The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
BILLY BRYAN AT
TAMMANY HALL
The Boy Orator Addresses a Large Au.
dience at the Wigwam.
THE LISTENERS VERY ENTHUSIASTIC
Small American Flags Are Waved and
Brass Band Plays at the Proper
Time..The Applause Is Frequent.
George Fred Williams Sat on the
Speakers Platform.

New York, Sept. 29.-Jt has been
many decade since the historical
Tammany wigwam has held such a
compact mass of humanity as that as
sembled there tonight to hear William
j. Bryan and Others speak. Although
o'clock was the hour set for the pro-
cecdings to begin. three hours earlier
the doors of the famous meeting place
were beSieged by clamorouS throng.
Ii kept growing I'm numbers until six
O'Clock when the doors were thrown
open. There We're then enough people
assembled in the vicinity of Tammany
to till the wigwam twice over. There is
but one gallery in the hall and in u
very short space of time this was
jammed The seats had been removed
from the orchestra floor for the pur-
pose of economiZing space and the
crowd We're compelled to stand through
out the meeting. 1t was one solid
mass, enthusiastic from the start and
good natured, despite the uncOmfort-
able environments. The hall had been
but sparsely decorated with flags and
banners. over the platform We're por-
traits of Bryan and Sewall. In the gal
ley was stationed brass band. and
the patriotic tunes rendered aroused
the cXhuberance of the crowd. A lib
eral supply of small American flags had
been passed around and these We're
kept continuously waving by enthus-
iastic shouterS.
The meeting was called to order by
John w. Keller, the presiding officer of
the evening at 1.45 p. IN. At that hour
there were over 5000 persons congre-
gated in the hall.
MIR. Keller delivered a short speech
laudatory of Mr.. Bryan and rammany
Hall and its denunciatiUn of Mr.. Nc
Kinley.
Resolutions We're read by John B.
McGoldrick. endorsing the platform
adopted at the ational convention held
in Chicago and the state Democracy
convention at Buffalo, and the candi-
date named on those occasions.
The resolutions also Denounced Great
Britain for its treatmZnt of political
prisoners and urged Chat the national
administration Immediately inquire
into the treatment accorded American
citizens convicted of political offenses
as still remain confined in English
prisons" The resolutions We're adopt
ed amid rousing cheers.
THE ORATOR APPEARS.
Immediately after the adoption of the
resolution, Mr.. Bryan, accompanied by
Mr.. Sewall.> Senator Thomas F.. Grady,
Senator DAILY of New Jersey, and Geo.
Fred Williams, of Massachusetts, ap-
peared on the platform. A great out
buSst of applause and cheering greeted
Mr.. Bryan's appearance. The moment
the audience caught sight of him. hats.
handkerchiefs and American flags went
up i'm all parts of the hall. Cheer after
cheer rent the air. The cheering and
applause continued for eight minutes
and at the conclusion Mr. Bryan was
introduced by the chairman. Mr..
Bryan said:
am glad to defend our principles in
New York city, and | am glad that every
city .of New York, who give allegiance
to the principles set forth in the Chicago
platform: and | have confidence in the
justice of our cause that | believe that
will add to the number of supporters Of
free coinage at IL to l. (Applause).
QUOTES MIR. HARRISON.
Before addressing myself to the para
mount issue of the campaign desire first
to read the language used here in this city
by the ex-presdent of the United States,
Hon. Benjamin Harrison. Hisses). l
quote his words because words coming
from so high Republican source ought
to be considered, even If you cannot agree
with them. Let me read you what he said:
I'm my opinion there is no issue present.
tant and vital than the question they have
raised of protecting the power and duty
of the national courts and national execu-
tive. The defense of the constitution and
of the liberty Of the Supreme court of the
United States and of the presidents power
to send troops of the United States into
any states without the call or consent of
the governor is an important and leading
issue in this campaign"
My friends, | call your attention to the
fact that ex-President Harrison asserts
that our platform raises Il question which
puts our legislative government in dan
ger If that We're true we might well turn
from discussion from any other question
to consider anything which menaces the
continuation of good government. There
Is nothing in the Chicago platform that
would make the executive of the United
States feeble in enforcing all the laws of
the national government and there is moth
ing in that platform that assails the in
tegrity or questions the honesty of the Su-
preme court of the United States. | chal-
lenge you to read that platform and find
In that platform single sentence that
justiiies the language used by the EXPIRES
ident. our criticism of the Supreme court
is not one bit stronger than that contained
in the platform upon which Abraham Lin
coin was elected in 1860: and anything that
have ever said has not been any stronger
than that used by Abraham Lincoln both
before and after his election. There is
nothing that has been said in platforms or
by candidates that justities the assertion
that the Democratic party is not in favor
of a sound government, or that it is in fa-
vor of Il policy of Interference with the
preservation Of law aud order | shall 20
further, If Mr.. Harrison wants to raise
the question of the survival of our gov
ernment. am willing to meet him on that
proposition. ,ApplauseJ.
After appearing on the stands Of the
overflow meetings around Union Square
and bowing to the thousands who had
stood for hours in "A pelting rain. Mr..
Bryan drove to the ferry and took the
night train for Washington.