, 1896-09-23

democratic national platform as a sub
erfuge invented to confuse the people
and direct their attention from the true
issues before them in this campaign,
Which is legislation on the tariff ques-
ton"
The resolutions were adopted amid
great applause, only two votes being
cast in the negative. A. J. Doran, of
Phoenix, was nominated for congress.
BRYAN AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, Sept. 22.-Bryan was
greeted in Philadelphia tonight by a
crowd which according to the police
and other authorities. exceeded any
o%ut-pouring of the people on a similar
occasion in the history Of the city. He
spoke at the academy of music which
has a seating capacity of about 5000.
Every available inch in the house was
occupied two hours before Bryan ar
rived, and experts estimated the audi
ence at fully 5000. Gathered in the
street outside of the academy we're full
ly $4,000 people who stood patiently un-
til 1890, hoping to heal the candidate.
The crush was something awful and
many of those who succeeded in get
ting inside the academy had their
clothing torn from them. Many cases
of injury were reported, one man with
a broken arm was taken to the hospi-
tai. Hundreds of policemen were pow,
erless to keep the crowds in check. Bry-
ans headquarters are at the Lafayette
hotel two blocks above the academy.
In front over 5000 people gathered. de-
sirous of getting at least a glimpse Of
the distinguished visitor. Since it was
not possible for Bryan to make way to
the academy in a carriage he was con-
Quoted through the basement and kit
chen Of the hotel and out the e a to a
side street, and walked to the academy.
He managed to make way to the stage
entrance and get inside after an expert
ence with the crowd he will long re-
member.
He said in part:
THE gold standard papers ask why
| came to Pennsylvania. / nave moth
ing to conceal. | came first to secure if
possible, the electoral vote of the state.
If you do not give that, then l come to
tell the people of Pennsylvania that the
agitation for free coinage will never
cease in this country until the gold
standard is driven back to England.
You ask me why l know this cause is
true. One reason is sufficient. every
free silver. You can know the cause as
you know the individual, by the COM
pany he keeps. | come to proclaim
financial independence in a city which
saw the declaration of independence
signed more than a hundred years ago.
The people who, a hundred years ago.
declared in favor of foreign supremacy,
were the people who had business deal
ings and acted as the agents of the peo-
pie who employed them over there. You
have no banks in this city not control
ed by the influence of London and I
have not more respect for the Ameri-
can who takes his patriotism from
Lombard street than for the tory who
took his patriotism from England. One
paper said l lacked backbone to meet
the enemies of this government. What
other president did they v charge
with a lack of dignity? (Cries of Lin
coln'). Yes. they said it Of Lincoln and
Jackson too. Then Jefferson lacked
dignity also. l might be dignifed
II l would stay home and have the peo-
pie come to see me. But | said I was
not going to promise anybody office
and therefore a great many people who
might come to see the candidate under
some circumstances would not come to
see me at all. Then all Of our people
don't have money to throw at the