The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-27

III, 49,
.,on solely-speeches Made Enroute Al
Syracuse, Rochester and Other Places
Free silver Candidate Still Insists Tina
There Wasn't Any Politics in the Hill
Visit.
Erie pa Aug. 2e.-William j. Bryan
made speeches today in three cities OF
two states-Syracuse and Rocnester'
New York, and Erie, Pennsylvania
and Incidentally travelled several nun
nred miles to meet the thousands who
gatilered from the surrounding country
to hear him at each place. Today
demonstration eliminated in Erie
where the meeting of the $50 delegates
of the Democratic societies Of Pennsyl-
vania made the presence OF the candi-
date particularly opportune. Here Mr..
Bryan made three stirring speeches 10
as many different audiences in the even
ing, being driven quickly from one to
another.
The first meeting was at Maelnerchor
Hall, which held $500 persons, to whom
Mr.. Bryan appealed to study the issues
of the campaign and vote their convic-
lions. His second appearance was on
the stage of the Auditorium, where he
faced an audience of equal size. The
second speech was, like the first, brief
but stirring. Outside of the Erie opera
house, thousands more had waited for
q glimpse of the candidate and inside
were assembled the delegates to the
meeting of the Democratic societies.
When the people were admitted, they
filled the house in five minutes and the
doors were closed upon hundreds. The
entrance of the presidential candidate
upon the arm of ex-Congressman Jo-
seph c. Sibley, inspired wild scene
of enthusiasm which lasted several
minutes, and Mrs. Bryan's appearance
in box with Mrs. Sibiey produced
more enthusiasm
This was the principal speech. Mr..
Bryan said:
BRYAN'S ERIE SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentle
men Il esteem it a great privilege ito
be permitted to meet tonight with the
members of the clubs assembled here
from all over the state of Pennsylvania,
because l know what these meetings
mean.
II know of the inspiration that they
give and of the enthusiasm carried
back by those who go forth to prose-
cute the work of this campaign. In my
judgment we are entering upon a cam
paign which will be memora BILE
In the history of this country for many
reasons, not only because of the issue
1nvolved-that would be enough to
make it an epoch in the history of ma
tions-but there are other reasons. This
campaign demonstrates as no campaign
has done within the last generation, the
- no oif Of h. g.,
ment- Great applause and cheers) A
voice: A Daniel come to judgment. Hur-
rah for Daniel (Applause).
THEIR OWN SALVATION.
rs there a man in all this land Who
doubts that the American people can
rise to the requirements of any emer-
gency? If so, 1 bid him to cast mis-
eyes upon seventy millions of people
thinking out their own salvation.
(Great applause). Is there man who
believes that party machinery can gov
ern the people? / bid him look until
he can see the great common people
breaking every machine that stands in
their way. Great applause and cheer
1ng). Is there a man who believes that
the age of oratory is gone? / point
him to every precinct in this nation,
where he will find modern Demosthenes
(Great applauSe). Oratory will live so
long as there are causes which appeal
to the human heart. (Applause). Ora
tory is the speech of a person who
knows what he is talking about and
means what he says, and in this cam
paign you will find the orator every
where
SOME OF THEIR SAvIORS.
Come to my state and 1 will show
you banker and a money lender go
forth to preach the gospel of bimetal-
lism as he never preached any other
gospel in his life. Great applause and
oheers). viii show you briefless bar
rister. who, armed with right will meet
the attorney of the corporations and
crush him before any audience. Great
epplause). l will show you the busi-
ness man who never came from behind
his counter before, but who, feeling that
the welfare of his family, the welfare
of posterity. depends on the settlement
of this cause, can come from mis- store
and rise before an audience and make
q speech that cannot be answered by any
man who would fasten shackles upon
seventy million of people. Great APP
plause). I viii take you to the rail
road shops and will show you men who
know more about the money question
imam Ifle pTtStutHl cl IIlc lptu hLphS
about the subject. (Applause). 1 VIII
take you 10 carpenter who, as he
works at the bench. will revolve in his
mind these questions and come nearer
finding out what is an honest dollar than
the man who represents a syndicate
and bows to the dictation of Lombard
street.
THEN THERE'S THE FARM.
"Ah, come with me and 1 will show
you the man who follows the plow and
who has studied this money question
and knows that if the dollars go up
his wheat comes down, and you cannot
answer the logic OF that argumet at all
"A prominent writer came to this
country a good many years ago and
wrote a book about democracy in Amer
sca, and he said that every citizen over
here was public speaker, and he said
one of them could not talk five min
utes without getting excited. and say.
ing Ladies and Gentlemen If hs
Thought that then, what would hi
think were he here today. l know g
western town where the peopieScongre
gate upon the streets and block UP tbs
sidewalks, talking the money CUES
ton, and when they are too numerou:
they had them push off the Sidewalk
and they blocked up the streets one
hundred feet wide and then in order Il