The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
NNL. !. BRYAN SPEAKS
AT ALBANY - HE CONFERRED
ADERS AT DAVID
R. HILLS HOME.
THEY EVIDENTLY TALKED PLATFORM.
HE TOLD HIS HEARERS THEY
WE'RE LICENSED TO DISA-
GREE ON ALL POINTS
BUT SILVER.
TRUE CONFIDENCE MUST REST ON SOMETHING
Substantial He Said, But Was Silent,
On the Biggest Part of the Chicago
Platform-It Is Thought An I'm
Outstanding Was Reached at
the Hill Conference.
TRUE CONFIDENCE MUST REST ON SOMETHING

Albany, n. Y, Aug. 25.-The second
day of William j. Bryan's trip west
ward from the seclusiOn of Red Hook
was an eyentful one, crowded with Il
variety of incidents of travel included in
a picturesque reception at summer
hotel, stirring speech to crowd OF
workngmen ut the town of Kingston
and eliminating in a great meeting at
| Albany, where the candidate spoke to n
! crowd estimated at from 1000 to 1OOOO
people packed in the city hall square
under the shadow of the state house
Before this demonstration Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan sat down to Il dinner with
Senator Hill and prominent Albany
democrats at the senator's magnificent
home. Wolferts Roost, whittier they
were driven directly to the depot, where
a strong-lunged crowd came near to
mobbing them on their arrival Those
who met the democratic candidate and
his wife at Mr.. Hills were: Supreme
Court Judge O. Cady Herrick and wife,
| Louis w. Pratt, the collector of customs,
and wife; Norton Chase, chairman of the
city democratic committee, which, with
| other local organizations, had the meet
! ing in charge.
| For nearly three hours Mr.. Bryant
was the guest of the New York senator,
and although every participant in the
dinner averred that it was purely So
cial affair, their declarations were taken
with a grain of salt, it being the general
| impression that an understanding was
reached which will insure to Mr.. Bryan
the support of the party organization i'll
the state.
! The crowd began to gather in the city
hall square two hours before the meet
| ing, and when Mr.. Bryan faced them the
people were packed in solid masses over
several acres of pavement and sod with
| adventurous men clinging like boquets in
the branches of trees and climbing tele-
graph and lamp posts His appearance
as he stepped upon the tlag-draped plat
form. to him. the familiar strains of
Hail to the Chief" clamoring in his
ears, kindled a fierce shout which swelled
into three cheers when dozens of hats
and handkcrchiefs went into the air. He
was escorted by Messrs. Chase and
Pratt. Recorder Charles Matthews, Post
master Woods and Collector John l..
Masterson. Senator Hill was not there.
Mr.. Chase in introducing the orator
said:
MY Fellow Citizens-This is a plain
meeting for plain people, where there is
to be no fuss and no feathers. There is
but one man you wish to see: but one
man you wish to hear. have the honor
to introduce to you the democratic candi-
date for the president of the United
States. Hon. w. J. Bryan of Nebraska"
prolonged cheering)
Mr.. Bryan spoke with more than his
customary oratOrical force and consider
ing the size of the crowd he was listened
to with more than iattering attention.
Mr.. Bryan said:
"Mr.: Chairman and Fellow Citizens
In the presence of this immense au-
dience, it is hardly necessary to an
nounce that the presidential campaign
is upon us for business. 1t gives me
great pleasure to be permitted to address
even for a short time the citizens of AL
bany and this vicinity. / esteem it Il
privilege to be able to defend in your
presence the policies which believe will
bring prosperity and happiness to the
American people. (Applause.)
I'm this time of free government, peo-
pie express themselves through party or
CARNATIONS. 1t is the only way in which
we can give effective force to our con-
victiOns. Without party we fight with
no hope of success. Parties meet in their
conventions, adopt their platform and go
forth to the people appealing for the suf-
frages of those who believe that through
the party and by the policies expressed
in the platform they can best serve their
party and protect their rights The
democratic party at Chicago met in CON
yention and there the majority of the
democrats of the United States, speak
ing through their legally chosen repre-
sentatives, laid down platform and
nominated a ticket. 1t is not to be ex-
pected that a person will always find in
any platform all that he desires and
nothing which he does not like. But
when citizen comes to vote he acts
with that party and endorses the plat
form and gives the best assurance of Sc
curing the most important thing which
he desires. .(Applause.) 1t is proper
aye,mOre, it is necessary-that the candi-
date who stands upon a platform shall
endorse the utterance of his platform
and / stand before you to declare in
your presence that endorse every word
and every syllable of the platform of
Chicago. But while I do so. | expect in
this campaign the support of many dem
ocrats who are not willing TO indorse all
that the platform declares for zap
plause.) In campaign there is always
some overshadowing issue. There is in
a campaign one great paramount question
which more than any other will deter
mine the allegiance of those who support
the ticket; and in this campaign we APP
peal with confidence to those people who
are opposed to longer continuation of
the gold standard policy in the United
States. (Applause) Our opponents have