The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-24
bound TO SEE BRYAN
An Immense Crowd Turned Out
AT Philadelphia.
MANY WERE HURT IN THE CRUSH.
the Candidate Had an Exciting Exper-
ienoe Getting Into the Academy of
Music, Where He Spoke to About e,ooO
PeopIe-what He Said.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.-Mr. Bryan
was greeted in Philadelphia by crowd
which, according to the police and
other authorities, exceeded any outpour-
ing Of the people on similar occasion
in the history of the city. He spoke at
the Academy of Music which has q
seating capacity Of about 5000. Every
available inch of space in the house
and on the stage was occupied two
hours before Mr.. Bryan arrived and OK.
perts estimated the audience at fully
6,000 Gathered in the street outside
of the academy were fully $4,000
people hoping to see or hear the candi-
date. The crush was something awful.
Many of those who succeeded in getting
inside the academy had their clothing
almost torn from them. Many cases of
more or less severe injury were reported
to the police. one man with o broken
arm being taken to the hospital.
Hundreds of policemen were power
less to keep the crowds in check. Mr..
Bryan made his headquarters at the
Lafayette hotel, tive blocks above the
Academy, on Broad street. In front of
this over 5000 people gathered desirous
OF getting at least glimpse of the dis
tinguished visitor. Since it was not
possible for Mr.. Bryan to make his way
down Broad street to the Academy in
his carriage he was conducted through
the basement and kitchen of the hotel
and out of the rear to side street
through which he walked to the Acad-
emy. He managed to make his way to
the stage entrance and got inside after
an experience with the crowd that he
will long remember. When he appeard
on the stage his reception was tremen-
dous, the cheering lasting several min
utes.
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
The gold standard papers ask why l
come to Pennsylvania / have nothing to
conceal. / will tell you why come. 1
c)me first to secure, II possible the cleo
+ Jral vote of the state of PENNSYLVANIA
Applause and cheers. If you deny that
II you will. not give me that vote. IL we
are defeated in this campaign, then
come upon another mission, and that Is to
tell the people of Pennsylvania that the
agitation for free coinage will never cease
in this country until the gold standard is
driven back to England.
They say that the craze is dying out. /
care not what they call the silver cause,
you may apply to 1t such epithets as you
will, but l know that the silver cause will
not die, because truth never dies. APP
plause. You ask me why l know that
this cause is true. l can give you many
reasons, but one reason Is sufficient that
every enemy to good government is
against free silver. You can know cause
as you can know an individual, by the
company that it keeps. Applause Our
cause appeals to the masses of the people,
because the masses are = uterested in equa.
laws. Our cause is OPP Wsed by those who
IN f.,p IN.,
cause we are opposed to government insti-
tuted for any such purposes. Applause. |
Your city is called Philadelphia, the City
of Brotherly Love.
l come to proclaim to you the gospel
that Is described by the name of your owI
city, and yet you say you will give 10000
majority against that doctrine Cries of
no, no, never. come to proclaim finan-
cial Independence in city which saw the
declaration of independence signed more
than 100 years ago. Great applause. You
say that this city, in which the forefathers
gathered when they were willing to defy
the foreign powers and declare their indie
pendence, you say this city is afraid to
have financial independence shall not
declare that the descendants of our fore
fathers of 100 years ago have sunk so low
unless you write 1t so at the ballot in
November. tGreat applause. The issue
which is raised now was raised before.
could not obtain Independence unless
some foreign nation would help us. There
are those who say 1t today and those who
say 1t today stand In tire same position as
those who said 1t then. [Applause.l
The people who 100 years ago declared in
favor OF foreign supremacy were the peo-
pie who had business dealings and acted
as the agents of the people who employ
them over there. You have no banks in
this city today which are not controlled by
the influence of London, and l have not
more respect for the American who takes
his patriotism from Lombard street than
! have for the Tory who took his patriot
ism 100 years ago from England (Great
applause.)
One of the papers said that lacked dig
nifty. "a voice: you're all right" An
other voice: ''How about Singerly?"
Misses and groans.) My friends, l have
been looking into the matter, and do you
know that would rather have 1t said that
lacked dignity than to have 1t said thai
lacked backbone to meet the enemies of
this government who conspire against this
nations welfare In Wall street. (Great
applause.) What other president did they
ever charge with lack of dignity9 (Cries
OF Lincoln and great applause.) Yes,
my friends, they said it Of Lincoln and
jackson, too. Applause and cheers for
Jackson.) Then Jefferson lacked dignity
also. "a voice: "How about SingerlyYh
groans and hisses.) Now, my friends,
will tell you how dignified / think man
ought to be. OF course, you know every
body has his own idea of those things. !
believe that man ought to be dignifled
enough, not too dignifled and not lacking
In dignity.
Now, it might be more dignifled II
would stay at home and have people come
TO see me. Long applause and cheers. ]
But you know that said was not going
IN nfuf 10 KIsl
therefore great many people who might
rome to see a candidate under some cir
substances would not come to see me ut
all. lGreat applause. And then all our
people don't have money to throw at the
birds. Applause and laughter. Why,
our people want more money and II
they could come all the way 90 Nebraska
TO see me 1t would show that they had
money enough now. Applause. Now,
my friends, don't like to be lacking in
any Of the essentials, but do you know /
can't see that there's any lack of dignity
shown If go before the people aud talk
70 them and say what | stand for and
say am begging for votes, Not at all.
l never asked man to vote for me. Ap-
plause. In fact, have told some people
to vote against me, that is more than most
candidates do. Applause
l have said that there was anybody
Who pNiiofSu III lhO ihuluicHulCt VI tHt
gold standard until foreign nations came
TO us and graciously permitted us to
abandon 1t, said If anybody should be-
lieye that the gold standard was absolute
~ essential to the welfare of this country
he ought not to vote fpr me at all. do
not want any man to vote for me then OBJ
ject to my doing what l expect to do II
you elect me. LApplausel And if can
prevent the maintenance of the gold
standard you can rely upon my doing it
the very first possible opportunity given