The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-28
His Utterances Mostly Repetitions %
What He Has Said I'm His Many
Addresses In the East.
SAME QUESTIONS DISCUSSED
AND THE PEOPLE AGAIN TOLD Hn
STANDS ON HIS PLATFORM.
In the Morning, at Erie, He Urged
the Voters to he Sure and Elect
Free-SfIver House.

BUFFALO. N. Y, Aug e7-Apparently
the entire population of Buffalo. the home
of Grover Cleveland. turned its footsteps
tonight towards Music Hall. where candi-
date Bryan addressed four thousand peo-
pie, as many could be packed within
the four walls, while unnumbered thou
sands filled the neighboring streets The
day in Buffalo had been the greatest ova-
tion Mr.. Bryan has received in "the
enemys country and the night meeting
which ended 1t attracted almost IL not
quite as msny would-be auditors as the
notification in Madison-square Garden.
Upon their arrival in the city from Erie
at $3.50 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were
escorted to the Genesee Hotel There they
were quartered in apartments which had
been occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland
Just before the election of the President to
his Office, and upon the walls Of which
hung portraits of the President and his
wife. reception was held for two hours
in the hotel parlors in the afternoon, when
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan shook hands with q
constant line OF callers which still stretched
along half a block outside OF the building
when the doors were closed upon the last
comers.
Mr. Bryan was escorted to the hall by
the Cleveland democracy, the city's oldest
party organization. and by ward clubs bear
ing torches. The line of march was along
half mile OF Main street, crc cwded almost
thicky was the hall. and red fire
and cannon announced the candidates
coming. In the hall the crowd had amused
| itself listening 10 an eccentric gentleman
| in the gallery who loudly read an original
| poem having the refrain:
Pill Bryan. dear Bryan, stand first I'm the
fight"
When a banner was borne down the aisle.
blazoned with the words. "A public Office
is public trust" the Cleveland Democ-
racy of Buffalo was cheered When the
candidate appeared upon the stage, escorted
by State Committeeman John c. Cuneen,
the police were powerless TO control tho
audience. and. swarming down to the front.
several hundred men took possession of the
60 ats reserved for the clubs which escorted
Mr.. Bryan. Hon. Charles II. Tabor
was chosen president of the meeting. and
when the list OF vice presidents read
| the name Of Mr.. Norman Il. Mack, editor
of the only free-silver paper in Buffalo.
was cheered almost as enthusiastically az
| Mr.. Bryan had been. Mr.. Tabor made q
speech, i'm which he said there was no
need to disguise the fact that opposition
existed among New York Democrats to In
dorsement of the Chicago ticket and plat
form. But he did not believe that the op-
1 position affected the great mass of voters
| IN the State.
Mr.. Bryan's First Speech.
Mr.. Bryan. who was received tumultous-
| ly. struck out boldly with the declaration
of his advocacy Of free silver. Then he as
serted that he stood upon the Chicago
platform because he believed in every word
of it from beginning to end. Although the
orator. almost exhausted by the weeks
campaigning and the days travel and re-
ception. was far from Being in his best
form and spoke with husky tones. he held
| the entire house clear to the end Of his
| speech. Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen. Fellow-citIzens-
| / cannot express 10 you the gratitude
4 which l feel when i see the interest the
people of the Empire State are taking In
| entering l am grateful TO the gentleman
who has presided at this meeting and to
! those who have gathered 10 lend their en-
thusiasm to the cause. / shall carry back
| TO the people OF the West the news-nct
the news either. because IL is no longer
! news-that the Chicago platform Is sup
ported. indorsed. not by the West and
South alone. but by all the toiling millions
| OF the East as well. Great appiause.)
II am aware that in the writing OF a
! platform II is Impossible 10 suit the opin-
ions of al; | recognize that people who
ir platforms things with which we cannot
| fully agree. and We fail TO find I'm plat
! forms sometimes attention to politics
| which we regard as important. But plat
| forms not written by all OF the party:
they ans and when OF Of party
| writes a platform, the others In the par
~ must either stand upon II or get out Of
| plan known except the rule OF "A majority,
or the rule OF a minority. and IL is better
| for a minority TO be alienated than for tho
| voice OF a majority 10 be suppressed fAp-
pause.( You can support those who stand
upon the Shcago pla,iorfm, aisnoufn YOU
| upon the Chicago platform because 1 be-
lieve in 1t from beginning TO end. every
while platform covers a great many
| questions, necessarily becdrse there is
| time when there h but one subject. but
while there are various pianks and various
| policies. there must be one supreme. and
in this campaign there Is a supreme issue
! iieve in a gold standard and those who op-
| pose a gold standard There is no middle
| ground. those who are not with us are
against US. There is no place between the
| Ines for people 10 stand. tApplause). The
iSa rols Standard is good Thing. There
are those who are supporting. the Repub-
iioan party who believe that "A gold stand
| ard Is a good thing, but they have not tho
| courage TO risk the issue before the people
| who have suffered from "A gold standard
I tApplauSc.D we must judge ptopit not Dy
/ their words hut by their acts. Our oppo-
I nents tell us that they VIII try TO secure
/ an international agreement and that they
simply want 10 maintain a gold standard
until other nations Will help us 10 let 40
| of IL. daughter and applause.) Can you
trust the people who wrote the St Louis
platform To restore blmetallism? Never
i until you can wipe out the Scriptures and
gather fgs from thorns and grapes from
thistles. (Appiause)
Those who are responsible for the gold
standard are not the ones 10 whom We look
| for delverance. As wei might you have
| asked Pharaoh TO lead the children OF Israel
out OF bondage - 10 ask the Republicsn