The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-17

rear platform, introduced the nominee.
Then there was more cheering. Mr.. Bryan
said:
"In no other country are we able to see
such sight as is witnessed here. In no
other country are the people so free to
choose those who Tor brief time exercise
the powers of government. In no other
civilized country can it be so truly said
that the Government so justly derives its
powers from the consent of the people.
Here the people govern; all power rests
with them. 1t is the greatest form of
government conceived in the mind of
man, and when l see this assemblage, on
such an occasion / cannot but feel the
qualification we all should nave.
PARTIES" continued Mr.. Bryan, ''are
but the instruments BY which we carry
out those policies which we believe in.
Parties are not to be worshiped. They
are not perfect. They are but effective
means by which we carry out our pur-
poses"
Mr.. Bryan again complimented Mr..
Bland.
.If the lot had fallen to him." said he,
II would have been his most loyal sup
porter. [Cheers.l am gratified beyond
measure that when the lot fell upon me
have no trner friend than Richard P.
Bland" Loud cheers.]
Mr.. Bryan begged his auditors to make
their ballots express exactly what they
wished, and he concluded with this re-
mark: II don't want anybody to think
that by voting for me they are going to
get their hands in somebody else's pock-
cts. l would be satisfied il 1 kept the
| hands of other people out of their pock-
ets." [Cheers and cries OF That's it,
Mrs. Bryan appeared on the platform
| just then, and the crowd which had fire.
quently expressed its enthusiasm, cheered
again. Then a mad rush was made for
i . IL Il
standing, and handshaking was in prog
ress when the train drew out of the station
at 3:05.
When the train reached Sedalia Mr..
Bryan was handed telegram, announc-
| ing the sudden death of Ex-Governor Rus
sell OF Massachusetts,. He Immediately
dictated the following telegram to Mrs.
Russell at Gam bridge, Mass.
l have just learned of the sudden death OF
Governor Russell and hasten to express my
profound sympathy. Your husbands friends
were legion, and they all share yo1r sorrow.
w. J. BRYAN.
At stations all along the route people
were assembled to see the Democratic
candidate. At Dresden, Lamont, Knob
noster, Centerview, Holden, Kingsville,
Pleasant Hill, Greenwood and Lee Sum-
mitt he was cheered and at few of them
he spoke briefly.
A large crowd was waiting at Warrens-
ties for speech Mr.. Bryan asked If they
were going to be at the polls on election
day. There was chorus OF yes" "All
doubt has passed away" said Mr.. Bryan,
and he got cheers and laughter.
He made few general remarks and
ended with the statement that II some one
else was elected he would support the
Government until he could help change it..
The Third Regiment of the National Guard
was in camp at Warrensburg and bat
terry fired salute.
He made another little speech to the
people gathered at Holden, telling them
that he took their presence there as an in
dlcation of realization of the i'm portance
OF the campaign, and he believed it would
be one OF the greatest campaigns through
which he had ever passed. Mr.. Bryan adj
vised his hearers to cast their votes on the
side on which they thought their interests
lay.
A crowd of about 800 greeted Mr.. Bryan
at Pleasant Hill, large number of them
| wearing on their hats pictures of Mr..
| Bryan with the inscription. mo crown OF
thorns, no cross OF gold" Mrs. Bryan
was presented with large bouquet OF
roses. After shaking hands with as many oil
the crowd as he could reach from the rear
| platform OF the train Mr. Bryan said be
hoped all of them would get into politics
this year. He considered the money
| question the most important issue OF the
campaign. A number of people thought
it could be settled by few experts, but he
thought it should be decided by the whole
people.
At Warrensburg Senator f. NJ. Cockrell
and two reception committees had joined
| Mr.. Bryan's train.
A great cheer went up from the crowd
at the Union station here when the train
arrived, and the crowd was so great that 6
way for Mr.. Bryan was only made with
Nha nt11t
Bryan and the members of their party
were placed in carriages and driven to the
Coates House, where they had dinner. Al
8 o'clock Mr.. Bryan appeared on the
balcony of the hotel and after an introduc
ton by Senator Cockrell addressed the
multitude assem- bled outside.
The cheering when he appeared wa:
vigorous and long continued. The multi
tude in front of the Coates House crowded
the street and sidewalks and overlooked
| into side streets. their mum Der being con-
servatively estimated at 10000. 1t wa:
the most enthusiastic and best attended
meeting addressed by Mr.. Byran since hi.
nomination and he rose to the occasion By
going farther into polital discussion thar
he had gone n any previous speech. II
concluding he said:
If the gold standard is the standard of civil
| cation why is it that the United States, tn
leader in the civilization of the world ha
applause.l If the gold standard is the stand
ard of civilization why is 1t that no Nationa
party in the history OF the United States he
ever declared that the gold standard is a goo,
thing You say the Republican party did
No, it did not. The Republican party declares
that the gold standard should be maintaine,
until something could be substituted for il
And what was that something? [Laughte
and applause.l What was that something
1t was bimetallism. And they pledged them
selves 10 get rid of the gold standard and sui
stitute bimetallism as a better thing than
gold standard. II the gold standard Is a goo
thing why should we try TO get rid of it? If i
is a bad thing why should We keep it for a sin
gle momentf
We point to the Republican platform as con
elusive evidence that the principle of bimetal
lism is better than the principle involved il
the gold standard. And If they attempt TO ad
nit that double standard is better than
single standard and tell us that this Nation
impotent TO secure it without the aid of othe
nations we hurl back defiance and tell then
that this Nation is great enough TO legislat
Tor its own people without waiting for the al
or consent of any other nation on earth
tThunderous apDlause.l Which course vii
they take7 They care not take either course
They dare not meet the issue on the none
question, because there is no ground upoi
which they can stand. If they nad declared
for the gold standard they might have edvJ
Gated it, but having declared against the gol