The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
BRYAN REACHED CHICAGO.
Democracy's Candidate Greeted b,
Thousands in the Windy City.
OyATl0NS TO HIN AT EVERY STOP.
Large and Enth usiastie Crowds Call for
Speeches at All Stations on the
Line OF the Road.

Ch.cznc. A. gust s-Long before the
hour arrive: which had been announced
| for the coming OF tho Bryan party the
gree n front OF me Ciin-on house. from
the balcony OF which Mr.. Bryan was 10
deliver h,r brief address to ,he people
WIS crowded with dense ;hrong, com
plet-ly filing the space between the b>la-
ing lines and curbsionez. The open win
doTVs Of the sdjacef. buildings were fiiiei
win crowds Of ladies ard gentlemen ard
even the s1perstracture OF thu a. road
on tho Wabash avenue side Of tn. hotel
was lined with rows Of spectators Ike a
tocn OF olackb.ras on a country fence.
The crowds below surged ard swelterei m
the he.at and manifested considerable
good nature in me impaiience at the delay
% -he proceedings. owing 20 the non-ar-
rival Of the guest OF the evening
Eight o'clock pasted. the quarter was
struck AID ssln 10 speaker. The throns
became deu-er the yells ana cries became
louder ami more pronounced ami every
thing indicated al,o growing anxiety or
the crowd 20 hear what Mr.. Bryan had to
say. At last when SIS had arrived Mi.
Bryan finally came upon the platform and
was greeted with immense cheering nom
To-. multitude below.
Wa !. strong. chairman Of no recap
tiCu cosnlul ttee OF Cook county. appeared
w1ih Mr.. Bryan ana deliyer,7i oriet wei
coming address. When the applause which
followed The speech II the chairman and
greeted the nominee was s0bs!Ied' 'df'
NJ. Chairman, ladies and gentlemeql--l
have NJ language, fellow cit.zeus. That
VIII cApress the emotions excited ~ TINS,
tie most remarkable dem stiulon taat
/ nave ever witnessed. In no other ,-qun-
tfy IS such scene possible. In no oihei
clurtry can the people take VI IA private
c.i.xtn and make him their INSTRUMENT 70
all0mp! 81 their VIII when see tho
s,sse,nbage tonight, and when remember
p bat The newspapers OF THIS ci'y say I
-aio MAJ t1cre W. ncp0ay on cur So
except the people o. as | look into ne
faces Of these people and remember il'lt
our enemies say that thy are mc'iac"
10 fr.sa government / ask who shall save
the people from them selves am ftoui
they call themselves the common p.pple.
n / had behind mo the great ti7ls. ana
combinations, ] know that | would no
sooner take my seat than they should de-
ruani that ! use my power TO rot tAe
people In their behalf Tut having the
sDpr1rt Of the great tOl-ug Tassef. !
hroW when they = We - me thn4r ballots.
they shall unite IN saying but one tang
90 your duty and We are rel aid Thtse
SO" the people VINO ask no faYors, OF tho
government. These ar. the ores who sim
ply saw let II, observe equality before The
law Give equal rights 10 all aiii Epcciel
piiyileces to nom. I am glad to have the
support az these reopls. because Know
tina, whenever she Nation is imperilled
cN@ry ah' --hpBed man Of them VII sn lt.l-
d"r hip nuskei 70 save the country end
those VITO arr good enough 10 once than
hlooi on the altar % their country IN tho
- danger are god enough TO trust In III,
Guirt Of rHscc. am simply on my way
from my Western home TO the great ne
trorolis OF the Nation. TO accent therc at
tnr Aflau'sc seahcard the nomination
made ~ this city hut a few weeks nRo l
am rla1 that as ! 20 I can take thcm
ye'r, greetings 80 kindly expressed In the
republican heretofore, is a patriot toiay
And - those OF our brethren. who like
ycu, arc he bone and sinew OF the Ma
. n YOU ore their frlen1s and that you
viii stand hy them and b"lp them &c
enanc'oato themselves from tho. domino
lion from which thov suffer. | car "a
Ia ihern and tell them that you draw
vour idca Of WHAT this MAI on ought to
be from one Of the great Philosophers ~
neat N YOU the language OF Ralph waldo
Emerson He said:
II ,lneyer have a nohls name
7 shrrs aud choppers md ploughmer
Shall constitute n state"
vpon this enduring foundation can he
take 20 your Eastern brethren greetings
and fn tho language Of Abraham tircclu.
can saw hat the noople of the West and
the South are ready 70 ioin with the people
~ fhe East IN declaring thsi a govern
rncnt OF tie people by the u@ople ard for
thn pt-oplr shall not perish fem the East.
:, the conclusion Of Mr.. BrEan's SO ech
there was nm uproarious demonstration
from the crowd that fairly made the
building tremhl" The peopl" shouted ou1
blew horns and made every sort or noise
70 domonatrate their approval Of what had
rfeon said And long after the speaker
had iefi thr balcony the thronr lingered
In the street and called for him 10 como
ont again The speech seemed entirely
too brief and they were hungry for more.