Evening star., 1896-10-06
BRYAN SPEAKS AT NASHVILLE.
The Democratic Nominee Kept Busy
In the Tennessee CnPitnl.

The Democratic Nominee Kept Busy
in the Tennessee Capital.
Mr.. BRYAN was taken Immediately to the
Louisville and Nashville depot when he had
finished his speech at Memphis yesterday
afternoon. There were a few hundred
people gathered about the station to see
him off, and when he made mis- way to his
car he was repea teily cheered. The first
step at Arlington, a.d Mr.. Bryan
shook hands with a few Of the hundreds Of
| pee pie who had assembled at the depot in
the vain hope that they would hear him
speak. .. yar.
AT brownsville and Bells N1r. Bryan told
the people that the republicans asked for
othing but confidence, and that the repub-
lican party was playing d confidence game
on the public. and discussed the silver sit
uation on the same general lines he has
heretofore.
| Fully as large a crowd greeted the candi-
date at Humboldt as had welcomed him
al Memphis
| Mr.. Bryan said in part: The Chicago
platform does not propose to injure any
| body. 1t simply proposes to prevent people
| from injuring their fellow men. We ma
| growing up over the country more trusts
| and combinations of wealth. and these are
| combining together and are able to drive
out the humber competitors and then,
| having destroyed competition. they are
! able to prey upon society and get back
| from helpless consumers more thah they
| have lost by competition.
| Il understand that you have had some
| experience In this state. What was II
that you had a trust in here? Cotton bag
| sing? "a voice 'Yes.) My friends, what
| can be done in one thing can be done In
| all things-if the trust is left unrestrained.
| 1t is one of the things that we rejoice at
In this contest that we do not have the
| support Of trusts or combinations or syn
dicatcs of this country. Applause?
! There was another large crowd at Milan
1 ~, Ia,, hot cd
| to remark that he thought he had spoken
to everybody in Gibson county at Hum
| boldt. 1t was an appreciative audience.
| and applauded and cheered the candidate
at the end Of every sentence.
At Mckenzie there was crowd of sew
eral thousand. decorated stand had been
| erected near the station. and upon 1t were
a number Of Tennessee beauties. all ar
| rayed in gowns OF immaculate white They
all insisted on shaking hands with the can
ddate, and then he expounded his doctrine
to the crowd gathered about the stand.
| Huntington turned out fair crowd to
| hear Mr. Bryan upon his arrival there at
40 o'clock In the afternoon. He was In
troduced to the audience from the rear
platform Of the train by Senator Harris.
Camden was reached at 5:2t, and the
scene was but a repetition Of those before
Mr.. Bryan spoke but minute before the
train pulled out.
The train rolled into the Nashville station
at S:l.. The town was wild. Red fire and
| Roman candles filled the air, and the streets
were almost impossible Carriages were in
waiting for the party, and Mr.. Bryan was
| promptly driven to the Haymarket, where
| he delivered his first speech.
| The greatest crowd that ever turned ou,
| to a political meeting in the history OF
| Nashville crowded about the streets te
| there last night, shouted and yelled cheer
| ed and applauded. and listened with mark.
ed attention to the triple nominee.
The five acres of ground in the inclosurt
were half filed with people. who cheeret
l a 20 n n iC mr.
giee club of thirty male voices opened the
meeting with Home, Sweet Home.' tn.
o!d-fashioned melody. which the NOMINEES
| has declared to be his campaign song Th.
| candidate was then introduced by Senator
Bate as the next President of the United
States. He was cheersd .and applaudet
| throughout his speech,i and many time
was stopped by the enthusiasm of hi
| listeners.
After concluding his iHaymarket speech
Mr. Bryan was taken to the Athletic Park
where he made ten-minute address, Civ
| ing his explanation of the fifty-cent dollar
and at the end he appealed to his auditor
to study the money question and to vote a
they saw fit. - 3.
At the populist meeting which Mr.. Brya,
addressed after his speeches at the Hay
market and Athletic Park. he expresse.
| his apprecia ton of the honor done him b,
| the popufiSt party, and also his .yraSifica
tion that the democrats and populists ha
been able to unite upon an electoral ticke
in SO many Of the states He said tha
while he would take no part in local affairs
, | he did feel justified in urging those who he
? | lieve in free coinage to concentrate tnei
, | votes in such a way as to defeat the com
, mon enemy. Where fusion is,accomplished
r the fusion ticket deserves the support of Al
: | the friends OF silver He said that if fusio
| was not arranged in Tennessee, he hope
, the populists would cast their vote for tn
4 democratic electors, and thus make thei
: | election certain. as to vote for the populis
: | electors who had no hope of election woul
. be an aid to the republicans.
Mr.. Bryan left Nashville at midnight o
| the Louisville and Nashville for Louisville
PEOPLE WITH HAIR THAT IS CONTINUAL
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