The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-13
Immense Audience Greeted the
Democratic Leader at
Minneapolis.
Exposition Building Was Crowd.
ed to the Doors and Many
Turned Away.
jackson Banquet at the West
Hotel Wound Up the Days
Programme.

c'Ao' van. 10 uat pain
ex.Congressman w. J. Bryan Of Ne.
braska, shorn Of the transitory glory Of
an unsuccessful presidential canvass,
has not been deposed from the position
he had won before as an an orator, as
u citizen and AZ the pre-eminent expo.
ncnt Of n policy advocated as the
basis Of American craftsmanship, was
shown by tho immense throng. 5000
or more. that packed the vast Exposi.
ton auditorium in Minneapolis last
night. not to the doors, but into the
streets. The meeting was to have be.
gun between $3.50 and 7 o'clock. The
doors were to have been thrown open
ut q. but long before that hour they
were broken open by the restless
crowds, who overturned the plans Of
the projectors Of the meeting, and de-
fled the efforts Of the police.
From her until s o'clock the crowds
poured into the big barnlike structure.
and the late corners, finding the place
damned, were forced TO go home again.
MIR. Bryan came late. but tho interim
was filed III with speeches by silverites
OF less prominence. John w. Willis
VAS the first speaker and he threw him.
self into the breach with a new avowal
OF his own. and, as he believed, the
peoples allegiance to the cause of Sill.
yer. He was followed by Professor L.
j.. Cation, who gave assurance Of the
continued fealty Of the Peoples party,
and referred to the present prcsident AS
''thnt automaton who now occupies the
White House."
Synopais Of Mr.. Brynn's speech.
Expressing qualification that there was
SO much interest In the lost cause Of lssj,
as was demonstrated by the deineanor, AS
well as by the size of the audience, not To
mention the thousands turned away out
side, Mr.. Bryan referred facetiously to
the apparent fact that u number Of homes
had not Yet been visited by the advance
agent of prosperity. The fight was not
dead. Ii would not be abandoned As long
ns there was IN the United states a single
man who dared look 300 miles over the
sea FOR inspiration AS TO tho course 20 b.
pursued in the management OF the affairs
Of this nation.
The object Of the meeting. or at least his
presence, WAS not primarily TO make
votes. No campaign was Oh. Conver-
sions. indeed. were rarely made at public
meetings. He merely wanted to give
the people something to think about and
talk over with their neighbors.
Proves n Former Statement.
Theories. the operation OF abandonment
Of which might have seriously affected
the interests OF the American people. had
usually lecn the provocatiyc- OF u divis-
ion in party icelin., But ngr had
nbolish,d the double standard without
any political party having urged il. The
people did not know IL. Congress had
not known it. The advocates of the SIN.
gle gold standard had poo poohcd the pos
sibility Of n law being passed without con
rrcss SHOWING its contents. Providence
however. had recently come into the bat
tie, and shown shat 1t was not known
until after the Din.ley bill had passed
that section - WIS in 1t.
Growth Of silver Sentiment.
He skctchcd the process by which the
silver sentiment had made its way int,
political platforms. while the gold stand
ard was without u single party rs its out
spoken champion, and then the party
which received 1,uo.oO votes RELOCATED
the gold standard In the place OF "A tempo
rarv cxpclicnt. pending such time as IN,
nations II the world could unite on n hi
metallic hasi>. The only party that dl,
declare tie gold standard was n good
thing pollrd nearly / yer cent OF the ,ot'
of the American people. And The mel
who started tbs party favored interna
,ional himctalua ~ or protcsscd 10, up tt
,he time they f4.trd the Chicago convcn
ton. ihcr vote showed practically NJ
~,niiurr, in hahaii oi the gold standard
1t was the ore ,hlng in American pohtic'
that. every o:.c could kick at without fcal
oil resistance.
Refers to -. Monetary Commission.
The first thing that Mckinley did afte
he st in was 10 write out n confcs>lo!
that Inc gold standard wasa curse To tn
, nation. He should not be made the scap'
! goat. however. lie stood for his party
A Repuhlican with scarcely
dissenting vote appropriated slW,on Z
nay the expenses Of the monetary commits
j, sion. while IL Travelled Around Europe cry
ing Help !,
MIR. Brynn's chntty Introductory styl
J, gave way to more fiery one as he dct,icc'
| from the experiences Of the monctar
il, commission on the other side OF the occa1
the conclusion that tho laboring and pre-
:. duciny classes in France, in Germany an
IN England were for bimctalli-m, but tn
coteric OF bankers In Lombard street, o.
q secret resolution, had turned the race
nj tho commission back toward Amer
zen with tho ~admonition not to let an
: cncouragcmcnt be given to the piihe'a
lists.
Cannot lie Swcrvcd From His Course.
Snntching n brand from the cmhcrs G
= >nc last campaign. the Nebraska orat'
for the first time awakened tho hkeheH
Of old time excitement when he shouted
d dramatically: NO name. however harS'
that they can apply to me can swcrEs III
from the resolve ] have made that II ca
> helm IL our nation shall not be dictated !
I and controlled by n secret meeting {
London bankers
= God never created any class SO wlse {
. 40 good that they should have the po"'
to expand ard contract at will u nation
money" was another characteristic sun
. mary Of political premises that won "
most enthusiastic applause.
Another sentiment that stirred the so"
O ~ his hearers was the criticism Of Seer