The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06
bRY AN TALKS
IN TENNESSEE
Makes the Usual Harangue
at Memphis and
Nashville.
Thousands of Southerners Turn
Out to See the Orator
From Nebraska.
FREE SILVER YET THE SONG.
But He Says He Would Retire if the
Interests of the Party Should
Demand It.

Dut nc DAYS aS VUu-u NctIc IL tuo
Interests of the Party Should
Demand 1t.
MEMPHIS, TENN, Oct. 5.-Wiliam J.
Bryan reached Memphis at 7:10 o'clock
this morning from ST. Louis, accompanied
by the members of the Memphis reception
mmittee and Senator-elect II. D. Money
of Mississippi Representative John Allen
of Mississippi and Benton Mcmillan of
Tennessee. All through the night crowds
of people had gathered about the train at
its stopping places and cheered for the
candidate. who dI6 not appear. Several
hundred people cheered Mr.. Bryan at the
PopIar-street stated here this morning,
and he was also greeted with enthusiasm
along the streets on his way to the Pea
body Hotel, where he had breakfast.
The visit of Mr.. Bryan was made the
occasion of general holiday. Business
houses closed their doors and even the
banks suspended for the day. At 1920
O'Clock Mr.. Bryan under escort of the
Neely Zouaves reached Overton Tract a
big open field, whore he found crowd
estimated at $1,000. As he mounted the
covered platform erected in the center of
the field the old rebel yell was heard on
all sides. Senator Harris presented Mr..
Bryan, who said in part:
In Memphis it was-something more than
year ago-that this fight which is being waged
now was begun; that is, it was in this city
that those in favor of the gold standard met
to begin the work of capturing the two great
political parties, and it was here, few days
afterward, that the silver forces gathered to
begin the organization of their campaign.
[Cheers.l Therefore, at this time, when the
campaign has progressed so far that we are
able to form, some estimate of the result, am
glad to come again to the city which has been
known in history because of the silver cam
paign which was commenced here.
Various plans were suggested, and we met
in Chicago and decided to attempt, first, to
carry all the political par ties to free coinage,
and if we failed ip that, then to find some way
to consolidate the vote of those in favor of
/ remember that was in doubt as to the
means that might be found, and explained
my doubt as to the means, and yet my conf
dence as to the result expressed by quoting
from one of the Sunday-school congresses, cit
may not be my way; it may not be thy way;
but-in his way the Lord will provide" lGreat
cheering.l
Mr. Bryan then spoke eulogisticaIly OF
E. w. Carmaek, candidate for Congress
against Josiah Patterson, the incumbent,
who is gold Democrat, but supported
the Chicago ticket and continued:
I am grateful to those who have been ear
nestly in conviction, earnest enough in their
desire to res tore the standard coinage of the
constitution. While I appreciate the honor
which has been conferred upon me, not only
in the nomination by my own party but by the
additional nomination of two other parties 1
say to you here, my friends, that my interest
in the cause of bimetal lsm is so deep that l
would without moments hesitation resign
in favor of any person in the United States
who can better carry this cause to victory
ICheers.]
1t is not a time to listen to personal ambi-
tions 1t is not time when we are to con-
sider the temporary effect OF this election upon
party organization. 1t is a time when we are
10 consider the effect of the gold standard If
perpetuated on party organizations; not on
this country alone, but on all mankind.
[Cheers.l
Ny friends, I want to impress upon your
minds another thing. 1t is not only necessary
that we shall elect President and Vice-Presi-
dent in favor of Tree coinage, but 1t Is neces-
sary that there shall be Congress in favor of
f.ee coinage. [cheersl If you are in earnest
in your desire for bimetallism, you must show
that earnestness by doing anything necessary
to be done to elect Congress, Senate and
President
if the Democratic party is right in its platform,
then the man who does not stand upon that
platform, no matter how good Democrat he
may have been before, is no Democrat now.
[Applause.1 And no man can claim to be
friend of mine who says he wants to elect me
because am regular nominee and then go
down there and tie my hands and make me
powerless IApplause.l And therefore my
candidacy appeals to every American citizen
who believes in the right of the people of this
country to govern themselves regardless of
the aid or consent of any other nation on
EARTH am not appealing to any sentiments
hostile to foreigners, but say to you, my
friends, that that nation does not deserve 10
be called a nation which accepts financial
policy "ready made"from other countries.
Our opponents say that the tariff question is
the important issue of this campaign. / tell
on foreign fnanciers won't talk tariff with
them. [Applausel. But until we have yindf-
Gated the right of this people to legislate for
themselves on every issue they cannot drive
tariff into this people with piledriver.
Mr.. Bryan then spoke on the lines of
his well known argument beginning
"rhe Republican platform does not say
the gold standard is good thing" He
talkt d about a rising dollar and falling
dollar and about dollar being too good.
following familiar lines. On the conclu-
sion of his speech Mr.. Bryan was con-
veyed to the Louisville and Nashville
station, accompanied by great crowd,
and at 1920 P. NJ. left for Nashville.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Oct. 5.-Three
speeches We're the task Mr.. Bryan found
before him when he reached Nashville at
8:35 O clock tonight The railroad station
and the streets in its vicinity were
thronged when his train rolled in from
Memphis and all along the route to the
Haymarket, where the first speech was
made, deep lines of people cheered him.
An artillery salute was fired and twenty
six clubs from places in Middle Tennessee
were in line, on foot and on horseback.
About 300 students from the university
also turned out. Excursion trains had