Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-20
BRYAN IN THE EAST.
Crowds Swarm to Hear the DEM
ocratic Nominee at Pittsburgh.
Enthusiasm Of the People Over the
Presidential Candidates. Talk on
the Money QuestIon-A Strong
Appeal TO the People.

nG HL4EG& HIEsdAtEu
among the people of Pittsburgh upon
the arrival of w. J. Bryan, the demo-
cratic nominee for president, on Mon
day, August 10. Mr.. Bryan spoke twice
within few hours as follows:
mr.. Chairman and Ladies' and Gentle
yen: Fellow citizens. I thought IL might
be necessary I'm coming 50 far toward the
east 20 bring few Of our people to keep up
the enthusiasm, while presented the
truths set forth in the democratic plat
form. loud cheering.1 But after have
seen few audiences like this wondered
whether might not take back a few Of
you to set an example Of enthusiasm To-
the people Of the west. laughter and
scheering.I There is no more wild west II
s. wild east Tremendous cheering anG
laughter and catcaIls. A voice: You're q
brick Cheers and renewed laughter.I
II am not expected TO enter into DIS
-cusslon Of the issues of the campaign, be-
-catfse IL is not considerate to discuss the
-campaign-at least for a candidate 10 do
-s0-cntn nc has been formally notified Of
the nomination. Therefore. I am going 20
leave those who come after me the DIS
.s;lssiOn % such questions as may be peril
ncnt at this time. and I shall simply thank
you for the extraordinary and unexpected
manifestation of interest.
I'm the Enemy's Country.
when left home I told them that was
coming upon a campaign In what was now
we hoped IA voice, interrupting: 90
'cast. young man. go east Laughter and
cheering.I
''Dut which we hoped would be our coun-
try before the campaign closed. fright,
right and applause.J Therefore. have
been more than gratifed to find that II was
mot necessary to open the campaign I'm the
east. 1t has already been opened there
ECheers and laughter.1 But shall promise
You this-that in the progress Of this cam
paign not a single private in the ranks Will
6faDd nearer the enemy's guns than ne
On whose hands is the standard. ICbeeTs. ]
We are prepared to defend our platform.
1t presents. as we believe, those policies
which are for the best interests of all the
people, and we are not terrified because
our enemies have sought to apply to US
apithets and hard names when they find IL
impossible to oppose the positions which
we have taken. IApplause.l They shall
not be permitted to put us in the attitude
Of opponents TO government, but we shall
show that there is a difference between de-
Tending a government and defending the
vicious Legislation inaugurated by the gov
eminent for private ends. Tremendous
checring.I
TrIbate to Andrew jackson.
Andrew Jackson. than whom there
never was a truer. drawer democrat, has
expressed IL well in these words: There
are no necessary evils in government; its
evils exist only In its abuse 1t is true. my
friends that what we attack is the abuse
Itself. t'That's right and cheering.l The
worst enemy of this country is the man
who seeks unjust legislation or defends
unjust legislation after II has been OBJ
tanned. He is the best friend of the govern
Knent who in the first place seeks to prevent
unjust legislation. and. If unjust legisIa-
dion has been enacted, seeks to erase II
from the statute book. Who is the best
friend Of government? Not the man who
secures vicious legislation because of the
Pccuniary profit which 1t brings him, but
the man who loves his government so well
that he would make 1t so good that 1t would
deserve the love of every citizen In it. Jap
plause.l
MY friends, I'm this campaign, there Is
. only one great issue. If that Is settled II
9Th not give us a government perfect in
III its details. but that one question must
be settled first before other questions can
he settled. A nation that Is not able to
ADOPT its own financial policy is too imDo-
ae--t to legislate on any question where the
peotae are concerned. lCheers.1
Opponents Not InsIncere.
I'VE do not say that our opponents are
dnslncere; we do not say that they are less
honest than we, but we do say that when
they attempt to say to the American people
that we must be dependent upon the legisla-
dive act of some other government, we say II
matters not how honest they may be, we
dare not intrust legislation in their hands
CLOUD cheering.l
'I have said that in this contest we have
q repetition OF the contest of 1776. and that
I'm this campaign, as in that, q line will De
drawn between the patriot and the tory.
And when / say IL, do not say II, my
friends, to criticise the man who believes
that this nation is not great enough TO
RegisIate for it's own people. He believes
AZ honestly, and recall your attention to
the fact that I'm the struggle of our fore
fathers for liberty there were those who
honestly believed that we ought to con-
tinue in this land the political supremacy
OF Great Britain. Loud cheering.l In this
they were but mistaken. and II you go to
the cemeteries you Will find no monument
reared by grateful people to commence
rate the names of those who thought Eng
1lsh domination should continue. Zap
piause.I There are people to-day who be-
Aicvc that the nation Is not strong enough
40 lcgislate for our people. and there are
people who honestly believe that an at
stempt to do so would bring distress ard
many evils. We may respect their hon.
-P4tY. and must we enter into life-and-
Death struggle with them because we as
saert here that tho financial domination by
a foreign power is as dangerous to the lib
erttes OF the people as political domina-
fton7 tCheers.l
''Dut must not talk. rCries of Go on
Yes. you must Yes, yes. go on de-
eIrc TO thank you for the interest you have
'ahoWn In the very beginning OF this cam
1aign. have no fear that your interest
will be allowed to die. Not bit be-
1feve the toiling masses Of this country
-thOfe who have achieved and who must
.achissse its greatness-are willing TO risk
fhetG all in this republic. and rise ard fall
witt Il; and that TO them we appeal IN this
-Ga!apaign with confident assurance that
when the vote IS counted an enormous ma
$1rIty OF the American people will declare
1G favor OF the American system OF finan-
-ce4 Cor the American people. administered
by Americans" loud and continuous
-Sheeringl
Bryan's Second Speech.
At the meeting in the Avenue thcater
afr. Bryan was introduced to the audi
ence by Joseph Holley, the chairman of
the democratic county committee, as
the next president of the United States.
0lr. Bryan was received with great ap-
pIatrse. and spoke as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen and Fellow-Citi-
xeuS: I do not consider the enthusiasm
which has been manifested all along the
a-nad has aught I'm IL of personal nature.
H simply proves that respect which people
feel for those who stand In positions OF
authority. or stand before the people as
candidates for those positions. We gre
n people who love government, who rec
osnfxe its necessity. and stand ready to
defend q at all times. Ard no matter how
much we may differ with thJss T1o 80
the time being may, under the forms OF
Iaw make, decide or execute our laws.
wrc sustain them I'm authority until we can
change them and make them to accede
20 our purposes. IL shows the capacity OF
eur people for self-government. IL Is the
best evidence that we are n people that can
DE trusted on large matters rs wen As
small to do those things which are neces-
aary.