The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-09-16

un,.h procession is . Feature of His
sr.sch at Lexington, KY, which Speech
ia, In Turn, the Biain Feature OF MS
D.x,s Run in the Blue Grass State
Tells why He Doesn't Think he and tho
F.rmsrs are Anarchists - Diseases
the "Crime of '73"-Incidents OF the
Days Tour.
1ar;nrton. XIV, Sept. 15.-Kentucky
nospiraltty and southern enDnusiasin
irene showered upon William j. Bryan
today in his trip in the Blue Grass re-
pson. The greatest demonstration ten
dera.5 him IN the south was at Lexlns-
tom, where he addressed from Io'o"o TO
so 900 people at the fair grounos' -
nrooession, unique in its character ana
Inrnresssye TO a large degree, passed
before him as he was on the speaker
stand. The farmers OF the surrounding
country got into Lexington early this
morning, and came in a typical solfIh-
eru way, riding the entire distance On
horses While Mr.. Bryan was ADDRESS
Ing the audience, the horsemen were
seen entering the gates OF the Idar
grounds. riding in double file and carry
ing appropriate Democratic campaign
hammers. 1t took twenty-five minutes
for the 20, 900 people TO file past the noInl-
nee and every one OF them tried TO OUT
do his neighbor in yelling ana cneerfhS,
Mr.. Bryan spoke TO the farmers aalu
II was a speech intended Tor farmers. ~
was nearly O'Clock when MI. Bryan
arrived at the driving park. HIS ap-
pearance was the signal for the great
est applause. He was introduced TO the
audience by the Hon c. ]. Johnston,
state senator and candidate 1oT coai-
gress
A FEW WORDS OF PRAISE.
Mr.. BRYAN opened his speech before
the vast audience with few words or
nraise of the far-famed Blue Grass re-
zion and its people. From the two cam
paign clubs that had marched to me
depot TO receive him, the nominee ec~
c,apted two, handsome silver Daoges,
which he promised to carry to has nome
and preserve. Continuing his speedn,
he asserted that the money queslfon
was The overshadowins issue or the
campaign, and he then Launched INTO
discussion of the legislation OF 1910.
Ever since that year, ne asserteo' the
American people had been endeaVoflhs
to reinstate the law that was at IhaU
time repealed, but at no time had hhey
been able 70 pass bill cnrougn poIn
branches of congress. They had been
rcUnna5led time and time again, to COM
nron1ise. he declared, and each time
tbav had found that their enemies, af-
tar forcing a compromise, had conn
menced the next day to undermine thar
which they had compelled the people TO
pcoespt. The speaker added:
SECRETLY FOR REPEAL
when the people succeeded IN pass
ing through one house a bill for tne
free coinage silver, the other house IN
sisted upon AN amendment that result
ed in what was known as the Blahd act
of 1878. 1t gave some relief to the peo-
pie 1t gave ITO them short respite
from the increased depression that had
been forced upon them by vicious legis-
lation. but no sooner was that law pass
ed and remember, even that law was
passed over the presidents veto, than
the enemies of free coinage. who had
complied its adoption. began TO work
secretly for its repeal. Then. when the
silver sentiment had grown until, IN
February. 1880, there were prospects OF
the passage OF q free coinage law, our
friends again forced a compromise and
substituted the Sherman law for the
free coinage of silver; and no sooner
was the Sherman law passed than our
ppOonents began to try to secure ats re-
peal. Senator Sherman, in his book, re-
Gently published, known as john Sher-
mans Recollections,' expressly states
That he secured and favored that bill fn
order to prevent the passage OF free
coinage law, and that he was ready TO
vote for its repeal the next cay II that
repeal could be secured without subst-
tutang free coinage. Great applause
II call your attention to these facts 10
show You that during all these years,
instead OF meeting open and frank and
candid enemies, we have had to fight
those who, under the guise Of being
friends OF free coinage. the friends OF
bimetallism, have by stealth sought 70
fasten the gold standard upon the
American people" CGreat applause)
PLATFORM COMPARED.
Mr.. Bryan asserted that in this cam
paign. for the first time, the issue was
dir ect and that in this campaign, foI
the first time, the gold standard manag-
ers had failed in their endeavors tc
write the platforms Of both of the lead
ing parties and to conduct the cam.
paign on other issues.
He then entered into a comparison o1
the Republican and Democratic plat,
forms. The one, he said. was writter
at st. Louis by the gold standard lead,
ers. but the other convention, at Chi
cago, they had been unable 10 control
and the majority of the people had
there been able 60 declare their will.
Here Mr.. Bryan was stopped, as tht