him.
Steubenville was visited yesterday by
"the generals car" One Of the speakers
attacked the pension record of Bryan
When the nominee arrived there today
he answered the statements by saying he
was a better friend of the soldier than
those who wished to submit the finan-
cial policy of this nation to the dicta-
ton of foreign powers. There was a
good-sized crowd about the car and in
the rear some boys wearing gold badges
kept up a cheer for Mckinley, which
Bryan interpreted as an attempt to
break up the meeting. He said my
friends, I am not surprised at this in
terruption. You show me a man who
believes in the gold standard and will
show you a man who is afraid of pub
lie discussion. The gold standard peo-
pie dare not meet in public discussion.
We are leaving those who accuse us of
being anarchists to interfere with pub
lie meetings and to prevent discussion
of the issue that concerns every man.
woman and child in the United States "
Referring to the pension question, he
said that before entering upon the dis
cussion of any question. Il want to ask
that you do not take the word of the
Republican advocates of the gold stand
ard or ex-Democratic advocates of the
gold standard for my record upon the
soldier question. 1 was in. congress for
four years, and I want you to read the
Congressional Record. You will not
find in that record single evidence
Of hostility to those who, having served
the country and saved the country
thirty years ago, are ready to save 1t
from foreign dompation now. There is
no reason why the soldier who believes
in the policy set forth in our platform
should not act with us, because the in
terests of soldiers agrees with those who
believe in government such as Lincoln
desired---a government of the peo-
Pile. by the people and for the people,
not with those who believe in a gov
ernment Of syndicates, by the syndi-
Gates and for the syndicates.
"Those who stand by the gold stand
ard in this campaign, those who in tn; is
country and other countries are seek
ing to make money scarce so they can
control its volume and dole ii out at
such price as they desire to those who
must have it; I say these people never
had any use for common humanity ex
cept to put them up to be shot at while
they make money in war. These are
the same people who during the war
saw that all their bonds were PAYABLE
in coin, while they allowed the soldiers
to be paid in 40-cent dollars, and are
now trying to scare soldiers with Soccer :
dollars. A soldier who was willing IN
fight for his country then, when his
pay was in dollars worth forty cents.
compared with the bondholders money.
will be willing to take his chances now
under the system that gives the soldier
and bondholder the same kind of dol
2Ar."
Several tsndred people listened to