The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-11

new Democratic nominee. The loud
cries for Bryan and demands for a
speech brought Mr.. Bryan to the bal
cony, where he was cheered again and
again.
He was followed by two men bearing
an enormous American flag. AS the
crowd shouted and the band played,
the big flag was thrown to the breeze
and. finally thrown about the shoulders
of the candidate He smilingly ac-
knowledged the plaudits from below
and, pushing back the flag from his
shoulders, addressed the crowd below.
There shall be no sign of Keep off the
grass" when you come around, boys,
he began good naturally to the jOstling
crowd below. Then he asked, rs this
the Bland club?" A yell in the affirm
alive answered his inquiry. Then /
want to say to the friends of Bland
that if the convention had chosen as
their nominee the man whose name is
inscribed on your banner he would
have had no more royal supporter than
I. The fact that he was not chosen
cannot be taken as the slightest rehec-
ton upon his great ability. No man
was more deserving of the convention s
love- its hOnors and its confidence than
Richard P. Bland.
Another great shout went up from
the crowd, and for several minutes the
speaker could not proceed. When quiet
was restored he went on: But cir
cumstances sometime contribute large
ly to great events and think circum-
stances contributed much in shaping
the result of this convention. When
the campaign is over I think it can be
said that no mistake has been made
But it depends upon us-upon the plain
people. Abraham Lincoln once said
that the Lord loves the plain people
because he made so many of
them. If we win in this great fight it
will be because the plain people be-
Heve that it will bring to them exact and
equal justice. We raise no plea against
the just due accorded to intelligence
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when the government comes in contact
with the people there must be equal
and exact justice to all alike, rich and
poor, great and humble. Great ap-
plause.)
THE issue of this campaign is the
money question. (Long continued ap-
plause) and We can not be driven from
our faith by the charge that We adVo-
cate dishonest money. The free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to l, Independent of any nation on
dishonest money. 1t will not give US a
dollar worth one value to one man and
another value to another man. 1t will
give to the man who tolls the same as
to the man who holds the mortgage.
Great applause.) 1t will give US a
coin that smiles upon prosperity. This
is to be a fighting campaign, and you,
my friends are to do the fighting.
Il once heard a story of a man at q
hotel who could not sleep because the
man in the room above kept walking
back and forth. The man below in
desperation, asked his friend above
why he continued to walk the floor
throughout the night. The friend re-
piled: I owe $40 600, and it is due next
week. I think about it all night
But the friend replied, you are
making a mistake. Why don't you go
to sleep and let the other man do the
walking?''
There was laughter and applause at
the old story, to which the nominee
gave a new Interpretation, as he contin-
ued: Now. a great many people seem
to think that the candidate must do all
the walking the floors, all the fighting,
! but this is your fight. 1t is more i'm
pOrtant to the people that they select
their officers than that the candidates
should elect themselves. It is for you
to say who your head man will be. The
officers of the people are their servants.
Why should you not be as careful
in selecting the man who serves you in