The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-17
Yesterday He Attempted to Convert
Republican Mountaineers of Ten
nessee to His Doctrine.
ADDRESS TO TAR-HEELERS
ASSEMBLED IN ONE OF THE VAL
LEYs NEAR AsHEyiLLE, n. c.
Carlisle Criticised sharply, Showing
that the Speaker Was Touched by
the Secretnry,s Letter.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Sept. 13-Wltlam
J. Bryan began work at O'Clock this morn
ing. He was going through the CITY OF
Somerset a Republican stronghold, and
started to make converts while many peo-
pie were sleeping peacefully Five
hundred citizens of Somerset ols-
turbed their rest in order 20
hear the nominee. They yelled loud and
the few remarks of Mr. Bryan were well
received Mr.. Bryan led off by telling the
people that he was glad to note the inter-
est taken in the campaign by them. He
thought when the people would stay up UNI
til o clock in the morning to see pres
idential nominee it indicated that the peo-
pie were Interested in self-government. He
told them that if between now and cleo
ton day they would get up as early in the
morning they did this morning and work
in behalf of the cause of Democracy as the
nominee worked yesterday, there would be
no question of the success of the cause.
This statement was received with the
greatest applause.
At Oliver Springs reception committee
OF twenty-five from Knoxville got on the
train, headed by the Hon.. D. w. Sneed,
one of the prominent Democrats of that
city. There was stop of two hours at
Knoxville, where the train arrived shortly
before O clock Mr. Bryan was taken i'm
medately to the speakers stand erected
in front of the courthouse. He was intro
duced by Ex-Governor Robert L.. Taylor
with few appropriate remarks. On the
stand were seated Judge Clark, of the
United States District Court; d. L. Snod-
grass Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the State of Tennessee; w. d. Beard,
w. c. Caldwell, w. K. McAllister and j.
S. Wilks, associate judges of the same
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Mr.. Bryans appearance was signal for
applause. This is the great stronghold of
the Republican party of the South and
probably many members of that party We're
in the audience that gathered to hear Mr..
Bryan. He said in part:
Il am sure that when / speak for an in
dependent financial policy, my words will
strike responsive chord in the hearts of
people of the world have always been
friends of independence and liberty. You
can find among them those who conf
dent in their strength and who therefore
are not willing to bow the head or bend the
knee to the oppressor. l come TO you asa
representative of a principle paramount in
TINS campaign 1t Is the right of seventy
millions of people to have just the kind of
financial system that they want, whether
any other foreign nation helps US to have
1T or is willing for us to have it. Great
applause.) In this campaign, as never be-
fore in this country, have the lines been
drawn between those who believe in the
possibilities of America and those who be-
tons. If this nation is not great enough
to have a financial policy of its own it
ought to annex itself to some power that
is great enough to take care of our people.
Applause)
Against the maintenance of a gold
standard for one year or forever the Dem
ocratic party has arrayed itself. We are
opposed to a gold standard. We have de-
have commenced a war Of externination
against it-a war that will not cease while
there is any party or any. considerable
w tom tiprr
fasten this foreign yoke upon an independ-
ent people. (Applause.)
Il seek no votes under false pretenseS.
! want no one TO vote for me under mis-
understanding. If there is any one who be-
neves that the gold standard is a good
thing. or that 1t must be maintained, L
warn him not to cast his vote for me, be-
cause | promise him that it will not be
maintained in this country longer than
am able to get rid of it. CHEERS and ap-
pl .ass eu,
tells you what it wants and tells you how
II Is going to get 1t. and what, in the
effect of that policy win be, you have the
right to conclude that they are honestly
believing in the justice of the cause which
they present; and when you find people
who use the term sound money without
telling what sound money means; when
dollar and then deal dishonesty with the
people with whom they come in contact
you have right to believe that they are
not entirely devoted to the cause of the
people whom they are unwilling to take INFO
their confidence. We assert that when
they attempt to build a financial system
upon money which they cannot produce
they are building up an insecure structure
upon an invisible foundation. and are in
sulting the intelligence of those who mean
what they say and say what they mean"
(Applause.)
Mr. Bryan then explained what the term
16 to L means and told why. there was
danger of flood of silver. He also ex-
planned the ways in which money is put
int. circulation, and while he was in the
midst of his explanation some one yelled:
Mark Hanna is going to put it into cir
culation. THAT is increasing the circu-
lation.' answered Mr.. Bryan, Just before
election in order to contract it after cleo
tion.' Great applause and cheering.)
Mr.. Bryan in conclusion asked the peo-
pie not TO crowd him and repeated what
he said yesterday about being afraid of
monopoly and consequently not wanting 20
shake hands with a few to the exclusion of
the many.
When Mr. Bryan concluded his speech he
was taken TO the depot, where the crowd
had again assembled, and the police had
a hard time to get him through A spe-
cial train taken to Asheville and at
$40 the party was on it's way from Knox
vile. The Knoxville committee which re-
cesved Mr.. Bryan escorted him back to
Asheville, and at Hot Springs, N c. the
committee from Asheville of seventy-fiye
took the train in charge. The North Cor
DINA committee had come to Knoxville
and took the train with the nominee
IN THE TAR HEEL STATE.