The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-17

AEA LAAE party al JEFFERSON City. where ne
Will make speech tonight
a rousing reception was given AIr
Bryan here by crowd Of more than a
thousand people who We're assembled
Soout the railroad station. Gov. Stone
Mayor silver, eN-COugress John T.
ONeiu and other prominent men met Mr.
Bryan and Mr.. Bland at the train where
the crowd had gathered. Mr.. Bryan was
greeted with loud cheers He was pre-
sented 10 the audience by Mr. Bland and
Gov Stone as the next president Of the
United states. and Mr.. Bland again took
occasion 10 express his satisfaction al the
cnolce OF the Chicago convention and pre-
dlcleu tnat Missouri would roll I'D for him
majority Of $1,000 in November. Alter
the band IN attendance had finished plav-
ing M Bryan made neat little speech
on the line OF those previously made
When Mr.. Bryan concluded he was
again cheered with vigOr Gov Stone
presented Mrs. Bryan as the next mis-
tress OF the white house, and the Bryan
party then withdrew to the train, which
lett Jefferson City at lis o'clock
In his speech here Mr.. Bryan said. Ia
dies and Gentlemen: I have Just been
thinking where ! could find in all the
country combination of circumstances
Whlch would make a speech so pleasant
as IN city named after the greatest dem
ocrat that ever lived, and in the con-
gressional district Of one of the greatest
leaders the democratic party has ever
known-Richard =. Bland (CheersD And
presided over by one Of the greatest fight
ers, Gov. Stone, and to leave nothing un-
done they have just elected as mayor of
the town, man named Slver.s Naugh-
ter and cheers) Thomas jefferson. Dick
Bland. Bill Stone and Mayor Silver I'm
at home here" Referring to Mr. Bland
Mr.. Bryan said that the silver leader was
needed in congress. IF it will not be
his privilege to sign a bill giving silver
a place with gold" said Mr.. Bryan, sit
may be his honor to introduce a bill
which will place gold and silver on the
mo m af ha s@s,f ia ne -.
!. If 1 can't say anything about the tick
ct nominated at Chicago. l can say that
the platform breathes the spirit of the
declaration of independence"
He eulogiZed Mr.. Sewall and said he
was sorry he was not on the train.
Kansas City Mo. July 16.-After long
journey through Illinois and Missouri,
William ]. Bryan reached Kansas City
at $50 o'clock, this evening. At Warrens-
burg, Senator Cockrell and two reception
committees boarded Mr.. Bryan's train.
A great cheer went up from the crowd
at the union station here when the train
arrived. The party went to the Coates
House, where they had dinner. At
o'clock, Mr.. Bryan appeared on the balco-
ny Of the hotel and after an Introduction
by Senator Cockrell, addressed the multi
tude assembled outside. The cheering
when he appeared was vigorous, and long
continued. When quiet had been restored
Mr.. Bryan spoke. The multitude in front
of the Coates House crowded the street
and sidewalks. and overfowed into the
side streets Their number cannot be Civ
en- with any accuracy, but there were
many thousands. 1t was the most enthus-
iastic, and best attended meeting address,
ed by Mr.. Bryan since his nomination, and
he went farther into political discussion
than he had done in previous speeches.
He said, in part: II said to the commit
tee that would not make a political
speech, but in the presence of so many
interested people 1 am afraid that I shall
be compelled to break my promise for just
a few moments.
I'VE are coming upon a memorable
campaign, the platform has been adopted,
the great parties have placed their candi-
dates in the field and in a little while you
as citizens, will be called upon to discuss
the issues involved. The platform adopt
ed at Chicago is, in my humble judgment
one of the most splendid presentations of
party politics ever adopted by a national
convention in the United States. 1t pre-
sents those issues which, in the judgment
of the delegates, are paramount in this
campaign. 1t Is a democratic platform
in every sentence, word and syllable.
(Applause).
"a democratic platform that carries US
back to the days of its illustrious founder,
Thomas Jefferson, and to its most cour-
ageOus defender, Andrew jackson. i. is
perVaded with the spirit of the declaration
of independence, it presents those funda-
mental doctrines upon which all true gov
ernment must rest.
From time to time new Quest tiOns arise,
but the principles of the democrats are
true in all times. We simply apply TO the
new conditions, the principles which are
as eternal as the hills. And in this line
our platform has declared that the para
mount public question is the restoration
of the gold and silver coinage of the con-
stitution. Great applause). All other
questions must stand back till this great
question is solved
There are times such as the time to
which we are now passing when the ac-
ton of this nation upon its financial poll
cy may determine the welfare of the peo-
pie mot only of this nation, but of the
worlO. Not only now but for years to
come. We have reached crisis in our
monetary legislation. There are those
who would bind this nation to the gold
standard, but while there are those who
would fasten an European yoke upon
the neck of American freedmen, there are
others who say that this nation shall gov
ern itself and make its own laws. In
speaking with emphasis upon this subject,
| beg you not to think that we who be-
lieve in free coinage of silver at Is to
lack charity for those who differ with US.
1t is not campaign in which we should
use bitter words. l have every respect
for the opinion of those who differ from
us.
There are men, there are great men,
there are good men, who do not agree to
the restoration of silver. Let US not
speak of them in terms of denunciatiOn.
Mr.. Bryan then spoke in terms of re-
gret OF ex-Gov. Russell of Massachusetts,
whose character he eulogized. He added:
l believe from the bottom of my heart;
l believe, and the belief touches every
fiber in my being, that until we restore
silver to its equal place by the side of gold,
TO the place that it occupied for so many
years, so many centuries and so many
ages, there can be no lasting prosperity
brought back to the homes of those who
toll. They tell us that they want conf
dence restored. We tell them that conf
dence must have substantial basis upon
winch to rest, and that so long as you
Iegislate value out of property there is
nothing substantial on which confidence
can rest. If they tell us they want an
honest dollar, we tell them that we have
every desire for an honest dollar, but
when they attempt to define an honest
dollar, we beg them to give US a dollar
which is as kind to the man who produces
wealth as it is to the man who holds it
IN Investment. A dollar which increases
IN value is not an honest dollar.
II want you to study this question for
yourselves and want to suggest two things
Ior you to think about They tell you
that the gold standard is the standard of
clV.hzation; that is their argument. If
they hat lat