The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-17
HE'S MAKING FRIENDS
Bryan's Tour of the South Is a
Magnificent Success.
ASHEVlLLE IS HONORED
The Nominee Discusses the Issues
of the Day to the Delight Of a
Great Crowd-His necep-
tions Are Brilliant.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 16.-William
morning with a speech at Somerset, a
republican stronghold of 500 citizens.
They cheered loudly. Bryan said II
between now and election day they
would get up as early as they did this
morning and work as hard in behalf
OF the cause Of democracy as he
worked yesterday there would be no
question Of the success Of the cause.
He asked them to study the financial
question.
At oliver Springs a reception COM
mittee from Knoxville got on the
train. There was a stop of two hours
at Knoxville. All night the people had
been coming by excursion trains, and
farmers for miles around had driven
in. The oldest citizens could not re-
member when such crowd had gath
cred to meet any man. The train ar
rived at Knoxville shortly before
O'Clock.
Bryan was taken Immediately to the
speakers stand, erected in front of
the court house, and introduced by ex-
Gov. Robert L. Taylor. On the stand
were seated Judge Clark of the Uni
tc0 ptdtcs ulstflCt COuIt, 1Ilcl JuStlCt
ID. l.. Snodgrass Of the supreme court
of Tennessee, w. ID. Beard, w. C.
Caldwell, w. X. McAllister and ]. s.
Wilkes, associate judges of the same
court. Bryan's appearance was the
signal for tremendous applause.
There were between $1,000 and $4,000
people in the audience to which Mr..
Bryan spoke. He said in part: 1T
gives me real pleasure to meet the
people of East Tennessee who have
assembled here in such great numbers.
/ am sure that when / speak for an
independent financial policy my words
will strike a responsive chord In the
hearts of the mountain people, because
the mountain people Of the world have
always been friends of independence
and liberty. You can find among them
those who are confident in their
strength and who therefore are not
willing to bow their head or bend the
knee to the oppressor. ! come to you
as a representative Of q principle par
amount in the campaign. We assert
that when they attempt to build a
financial system upon money which
they cannot produce they are build
ing up an insecure structure on an in
visible foundation, and are insulting
the intelligence of those who mean
what they say and say what they
mean"
Mr.. Bryan then explained what the
term 16 to l means and told why there
was no danger of a flood OF silver. He
also explained the way money Is put
In circulation. and while he was in
the midst Of this explanation, some one
yelled Mark Hanna is going to put
II into circulation"
THAT is increasing the circulation" :"
answered Mr.. Bryan. "just before elec-
tion, In order to contract 1t after cleo
tion." Great applause). When Mr..
Bryan concluded his speech he was
taken to the depot, where the crowd
had again assembled and the police
had a hard time to get him through
A special train was taken to Asheville
The Knoxville committee which re-
ceived Mr.. Bryan escorted him back
to Asheville and at Hot Springs. n. c.,
the committee from Asheville of 75
took the train in charge. The North
Carolina committee had to come to
Knoxville and took the train with the
nominee. The reception committee
from Asheville met the party with a
special car which, was attached to the
train.