The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-15
BRYAN AT FARGO.
Inconvenience Experienced on Account
of Lack of Railway Facilities.


Fargo. y. u. Oct. 10.-W. ]. Bryan
encountered Il few of the viciSSitudes and
Inconvenience incident 10 the making of
Il campaign in the northwest. where rail
way facilities are not what they are
down east" He arrived in Aberdeen
late last night aboard the special car
"ldler," and left there late in the morn
Ing. leaving the commodious and COM
Portable Wagner for the common. Ordi-
nary every day. or rather every night.
sleeper. which went over Il road bed not
conducive 10 rest or comfort. even of
candidate of Mr.. Bryan'S sleeping
qualities.
There was a bad miX-up At Aberdeen.
owing 10 somebody's Acknowledgement.
The train was over two hours late
when il reached there. and then il was
found thar there was no switch or
tracks allowing the transfer of the
special from the tracks of the Chicago
and Northwestern. over which the party
arrived. 10 those of the Great North
western. which road had to be taken in
order 10 allow the party TO get 10 Fargo.
There was telegraphing and hurried
consultations, and the result of it all was
that n > o'clock Il special train was
taken from Aberdeen 10 this city. On
the train were Senator Roach and MEM
berS of the local reception committee.
who came to escort Mr.. BRYAN. The lat
ter took the car of the Fargo committee.
while his own private car went on to
81. Paul under charge of John W. Tom
iinSon of Alabama, Mr. Bryan's pro-
tector from crowds and over-zealouS sup
porterS. II was only : o'clock when
Mr.. Bryan was up again 10 address 4
number of early rising enthusiasts in
bear skin overcoats: Then he went
back 10 bed and slept until 5 O'Clock.
when Fargo was reached. Mr.. Bryan
had breakfast here with Senator Roach
and the reception committee NJ the Hotel
Metropolc.
At IL o'clock he went to the baseball
park and delivered Il speech. At the
baseball grounds large crowd had
gained admission 10 the enclosure. On
the platform. placed in 4 conspicuous
place. was the somewhat historic eagle
belonging 10 the historic Bud Reeves.
who. il will he remembered. made cam
vaSS for congress mounted on Il white
horse. wrapped in the American flag. and
with stuffed eagle perched Oh his
shoulders.
Mr. Bryan was received With aS much
enthusiasm As could he expected on L
day 50 chilly. He was introduced by
Mr.. H, +. Miller. president Of The City
Bank
Mr.. Bryan SAID IN part:
Ladies' and Genrlemen-l want 10
talk u You 4 little while about one que>-
ton which in this campaign rises above
and overShadow> all other questions.
Some questions can be settled at an
other time, hut when Il great party puts
IL is platform 4 plank which declares
that 4 financial policy which the Amerl-
can people do not like shall be submitted
u just 50 long as foreign nations insist
upon il. il raises an issue which must
he settled NJ once. tApplauSel | call
your attention To the fact that the re
publican platform. for the first time
in the history Of that party. in the his
tory of any party in this country. pro
poses n surrender the right IN deter
mine their financial policy and place
legislative control over il iii the hands
II The European people. ,Applause.i Ii
the republican platform had declared that
the gold standard was 4 desirable thing
the republicans might 20 forth and pre-
They might say that gold Is The money
u civilization: that we had outgrown
silver: that You could not have TWO yard
STICKS: thar free coinage was in the
interest ~ the mine owners and that
the dvmagogue was appealing 10 the
selfish interests OF the people. who want
81 20 pay their debts in cheap dollars
l say. II the repupilc1u> mad declared
FOR gold they might have used the arGu-
menE wEich the advocates Of the gold
standard usually Use. But the repub-
licdn platform does not declare that gold
= 4 desirable standard. The republi-
cal party pledges the party 10 get rid
NJ the gold standard and 10 substitute
the double standard just IS soon aS other
nations VIII let Us. tApplauSel We in
>i>V that II the gold standard is 4
good thing we ought 10 maintain il.
not temporarily. but permanently. II the
gold standard i desirable the American
people ought q h allowed 10 have il.
not Tor year or four years. but forever.
and II the gold standard i 50 had that
w ought % ask other nations 10 help Us
70 SCI rid II il. then il i - bai that We
ought 10 seJ rid Of il whether the other
nations viii help Us o. not. Applause.
-. MY friends. | submit the>s two QrCpO-
siJiCn>. which ! have repeated time and
| time again. that il the gold standard Is
4 sCot thing. then We ought 10 have IL.
hut II II ! s had thing. IS the republican
\ platform declares IN promising 10 SutSTi-
IuJe something better for IL. then. my
friends. We ought 10 abandon il 81 once.
whether other nations Ike il o. not,
| whether they help Us 10 abandon II Or not.
| tApQl2uSs.l | want you 70 remember
that We advocate trss coinage az Is u !
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