The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-11
DAY BEGUN IN NORTH DAKOTA.
WEATHER WAS INCLEMENT, BUT
FAIRLY GOOD CROWD TURNED
OUT.
FIRST STOP MADE IN MINNESOTA.
The Work of the Roy Orator III
This State Inaugurated at
Breckenridge.

what they are in the down East
on board the special car Idler and left
Aberdeen late in the morning, leaving
the commodious and comfortable Wag-
ner for the common, ordinary, every
day or every-night sleeper, which went
over roadbed not conducive to rest or
comfort, even of a candidate of Mr..
Bryan's sleeping qualities There was
bad mix-up at Aberdeen, owing TO
somebody's Encouragement The
train was over two hours late when 1t
reached there, and then it was found
that there were no switch tracks al
lowing the transfer of the special car
from the tracks of the Chicago &
Northwestern, over which the party
arrived, to those of the Great Northern.
which road had to be taken in order
to allow the party to get to Fargo.
There was telegraphing and hurried
consultations, and the result of it all
was that at o'clock a special train
was taken from Aberdeen to this city.
On the train were Senator Roach and
members of the local reception COM
mittee to escort Mr.. Bryan. The can
didate took the car of the Fargo COM
mittee, while his own private coach
went on to st. Paul, under charge of
John w. Tomlinson, of Alabama, Mr..
Bryan's protector from crowds and
oVer-zealous. supporters 1t was only
o'clock when Mr.. Bryan was up
again to address a number of early
rising enthusiasts in bear-skin coats
Then he went back to bed and slept
until eight O'Clock. When Fargo was
reached, Mr.. Bryan had breakfast here
with Senator Roach and the reception
committee at the Hotel Metropole.
At the base ball grounds a large
crowd had obtained admission to the
enclosure. On the platform, placed
IN conspicuous place. was the some
what historic eagle belonging to the
more historic Budd Reeves, who, it
VIII be remembered, made a canvass
Tor congress, mounted on a white horse.
wrapped in the American flag and with
a stuffed eagle perched on his shoulder.
Mr.. Bryan was received with as much
enthusiasm as could be expected on a
day so chilly. He was introduced by
n r. Miller, president Of the City
bank. The nominee said in part
e want to talk to you a little while about
one question which in this. campaign rises
above and overshadows all other questions.
other questions can be settled at another
time, but when great party puts in it's plat
form plank which declares that the financial
policy which the American people do not like
shall be submitted to just so long as foreign
must be settled at once. / call your attention
TO the fact that the Republican platform, for
the t1rst time in the history Of that party or
In the history of any party in the country
proposes to surrender the right to determine
their financial policy and place legislative
control over it out of the hands of the Amer
lean people. (Applause.)
II the Republican platform had declared that
the gold standard was desirable thing then
Republicans might go forth and present the
merits Of the gold standard. They might
say, as the advocates Of the gold standard said
before the st. Louis convention, that gold is
the money Of civilization; that we had out
grown silver that you could not have two
yard sticks; that free coinage was in the in
gogue was appealing to the selfish interests
of the people who wanted to pay their debts
in cheap dollars. / say If the Republicans
had declared for gold they might have used
the arguments which the advocates of the
gold standard usually use. But the Repub-
lican platform does not declare that it is a de-
sirable standard. The Republican platform
pledges the Republican party to get rid of
the gold standard, and to substitute the
double standard just as soon as other nations
will let us. We insist that if the gold stand
ard is a good thing. we ought to maintain 1t,
not temporarily, but permanently. If the
gold standard is desirable, the American peo-
pie ought to be allowed to have it, not for
year or Cor four years, but forever, and II the
gold standard is so bad that we ought to ask
other nations to help us to get rid OF 1t, then
it is so bad that we ought to get rid OF 1t,
whether other nations VIII help as vi nut
(Applause.)
So NV friends I submit these two PROPOSE
tions which | have repeated time and time
again that if the gold standard is a good
thing then we ought to have it, but If it
is a. bad thing as the Republican platform
expressly declares in promising to subst-
tute something better for 1t. then, my
friends. ought to abandon it at once,
whether other nations like it or not. ZAP
plauSe.) | want you to remember that we
w q coinage l
only people who have a financial system that
they are willing to present before the Amer
lean people Our opponents propose moth
ing, they oppose everything. (Appause.) We
want free coinage of silver we have of
gold. unlimited coinage of silver as we have
of gold, coinage at the ratio which now ex-
lists between our gold and silver coin. SD
that independent of the action of any for
eign nation. Applause)
What do our opponents say? Do they elab-
crate a system? Not at all. They are SIM
what is good for the American people? If
so. why don't they tell? Will you say that
their refusal to speak out and elaborate a
plan Is due TO ignorance? II. on the other
hand you say that they know but won't
tell, / tell you, my friends. you ought to
have no confidence In those who have no con-
Adence in you. applause and cheers for Bry-
an We not only know what we want but we
we are going to get it We want bimetallism
and when we say binsstallism we tell Won
what we mean by bimetallism. We do not mean
mat the government will buy whatever
meta! II wishes That is not what we mean
by bimetallism. (Applause) When we talk
or bimetallism, we mean two-metallism we
mean the use not of one metal only but
OF two metals as equal standard money mot
ais, entering the minis on eoual terms ord
coming out from the minis with equal legal
tender qualities: two metaSs linked toeethar
at a fixed ratio and given equal rights. That
is bimetalnsm. Why do we WANTS D.
cause. my friends there is NOT enouob ~
gold to furnish the standard money uno-,
which other money is to be based. (Ap-
Our opponents say they have sound 6nan-
clal policy. deny that you can build a
sound financial policy upon a gold basis
ASK them where the gold is. They tell you
now much there Is in the federal TREASURY
how much In the national bank vaults Then
they guess at the amount In other hanks
and they leave about half of IL unaccounted
Ior. tApplause) Ask them how much gold
. .n Is IN the country and they say about
s6OooOeooO Ask them to point 1t out and
they may be able to point out $500 ono f,O0
ASK them where the rest is, and they tell
you that is what Is called the invisible SIM
ply of gold in the country Great spplause
and cheers.) Do you believe you can erect q
substantial structure on an Invisible base?
tAsppisuse) You cannot do it. my friends.
"a voice; 1T Is all invisible. - Well in
sight we have something like half ~ the
estimated gold in the country huf mr.
friends. the gold in sight is either In the
~ IliC ildtiOna1 Da1k vaults
IN the state bank vaults. Suppose You need
some OF 1t to pay a gold contract: how can
you get it? On such terms as the holders
The gold standard means. in its Anal
ANALYSIS. that gold viii be the only legal
tender money in this country. because. nv
friends. you cannot have two kinds of money
IN this country and have one kind good
enough for the bondhoider and the other
kind good enough for the rest of the peo-
pie (Applause.) Our silver must either he
to - -
viii soon cease to be good encggh 10 nav
any debts with. (Applause.4 The gold stand
ara carried to its logical conclusion means
that all legal tender money. except gold.