Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-31
TALK IN THE Rain
BAD WEATHER AND BRYAN FOE
LOWERS TROUBLE TEDDY.
ATTEMPT TO STOP THE SPEECH
Disreputable Methods of Opposition.
Who Listened Patiently to ~ :
Bryan.

party found great crowds at the ste on
and hotels and a splendid greeting was
accorded to the vice-presidential candi-
date. There was an immense variety of
clubs and business mems associations
and both auditoriums where the governor
spoke We're filled. Il T.
Besides an enthusiastic gathering at
Corning the home of the club that was
assaulted at Elmira last night, the only
incident OF the lay occurred at Geneva,
where there was an attempt made to pre-
vent the governor from speaking. When
Geneva was reached at $50 O'Clock, the
governor was driven to an open stand in
the rain while the local committee sent
word to stop the blowing of the whistles,
which word o his arrival had started.
which word of his arrival had started.
was largely with him but there We're Il
number IN the outskirts of the crowd, es-
pecially in the windows, of small boys,
who tried to interrupt him.. The only cry
that was ineligible from the stand was
"Hurrah for Bryan"
"Why?" said the governor. Because he
is for Dick Croker? Because he is afraid
to say what he will do about free silver?
Does the gentleman say 'Hurrah for Bry-
oAh 60 AN SAiA W htN ~ AAAA
flag? Is that the reason he says 'Hurrah
for Bryan?'
Nov gentlemen" continued the gov
ernor raising his voice so as to be heard
above the turbulent cries which still con-
tinued, Il want to say one thing to you
here. There is one thing more import
ant than any Difference of policy among
Americans, n that is the keeping of III
own self respect. Whenever you see a
party that tries to interrupt a public
speaker, you may be sure it is because
they dare not hear the truth. Mr.. Bryan
comes to this state and I am proud to
see he is listened to with respectful at
tention wherever he goes. no matter how
much people may differ with him in opin-
ion. The worst reflection hat can be cast
upon them by their own action when they
try to break up an orderly meeting and
try to interrupt free" speech, and when
they do it they hurt no one but them
selves"
Gentlemen" continued the speaker. II
appeal to you for the honor of the flag"
But he was interrupted by renewed
shouts of 'Hurrah for Bryan"
Gentlemen" said the governor, Il
want you to reflect what a poor showing
you make when you try to interrupt an
appeal to the flag This remark caused
the noise to diminish somewhat, but 1t
was soon renewed and continued until
the governor finished his remarks.
A great many of the disturbers here as
in other places We're boys, but those in
the windows of the building were men,
one of them having a megaphone.
At Rochester, referring to Mr.. Crok-
er's recent illusions to the lack of OPP
~portunity for young men,, he said in
part:
There has been much talk upon the
part of our antagonists recently to the
effect that the young man has now little
chance in America. Well, gentlemen,
most of us here in this meeting who
are of middle age have sons, and when
this is the case, it may be set down as
certain that we are deeply concerned
as to the future welfare of those sons.
I ask every father to answer to himself
the question whether he would prefer
his boy to start in life with the prospect
of Organism ahead of him or with the
prospect of the continuance of the pres
ent policies. Merely to put the question
in this way is enough to show he alb
surdity of the claim made by our OPP
ponents. a..
"Bryanism means widespread and far
reaching business calamity and destruc-
ton, and therefore it necessarily means
grinding poverty for the many, and yer
for the few more fortunate, anxiety and
business disaster. It is a mere axiom
that a young mans chances are best in
a community where there is general
prosperity. 1t is equally an axiom that
in a time of great business depression
a young mans chances are at a min
imum. AS a matter of fact, there is no
other country in the world today which
begins to offer the chances to young
men that America does. The very cir-
cumstance of corporate wealth, over
which such bitterness has arisen, have
at their heads men who in 80 cases out
of 100 start life with little but their own
energy and brains to help them. I'm
doubleday the extraordinary develop
ments of corporate wealth Of the last
generation have produced serious prob
lems--problems which will tax the skill
of the wisest legislator, but which all of
us are in honor bound to try to solve.
l believe that much can be done, both
to better the condition Of the Wage
worker and to lessen some of the Iun-
doubted abuses of corporate wealth. !
will stand shoulder to shoulder with ANY
man who in good faith works along
reasonable lines towards these ends, but
I will take part in no crude and vicious
efforts to reform all inequalities of pros
perity by destroying all prosperity. This
is precisely what Mr.. Bryan and his as
sociates propose to do. There are many
ways in which our civic and social con-
ditions can be bettered, but such bet
terment can be brought about only BY
honesty, kindly, resolute facing ofafA4s
and seeking new remedies, not by. in.
discriminate denunciation and pandering
to evil passions for political gain."t y