Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-25
MIR. BRYAN Is PREsENTED.

Is Given a T. emendous Osat'on and p ak.
Three q 0iarters Of an Hour.
AS soon as the platform was
reached c. 4 Barnard, of Moline, as
chairman OF the meeting, advanced
and said: Ladies and Gentlemen.
| Fellow Citizen.: You have been
waiting long time patiently, aud I
will not detain you with a ltn.
speech. I have the honor to in'ro-
dice to you our next preside ~, Will
, liam J. Bryan"
Mr. Bryan was given a grand ova-
tion as he took his position to speak.
Toe vast asse blage cheered itsel,
Into one deafening roar. Men
threw their hats into the air and
shouted. Ladies waved their hand
kerchiefs and parasols and Joined in
.he tribute to the next president
Mr.. Bry an substituted silk skull
cap for his brown fedora and began
speaking at once.
Mr.. Bryan said: Mr.. Chairman,
Ladies apd- Gentlemen: We are az
preaching the close of campaign
which will be memorable in Ameri-
can history because it will deter mine
the financial policy of the United
States for at least four years, and if
it shall result in the restoration of
bimetalism it will determine the
financial policy for years to come.
Aye. more than that: il. as q resul
of this election. bimetallism il re
stored in the United States. it will
be the frat step toward the recogni-
ton of silver throughout the world.
and, when that is accomplished. the
money question will be settled for
generations to come. (Applau-e)
want the business men of this coun-
try, who are complaining because of
agitation, to remem Der that agita
tion is simply the evidence of con-
ditiou which is not satisfactory.
Agitation is not a cause. it is a re-
suit. aud you ought not to complain
OF agitation. you ought to com plain
of the condition which makes agita-
tioa necessary. applause. Voice:
That's right. too"
TX this election shall result in the
success Of those who believe in main
tanning the present financial policy.
it will not stop agitation. II can
not stop agitation. Agitation will
continue until the rights of the pso-
pie. the whole people, are secured.
tApplause). ask you to look back
and review the % years Just passed
since 1875 or 1896. You vii! find
that this agitation has been kept up.
|; And although the people-some peo.
pie-have been burying the "silver
craze" for more than twenty wears,
yet it is livlier question TODAY than
it was when they commenced to bury
it. daughter and applause). Are
you so short sighted as to think tha,
temporary defeat is going to stoo
just cause? Voices: mo sir'0
: No. no. Why. my friends. il our
cause had been unjnst. it would no,
have taken % Years 70 have pu, i,
down. The fact that it is living. apc
, growing. and developing. in spite Of
conspiracies sgainst it. shows that i
has within i, the germ OF life, and i
, cannot be killed by single defe Al,
(Applause).
The Restoration OF Confidence.
You say that you want confidence
restored. MY friends, they have bee,
preaching the restoration of conf
dence far these many years. ZAP
, p!suse, cheers. waving OF haudker
chi, Is. Voices, THAT'S right. hi
| 'em hsrd'0. Aud when you had don
What they wanted done. con6derc
! did not come back. And Why? b