The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-13
BRYAN cONT|NUES EASTWARD
THE NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS
OF HIS TRIP FROM DIES
MONIES TO CHICAGO.

MONIES TO CHICAGO.
A BIG DEMONSTRATION At Chicago
Mr. Bryan Addressed the Enthusiastic
Multitude-A Big Delegation, Most
" Laborcrs Greeted the Party
at Moline and Rock Island.
Chicago. Aug. S.-LOng before the hour
arrived which had been announced for
the coming of the Bryan party the street
in front of the Clifton House, from the
balcony of which Mr.. Bryan was to de-
liver his brief address to the people, was
crowded with Il dense throng, complete
ly filling the space between the building
| lines and the curbstones. The open will
dows of the adjacent buildings were fill
ed with crowds of ladies and gentlemen,
and even the superstructure of tie IL
road on the Wabash avenue side of the
hotel was lined with rows of spectators
like Il flock of blackbirds on n country
fence. The crowds below surgcd and
sweltercd in the heat and manifested
considerable good natured impaticnce at
the delay in the proceedings, owing to
| NE non-arrval of the guest of the even
| ing. Eight o'clock passed, the quarter
was struck, and still no speaker. The
lhrong became dcnser, the yells and cries
became louder and more pronounced, and
everything indicated the growing anxiety
If the crowd to hear what Mr.. Bryan
had to say. At last, when $50 had ar
rived, Mr.. Bryan finally come upon the
platform and was greeted with immense
cheering from the multitude below.
Mr.. William j. Strong, chairman of
the reception committee of Cook cOun-
ty, appeared with Mr. Bryan ana deiiv-
cred brief welcoming address. When
the applause which followed the speech
and which greeted the nominee had sub
sided, Mr.. Bryan said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
mcn-l have no language, fellow citi-
cited by this, the most remarkable dem
Onstration that | have ever witnessed.
In no other country is such Il scene pos
sible. In no other country can the pco-
pie take up a private citizen and make
him an instrument to accomplish their
will. When | see this scene tonight and
when | remember what the newspapers
of this city say, l say when | remember
what the newspapers say, / am remind
n nj WI Of f,,;a IL.
there was nobody on our side except the
people, and as | look into the faces of
these people and remember that our
enemies say that they are Il
menace to free government.
am tempted to ask who shall save
the people from themselves. |
am proud they call themselves the COM
mon people If had behind me the great
trusts and combines, | know that would
no sooner take my seat than they would
demand that | use my power to rob the
people in their behalf. But having
rather the support of the great toiling
masses, know when they give to me
their ballots they shall unite in saving
but one thing-"Do your duty and we are
repaid" These are the people who ask
no fayors of the government. These are
the ones who simply say, let us observe
equality before the law Give equal
rights to all and special privileges to none.
| am glad to have the support of these
people because know that whenever fine
nation is imporiled every ablc-bodicd
man of them will shoulder his musket to
save the country and those who are good
enough to offer their blood on the altar
OF their country in time of danger are
good enough to trust in the quiet hours
of peace.
Il am simply on my way from my west
ern nome to the great metropolis of the
nation to accept there ut the Atlantic
seaDoard the nomination made in this
CITY but Il few weeks ago. | am glad
mat as go | can take them your greet
lhss SO kindly expressed in words of
your chairman, who. though a republican
heretofore, is Il patriot today. And to
those, of your brethren who. like you.
are the bone and sinew of the nation. |
can take greetings and tell them that you
are their trends and that you will stand
ny them and help them to cmancipate
themselves from the domination from
which they suffer. | can go to them and
tell them that you draw your idea of what
this nation OUGHT to be from one of the
great philosophers of the cast l can re-
peat to them, as | repeat to you, the Ian
guage of Ralph Waldo Emerson. He
said:
- will have never Il noble,
NO lineage counted great:
Fishers and choppers and ploughmen
snail constitute Il state
Upon this enduring foundation can be
reared government like ours. can
take to your eastern brethren greetings
and i'll the language of Abraham Lincoln
can say that the people of the west and
south are ready to join with the people of
the east in declaring that government
of the people, by the people and for the
people shall not PERISH
At the CONCLUSION of Mr.. Bryan's speech
there was an uproarous demonstration
that fairly made the building trembe
The people shouted, blew horns and made
every sort of noise to demonstrate their
approval of what had been said. And
long after the speaker has left the bal
cony the crowd fingered in the street and
called for him to come out again. The
speech seemed entirely too brief and they
were hungry for more.
AT DAVENPORT.
Davenport, Ia, Aug. S.-The crowd
followed to the hotel and stood in the
sun until Mr.. Bryan had finished his din
ner, when he addressed them from the
hotel porch, saying:
Ladies' and Gentlemen-I suppose
this is what may be called an after din
ner speech since | have lust finished an
excellent dinner | am vnrv Clol to, 500