The sun., 1896-08-26
BRYAN is HEADED WEST.
VISITS SENATOR HILL IN ALBANY
AND 7HEN GOES ON.

New TeFh, with slight Changes "a
PhvsseoioGy. Repeated on This Trip
Almost Mobsea In Aibany-DsnaGeEis
and Cheap Appeals TO His Hearers
ALBANY. Aus. 25.-william Jennings Bryan
spoke from the steps OF the City Hall tonight
10 q crowd Of 5000 people. Previous to the
speech he had dined at wolferts Roost with
Senator Hill. He talked in his usual style. His
strongest utterances, however, failed to elicit
the applause for which they were intended.
Talk Of exterminatnR the gold standard and OF
conspiraoes did not beRet the sympathy OF the
majority Of the big assemblaEe.
Tho free.silver leaders had been predicting
tens Of Thousands, but Notwithstanding the
wide advertisement Of the speech and the fact
that II was held out of doors. the gathering was
abort In numbers, so far as their expectations
were concerned. The candidate and wife during
their brief stay in this city were the guests OF
David B. Hill. but the Senator did not follow
them from his house to the City Hall.
He remained At home, for which reason the
local politicians express the opinion that II en-
tertaining the Bryans indicates that he is COM
ing out for the ticket, his absence from the free
silver mass meeting shows that ho is coming
slowly. The other guests at the dinner ore
Judge and Mrs. d. Cady Herrick. Collector Of
the Port Pratt and Mrs. Pratt and ex-senator
Chase.
Mr.. Bryan appeared with Mr.. Chase on the
platform at $3.50 O'Clock and was greeted with
tremendous cheer from about one-haf Of the
crowd. Tho noise quickly subsidized and Mr.
Chase introduced the candidate. Bry ans voice
was In splendid condition and he quickly
warmed up to his work. Tho people were
jemmed through the streets and the City Hall
square for several hundred feet from the plat
FORM and he had to exert himself TO make him
self heard But he succeeded.
The people on the outskirts heard him plainly
and quickly cries of disapproval arose. They
grow louder and louder as the speaker began
ewlnging his arms. more vehemently hurling
forth his nvectives against gold, and finally he
had to stop until the disturbance was quelled.
The applause which at first greeted his strong
points gradually weakened, aud many of his as
sertions laid down with an emphasis intended
TO bring forth cheers were passed by in silence,
or else greeted with scattered applause. 1t was
evident To the onlooker that fully one-half of
tho crowd entirely disagreed with the utter
ances Of the Boy Orator on the money question.
The meeting was certainly not the success that
was expected.
Mr.. Bryan said:
"FELLow CITIZENS: In the presence Of this
immense audience 1t Is hardly necessary to an
nounce that the Presidential campaign is open
LOT Uusinoss. lApplbuSe.l IL gives me great
pleasure to bo permitted to address, even for a
abort tme,,t citizens Of Albany and Its VI
cnity. esteem 1t q privilege to be able to de-
fepd in your presence the policies which be-
lieve will bring prosperity and happiness to the
American people.
I'm this land of free government the people
oxpress themselves through party organization.
1t ID the only way in which we can give active
force to our convictions. Without party We
Eight without hope Of success Parties meet in
their conventions, adopt their platforms. and
90 forth TO the people, appealing for the suf-
frage Of those who believe that through that
party and by the policies expressed in that plat
form they can best serve the country and pro-
teot their rights.
THE Democratic party at Chicago met in
convention. and the majority Of the Democrats
Of the United States. speaking through their
legally chosen representatives, laid down q
platform and nominated ticket. It Is not
to be expected that every person will
always find In any platform all that he
desires, and nothing that he does not
like. But when o citizen comes to vote
he acts with that party and endorses that
platform which gives to him the best assur-
ances of securing the most important things he
desires. 1t Is proper. aye more, it is necessary
that the candidate who stands upon platform
phell endorse the ut,er.n, tuf that platfurm;
and stand before you IL oec are in your pres
bio Of tho platform adopted at Chicago. tThis
eentence was delivered with great vigor and
but while do so expect in this campaign
the support Of many Democrats who are not
elares for. IThe hidden meaning Of this SEN
tonce seemed to be understood by the audience.
Ihieh appiauded vociferously;] In campaign
there 10 always some overshadowing issue;
shers is always one great paramount question
IIhioh, IH, more t9an any other, WI determine the
tn this cam mpaign we appeal with confidence to
those people who who are are opposed to long con
a.sd Nnueton OF the goia,standard policy Of the
"onr opponents have at last taken definite
ssn adopted at St. Louis declare". M that
she gold standard must be maintained In this
bseSe tha m
tion. v hich commits us to gold standard until
declaration In favor OF permanent continu-
alton OF gold standard. because we do not be-
lieve that other nations will take pity on us be-
I'VE have then TO consider this question:
Ought the American people to submit longer to
No, no."] The Democratic party has begun a
Eer q Ssaterpipston against the gold stand
quarter. We shall prosecute our warfare % until iii
there is not an American citizen who dares to
saveeats the gold standard. loud applause.l
"We reply that the gold standard is a con-
spirscy against the human race. and that we
army marching to despoIl our homes and destroy
our famlies.
II ask you not TO take my word alone as to
evils Of the gold standard. | call as a witness
Q gentleman whose voice has been heard in the
'eoansels Of the Democratic party. ask you. II
yon are inclined to accuse us OF using
sxrsyaEsnt language. to listen to the following
Here Mr.. Bryan quoted at some length from
the oft-Quoted speech of Mr.. arlisle on the
subject OF bimstalism delivered In the House
OF REPRESENTATIVES, some eiG Ghteen years ago:
THAT is the language of John G. Carlisle. and
believe he spoke the lruth. II IL was true then
It 10 true to-day. and will he true, no matter
who may change his opinion or his course upon
this question. tApplause.l Truths once uttered
viii live, no matter what may become of those
who utter those truths.
"MenScannot ret act truth. and that proph-
ecy was spoken IL years ago, and Is years OF
fuihment has enabled us to believe words that
were not believed or thought of at the time
they were spoken
Dur opponents tell us that free coinage
Of silver is going to disturb business. ASK
thing iheT could possibly think Of as
possible consequence OF the immediate
RESTORATION Of the free coinage of silver
and when they have written their worst place
over against the most dismal prophecy they can
utter the words Of John g. Carlisle, and tell