New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
BRYAN IN BUFFALO.
sTATE DEMOCRATIC MACHINE FORCED
TO RECOG>;IZE HIM.
aNTRoDUCED BY SECRETARY CINEEN TO MASS
MEETING IN MUSIC HALL MORE
scR.rrrRAL ALI.UsIONs.

Buffalo. Aug 27-W J. Bryan spoke to mass
sneetins that filed Music Hall 70 overhowing tonight
THE candidate reached Buffalo at $50 y. m. after
Aourrev OF two hours and Il half from Erie PENN
marked by no Incidents OF interest Previous TO MS
going 10 Music Hail. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan held re-
ception a, the Genesee House. The meeting tonight
was the first held with the sanction, nominal II no'
actual Of tho Democratic State organization. WIN
Mr. Bryan on his entrance into Music Han to-nigh'
were Norman + Mack his Buffalo mentor; Congress
man William Sulzer John +. Lenz. Democratic can
uidate for Compress in Ohio s Brownen. neighhor
OF the Bryans Lincoln and John Cuneen, secretary
of the Democratic State Committee. The candidate
was warmly greeted. The meeting was called to
order at $50 o'clock by John Cuneen. The conspcu-
part played by Mr. Cuneen marked victory ior
she Bryan forces the State Democratic organza-
zion. Mr. Cuneen acting for William r Sheehan
had endeavored TO have the ratification Of the CHI
cago ticket and platform postponed until after the
Buffalo Convention. Norman Mack led the reNot
against this policy and secured from Mr.. Bryan the
promise to speak tonight The State organization
bowed TO the inevitable and this was why Mr. Cuneen
came to open io-night's proceedings Charles +.
Tabor ex-Attorney General of New-York State was
permanent chairman Mr.. Bryan spoke in part as
follows:
Ladies' gentle men and felow-citizens: ! cannot
see the interest that the people Of the Empire
Just entering / shall carry back to the people
OF the West the news mot the news either be-
form is supported and ndorsed not & by the ,i Nest
apu OF The HoIsa Easi as we'll heers am aware that
in the making OF platform II is impossible TO suit
think will differ and that We often find in a plat
form things with which We cannot iuiN agreet
policies which We recognize important. But
platforms are not Written by all OF pagyd he whey
the majority Of a party writes platform. the
get out of the party. cheers
There is no other plan known except the rule Of
1nyifN - Df m
better for a minority TO be alienated than for the
9pSor3 OF 6os Tho stand R oS upon he Chicago p
form. although YOU may dissent from parts Of H.
but stand upon he Chicago platform be,
the end. every word and syllable. applause
necessariiy. there must be one supreme issue in
1t; and in this campaign there is supreme issue
The issue is made between those who believe IN
p gold standard and those who oppose a gold
standard There is no middle gr9gnd Those nIsnS WnS
are not with us are against us. There ls no place
between the lines for people & TO stand md ssy ,ha,
gold standard is good thing There those who
are supporting the Republican party who believe
not the courage 10 risk the issue before the people
who have suffered from gold standard for twenty
hui bv their acts our opponents tell us that they
vii Try to seGgTe an m ' a anS aRd
ard until other nations will hep us 10 let go OF IT,
the ST Louis platform 10 restore bimetallism?
Never. until you can wipe out the scriptures ana
daughter
FOND OF BIBLE ILLUSTRATIONS
Those who are responsible for the gold standard
not the only 20 whom We look for deliNerance
As well might You ask Pharaoh 10 lead the children
o. Israel Of bondage to ask the Republican
party to break the shackles Of the gold standard The
Democratic party is opposed to gold standard. not
only opposed to it bat unalteraby opposed TO it Il
s 50 much opposed il that Will not permit the
American people 10 be bound by 1t though every na-
zion on earth snail demand it. CAppause) We did
,,1s,. Of h.ap-i
20 the woke Of any foreign power. Cheers. The
arguments in favor o; bmctalism are directed tow
ards the ioteisenre OF the man VINO thinks ana TO
lhe heart O, III, man VINO feels.
The god-atanoard argument is directed TO the
others die ,ApplaGsel Who in this Nation viii
defend the gold standard as good thine II no
party has arisen. in more than century OF prog
ress. If no party has arisen this year that tells
the American people that the gold standard
that must keep thing that is bad until foreign
1bst brden S4 Appc s gGm If S man saws that he
IN fyST ayor of of IF m sny ask b wan NAM HGS Gi me-
ask him when he wants it, If he SAYS that he
nations he wants help And if he says that he Is
willing TO wait for Other nations ask him nov W long
sn "ib~r lands w" do rot appra To- any feeling
~ pos, ine, Nose o Who @rr not citizens Of
The Uned sae We simply MI qPhod dr the nas; Gign L
committed the policies that are good Tor then-
II some man living in foreign land were to ask
his nation 70 surrender the pov and the rishi or
eelf- government and vest legislative power IN Inc
United States. what would We think Of that mans
patriotism? If would despse the foreigner VINO
would attempt or desire to let the Tinted states
control his nation what contempt must foreigners
feel for those Americans who willing to sur
render the right govern themselves? tAppausc)
Our opponents tell in their platform (and the
one authority to construe the platform emphasizes
the declarato y that this Nation cannot undertake
TO open it, mints to silver without the concurrent
aid Of other nations? 1t does not say that we are
not able 10 do for month. or year. or for
only a Presidential term. hut. according 10 the
statement. this Nation will never be able to do II
until other nations join us in the act Ihat lS me
doctrine-we must continue the gold standard not
for a few months but for an indefinite duration OF
Time
QUOTING FROM CARLISLE.
Here Mr. Bryan quoted Mr.. Carsle's speech on
timetalism in ISIS the effect that the destruction
cf half the property of the world including houses.
ships and railroads would not be felt more sensibiy
.han the permanent annihiation Of one-haf of the
metal money Of the world. and he commented upon
IL saying:
Who are the Anarchists? Are they the ones
who are restore the gold AMI silver oonase Of
the Constitute, Are thcy toe ones who want
Endorsement of ALI the statesmen from Washing
ton through jefferson and Jackson down 10 Lin
more than destroy half the houses. sink half the
ships and tear up half the railroads OF tne world
Applause) We propose nnan lal policy. cur
opponents propose nothing. Without daring 10 de-
fend the gold STANDARD hey preach the doctrine
OF grin and bear it, and they offer no hope 10
the human race. ApplauseJ We ask for free
coinage of silver. We have had i'm the past
we ask for unlimited coinage We have had
Il In the past. We ask for coinage at " 20 l.
we have had j. ia the past. And ask
that the American people shall do their
Ing for the aid consent Of any other ma
t,on. and We have done It in ,he past. We be.
continue the parity between gold and silver
am told that some Of your mel eichauts. IN order |