Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-20
Crowds Swarm to Hear the Dem
Ocratic Nominee at Pittsburgh.
Enthusiasm of the People Over the
Presidential Candidates Talk
the Money Question: Strong
Appeal to the People.


east to bring few of our people to keep up
the enthusiasm, while I presented the
truths set forth in the democratic plat
form. Loud cheering.] But after have
seen few audiences like this wondered
whether I might not take back few Of
you to set example Of enthusiasm to
the people of the west. daughter and
cheering.l There is no more wild west 1t
is wild east Tremendous cheering and
laughter and catcalls. A voice: You're a
brick Cheers and renewed laughter.]
Il am not expected to enter into DIS
cussion of the issues of the campaign, be-
cause 1t is not considerable to discuss the
campaign-at least for candidate to do
so-until he has been formally notified of
the nomination. Therefore, am going to
leave those who come after me the dis
cussion OF such questions as may be peril
nent at this time. and I shall simply thank
you for the extraordinary and unexpected
manifestation of interest.
In the Enemy's Country.
when I left home 1 told them that was
coming upon campaign in what was now
considered the enemy's country, and which
we hoped La voice, interrupting: Go
east, young man. go east Laughter and
cheering1
But which we hoped would be our coun-
try before the campaign closed. fright,
right, and applause.] Therefore, I have
been more than gratifed to find that it was
not necessary to open the campaign in the
east. 1t has already been opened there
GCheers and laughterl But shall promise
You this-that in the progress Of this cam
paign not single private in the ranks will
stand nearer the enemy's guns than ne
in whose hands is the standard. [Cheers.]
We are prepared to defend our platform.
1t presents, as We believe, those policies
which are for the best interests of all the
people, and we are not terrified because
our enemies have sought to apply to US
epithets and hard names when they find it
impossible to oppose the positions which
we have taken. GApplause.l They shall
not be permitted to put us In the attitude
of opponents to government, but we shall
show that there is a difference between de-
Tending a government and defending the
vicious legislation fnauGurated by the gov
eminent for private ends. Tremendous
checring1
Tribute to Andrew jackson.
Andrew Jackson. than whom there
never was a truer, Drawer democrat, has
expressed it well in these words: There
are no necessary evils in government; it's
evils exist only in it's abuse It is true, my
friends, that what we attack is the abuse
OF the government, and not the government
itself. t"That's right and cheering.l The
worst enemy of this country is the man
who seeks unjust legislation defends
unjust legislation after it has been OBJ
tanned He is tho best friend of the govern
ment who in the first place seeks to prevent
unjust legislation, and, If unjust legisla-
ton has been enacted, seeks to erase IT
from the statute book. Who is the best
friend of government? Not the man who
secures vicious legislation because of the
pecuniary profit which it brings him, but
the man who loves his government so well
that he would make 1t so good that it would
deserve the love of every citizen in it. Zap
plauSe.1
MY friends. in this campaign, there IS
only one great issue. If that is settled it
will not give us government perfect in
all its details, but that one question must
be settled first before other questions can
be settled. nation that is not able to
adopt its own financial policy is too impo-
tent to legislate on any question where the
people are concerned. ICheerS.1
Opponents Not Insincere.
I'VE do not say that our opponents are
fnsincere; we do not say that they are less
honest than we, but we do say that when
they attempt to say to the American people
that we must be dependent upon the legiSla
tive act of some other government,we say it
matters not how honest they may be. we
dare not intrust legislation in their hands.
loud cheering.1
II have said that in this contest we have
q repetition of the contest of 1776, and that
in this campaign, as in that, a line will be
drawn between the patriot and the tory.
And when 1 say it. do not say 1t, my
friends, to criticise the man who believes
that this nation is not great enough 10
legisiate for it's own people. He believes
it honestly, and recall your attention to
the fact that in the struggle of our fore
fathers for liberty there were those who
honestly believed that we ought to con-
tinue in this land the political supremacy
of Great Britain. Loud cheering.l In this
they were but mistaken, and If you go to
the cemeteries you will find no monument
reared by a gratefui people TO commend
rate the names of those who thought Eug
lish domination should continue. ZAP
plause.1 There are people to-day who be-
1icve that the nation is not strong enough
to legislate for our people, and there are
people who honestly believe that at
tempt to do would bring distress and
many evils. We may respect their hon
esty, and must we enter into life-and-
death struggle with them because we
sert here that the financial domination by
q foreign power is as dangerous to the lib
critics of the people as political Domino
ton? ICheers.1
but I must not talk. ICries of Go on
sire to thank you for the interest you have
shown in the very beginning of this cam
paign. I have no fear that your interest
will be allowed to die. Not a bit. be-
lieve the toiling masses of this country
those who have achieved and who must
achieve it's greatness-are willing to risk
their ali in this republic, and rise ard fall
with 1t; and that to them we appeal IN this
campaign with confident assurance that
when the vote is counted an enormous ma
iority Of the American people will declare
in favor of the American system of hnan-
ces for the American people, administered
by Americans Loud and continuous
cheering.J
Bryan's Second Speech.
at the meeting in the Avenue theater
Mr.. Bryan was introduced to the audi
ence by Joseph Holley. the chairman of
the democratic county committee, as
the next president of the United States.