Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-08
COLONEL WIN. ]. BRYAN
SPEAKS AT ABERDEEN
Greeted by 10000 People Gathered
at PopuIist Camp Meeting
In Tacoma Park.
DENOUNCES DOCTRINE OF DESTINY
Says We Arc Stealing the Lands
and Liberty OF the People I'm
pfhilippincs--WW Fight
Gold Standard.

Aberdeen, S. d., July 3.-Yesterday
was Bryan day at Tacoma park. 1t is
estimated that 10000 people were in
attendance. Bryan spoke two hours,
giving a plain talk without ~eloquence
or strong argument. lie urged demo-
Gratis, populists and free silver repub-
leans To dig deep, get down TO com
mon ground, where all could work to-
gether against the common enemy. lie
favored the election Of United States
senators by the people and said al in
come tax is a good thing in spite of
the decision of the supreme court
against 1t. This decision ~paralyzed the
arm Of the government when a SUI
preme emergency arose. He touched
up capitalism, warned the people
against, denounced monopolies,
claimed trusts now represented great
er capital than all the gold and silver
money In the world today.
Discussing financial matters, he said
the money question is not dead and
cannot die. No tomb Is strong enough
to imprison a righteous cause. He had
talked about it and expected to con-
tinue doing SO.
He talked at some length against the
gold standard, favored bimetallism,
and said the election Of 1896 was not a
vindication of the gold standard. or
the men who marched under the ban
ner Of bimctallism, he said he was
proud of them, and would rather 60
,ln.tt, 10 1nfnat NEith thntn fhnn la
president and have TO ask England
what he could do. He said he would
not stop fighting the gold standard,
$50 help me God, so long as a handful
of English bankers control our finan-
cial policy"
He declared that the trusts contrib
uated to the republican campaign, and
now secured the party's protection.
More trusts have been formed under
the present administration than in
all the previous history of the country.
lie denounced Imperialism in strong
terms and declared it is not honest ex-
pansion. He Is opposed TO large stand
ing armies and thought volunteer sol
diers are the best soldiers on earth,
because they do not constitute n men
ace to the peoples liberty. This was n
war of conquest, not Of civilization.
Jehovah cannot be called down to sup
port n party blunder. The Lord is on
the side of justice.
He denounced az %cowardly the doc
Of destiny and said we are steal
ing the lands and liberty OF the people ,
I'm the Philippines. He closed by say
ing: "If n man dies in pulling down
the pillars Of errors temple he dies in
n glorious cause"
Program at n Park.
The populist meeting at Tacoma
park is now in full blast. Hundreds OF
people are encamped all through the
pleasant grove along the river and all
are enjoying the weeks outing.
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly spoke
Thursday afternoon as announced,
a good talk from his standpoint
On the political topics Of the day. He
warmly indorscd Bryan and his views
On the financial question and stated
he would support him in the next cam
This was a little surprise to
as Donnelly is known TO be a
middle-of-the-road populist.
Intense interest centered in the
of Bryan and Debs, especially
he former. Bryan arrived here Friday
morning and was given a brief rccep-
ion before going to the park. Debs
Jeing here on Sunday will perhaps
full as large a crowd as Bryan.
The Woodmen of the county held a
,icnic at Tacoma park Wednesday.
The following officers were elected at
he head Of the county organization
which was perfected: President, j. c.
iindschey; vice president, j. j. Mel
on; secretary and treasurer, A. T..
lark.