Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-08-24
gsLLIE BRYAN'S SPEECH.
One of the Strongest and Most Pop
uIar Yet Made.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., August lS--
When the Hon. William j. Bryan,
of Nebraska, arose a hush fell on
the house; they kuew this young
man of old-kuew him to be full OF
brains and independence and hon
esty, fuli Of the flowers of metaphor
and the sound logic of great con1ic-
tions. They knew him, or thought
they did, but three hours later,
when he resumed his seat, they real
lied that they had only now seen
the man in all his strength and
power.
That was one of the most wonder
full speeches that ever emanated
from a human brain that ever pass
ed the lips of man. Every word
commanded the attention of the
members of the house and in the
intense stiffness found its way to
the extreme corners of the galleries
and awoke the admiration and
enthusiasm of the men and women
who leaned formard to catch those
words. With the logic of Cal
houn, the cool judgment Of Thur
man and the graceful courtliness
of Conkling, he held an untiring
audience for three hours. He ex-
planned the vexatious problems OF
the money question in words that
were plain to boy of twelve and
mingled all his stern logic and
sterner facts with the polished Ian.
guage of the true orator.
When he at last took his seat
(though all too soon) three-fourths
of the members on the floor made
wild scrambles to be the first to
grasp his hand. AS the last words
rose and vibrated on the air, those
in the house and galleries rose and
shook the vast hall with applause
mingled with cries of "Vote!"
"Vote!" "Vote!" But under
the rulings they could not vote.
In his peroration Mr.. Bryan said !:
This question can not be settled
by typewriter recommendations
and suggestions made by boards Of
trade and sent broadcast over the
United States. 1t can only be set
tied by the great mass of the voters
of this country who stand like the
Rock of Gibraltar for the use of both
gold and silver. [Applause.
There are thousands, yes, tens Of
thousands, aye, even millions, who
have not yet "bowed the knee to
Baal." Let the President take
courage. Muehlbach relates an in,
cident in the life of the great mill.
tary hero of France. At Marengo
the Man of Destiny, sad and dis,
heartened, thought the battle lost
He called to a drummer boy and
ordered him to beat a retreat. The
lad replied:
Sire, [ do not know how. Des,
saix has never taught me retreat
but | can beat charge. Oh, l can
beat a charge that would make the
dead fall into line! | beat thai
charge at the Bridge of Lodi; l beat
it at Mount Tabor; [ beat it at the
Pyramids; Oh, may l beat it here!
The charge was ordered, the bat
tie won, and Marengo was added tc
the victories of Napoleon. Oh, lei
our gallant leader draw inspiration
from the street gamin of Paris. In
the face of an enemy proud an6
confident the President has wavered
Engaged in the battle royal between
the "money power and the common
people" he has ordered a retreat
Let him not be dismayed.
He has won greater victories than
Napoleon, for he is a warrior who
has conquered without sword. He
restored fidelity in the public service
he converted Democratic hope into
realization; he took up the banner
Of tariff reform and carried it to tri.
umph. Let him continue that great.
er fight for 'the gold and silver coin
age of the Constitution" to which
three national platfors have pledged
him. Let his clarion voice call the
party hosts to arms; let him but
speak the language of the Senator
from Texas in reply to those who
would destroy the use of silver:
In this hour fraught with peril to
the whole country, | appeal to the
unpurchased representatives of the
American people to meet this bold
and insolent demand like men. Let
us stand in the breach and call the
battle on and never leave the field
until the peoples money shall be
restored to the mints on equal terms
with gold, as it was years ago.
Let this command be given, and
the air will resound with the tramp
of men scared i'll a score of battles
for the peoples rights. Let this
command be given and this Maren-
go will be our glory and not our
shame. [Applause on the floor and
in the galleries.
THE PARTING OF THE WAYS.
Well has it been said by the Sem
ator from Missouri (Mr. Vest) that
We have come to the parting of the
ways. To-day the Democratic party
stands between two great forces,
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