Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-26
MR.. BRYAN IN BOSTON.

The audience which greeted Mr
Bryan on Boston Common yesterday
evening was the largest which ne has
faced since he started on his tour. No
estimate placed the number ofpeople at
less than 10000, while m"ny place it at
10000. Mr.. Br, an had addressed big
crowd at dorchester at $3.50 o'clock.
One element of discord was visible
there, but Mr.. Bryan did not seem TO
notice it. 1t was a big red flag with
Bryans picture upon it, hung on Will
Inn H. Burns's underwear fac DRY, at
the rear of the speakers stand. Beside
it hung an American flag with Major
McKinley's picture omit. Immediately
after the dorchester speech, Mr.. Bryan
started for Boston. There about 10000
people assembled to get a glimpse of
him. Hon. George Fred Williams
came in on the train with Mr.. Bryan,
having gone to Springfield 10 meet him.
When Mr.. Bryan appeared upon the
platform OF his car there was a cheer
and mighty rush by the crowd. The
police resorted to force, and at last
pushed the crowd back and made way
for Mr.. Bryan and MIR. Williams. Mr.
Blyan was due 10 begin speaking on
the common at 6:45, but it was 7:30 be-
fore ne finally arrived there, and he
found gathered about the temporary
stand that had been erected from 10000
to Is, 900 people. Mr.. Bryan said it was
the largest gathering he had addressed.
Mr.. Bryan said, in part:
~ come to Massachusetts TO present
the gospel OF dem ocracy as l under
stand it. But while come as the reg
ular nominee of the democratic party
I $50 come as the nominee of two 9th
er parties, parties which have joined
with US in making the silver question
the paramount issue of the campaign.
1--WE lay down this proposition that
the more money there is in the country
the easier it is for any person who has
something to sell to get his share of
that money. Our opponents place
themselves upon the doctrine that the
less money the whole people have the
more money each individual will have.
That is mathematical proposition
which you cannot find in any arithme-
tic, but it seems to be the proposition
upon which the republican financiering
is based.
"While our opponents are spreading
literature by the ton, the people are
Joining in the crusade for the restora-
ton of bimetallism. We have no
great campaign fund. We are doing
the hest we can with the means on
hand. We have not many great daily
papers with US, but in times like these
the people go ahead of the newspapers
when the newspapers refuse to lead"
When Mr.. Bryan closed his speech
he changed his position 20 the other
side Of the platform, as lie had been
obliged to do al many as eight times
during his address. Facing the portion
of the crowd which seemed largest, he
called his companion on the democratic
ticket, Mr.. Sewell, to his side, and both
stood up on chairs. For the first time
in this State the two candidates were
seen side by side.
In introducing his running mate, Mr..
Bryan said: My fellow citizens, l in
troduce to yon a man who, way up in
Maine, was willing to stand for free sill
yer when his neighbors were against it.
I introduce to you man who was in
favor of an income tax, although he
had to pay it, man who did not bow
the knee to Baal or worship the golden
calf-Arthur Sewall, the democratic
candidate for Vice President"
"Mr. Sewall said: sit is with great
satisfaction to me that l have the op.
porfunity to see your candidate for
President, and will also cay it is a
great satisfaction to let you know that
his associate is still on the ticket. no
less person than himself asked me
the question tonight, whether was on
the ticket yet or not; and am glad for
the opportunity to say, vain as it nay
appear for me, your nominee for Vice
President is still on the ticket, and he
will always be during this campaign,
and be will not decline until after his
election on the third of November.
"My friends, we are in this fight to
stay" Applause.
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