Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-17
BRYAN AT ASHEVlLLE
,us SPECIAL Personal REASON
ron VISITING NORTH CAROLINA.
TRIBUTE 10 VlHCE'S MEMORY.
ruerimagc to the Mountain Home
of the Departed >enator-Ptctu-
rc.ouc welcome TO the Land of
the Sky"-Chariottc.


called AN easy day. lie was UP at
4. 81. after retiring at midnight to ao-
dress several hundred people who had
remained awake 10 see him al Somei-
set Ky, when his train reached theIe'
Somerset is Republican sirongholu'
but the Democrats IN the gathering were
sufficiently strong 70 awake every Dody
on the train with their yells. Mr.. Bryan
said he thought when people rem"lHen
up until o'clock IN the morning ="
was an indication that they were IN
tercsted in the right Of self-goveriii'c"''
lie advised them 10 get up as early on
election day.
Mr.. Bryan was rising az z O'Clock
wnon a reception committee OF twenty
1--WE Knoxville delegates boarded the uaiii
at Oliver Springs. Hon. j. w. sneea heau-
ed the committee. Two hundred members
OF the oliver Springs SILVER C'up alSo
boarded the train. and accompanied MI
Bryan 70 Knoxville. At Chfton' MI
Bryan had lust told the crowd that ne
never neglected an opportunity TO ie'
the pcop.e hear a free-sllver speech Wheh
his train started. Bat you won't near
this one" ne said as the rear car are"
knoxville IS the seat Of Republi-
canlsm in East Tennessee but lts
streets were crowded with people TINS
morning TO see the Democratic nominee
The train on which Mr.. Bryan made the
Journey from Lexington, KY" reached
+he southern railway station at $50 a.
"a. TrTfr a
rounding districts had brought in car
loads Of farmers to swell the crowds OF
Knoxville people who thronged the
streets. Escorted by the Reception Com
rnittee Mr. Bryan was conveyed 10
a stand erected in front OF the court
house hore. He was introduced by eN-
Governor Robert H. Taylor, who Is
candidate for the gubernatorial Office
this year. on the stand were Chief-Jus-
tice Snodgrass ana Judges Beard, Cald-
well. McAllister. and Wilkes. of the Su-
ureme Court OF Tennessee, and Judge
clark Of the United States District
Court.
crowd that approached i'm size the
great gathering assembled TO hear Mr..
Bryan yesterday at Lexington greeted
the nominee. Estimates OF the size OF
the concourse ran as high as 20.o0) Mr.
Bryan was loudly cheered and his speech
was frequently applauded. Mr.. Bryan
said:
INDEPENDENCE IN FINANCE.
1T gives me great pleasure to meet the
people OF East Tennessee. who have as
sembled here in such great numbers. l
am sure that when ] speak for an inde-
pendent financial policy my words will
strike a responsive cord in the hearts
OF these mountain people, because the
mountain people Of the world have al
ways been friends OF independence and
liberty. You can find among them those
who are confident in their strength, and
who. therefore. are not willing 10 bow the
hraa or bend the knee 10 the oppiessor
] come 10 you as a representative Of
principle paramount I'm this campaign. IL
is the right OF 100000 Of people TO have
lust the kind Of financial system that
they want. whether any other foreign
nations helps to have 20 or are willing for
MS 10 have il. Great applause) In this
campaign. as never before In this country,
have the lines been drawn between those
who believe In the possibilities OF America
aud those who believe in abicct depend
cuce upon foreign nations. and If this ma
ton Is not great enough TO have financial
policy OF its own. il ought TO annex itself
20 some Power that Is great enough TO
take care OF our peop.e. (Applause)
OPPOSITION TO GOLD STANDARD.
Against the maintenance Of a gold
standard for one year, or forever, the
Democratic party has arrayed itself We
arc opposed 20 "a gold standard. We have
declared unaltCrable opposition 10 Il. We
have commenced a war Of determination
against o., "a war that viii not cease
while there g. any party or any conside-
Ianle number of men who are attempting
20 iasteu this foreign yoke upon an in
dependent people (Applause.) l seek NJ
votes under false pretences. l want no
one 20 vote for me under this under
standing lf there Is any one who be-
lieves that the gold standard IS good
thing or that IL should be maintained.
] warn him not TO cast his vote for me.
because ! promise him that 1t will not be
maintained in this country longer than /
am able 90 get ria Of 10. Cheers and ap-
plsuse)
My friends. when you ind u, party
NitcD tells you what 10 wants and tells
'n" bow 30 is going 20 get &c. and what.
in the judgment Of those who advocate
li the effect OF that policy will be, you
have thc rieht To conclude that they are
honestly believing in the justice of the
cause which they represent, and when
you nnd people who use the term sound
means, when you hnd people talking
about an honest dollar. and then dealing
dishonesty with the people with whom
they come in contact. you have a right
to believe that they are not entirely de-
voted TO the cause OF the people. whom
they are not willing 10 take into their
confidence We assert that when they at
tempt TO build a financial system upon
money which they cannot produce. they
are building up an insecure structure
upon an invisible foundation. and are in
sultng the intelligence Of those who mean
what they say and say what they mean"
(Applause)
ie Tol.
Mr Bryan then explained what the
term 10 10 1 meant and told why there
was no danger Of a food OF silver. He
also explained the way money Is put into
circulation, and while he was In the midst
of the explanation, some one yelled:
mark Hanna IS going 10 pat it into cir
culatioa."
"That Is Increasing the circulation"
answered Mr.. Bryan. Just before cleo
tion. in order to contract II after cleo
ton" Great applause and cheers)
Mr. Bryan. In conclusion. asked the
people not 20 crowd him.' and repeated
what ne said yesterday about being
afraid Of monopoly and consequently not
wanting to shake hands with few to
the exclusion OF the many.
Mr Bryan reached the Southern rail-
way station. 10 continue his journey. at
9.i5 A. NJ.
THE BRYAN TRAIN
MORRISTOWN. TENN. September l6-
The train on which Mr.. Bryan left
Knoxville FOR Asheville was special
engaged By fhe Knoxville committee.
and the candidate Was provided with
every comfort en- route. " W Bowen.
assistant superintendent OF the Southern
railway. VINO accompanied the party. at
tached his private car 10 the train for
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