The herald., 1896-09-06
BRYAN IN IRE
'''''' ~ BADGER I}II STATE
Finds Silver Supporters
Waterproof
TREY H0IS1ED THEIR UMBRELLAS
And Cheered the Speaker Right
Lustily
THE ONLY FAULT FOUND
Was Because the Address Delivered
Was Not Longer
A Dispas slouate But Patriotic Discussion OF
Money Question
The Union Of States Is Great Enough and the
People Intelligent Enough to Leg
Islate without Dictation
Prom Europe
The ONLY FAULT FOUND
Was Because the Address Delivered
Was Not Longer
A Dispas ssiouate But Patriotic Discussion OF
Money Question
The Union Of States Is Great Enough and the
People Intelligent Enough to Leg.
islate Without Dictation
Prom Europe
Associated Press Special Wire

not at Chicago there were less than 100
people to see Mr.. Bryan off. The hrst
stop was made at Waukegan, where
about 700 people gathered about the car
and demanded speech from Mr.. Bryan.
He spoke briefly, urging each man TO
study the financial question for him
self.
There was q loud cheer for the norni-
nee when Mr.. Brayn had finished. Some
one proposed Three cheers for Mckin-
lev" and about half the crowd gave
them with a will.
Kenosha was the next stop, and 1000
people were there waiting for the candi-
date. Mr.. Bryan spoke briefly. He said
he believed the government bond issues
were largely responsible for the WITH
drawal of money from trade. People
were seeking safe investments. Tne
Democratic platform declared against
the issue of bonds in time of peace. They
thereby lost the bondholders, but hoped
to gain the taxpayers.
A conservative estimate Of the crowd
at Racine to meet Mr.. Bryan would be
1900 people. Mr.. Bryan made snort
speech, defending himself and his hear
ers against the charge of being anarcn-
lists. He said they were not opposed to
tho government, but to those who are
making money out Of the government.
Tie hour Of 2:3o o'clock, set for the
sSeaking to begin, arrived before Mr..
Bryan made his appearance in Mil
waukee. 1t was fully twenty minutes
past the hour before the carriage III
which he rode drove into the park. Not
withstcnding the strain he has under
gone during his trip from the east and
the effort Of speaking in the morning
OH the trip from Chicago to Milwaukee.
he appeared in good condition, consid-
ering the circumstances. and made his
address without any great effort He
was escorted to the grounds in a car
rtage by squad of Milwaukee police
who were compelled to make way to the
platform through a crowd OF curious
but good-natured people. He was ac-
companied by Hon. L. c. Wall OF the
national committee, ex-Gov. Peck.
chairman Of the state central committee,
and w. c. Silverthorn, candidate for
governor.
BY the time Mr.. Bryan had reached
the platform the rain began to fall in
gentle showers and thousand umbrel-
las were hoisted. The speech was much
abbreviated on account of the rain, to
the evident disappointment of the null
titude.
When Mn Bryan began speaking an
umbrella was held over his head. Mr..
Silverthorn introduced the nominee to
the audience, and he spoke as follows
Ladies and Gentlemen: We are en-
gagged in a campaign in which you are
interested, because the money question
is of such Importance that the financial
classes feel they are justified to drop
party lines and give their entire interest
to this question. believe that the mass
es Of the people are interested enough
to lay aside party lines and look after
their interests in the matter. Gap
plause.)
The Republican platform declares that
the gold standard must be maintained,
not because 1t is a good thing, but be-
cause other nations will not join us in
getting rid of it. In other words, the
Republican platform declares that the
American people must stand by and I'M
dergo gold standard until the civil
lied nations take pity on us and release
us from our predicament. There may
be people who are afraid that this nation
Is not large enough to run its affairs, but
1 want to say to you that the people who
lack confidence In American institutions
are not the people who produce the
wealth of America.
If the gold standard Is good then the
Republican party ought to pledge itself
to keep 1t, regardless of what other na-
tions say or think. (Applause.) If the gold
standard is not good enough to keen
then 1t is bad enough to get rid of. nv
friends.
We are opposed to. the gold standard
because it has ruined the commerce of
this country and has been destructive
of the interests Of this country. That is
why we are against it and we think that
any standard that gives us rising dol
lar and falling prices, any standard
which makes the money owner great
and the man who produces wealth de-
pendent, policy which makes money
the master and all things else the SER
want, we believe that the policy is bad,
and being bad we are opposed to submit
ting to it any longer. We believe that
bimetallism will restore the parity be-
tween money and property. People tell
you that the American dollar is better
than the Mexican dollar because 1t will