The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-24

Judge Gaynor saw that it was no use
10 make Il formal speech. The crowd
wanted TO hear Bryan ana Bryan alone.
SO ine introduction was brief
Wheh quiet was restored Mr.. Bryan
spoke as follows:
II YOU don't stop, if you don't preserve
order. our opponents will say YOU are
against order as well as against law.
MI Chairman, Ladies' and Gentlemen;
i esteem II a great privilege to he
permitted to defend the cause which fas
been espoused in this campaign, and |
am glad TO be permitted to present thai
cause to the people of BROOKLYN. |
ONLY wish that that distinguished divine,
whose name has added even to the
lame of Your great city, Henry Ward
Seecher. tApplause) were with us to-day
that he might again champion the cause
or The people i'm their great fight Any
man would. whose symphaties were. on
the side of his humanity. my friends
We have commenced warfare
against the gold standard. which will
not cease until victory is won. We are
opposing an enemy that never fought
an open fight. tApplause) c'They
never vent To the war,D We are fight
ing an enemy that was never honest in
its dealings with the people. We are
lighting an enemy that has ever sought
10 avoid the real issue and fight the
battle on some other. Before addressins,
mVself to the money question l desire to
say something in regard to the blanks
or our platform which have been assaIl-
ed bv the enemy. | speak of them be
cause persons high In the Republican
party have called attention to them and
sought 10 twist them into n meaning
never intended and Ia give them an in
ierp~ a 3Jn which they will not bear.
Mr.. BRYAN then read the plank de-
nouneins Federal Interference and de-
clared il as mild in tone when viewed
bv the side OF the plank on the invlola-
bilitv of State rights in the Lincoln
platform of 1860. Continuing, Mr.. Bry-
an said:
Now. my friends, if oar platform is
wrong l want these Republicans TO re-
oudiate Abraham Lincoln (Applausc)
because If YOU take Abraham Lincoln
from the Republican party YOU have
taken from II its most sacred memory.
nv friends. Applause) Now. let me
call YOUR attention to another thing
thew COMPLAIN of. They say we criticise
the Supreme Court. Let me read Won
what we saw on that subject, and the
sneaker quoted the plank in the Chicago
platforming denouncins the Supreme
Court for its decision against the income
tax
Continuing. Mr.. Bryan said: What
criticisms Is there? / call attention 10
TIE fact that the court overruled the
decisions of hundred years. 1t is n
fact. Haven't we a right to mention a
fact? We declare that Congress ought
to use all the constitutional power that
remains. Let them insist that having
taken part we dare not use what they
left We demand that Congress shall
use such power as may come from n
reversal by the court as il may here
after he constituted. Has not the court
p right to reverse the decision OF this
couO?
If not. what right had the court to re-
ve'se the courts for 100 years before It.?
Applause) This court changed from
time To time; Judges die or resign. and
new Judge. take :he!r places. Is il not
possible, my friends. that fu lure Judges
adhere to the policy OF the people on
great questions that they Will have re-
signed our government into the hands
OF the supreme Count. Our latfotm