The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-09
BRYAN HOME AT LAST.
His Speech in Front Of the
Capitol Building.
GREAT DEAL OF HaNDsHAKlNG.
He Tells Of Hfs Trip and Repeats the
Arguments He Made at Va
rious Places.

LE3CofS. NED sept Tine second
homecoming o. Bryan after his nornina-
ton vas marked with enthusiasm There
we're STOUT $3.50 people az the depot with
TWO bands. Prominent citizens escorted
Bryan 20 his carriage Cheer after cheer
went up and the bands added to the din.
Two silver clubs and citizens IN carriages.
headed by bands. for-ne9 q procession.
which escorted Bryan from rhe Burling-
ton depot 20 his home. Az immense crowd
had gathered, and some tire elapsed re-
fore the candidate could get inside the
house on accoun. Of Eas delay occsstone6
by Misunderstanding.
A crowd o. 500 people greeted Mr.
Bryan in tie afternoon. He spoke from
stand erected On the north front OF the
state capitol building over as head vGs
a large photograph OF himself. while in
rnauy OF the office windows OF the bulls
ing photographic lken~sses OF his ReQu0-
lcEa opponents, Mckinley and Hobart,
looked DOM upon the crowd. Mr. Bryan
EaS caeered heartily when he appear q
on the stand. RE was introd 9oeg b. Chair
man Humphreys, Of the Lincoln commit
tee GA reception. president OF the Column
hla National bank. who vas formerly
Republican.
Mr.. Bryan Arst spoke OF his trip through
out tho Eastern states, extending over
period Of nearly a month. he assured his
audience thai the sentiment In favor OF
in those states. There he had found the
Producer OF wealth-the farmers and the
laborerS- Joining with The people OF the
West to free themselves from the dOmina~
ton OF those financial influences which
nave controlled our legislation and our
financial policy. In the very shadows OK
Wall street ne found as bitter hatred OF
these Influences as would 10 found among
the farmers OF Nebraska
A -, - Sod ha had yY,as "a RIM "a
wEo had been Republicans who we're open
ly supporting the free coinage OF silver
and who were openly asserting that they
had as much right 20 attend to their bIsi-
ness as the halker had 20 attend to his
business. He bad not found lakewarn
men anywhere. They have" be said.
been earnestly for Us or against as"
This he VAS glad to see. for he consld-
cred politics a serious business when the
people we're confronted with such issues
as confront he American people now.
Mr.. Bryan then referred 10 The attitude
Of the Republican party on the financial
question a. declared in It's platform. and
emphasized IN the utferances OF its n0nli-
n e<. As opposed to the Republican policy
of maintaining a gold standard until the
leading nations OF Europe shall join IN
the Substitution OF a double standard" he
said: THE Democratic party had declared
for The immediate restoration or the Amer
icsn constitution" No, only the Demo-
cratic party had 50 declared. but the SiI-
yer and populist parties had both Joined
with the Democratic party in making this
the paramount Issue OF the campaign.
II do not know whether all OF you fully
realize the intensity of the struggle We
ara engaged in" be said. our opponents
began the campaign 10y asserting that the
American people are not able 10 establish
-metailism. and then when they found
there was a revolt among the American
people against such q policy. they COM
menced 8 system ~ coercion and terror
ixing insisting That the masses OF the peo-
ple have not the right to determine what
kind Of q policy they want. THIS terror
ism and coercion is manifested IN two
ways In the first place the heads Of great
corporations are trying 10 compel their
employees TO support the gold standard
my friends, II the heads OF these cor
poratons assert the right 70 control the
vote. OF those who work for them, then
ne have presented 20 the American people
even a greater question than the silver
question. II corporation has the right
10 control the vote OF an eInploye on one
question Il has the right 70 control II on
every question. These corporations were
not constituted fer any such purpose
They are creatures ~ law Has the law
given unto these corporations any such
powers II a corporation IS not entrusted
ploves as Il WILL then the corporation that
atIerupts u usurps its right and becomes a
dangerous power In a free government
II there ara those hare who are opposed
- us on the money question they dare
not approve OF the conduct OF these cor
poratiens that are attempting to vote their
employees. We may be the ones 70 suffer
now. bat warn you. fellow citizens, that
the tins may come when these very cor
poratlcns viii turn themselves against
you and your families with an the accu-
ruulatcd power tha, your Endorsement OF
THAR conduct now viii give them
"NNt only have some OF these corpora
ttons attempted 20 coerce their employees.
Aut the great money power ceuterea "a
New York has been attempting 70 coerce
the Dern2e whom they 30 business with
pager "a Few DAYS ago Saia q bank
which had failed tha, 'he reason given
Nss That tho managers - the bank were
advocating FREQ silver. ari therefore 80
New YORK hanks refused TO extend credit
any longer sn1 fe-cea the collection 81
note whics, they heid. which suspended
the bank My friends. 80 Won think vaG
are under n government OF TIE peoplcf I
~gant 20 ask Won what you thfnk wr e
,h- result n Ne get 20 be a government
BY banks
THE ~ mo same arguu1en; AZ Bryan
mazda s. several pisecs on his tour. ana
the balance ~ his speech wss ~ repetition
81 MS s9eeches " aich have already oeon
published.