The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11
PI7TsBURG kNTHUsIAszIo.
Monster Reception rendered the Demo
cratic Standard Bearer.

Monster Reception rendered the Demo-
cratic Standard Bearer.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 10.-The arrival
here tonight of w. ]. Bryan was made
the occasion of several big political demon
strations in his honor.
When the train rolled into the Union
station at 6:45 O'Clock, several thousand
people filled nearly all available space in
and about that structure, and as Mr.. Bryan
alighted from his car, accompanied by the
local reception committee, he was wildly
cheered. The route to the Central Hotel
was crowded, and the nominee received an
ovation. The street in front of the hotel
was packed with people. In response to
continuous cheering, Mr.. Bryan appeared
on the balcony of the hotel, but would not
make speech.
After dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan went
to the Grand Opera house, where the
Democratic candidate addressed an i'm
mense audience. The heated atmosphere
was almost unbearable and nearly every
man in the audience had his coat off.
When Mr.. Bryan began to speak his voice
was husky and showed signs of failing un-
der the severe strain OF the past few days.
He said:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens: am
not expected to enter into discussion OF this
campaign, because it is not considered proper
to discuss the campaign-at least for the can
didate to do it, until after he has formally
been notified OF his nomination.
Therefore am going to give those who will
come after me the discussion of such ques-
tions as may be pertinent at this time. /
shall simply thank you for this extraordinary
and unexpected welcome. When we left home
told them that we were coming to open the
campaign in what was now considered the
enemy's country, but which we hoped would
be our country before the campaign was over.
[Applause.l Therefore have been more graft
fed to find that it was not necessary to open
the campaign in the East-that it was already
I shall promise you this: That in the prog
ress of this campaign, not a single private in
the ranks will stand nearer to the enemy s
like than he in whose hand is the standard,
Mr.. Bryan defended the Democratic
platform and declared that It's adherents
were not to be terrified by hard names or
by accusations of being opponents of gov
ernment. What we attack" he said,
''are the abuses of government and otthe
Government ITSELF"
He asserted that the one great question
that must be settled before others was the
financial policy of the Government, after
declaring that we must not intrust our
legislation to those who say we must de-
pend on the legislative acts of other coun-
tries. He continued:
have said that in this contest we have q
repetition of the contest of 1915, and in this
campaign as in that the line will be drawn be-
tween the Patriot and the Tory, When say
that don't say 1t, my friends, to criticize the
man who believes that this Nation is not big
enough to legislate for its own people. People
believe in honesty, but I would call your at
tention to the fact that in the struggle of our
| forefathers for liberty there were those who
honestly believed that we ought to continue
the political supremacy of Great Britain
Honest they were, but mistaken, and If you go
reared by a grateful people to commemorate
| the names of those who thought that British
domination should be continued.
| Mr.. Bland followed Mr.. Bryan and other
| speakers discussed the issues of the cam
| paign, but the interest ended with Bryan's
| speech.