The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-23

about 5000. Every available inch of
space in the house and on the stage
was occupied two hours before Mr..
Bryan arrived, and experts estimated
the street outside Of therAcademy were
fully $4,000 people .whoastood patiently
until 1880 y. m. hoping to see or hear
the. candidate. The crush was some-
thing awful Many of those who sue
ceeded In getting inside the Academy
had their clothing almost torn from
them. Many cases OF more or less Sc
we're Injury were reported, one man
with broken arm being taken to the
hospital. Hundreds Of policemen were
poWeriess to keep the crowds in check
ME- Bryan made his headquarters at
the Lafayette hotel, two blocks above
the Academy. on Broad street. In front
of here over 5000 people gathered, de-
slrous of getting at least a glimpse Of
the distinguished visitor. Since it was
not possible for Mr. Bryan to make
his way down Broad street to the Acad-
envy in his carriage, he was conducted
through the basement and kitchen of
the hotel and out Of the rear to a side
street through which he Walked to the
Academy. He managed to make his
way to the stage entrance and got in
SIDE after an experience with the crowd
that ne will long remember. When he
appeared on the stage, his reception
was tremendous, the cheering lasting
several minutes. He said in part:
me gold standard papers ask vhy came
70 u,s Hh1 1si, have nothing to conceal
secure II possible, the electoral vote Of tho
state OF Pennsylvania. II yeu deny that If
&C., YET VIII net give us that vote if we are de-
another mission, and that is to tell tho nee
PIE OF pennsylvania that the agitation for
free ,, coinage will never cease in this country
England. They say the craze is dv back on, 70
care not what they call the silver cause
YOU You may nay apply to 1t such epithets as you
not die Truth never dies. You ask ma WIN
know this cause Is true. / can give voi,
fnin1+ gSod reasons but one reason is suf-
is against free silver.
You can know cause as you can know an
lnnolvlduai. by the company that 1t KEEPS.
,Ia S 6aase appeals to the masses Of the peo-
PIE because the masses are interested in
equal laws. Our cause is opposed bv these
WHO want TO use our government for profit
tmted for we are opposed to government fnsti
called the city of brotherIy love 7 come
70 proclaim to you the gospel that is de-
yet you say you will have hundred thousand
majority against that doctrine T come to
proclaim financial independence in a city
which saw the declaration of indenandance
signed more than hundred wears ago
cGreat applause) You say that this city in
which the forefathers gathered when thew
S MsIe Wiling to defy the foreign powers and
IS AFRAID to have financial independence /
snail not declare that the descendants OF our
Iorefathers OF a hundred years ago have sunk
so low unless you write 1t so at the ballot
in November Great applause.)
The issue which is raised now was raised
ts There We're people then who said
some foreign nations would help u.s. There
are those who say it today, and those who
say II today stand in the same position as
those who said it them 1Applause1 The
people who a hundred years ago declared in
Iavor OF foreign supremacy were the neonIe
VINO had business dealings and acted as the
agents OF the people who employ them over
there You have no banks in this eitv TODAY
Wnleh are not controlled by the influence of
London. and l have not more respect for
Lombard street than I have for the Tory
Wno took his patriotism hundred years ago
IRON England. Great applause.)
nifty. Ca voice: You are all right" An
other voice: How about Bfngerly?' Kisses
S ana groans) Ny friends, 7 have been look
4eo ne EldIteT, ana CO yGu know that I
Woufd rather have 1t said that 7 lacked dig
nlty thah to have it said thatOT lacked back
oone TO meet the enemies Of this government
Wno eonspfre AGAINST the nations welfare in
w an street Great applaase.5 What other
PRESIDENT Cid they ever charge with lack OF
dignity! Cries of Lincoln" and great an
giause1. Yes, my friends. they said It Of
Lincoln and Jackson. too. (Applause and
eEeefs for Jackson-) Then. jefferson lacked
dignity also. "a voice: How ahouf Sin
ger1y! Creams and hisses) Now. nv
lrlehas. l tell you how dignifed I think
nla1 ought to be- l believe that a man
Sasns % De dignthed enough, net too digni-
ihnlght De more dignifed if I would stay at
nome nome ana have people come to see me Jap
g = and cheers. but you know that said
1 was not going to promise to giva anyhadv
an once. and therefore great many people