Governor Altgeld opened his campaign in the country town Girard on Saturday. About 15,000 farmers of Macoupin County attended to listen to the Governor's speeches. He dealt in his speech exclusively with the currency question. The accusations made against him, he did not mention by one word.

At the close of his speech, he said briefly, that as a Governor, his official functions were always guided exclusively by his sense of duty and therefore he stands on his record. People who want to vote for him, but not for Bryan, he advises to reverse their intention to vote for Tanner, but at the same time "for Bryan and Humanity."