The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-26
Mr.. Bryan Addresses a Tremend'
GUS Crowd at Albany.
TEN THOUSAND.
Enthusiasm Was Greater Than
at Any Place Yet.
WOrkingmen at Kingston Give
Bryan a Warm Reception.


eventful one crowded with q variety of
incidents Of travel, including a pictur-
esQue reception at a summer hotel, a
stirring speech to a crowd OF working
men of the town Of Kingston, and cuI-
minating in a great meeting at Albany,
where the candidate spoke to a crowd
of from 1000 to 10000 people packed in
the city hall square under the shadow
OF the state house.
Before the speaking Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan sat down to dinner with Senator
Hill and other prominent political men,
Those who met the Democratic candi-
date and his wife at Mr.. Hills dinner
were Supreme Court Judge G. Cady
Herrick and wife; Louis W. Pratt the
collector of customs, and wife; Norton
Chase, chairman of the city Demo-
cratic central committee. For nearly
three hours Mr.. Bryan was a guest of
the New York senator, and although a
participant in the dinner averred that
it was a purely social affair, their de-
scriptiOns were taken with a grain Of
salt. it being the general impression
that an understanding was had that
viii insure Mr.. Bryan the support Of
the Democratic organization in the
state.
His appearance as he stepped upon
the hag-dra ped platform was to the
familiar strains of Hail TO the Chief, -
clamOring in his ears, kindling q fierce
&lLQQL winch SW9lAEQ lflLO three CAAEEtSa
with hundreds Of hats and handker-
chiefs in the air. He was escorted by
Messrs. Chase and Pratt, Record r Mat
thevs, Pos maSter Woods and Collector
John P. MaSterson.
Senator Hin was not there. Mr.. Chase
In introducing the orator said;
My fellow citizens, this is plain
meeting for the plain citizens There
is but one man you wish to hear Let
mere be no fuss and no feather.
have the honor to introduce him, w. J.
Bryan, the nominee for president
Mr.. Bryan spoke with more than his
customary Oratorical force. Consid-
ering the size of the crowd, he was list
ened to with the most fatterfng atten-
ton. Once the speech was marred by a
small knot Of Republicans, VINO inter
rupted with a struggling cheer for Nc
IXinley. Before the speech was nm
ished darkness came on and red lights
kindled on the outskirts of the crowd
threw a crimson glare over the held
of heads and then an alarm of fire just
as the orator was ending created a d.
version.
At the close Of his speech Mr.. Bryan
shook hands with the people VINO
climbed upon the platform He was
driven to the station preceded by
band and crowds of citizens VINO FORMED
in line and marched along cheering
Mr.. Bryan said in part: Mr. Chalf-
man and fellow citizens: In the pres
ence Of this immense audience It IS
hardly nece9 Se5iyden+,a1 e ann0ghee
is open for business. 1t gives
me great pleasure to be permitted to
address even for short time the cltl-
zens of Albany and this vicinity. l
esteem it a privilege to be able to de-
fend in your presence the pol1c1es
which I believe will bring prosperity
and happiness to the American people.
In this free government people express
themselves through party organ1za-
tons It is the only way we can give
effectiveness to our conclusions With
out party we fight without hope of
progress. Parties in the conventions
adopt their platform and go forth to
the people appealing for the SURFACES
of those who believe that through that
party and by the policies expressed in
the platform they can best serve their
country and protect their right. The
Democracy at Chicago met in conven-
ton and their legally chosen represen-
tatives laid down a platform and nom
mated a ticket 1t is not to be eX-
pected that a person Will always mo
in any platform all that he desires and
nothing which he does not like
When a citizen comes to vote he
comes with party and indOrses that
platform which gives the best asSur-
ance Of securing the most important
things he desires. It is proper, aye
more it is necessary, that candidate
who stands upon a platform shall in
dorse the utterances of his platform
and I stand before you to declare in
your presence that I indorse every
word and syllable of the Chicago plat
form But while I do so expect in
this campaign the support Of many
Democrats who are not willing to in
dorse all that the platform declares.
(Applause.) In a campaign there is
always some OverShaoOWtng issue,
there is in campaign always one
great paramount question which more
than any other will determine the al
legiance of those who support the tick
ct. We appeal with confidence to those
people who are opposed to longer
continuation of the gold standard pol
icy in the United States Our oppO-
uents have at last taken a definite DO
SitiOn on the money question. The Re
publican platform adopted at st. Louis
declares the standard must be main
tanned in this nation until other ma
lions shall consent TO its abandonment
We believe that for US to wait until
gold standard nations come to our re-
lief is equal to and equivalent to a
declaration in favor OF a permanent
continuation of gold standard because
we do not believe other nations Will
take pity on US. We have then to con-
slider the question: Ought the Amer
lean people submit longer to a gold
standard? (Cries of no, NOD The Dem
ocratic party has begun a war of eX-
termiU alton against the gold standard.
We ask no quarter we give no quarter
We shall prosecute our warfare until
there is not a man citizen that dares
advocate a gold standard policy
You ask why. We reply the gold
standard is a conspiracy against the
human race and we would no more
join II LnGn We W0QtQ JOIN an army
to despon our home and despou our
family. don't ask you to take my
word for the evils of the gold standard
I call as a witness a gentleman whose
voice has been heard Of in the coun-
try I ask you to read and reflect up
on the language used by John G. Car
isle in 1873. In a speech made IN con-
gress he said: According to my opin-
lon the conspiracy which seems to