The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04
ST. LOUIS RALLY FOR SILVER.
An AUDIENCE OF 1900 TURNS OUT
TO HEAR BRYAN.


Thomas Jefferson the Feature OF
the speech at st. Louis.
East ST. Louis, ILL.,. Oct. 3.-Presidential
candidate Bryans approach through the
railroad yards of East st. Louis was am
nounced by the blowing of whistles and
+be ringing of bells. The assembled yard
men Immediately realized that the apostle
of 16 to / was travelling through their
midst and when the Bryan train pulled
mn for transfer at the bridge entrance at
least 800 workmen surrounded the cam
didate's car and demanded a speech. Mr.
Brvan gracefully acknowledged the sa-
lute of his audience of railway employees
and was then escorted to a temporary
stand where he held forth to the multi
tude in part as follows: "They tell you
that the interest of one man is the in
terest of ALL 1 tell you that there are
questions where mems interests differ.
might point you out one. 1 remember
that in the House of Representatives a
hill was presented to compel the trains
engaged in interstate commerce to put
sucb couplers on their cars as would pro-
tect the lives and limbs of their en-
Moves. I remember that for one whole
night we stayed in session try
ing to get that bill before the
House. (Cheers) From evening until
daylight the next morning we occupied
our places in the House of Representa-
tives, and 1 know that there, when we
we're trying to save the brakemen and
the switchmen and the conductors and
the engineers and the fremen, we found
against us the railroad attorneys, who
said that it would cost too much. Gap
plause and cheers) l know that they
measured the cost of putting a coupler
on a car against human life. Great APP
plause) And, my friends, when we in
sisted that we had no right to treat the
lives of other peoples brothers in a diff
ferent way from what we treat the lives
of our own brothers, we could not touch
the hearts of those men who were sent
to congress by the railroads, and obeyed
them when they got there. My friends,
! point that to you, / point to that as an
instance where the interests of one was
not the interests of all. If the railroad
people and railroad manager can com
pei his employees to vote for some railroad
man to help the railroads, whenever a
question comes up between the employer
and the employees that man for whom the
employe is compelled to vote will look
out for the interests of the employer who
commands the vote and for the interest
or the employees whose votes are traded
for" (Cheers)
Mr.. Bryan said the laboring men had
caused the adoption of the Australian ball
lot system. There never was a better
opportunity to illustrate the priceless
value Of the Aus tralian system than now,
he said, adding: "They can threaten to
take the bread from your children, they
can threaten to turn you out of work, but
when the day comes to vote they can't
keep you from registering a free mans
will" (Cheers for Bryan and Altgeld)
st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 3.-To-night Mr..
Bryan addressed the delegates to the
convention of the democratic clubs ana
1900 or 5000 other persons who had
crowded into the auditorium, where the
club convention was held
The candidate was welcomed by an out
pouring of enthusiasm from at least H.
WO throats. He hestated a moment while
cries OF 'sit down" and louder were
yelled out and re-echoed from the gar
leres.
Mr. Bryan waited for moment until
quiet was restored, and then said: Mr..
chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: For
Just little while ask your attention. I
uont require a great deal of time to say
aI that l have to say to you tonight.
me club can be of more service now than
II was in previous campaigns because
lhls campaign is being run by the people
themselves. The club has adopted a but
lon which presents the likeness of Thomas
JeHerson. (Applause.) If you had
searched through all history, you could
not nave found man more worthy of be-
ing taken as your ideal statesman.
Voice-Except Bryan.
MI Bryan-Because in all the history of
e sne human race there has never been
put one Thomas jefferson.
Volce-You're another.
Ot all the constructive statesmen
Tnom the world has ever seen, Thomas
JEFFERSON stands first
Folce-And Bryan next
MI. Bryan continues: "At a time when
lhIs government was an experiment he
wrote that immortal document which de-
ttared that all men are created equal, that
they are endowed with inalienable rights,
mat governments are instituted to pre-
ScrEe these rights and that governments
1eriEe their Just powers from the consent
Vi lhe governed. In stating these four
PROPOSITIONS he stated the Alpha and the
mesa Of democracy. (Applause).
Men write books and men may fill IL
N-N9 WIN volumes, but they can never
improve upon that statement, recorded
~ d Few sentences and yet comprehen-
slVe' and that there is government Of the
Ieople' for the people and by the people.
III my Judgment, no statesman ever lived
VINO so fully understood human nature
as as JEFFERSON did No one more fully un-
0eerstood of the capacity of the people
tor government; no one more fully
Understood the dangers to be guarded
against.
u, ne stated the principles which under
m nc democracy, and then applied those
principles to every question that arose
uuIlns his time. The greatest danger
"Alch government has to fear when
\. VI listed in human hands, is favoritism.
L"Forltlsm Is the curse OF all govern
Inchts. (Applause) Least among govern
inehts like ourselves, and yet favor!tism
Is me dangerous strength, even in our
s0Vernment, because our government is
administered through human beings, and
human beings are human. My friends,
~ ~ you would have a government to fill
we IDEAL Of perfect government you
must have q government that is no re-
spector of persons, a government which
usais with equal hands, o government
which gives to none, which takes from
none, and a government which, in the ad-
Iniiiihistration OF law and justice, treats all