Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-28
Nearly All Races and Mathematics in
 the Monster Procession.
Scoundrels Throw Eggs at the Carriage Containing the Nominee and His Wife--He Speaks With All the Fire of That Momentous
 vention Night

their cheers. Hats were waved and hand kerchiefs Haunted, and for a minute or two the building resounded with thunder rolls of applause. A bugler in uniform blew call. and thus secured partial qui- ct, but before MT. Bryan could speak there was much confusion caused by hiss es that seemed to proceed mainly from the gallery and shouts of disapproval from the more ardent of the Bryanites. Finally things became still enough to let the candidate be heard, and he began his speech in a voice somewhat hoarse, but which could be heard distinctly over the hall He said:
 HIS SPEECH.
 MT. Chairman and Fellow Citizens: l came to Chicago as I started on my way to New York to open this campaign, and I return to your city to take part in the closing exercises of this campaign. l have witnessed today a scene which inn presses me and leads me to believe that this great city of the west, which rests upon the prosperity of the great mass of our people, which cannot prosper with out they prosper-that this great city will cast its influence one week from today on the side of an American financial poli- cy for the American people. (Applause.) l beg to express my deep gratitude to those organizations which participated in this welcome today. My friends, I am not vain enough to believe that any part of the extraordinary enthusiasm which I have witnessed between the Missouri river and the Atlantic coast is intended as a personal tribute. (Cries of "Yes, it is.') No, my friends, l want you to be- lieve when I say that in this great con- test it Is the principles for which the can didate stands and not the candidate him. self that has called forth these demon- strations There is only one thing for which I claim any credit. believe that Ifn md af hnr ylanh haty nx selves as you have expressed yourselves have confidence that l will carry out the pledges which I have made in this cam paign. (Applause) is simply your con- fidence that l will
 DO WHAT I PROMISE TO DO, and carry out the ideas for which in this campaign I stand, and for this only that I can claim any credit. But, my friends, what credit is it to man to be what he seepSs to be? Why, if I were other than trrr to the principles which l advocate I would be beneath the contempt of those whose suffrages I ask. (Applause) 1 do believe that in this campaign great question is to be determined, for the present, at least; I do believe that the settlement of that question affects every man, woman and child in all this land, and when l see the people stirred as they have seldom been stirred before, l be- lieye that they appreciate the responsi- bilities of citizenship and that they in- tend that their ballot shall be cast for that financial policy which they believe to be best for themselves, their neigh bors and their country. (Applause) 1 appreciate, too, the kindly feeling that has prompted this gift from the Hebrew democrats. (Applause)
 "Our opponents have sometimes tried to make it appear that, when we de- nounce the financial policy advocated by the Rothschilds, we are attacking a race. We are not, my friends. We are as much opposed to the financial policy of J. Pier pont Morgan as we are to the financial policy of the Rothschilds. We are not att tacking a race. We are attacking greed and avarice, which knows no race nor religion. Applause). I do not know of any class of our people who, by reason of their history, can better sympathize with the struggling masses in this cam paign than the Hebrew race. (Applause).
 "The Bible teaches us that when the children of Israel were in bondage and asked for Tightening of their burdens the Pharaohs of their time said: They are idle; make them work harder and they will not complain Applause). Pharaoh has been the same in all ages. No matter to what race he belongs, no matter in what age he lives Pharaoh has lived upon the labor of others, and Pha- raoh always wants to stamp out com plaint by making the load heavier. (Ap- plause).
 "Whenever we have great contest and whenever right is arrayed against might the example of David and Goliah is al- ways cited to give inspiration to those who
 FIGHT FOR THE TRUTH.
 "David conquered not because he was strong; he conquered not because of his might He conquered because he was on the side of truth, and in this contest, if our Hebrew friends will liken me to David, let me say to them that as David triumphed because he was on the right side, go, my only hope of victory is in the righteousness of our case. Great ap- plause).
 My friends, I may be wrong, (cries of no, no, and cheers). I have never claim ed infalliblity, but when examine and question and reach conclusion which I believe to be right; when I take position which my judgment supports, am will ing to stand by what I believe, I care not what may happen. And in this strug- gle for the restoration of bimetallism there was, time when I had less com pany than have now Gaughter). Your papers have called me a demagogue. am not, am not demagogue. (Ap- plause). A demagogue is defined as man who advocates thing he does not believe in order-(cries of Bill Mckinley and cheers). This audience is too re- spons.ve (App1ause). My friends, let me now get through with that sentence Uaughter, and a voice, Amt he peach?' and cheers). Now. let me finish that sentence. A demagogue is a man who advocates a thing which he does not believe, in order to conciliate those who demagogue is a man who Is willing to ad-