The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-11
BRYAN THANKS THE PEOPLE.
Tells Them 1t Is Their Fight and
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Not His


+ CHICAGO, July s-Mr Bryan made
an open air speech from the balcony
of the Clifton House tonight, address
ing a vast crowd which filled Monroe
street from State street to Wabash
avenue. The Bland club, of Missouri
headed by the Bland silver band,
marched to the Clifton house and SER
enaded the new Democratic nominee.
\ The loud cries for Bryan and demands
for speech brought Mr.. Bryan to the
balcony, where he was cheered again
and again. He was followed by two
! men bearing an enormous American
/ flag. AS the crowd shouted and the
band played, the big flag was thrown
to the breeze and finally thrown about
the shoulders Of the candidate He
smilingly acknowledged the plaudits
from below, and pushing back the flag
from his shoulders. addressed the
crowd below
There shall be no signs of Keep Off
the grass when you come around
boys" he began goodnaturedly to the
jostling thousands in the streets. Then
he asked lis this the Bland club?'
"A yell In the affirmative answered his
inquiry.
Then, want to say to the friends
of Bland that IL the convention had
chosen him as their nominee, the man
whose name Is inscribed on your ban
ners. he would have no more loyal sup
port than /. The fact that he was not
chosen cannot be taken as the slightest
reflection upon his great ability No
man more deserves the conventions
love, its confidence, than Richard Parks
Bland" Another great shout went up
from the crowd and for several minutes
the speaker could not proceed.
But circumstances sometimes con-
tribute largely to great events and 1
think circumstances contributed much
in shaping the results of this conven-
ton When the campaign is over, I
think 1T can be said that no mistake
has been made. But It depends upon
you; upon the plain people. Abraham
Lincoln once said that the Lord must
love the plain people, because he made
so many Of them. If we win this great
fight 1t will be because the plain people
believe that we will bring to them ex-
act and equal justice. We raise no
plea against the power and the just
due accorded to intelligence and to edu-
cation, but we insist that when the gov
eminent comes In contact with the peo-
pie, there must be equal and exact JUS
tfce to all alike, rich and poor, great
and humble. Great applause).
The issue of this campaign Is the
money question. Gong continued APP
plause) and we cannot be driven from
our faith by the charge that we advo-
cate dishonest money. The free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
OF 16 to l, Independent of any nation
on the face Of the globe will not give
us dishonest money. 1t will not give
US dollar worth one value to one
man, and another value to another
man. 1t will give to the man who tolls
the same as to the man who holds the
mortgage. Great applause.) 1t will
give US a coin that smiles upon pros
perity. This Is to be fighting cam
paign and you, my friends are to do
the fighting. I once heard a story of
man at a hotel, who could not sleep,
because the man in the room above
walked the floor all night. At last the
man below in desperation asked his
friend above why he continued to walk
the floor throughout the night The
friend replied: IT owe $4,000 and It Is
due next week I think Of 1t so much
that 1t makes me walk about the room
all night" But the friend replied.
you are making mistake. Why don't