The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-18
ANOTHER SPEECH IN MISSOURI
A Great Crowd Listened to
Him at ST. Joseph.
GovERNMENT AND TIE PEOPLE
"Agitaticn Is ,he Only Means by Which
Policies Can he Brought
Before the Ameri-


Kansas City, Mo, July 17.-Whliam
j. Bryan, the Democratic Presidential
nominee, Watn has Wile and family,
resumed the journey 100 Lincoln, Ne
braslza, 'Jhis morning, leaving the CITY
over the Burlington road on tne regu-
lar 10: 40 passenger tram. \ hdrd ram
was fafinIg as une parry @ere driven
from the notei - tne aePot, ana but
Iew people mere Oh hand 10 see the d4s-
lingulsned guests depart.
At every station between Kansas City
and ST. Joseph there were crowds of
citizens who cheered the nominee. At
each place, Mr.. Bryan shook hands
with the enthusiastic people.
At 1890 when the train reached st.
Joseph there were between 5000 and
1000 people at the station. Mr.. Bryan
was escorted to platform, and on
being introduced, said in part:
Il am not vain enough to assume
that these demonstrations are intend
ed as personal compliment. ca voice
said yes they are.') 'Or rather as an
indication OF that respect that we
find in the hearts of the American
people for our government and those
who, for the time being, are stand
ing as the representatives of our gov
ernment and those who aspire to posi-
tions of prominence in the administra-
ton of that government. l say it is a
sign of respect for government and,
my friends, whenever l think of gov
ernment, / think of the words of An
drew Jackson, that there are no nee
essary evils in government, that its
evils exist only in its abuses. Govern
ment when it is what it ought to be,
when it is what the people desire that
it should be, is a blessing without
alloy, and it is our duty as citizens
to compel the love of our government
by every citizen by making the gov
ernment so good that the people will
not only love it, but win be willing
to lay down their lives that it may
be perpetuated to posterity. Cap
plause.) When we declare against
some law as unjust, when we criticise
a policy, it must not be considered as
an attack upon the government; and
yet there are those who would de-
nounce every person who seeks to re-
form, and every person who seeks to
change a bad custom.
II say there are those who could
denounce every one such, as an agita-
tor or disturber of the public peace. /
notice there were several platforms
in some of our States which declared
against the agitation of the money
question. Why, the man who de-
nounces agitation denies the princi-
pies that underlie our form of govern
ment and the only methods of redress
left to free people. Great applause.)
Agitation is the only means by
which policies can be brought before
the people and when people denounce
agitation upon any subject they must
remember that agitation has it's cause
and the cause is in an abuse, and the
only way to remove agitation is to
remove the abuse and give people no
just cause for complaint. This agita-
tIon OF the money question arises out
of vicious system of finance that
has not had in view the welfare Of the
great masses of the people, a system
of finance which has allowed a few
to gain an unjust advantage over the
many, and the result of agitation is
to restore the gold and silver coinage
of the constitution and to place silver
back by the side of gold as one of the
money metals of this country. Great
applause)
"I know not what will be the result
of this campaign, it rests with you,
But / want to assure you that if by
your suffrages I am elected to the high
est honor within the gift of man, I
shall be as anxious that you criticse me
if I go astray from my duty as I am
that you shall stand by me when I
give expression to the wishes of the
common people of the United States"
Great applause and cheering)
When the speech ended Mr.. BRYAN
shook hands with large number of
assembled citizens while the ST.
Joseph band played the "Star Spang-
led Banner"