The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16
Said the Men Who Called Them Anar-
chists Were Doing More to Tear
Down the Government ihan
the Man Who Carried
a Red Flag.

Iexigton, KY, Sept. 15.-kentucky
hospitality and Southern enthusiasm
were showered upon VIM. Jennings
Bryan to-day. The greatest demon
stration rendered him in the South was
at Lexington, where he addressed from
$4,000 to 10000 people at the Fair
grounds. A procession, unique IN ITS
character and impressive to large de-
gree passed before him as he was on the
stand. The farmers of the surrounding
counties got into Lexington early and
came in typical Southern way, riding
the entire distance on horseback.
While Mr.. Bryan was addressing the
audience, the horsemen were seen en-
tering the gates of the Fair grounds,
riding in double file and carrying APP
propriate Democratic campaign BAN
ners. 1t took twenty-five minutes Tor
the 10000 people to file past the noml-
nee, and everyone of these tried TO
outdo his neighbor in yelling and
cheering.
Mr.. Bryan spoke especially to the
farmers, and it was speech intended
for farmers. He told the farmers that
those who applied the name anarchist
to the bone and muscle of this coun-
try were doing more to overthrow
our government than any anarchist
who ever carried red flag; and the
statement created the greatest enthusi-
asm. Mr.. Bryan's appearance was the
signal for the greatest applause. He
was introduced by Hon. j. G. Bronston,
State Senator and candidate for Con-
gress, and he spoke in part as follows:
A SPEECH TO FARMERS.
at is not often that The money
question is presented to the people. 1t
is desirable that there should be a fixed
and permanent financial policy, but
my friends, for more than twenty
years, the American people have been
seeking to restore a financial policy
which existed from the foundation of
government and had the support of
every prominent statesman of all par
ties until 1873. Tt was changed with
out the American peoples consent.
(Applause.) Ever since that unfortu-
nate hour the American people have
been seeking to re-instate the law that
was at that time removed from the
statute book Some times they have
passed through the lower house bill
to open our mints. Some times they
have passed that bill through the Sem
ate, but heretofore they have not
succeeded in passing that bill through
the House and Senate at the same Con-
gress. We have been compelled, time
and time again, to compromise, and
then we have found that our enemies,
when they have forced upon us COM
promise, have commenced the next day
to undermine that which they com
PEELED us to accept. (Applause.)
when the people succeeded in pass
ing through one house a bill for the
free coinage of silver, the other house
insisted upon an amendment that
resulted in what is known as the Bland
act of 1878. 1t gives some relief to the
people. It gave to them short respite
from the increased depression that had
been forced upon them by mischievous
legislation. But no sooner was this
law passed and, remember that even
that law was passed over the Presi-
dents veto. and no sooner had it pass
ed, than the enemies of free coinage,
who had compelled its adoption, began
to work secretly for its repeal. Then
when the silver sentiment had grown
until in February, 1890, there were
prospects of the passage of a free coin
age law, our friends again forced
compromise, and substituted the Sher-
man law for the free coinage of silver,
and no sooner was the Sherman law
passed than our opponents began to try
to secure its repeal. Sherman, in his
book, John Sherman's Recollecti0ns. -
expressly states that he secured and
favored that bill hl order TO prevent the
passage of free coinage law, and that
he was ready to vote for it's repeal
the next day, if that repeal could be
secured without substituting free
coinage. (Applause).
ASSASSTNS OF SILVER.
81 call your attention to these facts
to show you that, during all,
these years, instead of our meet
ing open, frank and candid
enemies, we have had TO fight those
who, under the guise of being friends
of free coinage, the friends of bi-metal-