The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-08-12
The democratic Candidate Is
Ready for the Notification
Ceremony.
Met With an Enthusiastic Re-
ception at Pittsburg--His
Speech There.
The Opera House Packed and
Many Thousands Were
Turned Away.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-The Bryan
party arrived in this city over the,
Pennsylvania railroad, having made
the run from Pittsburg with but few
stops and very little speechmaking.
The reception of Mr. Bryan at Pitts
burg was most fitting cap
sheaf of the days triumphs. 1t has ex-
cited the amazement of the people OF
Pittsburg and the JOY that it has at
forded Mr.. Bryan and the redoubtable
"Silver Dick" has manifested itself in
their beaming features since they
struck the city limits. The Bryan train
ran into the Pittsburg depot at 6 90 p.
III. 1t was Immediately surrounded by
acres on acres of frantic people. When
Mr.. Bryan emerged from the train the
crowd closed around him and it was a
free for all fight from that time on for
every person in the Bryan party except
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bland. When they entered their car
riages the relentless throng
Closed Around Them
and seemed to bear them along at its
will. Through the various streets trav-
ersed, no available space could be dis
cerned. When the Central hotel was
reached all passageways were guarded
by police and the party was protected
from disturbance until the hour set for
the evening meeting. During all this
time the, streets resounded with the
continuous shouts of thousands of
people.
The evening meeting had been an
nounced to occur at 8 o'clock in the
Grand Opera House and the Avenue
theater, kindred halls, side by side and
owned by the same parties. Each hall
will seat between 2,5OO and 5000 and
meetings were to be held in each.
When Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and men,
bers of their party rode around from
the hotel and entered the first hall, both
of them were packed to their full stand
ing room capacity and it is said that
half who applied had not been admit
ted. The crowd fingered outside in
noisy but peaceful disappointment,
singing, cheering and burning red fire
until the meetings closed. At the first
meeting Mr. Bryan was introduced by
Mr.. James Mills, editor of the Pittsburg
Post.
Mr.. Bryan's Speech.
After thanking the audience for their
enthusiastic welcome Mr.. Bryan said
he would not enter into q discussion OF
the issues of the campaign, as he had
not yet been notified of his nomination.
Continuing, he said:
my friends, in this campaign there
is only one great issue. If that is set
tied it will not give us government
perfect in all details, but that one ques-
ton must be settled first before other
questions can be settled. A nation that
is not able to adopt it's own financial
policy is too impotent to legislate on
any question where the people are con-
cerned. We do not say that our oppo'
nents are insincere we do not say they
are less honest than we, but we do say
that when they attempt to say to the
American people that we must be de-
pendent upon the Legislative act of
Some Other Government,
we say it matters not how honest they
may be we dare not entrust Legislation
in their hands. have said that in this
contest we have repetition Of the con
test of 1776, and that in this country Al
in that q line will be drawn between
the patriot and the Tory. There arr
people today who believe this nation il
not strong enough to legislate for oul
people, and there are people who hon
estly believe that an attempt to do 81
would bring distress and many evils
We may respect their honesty, but mus
we enter into life and death struggl,
with them because we assert here tha
the financial domination by foreign
power is as dangerous to the liberties o
the people as political domination?
II desire to thank you for the interes
you have shown in the very beginning
of this campaign and have no -fea
that your interest will be allowed t
die-not a bit.
At the meeting i'll the Avenue the
ater Mr.. BRYAN was received with grea