The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-26
BRYAN AND SEWALL
Address Two Monster Meetings il
Massachusetts Capital.
A CT. AT THRoNG ON THE COMMON
Cixty to Seventy Thousand Enthusiastic
People Gather About the Democratic
CaudiJutes-Music Hell Filled to Over.
dowlng-Insult to Bryan at Worcester.


greeted Mr.. Bryan on Boston Common
was tho largest which he has faced since
he started on his eastern tour. No esti-
mate placed the number Of people at less
than 60 900, while many place it at 10000.
Mr Bryan had addressed a big crowd at
Worcester at $3.50 o'clock. 1t was very
enthusiastic, cheering at every telling
point. Ono element of discord was visible
there but Mr.. Bryan did not seem to no.
tice it. 1t wasa big red flag, with Bryan's
picture upon it, hung on William II.
Burns underwear factory, at the rear OF
tho speakers stand Beside 1t hung an
American flag, with Major McKinley's
picture on it. Immediately after the Wor-
cester speech Mr. Bryan started for this
city.
Mr.. Bryan, his party aud the committee
were half an hour late, and tho crowd had
become very impatient Candidate Bryan,
with his running mate, Vice Presidential
Candidate Arthur Scwall, and members
Of the reception committee occupied a
temporary platform in the center of
broad campus, and the crowd entirely
surrounded the little spot. Hon. James
Fl. Mellen, of Worcester, introduced tho
speakers.
The first speaker was Joseph T. O'Sulli-
van, of Lawrence prominent rs cAndi-
date for lieutenant governor. Ho crlu-
cised the Worcester persons who placed
Mr.. Bryan picture on red flag.
Mr.. Bryan appeared at TBS, with
bouquet of roses in his hand, and was at
once introduced. The enthusiasm was
greatcr than Boston Common had ever
seen before and it was fully seven minutes
before he was allowed to speak
Mr.. Bryan said in his speech:
although far from my Nebraska home,
am glad that | can greet you as fellow
citizens Of u common country. shall not
attempt to mi Ike myself heard to all who
are assembled here. | have spoken to
number of audiences, but never spoke to
MI audience that seemed to reach so far
away into the distance rs this one docs. l
will speak to those who are nearest to inc
here, and those who are in Rhode Island
and Maine can hear me whom l visit those
states.
IT came down to Massachusetts to pre-
sent to your people the gospel of Dcmoc-
rncy as | understand it. do not claim to
have any authority except that conferred
upon me by the Democratic convention
n you doubt my Democracy l can point
10 that convention as a bettcr certificate
Ghan any bolting Democrat can find, but
while come as the regular nominee OF
khe Democratic party | also come as the
nominee of two Other parties, parties
which have joined hands in making the
silver question the paramount issue Of
this campaign. and | simply desire to pre-
sent for yUue consideration two or three
questions
1--WE lay down this proposition, that
The more money there is in tho country
tho easier it is for any person who has
something to sell to get his share Of that
money. Our opponents plant themselves
upon the doctrines that the less money
the whole people have the more money
each individual will have, That is u
mathematical proposition which you can
not find in any arithmetic, but it seems
10 be the proposition upon which Repub-
hran tinancierinR is based.
"We say that while the dollar goes up
property must go down, and that falling
prices and falling property mean hard
times II you ask US how this gold stand
ard affects the farmer wo tell yoh that
the gold standard lowers tho price of tho
products he sells without lowering his
taxes or his debts If you ask us how tho
gold standard affects the lahoring man we
reply that it destroys the opportunity for
labor md multiplleS the number Of idle
men Tho gold standard Nils our streets
with men who aro anxious to work, but
nnd 10 opportunity. Tho gold standard,
By increasing idlenc5s, brings poverty to
those who should have enough and to
spare, and when you bring people into
poverty, when you take away the means
Of gaining IL livelihood, yun make trnmps
ont of men who. under just conditions,
would be self supporting, and contrib
u!ora to the nations wealth and great
ness. And, last Of all, when you drive
men to hunger and despair and despcra-
tlon you make criminals uut of men who,
under just conditions, would be law nbid-
ing citizens.
"Thc gold standard has nothing to de-
fendit except the misery which has fol-
lowed it wherever it had tried. The gold
standard is u failure, if you will accept the
testimony Of those in every land who have
had It, tho testimony Of those who create
wealth and add to the national proluc
tiyeneSs. We have comnlonrnl a warfare
against the gold standard. We invite you
to join with us now. If you don't join
with lis now, and we are defeated this
year, we will come again and extend an
Invitation until a majority Of the people
In this country do join with us"
AS Mr.. Bryan closed his address he
changed his position to thu other side of
the platform, as he hnd been obliged to do
ss many us eight times during his address.
Facing the portion Of the crowd which
seemed largest, he called his companion
on tho Democratic ticket to his side and
both stood upon chairs. For The iirat time
In this state, at least, tho two candidates
were seen side by side.
In Introducing his running matc, Mr..
Bryan said:
"My fellow citizens, Introduce to you
aman who, way up in Maine, was willing
to stand for free coinage when his neigh
bors were against 1t. Introduce to you
aman who was In favor OF an incomo tax
although he had to pay 1t; man who did
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