The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-08
SATURDAY.

OF this Jrion- Iowa hss 20 reason %
hush for tss position sSe occupies among
her sister states. X IS noe necessary Tor
any o-- - coa1e from se-oa5 70 e-isEatea
Tsol upon IRE ssSl~s - this campaign.
Year ONT state Is rich enough IN ors-ors,
az@ - this campaign Il MI - richer shaa
u has been Tor = quarter og a century.
You have here the statesman wscra yoa
delight 20 honor. ami as look hack over
the campaigns in which * has been my
privilege 20 take part rhere are 10 cam
p2.Ens that remember With more meas
ure and pride than those two campaigns
wnen. a. the invitation Of your people. l
came 20 aSSist IN the election ~ Horace
Roies as governor % this state. dong
ard continued arT,suse1 IL in the nation
az convention which has hat Just closed
the los fe,l on me rather tAsn upon him.
L vas rot because Of superior merit. but
because OF the circumstances which sur
rounded that convention. 80 rot take
20 myself he credit fer taat when was
done. I believe the- those de,eSatrs were
as honest and earnest 4 bcav az men as
ever assembled IN convention. and after
viewing the situation they decided wheth-
er wisely or fooafshly time alone viii tel.
thar under az the circumstances the NOM
inatlon should fa1 on the one who id
receive l.. ard I am on ms way 70 the
city OF New York 20 receive the aotifca-
ton.
II do not know how we'll I NAV he able
20 bear the standard which is 20 De placed
in my hands. bat know this. THAI there
Is not one person in this Land who IS
more deeplv in earnest in this cause than
he whom vcu Rave honored- In this cam
paisn the distinguished gentleman ot
whom ] have spoken, yaur ex-governor.
viii 80 before yoa as one OF your leaders,
and BY his side win stand that other gal
liant man who fer twenty years has fought.
and whether we have agreed with him or
not on all the things. there is not an nom
est man here but must concede that where
he has fought ne has fought with the
strength OF a giant. And by his side viii
stand in this great conflict men who until
this year have been flghtinx the battle OF
the Republican party. men who boast tnat
from the time OF Lincoln until now they
have been adherents OF the Republican
party. but who have in this campaign the
Reuublicanism of Lincoln which finds bet
ter expression in the Chicago platform
than II found In the platform adopted at
ST. Louis
But you shall not need orators this
year. If every orator you have known
were 10 be SILENT orators would arise In
every county and In every town and every
precinct of this state. and proclaim the
truth. Orstory sometimes has been
laughed AT. but. my friends. oratory VIII
be with rs as long as the human race en-
dures. Whenever there Is cause that
stirs mems hearts. there Will be orators
to present thai cause. Eloquence is sim
ply the speech Of a person who knows
what he is talking about and believes what
he says. Our people in this campaign not
only believe what they say. but when they
tell you that there can be no more pros
perity for the people while the people fan
down and worship gold as the only stand
ing about. They say this is a campaign
OF education. Yes. II Is a campaign II
which the education has already gone far
enough for Us 10 form some idea of the
results.
Sometimes they tell us that a great
many OF the newspapers are against US.
/ am reminded OF what a friend in Lincoln
said the other day. He sale; 1T used 10
be that the newspapers educated the peo-
pie. but now the people educate the news
papers True IL is that the people are edu-
Gated on the money question. Sometimes
our opponents tell us that the tariff is
the issue of the campaign. and that they
will make IT such. Whom will they con-
vert 10 it7 Not the politicians. They
must consult the people. The money ques-
ton is in the campaign and they cannot
take II out OF IT.
Referring TO the enthusiasm shown by
the people OF Des Moines, Mr.. Bryan ex-
pressed his appreciation OF the fact that
the enthusiasm was not for him personal
", bat for the cause which he represented.
Continuing. he said:
"Well may you feel interested, because.
my friends, we have reached a great turn
ing point in the history Of events. Upon
the action OF this nation may depend the
action OF the civilized world upon the
money question. Upon the action Of the
state may depend the action Of this ma
ton. and on the action OF a single indi-
vidual here may depend the action Of this
state Grave are the respons Utilities of
citizenship. and never more grave than
now. bat | can simply appeal to you TO do
your duty as you see IL, and then stand up
and take the consequences before your
felowmen.'
Amid the cheers that followed his re-
marks Mr. Bryan fastened from the tab
ernacle and was driven 10 the corner n
Sixth street and Grand avenue. where ar
rangemsnts had been made for an over
flow meeting. Gov. Boies accompanied
Mr.. BRYAN When they reached the place
the crowd was so large and so denssly
hacked around the platform that had
been erected that they were unable 10
reach II and Mr.. Bryan spoke from las
carriage. His address was brief. bur u
left the crowd in very good humor, cheer
after cheer being given the speaker.
Mr and Mrs Bryan were then driven 20
their hotel and Il was midnight when they
were permitted 10 enjoy seclusion and re-
tire Mr. Bryan could not conceal his
Measure at his reception IN this city. lis
movements about the city from tho ulte
ne left the train until he reached the hotel
after the various oystlons were over Nds
through continuous lines Of cheering en-