The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-29
Ten Speeches Were Made Dur
ing the Day.
THOUSANDS CHEERED HIM
Two Great Speeches to the
Business Men.
BRAVE HEROES IN THE FIGHT
MIR. BRYAN Says the Mercantile Glasses
Have Suffered as Much From
the Gold Standard as
Other People,


aernoon the largest hall in the busi-
ness district of Chicago was filled lit
orally to suffocation with people to
hear VIM. j.. Bryan. Outside on the
: Lake Front and streets adjoining, un-
able to gain admission, We're crowds
that would have filled the hall twice
agaia. Eight other large meetings
were addressed by Mr.. Bryan before
midnight in various parts of the city.
The most important gathering OF the
series was the big noon-day meeting
of business men at Battery ID Armory,
on the Lake front, and probably next
III. point of interest was the great meet
ING for women in the same place a
couple hours later K
The crush at the afternoon meeting
even exceeded that of the noon-day
meeting. Painting women were car
ried from the hall every few moments.
For two hours before Mr.. Bryan ar
rived, it was impossible to Obtain adj
mission, and thousands gathered on the
lake front in the hope of participating
in an overflow meeting, but this was
impossible, owing to Mr.. Bryan's many
arrangements.
The nominees appearance upon the
stage was greeted with mighty shout
of applause Hundreds of ladies in the
audience had small American flags, and
as they cheered they waved the flags in
unison. Juts as Mr.. Bryan was about
to begin his address, he noticed large
number of men in the windows on the
roof of the building, and fearing dan
Ger. lhe declined to proceed till the
roof was cleared.
Mr.. Bryan's other speeches before
midnight were at st. Stanislaus Hall,
Noble street; Transit House, Union
street. Stock Yards, st. Paufs School,
Ambrose street and Hoyne avenue,
Noveotny's Hall, 22nd street and Troy
avenue; Bohemian Turner Hall, South
Ashland avenue; Pulaski Hall, 18th
street and Ashland avenue; Big Tent,
Harrison and Loomis streets, and Peo-
Dle's Institute, Van Buren, and IeaFltt
streets
naong before the hour for the busl-
ness mems noon-day speech, Battery
ID was packed. The seats had been
removed from the body of the hall and
the audience stood solid shoulder TO
shoulder. The great girders that sup
ported the roof furnished seats Tor
number of yenturesoTne admirers, and
the galleries were packed. The hall
was crowded to its utmost limit. Gen
eral C. H. Howard called the meeting
to order. Mr.. Bryan received an ova.
tion that lasted more than FIVE min
autes, and bid fair to continue 1ndetin'
iteiy.
General Howard obtained the atten
tion OF the audience, however, by say
ing that Mr. Bryan asked one question
whether those present were all busl
ness men. IA thousand voices answer
ed ssYes.'' and in the Iull that followed
one mans voice rose clearly, as he said
ssWe mean business (Cheering.)
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
.sI have said that hose who so otter
assume to be the only business men
some times make great mistake il
assuming prosperity out of nothing
and / am coming to-day to talk te
business men and to say to them that
in pleading the cause of the farmer
and the laborer / ann trying TO lay q
substantial foundation upon which the
business of this country can be done
(Applauae.) If you are engaged in
merchandise, engaged in the exchange
of wealth, supposing that the pros
YOU. YOU deceive yourselves. Wealth
must be created before it can be dis
fributed. Those who create wealth car
live. although You went out of bust
ness. / could not live if the producers
of wealth go out of business. Gap
pIause.) believe that policy is best
for this country which begins witt
those who toll and gives them frs
the inspiration to work and then pro
tects them in the enjoyment of the
rightful shares of the proceeds or then
toll and proceeds from them up TO The
upper classes of society who rest upoI
them. And / challenge you to hnc
in the pages of recorded history 9
single instance where prosperity came
down from the upper crust of society
1t always comes from the masses, the
foundation of society. (Applause.)
Il want TO talk to you, business men
for another reason. / believe thai
many of the business men are being
tyrannized over by financial influences
A voice: "You are right.") You point
back TO times of war to find youI
heroes. / tell you that the year 1896
has developed heroes in this nation
(Applause.) i know businessmen who
have been summoned before their
bankers ana told ii they insisted upon
talking for free silver their notes
would not be extended. / know one
man who was summoned into the bank
and told that if he did not stop talking
for free silver he would have to look
elsewhere for accommodation and that
man told his banker that he realized
that he was in his power; that if he
had mind TO he could call for the
payment of his notes and close up his
store and wipe out all the profits OF