The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

| II was late WnSn MT. Bryan arrived.
| He blinked his eyes as he entered the
| big hall from the rear of the stage for
| all but four Jets of the electric light globe
| had gone out and the first impression Of
one on entering was that of semi-dark-
ness The reporters had to write their
copy by means of coal oil lamps. The
| moon, shining through the glass venti-
lators, over the heads of the boys on the
roof helped somewhat, but 1t was not
| the kind of light needed.
And so 1t happened that William ]. Bry-
| an received his most demonstrative greet
| ing since his nomination from an audi
ence of whom half could hardly see his
face and figure.
The auditorium was packed to its ut
most when the democratic nominee ar
| rived. Not another soul could push his
! perspiring face within many feet of any
entrance. Mr.. Bryan came on the stage
/ leaning on the arm of j Taylor Ellyson.
| He was known in an instant One mighty
shout went up, and then grew in volume,
| and kept growing until things began to
| get uncomfortable with those of sensitive
| ears. 1t was not that sort of shouting
| which rises and falls in regular undula-
| tiOn. 1t was the kind that Keeps steady
| after It reaches the pinnacle of lung pow
or, and seems actuated by the intention to
| keep going on forever Mr.. Ellyson held
| up his hand for silence, and the shouts
came louder. 1t was of no use to attempt
10 stem the tide of enthusiastic feeling,
| and so those on the stage waited until the
shouters tired themselves out. They did
not have long to walt, but II seemed long.
Kisses for silence had no effect, and the
| solid volume of sound died out only when
| the emotion of the audience had expended
itself. The applause lasted ten minutes.
| Senator John M. Daniel rose to introduce
Mr. Bryan, but at sight of his well-known
| countenance the crowd went wild-wilder
| even than II had when Mr.. Bryan came
| upon the scene. The dark-skinned, tragde
| dian-like senator waited for the tumult to
cease but 1t kept on. Finally, just at 9
| clock, he started to speak. AS he talked
the cheering continued, and very few
| heard his words. He ended by mention
| ing the name of Mr.. Bryan and as the
| young Nebraskan stepped forward the
widest enthusiasm again broke forth.
At last the crowd became quiet enough
for the presidential nominee TO be heard,
but all through his address there was
shouts of approval, partly suppressed
| cheering and much disorder, that made 1t
| hard for his words to reach all In the hall.
He was in good voice, and his delivery was
| excellent.
He said: "Mr. Chairman, Ladies' and
| Gentlemen: 1t gratifies me much to find in
the capital city of this great state so mark
ed an evidence of the interest which peo-
pie are taking in this campaign. do not
| come to instruct you on the subject of
finance. 1t would be a useless task to add
anything to that which has already been
said by the distinguished senator who has
| brought to the investigation of the money
! question that ability which he has carried
| into all his work, and who adds to ability,
eloquence to present, and to eloquence
magnificent courage to defend democra>
cy as it was taught by the fathers. Gap
| plause.)
ITO such a state represented by John
| w. Daniels (applause) no apostle of BIZ
| metallism need come to aid in the work
| Of education. l am not here as cam
paigner. l am simply passing through the
state, because l would never have come
| to Virginia with any thought that my
| presence here was necessary to secure the
| electoral vote OF this state (Applause.)
| / am the nominee of three conventions,
| but do not appeal to the votes of any
| man on the ground that l am nominated
by his party. I have a higher claim to
| your suffrages than party ties can give
| me. l appeal to you as the only candidate
| to the presidency who believes that the
| American people can have a financial
policy of their own. (Applause.) If there
| is a man who respects party regularity
| he cannot complain of the manner of my
| nomination. The democratic convention
which met at Chicago represented the
voters of the democratic party, more
truly more completely than any conven-
| tion which has been held in recent years.
| That convention was regularly called by
| the regular authorities and delegates
| were chosen in every state in the regular
manner. And, more than that, the Is
sue Joined between the friends of free
| coinage and it's enemies was fought out
before the people themselves, the high
est tribunal known under our form OF
government. (Applause) The voter, NOT
the bosses, ran the Chicago convention.
| (Applause) And am proud
to be the nominee of the convention
which gave expression to the hope the
| aspirations of the common people of the
democratic party. (Cheers) But with all
this claim to regularity, 1 do not ask
| single democrat to vote for my election,
II in his heart he believes that my cleo
tion would injure his country. To me
party is but a means to an end. And 1
shall not feel unkindly 10 any democrat
who honestly and consclentiously puts his
country above his party and votes against
| me- II he believes that the policy for
which L stand would bring injury to our
common country But, my friends,
| want the man who leaves the democratic
| party to find his reason in his head or his
heart and not in his pocket. (Great
cheers) How can you tell whether a man
is honest when he tells you that the elec-
tion Of the Chicago ticket would injure
his country. / will give you way to tell
| him. Any man who thinks that my cleo
tion would injure this country, can prove
in Just one way and that is by voting
for the republican candidate and thus
make sure of my defeat. (Cheers.) Don't
tell us that your conscience would not
| permit you 10 vote the democratic ticket
and then vote for a bolting ticket.
1.-THE Bible tells US Of the man who hid
his talent in the earth and who was con-
| demned because he had neglected to inn
prove his opportunity. ] want to say TO
| you that the ballot is given to the citi-
zens as a sacred trust to be used accord
ing to his judgment and his conscience,
and that no man in the hour of peril has
moral right to throw his vote away.
(Cheers). Why is II that some democrats,
or some who claim to be democrats, spend
the day in telling how the election OF the
| Chicago ticket would ruin this country
| and then refuse TO cast their votes for the
only man who can defeat the Chicago NOM
lnee. (Cbeers). / will tell You why II is
because they have not the courage to bear
the odium Of being republicans. Great
| cheering). We are engaged in a great
struggle, one Of the greatest struggles In
| which the people of this country were