Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-15
A BIG CROWD AT MT. VERN ON.
Mr. Eryan Introduced 3y Judge Sample,
Lifelong Republican.


Mount Vernon, H., September IA
Between 5000 and 1000 people packed
themselves into the court house square
q, Mount Vernon to-day, waiting for tho
coming of the three-time nominee. The
ever present country band did It's level
best and The Bryan club, dressed N
white duck suits, preserved a line from
the car to the platform from which Mr..
Bryan spoke. Mr. Bryan was introduce
ed by Judge Sample, of the Appellate
court, who announced that he had al
ways been Republican h.mselm until
this year. Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and Cent men-I appreciate
the fact that this meeting is presided
over by one who, until this campaign,
has been a Republican. | also appreci-
ate the fact that while my opponents
may say of me, that | am young and
lacking in public experience, they can
not bring that charge against a member
of the Appellate Court. whose judgment
and heart have led him TO espouse the
cause of the people" (Applaus). {
Il am glad that from day to day we
are finding recruits to our cause, from
those whose position in public life raises
them above the slander of those who ap-
ply the name OF anarchists or dis,urber
Of the public peace TO those who raise
their hands against the encroachment Of
syndicales and corporations. (Ap-
plause).
"A few months ago l was in your
midst. then as private citizen, simply
representing a cause which was near
to my heart and when | told you here
that the brand OF my Democracy was diff
ferent from the brand which was being
presented by the administration, your
city was advertised by those who tried
TO make it appear that l denied that |
was a Democrat. (A1plause)
MY friends. those of you who were
here, know that | not only I'D not de-
clare myself not a Democrat, but that l
have always declared myself a better
Democrat than any man, (Applause)
who sought to undo what jefferson and
Jackson did for the American people?
(Applause.) Since that meeting great
events have taken place. Since we met
here last March the Republican party met
in national convention at st. Louis and
did what no party in this nation ever did
before. solemnly declared that the tinan-
cial policy of this government should de-
pend. not upon what the American people
desired. but upon what foreign nations,
i'm their compassion. would allow the
American people 10 have. (Applause)
The Republican platform does not say that
the gold standard is a good thing. 1t in
substance declares that a double stand
ard is better than the single gold stand
ard. because the platform pledges the
Republican party to get rid of the gold
standard and substitute the bimetallic
principle When? When our people need
it? Not when our people desire it. but
rs soon as the leading commercial ma
tions OF the world Will iosn with US in do
/ ing it. (Appl3usc) I ask YOU, my friends.
| 10 study that platform well, because we
may fairly assume that Il man elected
uron a platform will carry ont that plat
( form. When does the Republican party
/ say We SHALL have bmetalism? 1t does
not state the time. How long docs It say
we must maintain thc gold standard? For
/ one year? 1t does not limit it TO a year,
! or four ycars. No my friends, so far as
! that platform goes. it declares that whcth-
| or the American people like tho gold stand
ard or rot, whether they suffer from it or
not they must maintain it forever if for
eign nations insist upon our keeping II.
/ Great appaGse) I am willing to submit
/ tho question TO the American people"
! Applause and cries of That's right.')