The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-03
BRYAN'S LAST PLEA
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the people, by the people. and for the
people-you must join with those who
believe In government by the pcople
(Applause) SO far as am persoually
concerned, this election will simply de-
terminc whether shall remain private
citizen or occupy the most exalted no
sition within the power or man To confer
upon a fellow man. 1t will determine
whether i shall remain with YOU 10 nm
hold as best can the hand of tho ono
who Is elected until his policy can he
reversed ut the polls, or whether I shall
depart from YOU. la he gone four years.
and then return 10 live with Won .hn
rest of my days. (Grcut applause ana
chccring)
WANTS No SECOND TERM.
Il have stated that if elected I sh,u
not be absent from YOU for more than
four years. When | stated # meant
1t, and ] want YOU to believe IN nv sim
Certify when ! say so. (Applau:c, and
cries of we do.D / believe that office
Is attended with duties 50 great with
responsibilities 80 heavy. that the man
VINO occupies 1t ought 10 have no pcr-
sonal ambition beyond proving himself
worthy of the confidence. of those who
trust him. Great cheering and contin-
ued applauscD If elected | shall corsc-
crate four years of my life 10 the ser
vice of my country, feeling that when
mat Is done all is done i'm the Way of
honor that can be done. and then | shall
rejoice again to be Il private citizen in
this nation, where TO be Il citizen l.,
greater than TO he Il king. Great APP
plauSe) i remember that when little
less than two years ago | lcturncd to
mis- city, after completing four years
in Congress, YOU met me and extended
10 me welcome which touched my
heart; and | want to say to you that
nothing you can do in the future can
tN.t II lt., F,.N,
IN the past. You may turn against me
II you like, but you can never undo wha ;
you have already done: nor can YOU
take from me the feeling OF gratitude
which | entertain toward those whose
kindness and confidence first gave me
an opportunity to become interested in
public questions, the kindncs. and the
confidence Of those who enabled me to
begin the great fight in which am now
engaged. (Applause)
LOVES TO FIGHT OPPRESSION.
II want You to believe me when saw
that have enjoyed the opportunity of
defending himcilil.sm because | believe
IL Is u righteous cause. and want YOU
To believe that ! would rather stay
among you "a private citizen and be
permitted still TO raise my voice against
what l conceive - be Il crime against
the human race, than to enjoy all the
hono!-s in Christcndom, If had 10 Join
IN the conspiracy. tGrclt applause and
checring.)
And now let me asl: OF you that
each of you who are interest in the re-
suit of the campaign shall have your
vote recorded Tomorrow according ms
You desire to vote. ] am seeking no in
voluntary support. | have said, and I
repeat that / do not want Il vote unless
there is behind the vote the heart of
the person who casts the vote. Great
applause.) The work which lies before n
president who goes into office With the
desire to reform Il financial policy and
TO drive the trusts and syndicates from
this land will be hard enough ii he Is
supported Ivy the pcop.e his WORK would
be impossible if he were not supported
by them. Great cheering and APP
plausc)
WANTS A CLEAN SWEEP.
II want you if you are in earnest to
give us Senate and Congress- rs well
as an electoral vote. tCrcs of we VIII
anu applause0 If you ale I'm Aarnost 7
want your earncStncSs TO be ma nircstad
IN n clean sweep, and then, m., friends
II by the suffrage of my countrymcn I
am made their Chief Executive I will
promise you that no power in this conn
Try or in any foreign land will prevent
me restoration Of the money of The CON
stltution among our people" Crrs.ncn-
dous cheering and applause)
hree stops were made by Mr. Rrv-
an $ Train on the run 20 Omaha They
were Greenwood, Ashland AMI C;retna
ana at each the candidate was enthu,
siastically greeted.