The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-09
so SAYS WILLIAM JENNINGS BRY-
AN OF REPUBLICAN PARTY AND
ITS PLATFORM
IN MILWAUKEE YESTERDAY
QUESTION OF TIL HOUR IS THE
PRINCIPLE OF SELF
GOVERNMENT
TT ISN'T EVERYWHERE FULL
Speaker Opens the Dinner Pail of
the Anthracite Coal Miner on
an Average Ninety-Cent
Daily Wage.

Daily Wage.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. S.-William
Jennings Bryan made a reeord-breaking
railroad run from Chicago to Milwaukee
today to open the Democratic national
campaign in Wisconsin. Ninety-six min
utes after the candidates special train
left Chicago, Col Bryan was bowling to
an enthusiastic crowd which met him at
the depot here. Chicago had conspic-
uous share In today's doings, Mayor Har-
rison and the Cook County Democratic
Marching club, with De Baugh's band at
tracing almost as much attention as
did the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent. The special was met at Western
Union Junction by Mayor Rose and other
Milwaukee citizens and officials of prom
inence At the Milwaukee depot band
was playing when Col. Bryan stepped
from the platform of his private car and
thence he and Mayor Harrison were
taken In carriages at the head of the
procession to the city hall, where the
national candidate made a mute acknow-
ledqment of the crowds greeting. After a
brief pause, Col. Bryan was driven to
the residence of w. G. Bruce, chairman
Of the Milwaukee city and county Demo
cratic committee, for luncheon. Mayor
Harrison and Mayor Rose went to Ma
tional park to pitch in a baseball game.
The Cook County Marching club were
taken in street cars to National park,
where they were served a luncheon until
the speakers arrived at O'clock The
crowd grew impatient with waiting. De
Baugh's band played popular airs and
colored Ministries sang in a vain effort
to assuage the WEAKNESS of the throng.
Finally ex-Gov. Peck introduced Mayor
Harrison, who apologized for his part in
the delay, pleading an engagement at the
ball game and complaining because the
Chicago players were defeated.
Mayor Harrison spoke in part as fol-
lows:
II am made the sufferer of an unfair
advantage in being called upon to speak
at this great gathering. Not only have
/ been invited and brought from Chicago,
but 1 have been impressed to pitch a
game of baseball, and in addition have
had to pitch against Mayor Rose, who |
was assured was an amateur. Now am
I'VE are in this campaign to win and
soon we will have the pleasure of listen
ing to the man who IS to be the next
president of the United States. | shall
speak to you as a practical politician
Illinois, which has never gone Demo
cratic but once, is practically the same
position as you are here IN Wisconsin
position as you are here in Wisconsin
Now the issue is Imperialism.
Mayor Harrison then described how in
his opinion the Germans regarded this
issue and closed by declaring that if the
Democrats of Wisconsin did what the
Illinois Democrats were going to do there
could be no doubt as to the result.
Mr.. Louis ]. Rohmrich, the can
didate for governor, followed Mayor
Harrison, he speaking until Col Bryan
who was cheered enthusiastically, wa:
ready to begin his address. Col. Bryan
smiled broadly as he walked to the from
Of the platform, adjusted his blue ant
white battered necktie, flecked the dus
off his blue serge sack coat, and waited
for the cheering to abate and proceeded
to attack the Republican party and it.
platform.
BRYAN'S SPEECH.
y
Mr.. Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen
The Republican party is not prepared t,
defend it's position upon any question nov
before the country. 1t is on the de4ensiY
on every question, and yet it is not abb
to defend itself. The question that Re
publican leaders like to talk about
the money question, and yet they are no
settled to defend the Republican position
on the money question any more thar
they are on other questions The onl,
reason they prefer to talk about tn
money question is that when they tail
on that question they can use old argu
ments, and when they talk on the trust
and imperialism they cannot use any ar
guments. applause and laughter.
When a Republican insists on DISCUSSING
the money question you ask him whel
the Republican party became so sur
that the gold standard was good
The difference between the Republican
party and the Democratic party in 1SS
was that while both favored the doubI
standard the Republicans wanted to Sc
cure the double standard by foreign aiC
and the Democrats wanted to secure
without the aid or consent of any othe
nation on earth. (Applause.)~ Since 1875
the Republican party has put itself OF
record in favor of the two metals a
against the one metal. How else can yo
defend the action of a president in send
ing a commission to Europe to as
other nations to help us restore tn
double standard? How else can you de
fend the action of q Republican congress
in appropria ting money to pay the eS
penses of a commission which was to tr
to get the double standard? How els
are you to defend it except on the theor
that the double standard is good?
Read the financial bill that was passe
within year, and section ID declare
that the bill is not intended to stand a
an obstacle in the way of restoring tn
double standard when other nations wi
help us to restore it. (Applause.) Tha
is within a year, and that bill receive
the sanction of a Republican house {
representatives and Repub' lean senat,
and a Republican pi esident put his sis
nature to the bill that had section IA
it. (Applause)
Hence, when did the Republican part
become convinced that the gold stand
ard was good? That invers' on took. % aC
at Philadelphia. and only since the ne
tional convention has the Republica
party stood openly and avowedly for til
gold standard.
IN DEBATE WITH ITS PLATFORM
You will find that the Republican part
finds itself in joint debate with It's pla
form Oaughter,)
Read what their platform said at Phi
adelphia: I'VE renew our allegiance
the principle of the gold standard"
1--WE renew our allegiance why to r.
new means to restate something tn,
you said before, and that is the first tin
they ever stated that position-"and al
clare our confidence in the wisdom of Il
legislation of the Fifty-sixth congress /
which the parity of all our money ar
the stability of all our currency on a &C
basis has been secured congratulate
the country that 1t had been done, tn;