The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-25

New HAVEN, Sept 25,-Five hundred |
students, assisted by a band of the First
regiment of the National Guards of Con.
necticut, broke up the address by William
j. Bryan at this place yesterday afternoon. |
A platform had been erected on the his
torical New Haven Green" and about
that platform more than an hour before
the nominee arrived from 10000 to $1,000
people had surged TO and fro. To the right
of the stand the students had congregated,
awaiting for the arrival of Mr.. Bryan.
At2:15 o'clock Mr. Bryan was driven in
u carriage through the crowd TO the plat
form. Immediately all was confusion in
front. The students broke forth in their
college cheer and the frog chorus from
"Aristophanes," following with college
yells and cheers for Mckinley. The crowd
surged to and fro. in front of the stand
and a dozen policemen fought 1t from the
platform There were cheers for the nom
inee, but from the right of the stand the
students repeatedly broke forth with their
yell, and for twenty-five minutes it was
impossible for Mr.. Bryan to make himself
heard.
Joseph b. Sargent, the Democratic NOM
inee for governor, who was to introduce
Mr.. Bryan, tried to quiet the yelling mob,
but he could not be heard ten feet away.
In vain did Mr.. Bryan attempt to restore
order, but it was many minutes before
anything like quiet was obtained. Then
the crowd began to surge again and the
police to fight those in front Women
tainted, and several persons were taken
from the crowd overcome by the crush.
The police used their clubs, and one of
their number, mounted on a spirited
! aY,fr, al In nf a
stand, nearly creating panic.
Then again Mr.. Bryan tried to speak,
but he was interrupted by the yclls Of the
students. This lasted altogether for
twenty-five minutes, and when at last the
noise had subsidized sufficiently for him to
make himself heard by those Immediately
/ in front Mr.. Bryan started to speak. As
he proceeded the noise quieted, but every
| few minutes he would be interrupted by
the students. He spoke in part as follows:
Il am glad that there are students here,
| because ! want TO say n word to students.
/ Your college has helped to add fame to
| your city, and those who assemble here
are supposed to come in order that they
may better equip themselves for the du-
ties of life. am glad to talk to you, stu
dents, because, my friends, we have a
cause which appeals to students. If the
syndicates and corporations rule this
country, then no young man has fair
show unless he is the favorite of corpora
tion. If the people have right to govern
themselves, and deputize that right, then
every citizen has fair show and every
man may achieve what he desires. We de-
sire to leave all the avenues open, so that
theSson of the humblest citizen may as
pire to the highest position within the
gift of the people
II am not speaking now to the sons who
J are sent to college on the proceeds Of i'll
gotten gains / will wait until these sons
have exhausted what their fathers have
/ left them, and l will appeal to their chill
, dren who will have to commence life
where their grandfathers commenced. My
, friends, a Just government is best for the
great mass Of the people. Equal laws and
> equal opportunities are best for ninety
nine out of every hundred of our citizens.
Your cause appeals to every young man
who wants to make this government so
good as to deserve the love and confidence
and the support of every citizen in this
land
1--WE appeal not only to the students
we appeal to the business men who have
been tyrannized over by financial institu-
tions In some instances it is more dan
gerous to raise your voice against the
ruling power than it is in an absolute
monarchy to criticize the government. If
there is anybody who loves that sort of
condition then l shall offend him by
l speaking of it, but shall not offend any
man who loves liberty and the right of
free speech in this country"
Mr. Bryan then started in to discuss the
free silver issue as affecting the business
man, but the students Interruptions
which had been frequent, were renewed
with increased vehemence. When order
had been partially restored Mr.. Bryan
I proceeded:
~ have been so used to talking to young
: men who earn their own living that
II l hardly know what language to use tC
4 address myself to those who desire TO be
:, known not as creators of wealth, but the
distributors of wealth which somebody
else created. In all my travels have not
\ found crowd that needed talking to sc
& much as this crowd does l came to this
} city something more than year ago, and
| learned something of the domination OF
} your financial classes. l have seen it else
where; but, my friends the great mass OF
D the people, even of this city, will be better
off under bimetallism that permits the
nation to grow than under a gold stand
y ara WnlCu SudfNto tNtIN DOlN tACtpJ lllt
! money changers and the money owner"
Mr. Bryan then discussed the action OF
eastern insurance companies in warning
: their patrons against the free silver
craze" and declared he had found en-
ployers in some places who presumed tC
instruct their employees how to vote, II,
then started on discussion of the money
question, saying
4 If you make money scarce you max,
s money dear, you drive down the value o
D everything, and when you have failing
) prices you have hard times. No part,
D ever declared in its platform that il wa
? in favor Of hard times, and yet the part!
that declares for gold standard in sub
2 stance declares for continuation Of har,
Z times"
Z Here u band of the First regiment, Ma
& tional Guard of Connecticut, which hat
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