The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-26
Men Stirred to Frenzy by Elo-
quent Outbursts.
TONNES CLOSING SPEECH
On Chairs and Tables Shouting
Themselves Hoarse.
LEADER OF 'es; VICTOR OF 1900
Bryan Says the People Understand the
Question--Business Men Should
Now be Rsached--SafetY Lies
in Raising Masses,
in Raising Masses,

Denver, Col, Nov. 2J.--A eomplimen-
tary banquet was last evening rendered
Hon. w. J. Bryan at the Brown Palace
Hotel by the Chamber Of Commerce Of
Denver Plates were laid for 300.
His address was the last number on
the programme. He was received with
great cheering. Among other things he
said: "The past few months seem to
me more like a dream than reality;
and when l hear the words of eulOgy
which have been so often spoken, they
do not impress me as words spoken Of
me. The fear that always comes over
me when / hear these words spoken with
so many manifestations Of affection is
whether / can maintain the feeling that
has been so kindly expressed or whether
by some misstep | may do as so many
have done before me, fall and lose that
love which now is the thing which
prize more than life. 1t frightens me
when find how many people there are
in this country who believe as / believe,
have put their faith in me and the work
| have tried to do.
"0n the only assurance have that /
may be able to continue to retain your
good will is the belief that my purpose
is the same as your purpose, and that
we, continuink in this purpose will travel
together.
II believe that during this campaign in
every foreign nation the oppressed were
raising n silent prayer for our success,
and that in every foreign nation the aris-
tocracy was pr ing for the success of
our opponents because the ambassador Of
the United States to Great Britain de-
clared Immediately after the election that
he, together with all London was rejOic-
ing; and when he said he and all London
he meant that part of London which be
had become acquainted with and not
the toiling part Of London, or England.
You read what is said by the financiers
and by the ariscocrats of the old world
and you will find that they recognize
what many Of our own people do not
recognize, that this question which was
before the American people reached down
deeper and lowered up higher than any
question which has confronted us in time
OF peace in the history of this country.
I'VE cannot give up this fight il we
desire, we have got to go on. / think we
have been successful in bringing our
cause before the American people.
think we will be more successful in the
next four years. We have been success
full in bringing our cause before the Ia
boring men, we have failed most in reach
ing the business men Of this country and
l believe that for the next four years we
ought to give special attention 20 the
bringing of our arguments before the
business men OF this country. "HOw
long will it be before our well % de
classes shall understand that they cannot
raise themselves far above the masses
of the people; how long before they real
ize that their only safety iee in the rails
ing of the masses with themP (Oheers
and loud applause.
Itswas 2:20 this morning when Mr.. Bry-
an finished his speech. At o'clock, after
having shaken hands with all the ban
queters Mr.. Bryan was driven to the de-
pot where he boarded q special train
which left the city for Pueblo at $50
o'clock. A committee of leading citizens
OF Pueblo acted as escort for Mr.. Bryan
on his journey.
The scene at the banquet hall at the
end Of a forceful speech by Congressman
Chas. A. Towne, of Minnesota, on THE
issue Of 1900" was remarkable The
climax of his speeches as he spoke of
Mr.. Bryan as the leader of 1896; the vic
tor Of 1907 started a great demonstra-
tion. Men jumped on chairs, tables and
shouted themselves hoarse, waved hand
kerchiefs and acted generally as only
enthusiastic men stirred TO a frenzy by
burning elOquence can act.
PUEBLO'S CORDIAL RECEPTION.
Pueblo. Col, Nov. 25.-Pueblo has ex-
tended the most cordial of Western vel
comes to VIM. j. Bryan. In some res
poets the city surpassed Denver ia the
details of arrangements. The weather
was perfect, the crowd enormous. When
Mr.. Bryan took the Rock Island train
for home at 6 o'clock tonight he had
made five speeches to great audiences. He
was met at the depot here by vast con-
course, including the high school cadets,
who escorted him to the central high
school grounds where n speech was de-
lVered to a great gathering Of school
children and older people.
Mr. Bryan made no speech en- route
from Denver although at every station
a crowd had gathered to cheer the silver
champion, and at various points saIutes
were fred as the train passed. At Colo
RADIO Springs 1900 people yelled thera-
selves hoarse, Mr.. Bryan bowed acknowl-