Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-09-17

work in this city last nig,t. 1t is estI-
mated that fully 10000 people
heard him. He made several stops on
his way here from Evansville and made
brief speeches to the crowds that sur
rounded his car every time it came to
a standstill
Evansville, Ind, Sept. 15.-Carmi
LII, was out in wuu force to see NOmi-
nee Bryan. About the platform
erected near the depot five or six
thousand people were gathered. Bry-
ar was introduced by Congressman
John R Williams and said in part:
Our government is administered by
representatives, and these you choose
yourselves, aud I think the most m
portant thing that you have to consid-
e. in the selection of your representa-
tive is not his ability but his sympa-
thies. Hon John G Carlisle, made a
speech in 1878 in which he spoke of
sympathies controlling the official con-
duct of man. He was right. Show
me where a mans sympaihies are ard
I will show you what that man will do
On public questions. Carlisle said in
1878 it was because the sympathies Of
the secretary of the treasury were on
the side of idle holders of idle capital
the secretary would coin as little
money as possible. My friends, when
We tell you 4 man S sympathies con-
troll his official conduct, they say that
we are trying to array one class against
another; but it is not tie COM
plant that is made that ought to
arouse the indignation of the people, it
Is the fact upon which the complaint IS
based. 1t it not being found out that
makes a man criminal. 1t is the
fact that he commits crime which
names a man criminal. On this
money question there is a difference
between the owner of money and the
holder of money. the owner of money
and the changer of money on one side
and the great producing masses on the
other side. You say you want good
money. We all want good money.
But how good? Just good enough,
ny IlANINio, lIOI wv SOOu' NiOiANS Ai''J
be too good Money may be 50 good
that you can long for it and pray for
it, but never get hold of it, my friends.
When morey gets TO be SO good that l
dollar of it will buy ten bushels of
oats, it is too good dollar for he
farmers 70 use. When the dollar gets
SO good that You have to give two or
I,,c al e 1o1I r.
it, it may be a good thing for the
man who owns dollars ana wants to
buy wheat with his dollars. but it is Il
mighty bad thing for the mar Who
raises wheat and wants to buy dollars
with wheat. If some party were to
arise in this country and declare N
their platform that every man who
Lad agreed to pay thousand dollars
should pay two thousand dollars, it
would not get any support in this
country. A rock-ribbed republican
would not support such platform and
yet those who advocate the gold stand
ard, while they do not increase the dol
lar, are making these dollars larger in
purchasing power all the time"
Mount Vernon was the first stop in
Indiana. The candidate addressed
large crowd. He told the people not
TO be afraid of the food of silver and
repeated the story about every time it
rains it is possible il may be anoth 2r
food.
On the public square at Evansville
he addressed 5000 people for twenty
minutes. Much enthusiasm was shown
along the line and more especially ut
this place. Bryan was taken TWO
blocks to the platform in carriage,
silver plated, with harness of white
leather ornamented with the same
metal. In his speech Bryan said:
Our opponents are appealing to va
rious classes trying to show to each
particular class how the gold standard
is benefit. They say to the laborer
as a dollar rises, wages increase, but
the laborer knows that under the old
standard the chance Of getting work
dlminishes all the time. As | came
down the street here [ noticed pictures
showing mines open in one place AMI
factories in another and the republican
party assures the people that it is try
ing to open the factories while we are
trying to open rhe mints. Our policy |
means the opening Of both minis and |
factories.
I'VE of the people who have been |
waiting twenty years for better times |
are getting sick at heart because times !
get worse instead of better. What |
hope do your opponents give you? Do |
they tell you that they are going to |
change conditions? No, they tell you |
to simply grin and bear the conditions
you have and thank God that you still |
have your appetite left III you. Thai
is carrying cOntentment zoo far The
republican party does not offer any re-
lief. 1t simply premises 20 keep the
gold standard as long as foreign ma
tons insist upon it. They do aot pro-
test against the issue of bonds in times
Of peace, but are willing that tax pay
ers should be burdeped year after year
to pay interest on these bonds"