The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-07-22
BUYAN'S GREAT SPEECH.
THE BRILLIANT EFFORT THAT
WON THE NOMINATION.
The Nebraska Statesman Presents the Is
sues of the Campaign With Such Force
That He Is Recognized as the Man
to5Lead the Democratic Hosts
to Victory.

tOJLead the Democratic Hosts
to Victory.
Following we give in full the speech
of Hon. William j. Bryan, delivered in
the Chicago convention in favor of the
adoption of the majority report of the
committee on resolutions:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Conventions 1t would be presumptuous
indeed to present myself against the dis
tinguished gentlemen to whom you have
listened if this were but measure OF
ability, but this is not contest among
persons. The humblest citizen in all the
land when called to arms in a righteous
cause is stronger than all the whole hosts
Of error that they can bring. come to
speak to you in defense of cause as
holy as the cause of liberty, the cause of
humanity. loud applause.)
When this debate is concluded mo-
ton will be made to lay upon the table
the resolution offered in commentator
of the administration and also a res olu-
ton in condemnation of the admins
tration. I shall object to bringing this
question to level of persons. The in
diyIdual is but an atom; he is born, he
acts, he dies, but principles are eternal,
and this has been contest of principle.
Meyer before in the history of this coun-
try has there been witnessed such a CON
test as that through which we have
passed. Never before in the history of
American politics has great issue been
fought out, as this issue has been by the
voters themselves.
GROWTH OF THE SILVER MOVEMENT.
On the 4th of March, 1895, few dem
ocrats, most of them members of con.
gress, issued an address to the demo
Gratis of the natiou, asserting that the
money question was the paramount is
sue Of the hour; asserting also the right
OF allowing the democratic party to con-
troll the position of the party on this is
sue, concluding with request that all
believers in the free coinage of silver in
Che democratic party should take charge
of and control the policy of the demo-
cratic party. Three months later, at
Memphis, an organization was perfected
and the silver democrats went forth
openly, boldly and courageously pro-
claiming their belief and declaring if
successful they would chrystalze in
platform the declaration which they had
made; and then began the conflict with
a zeal approaching that which inspired
the crusaders who followed Peter the
Hermit. Our silver democrats went
forth from victory unto victory, until
they are assembled now, not to discuss,
not to debate, but to enter up judgment
rendered by them to the pc )ple of this
country, (Applause). In this court
brother has been arrayed against broth
er and father against son. The warmest
ties Of love and acquaintance and associ-
alton have been disregarde1. Old lead
erS have been cast aside when they re-
fused to give expression to the senti-
ment of those whom they would lead
and new leaders have sprung up to give
direction to this cause of truth.
(Cheers).
ALL ARE BUSINESS MEN.
The gentleman who has just preceded
me Governor Russel) spoke of-the old
state of Massachusetts. Let me assure
him that not one person in all this con-
Vention entertains the least hostility to
the people of Massachusetts,. (Applause.)
But we stand here representing people
s"ho are the equals before the law of the
largest citizens in the state of Massachu-
'etts (Applause.) When you come be.
gore US and tell us that we shall disturb
your business interests we reply that
you have disturbed our business inter
seSts by your course, (Great applause
ana cheering). We say to you that Won
pave made too limited in it's application
khe definition of business men. The
man employed for wages is as much a
business man as the employer (Contin-
pea cheers). The attorney in country
EoWn is as much business man as a law
yer IN great metropolis. The merchant
p a cross roads is as much a business
an rs merchant in New York. The
aImer who goes forth in the morning ard
&olls all day, begins in the spring and tolls
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