The Irish standard., 1896-10-03
!: 4 DISGRACEFUL Scene
Yale Students Prevent Bryan From
Making Speech.

Making Speech.
Following is the account of the shameful
scene at New Haven, Conn.,, on Friday
last, as detailed by the Chicago Times
Herald a gold bug paper:
New Haven, Conn.,, Sept. 24.-Turbulence
"a surging mob Of people-hundredsl OF
Yale students giving college cheer OF the ne
frog chorus from MISUNDERSTANDING
po!ice-William J. Bryan vainly endeav-
oring to make himself heard--all these In
cidents marked the appearance of the Sill.
yer; Democratic candidate for president
on New Haven green today.
He came, he saw, and was conquered by
the yells, boots and jeers Of 1,500 students.
The scene was within the shadow Of Old
Center Church. Close by were the graves OF
the pilgrim fathers The walls of historic
Yalerose before the speakers platform and
echoed back the screams of her students.
Ofall experiences had by different presi-
dentil candidates who have tried Swinging
around the circle" in the past, that Of Mr..
Bryan's today was certainly the most re-
nnarkable He left New Haven chagrined
and followed by the haunting call Of the
college boys: That's good, Billy" H.
lWC1fC LAOus5<AAd POopACk AAe@A eo~ASAA~t ~
on the green for the purpose of seeing the
Nebraskan who lives on the banks Of Salt
Creek at Lincoln, and Of hearing what ne
had to say. The students of Yale took his
. coming as challenge to their sense of
.humor. They prepared to receive him. They
had a band from the First regiment Nation
"a Guard, of Connecticut. They had also big
lungs and strong voices.
Mr.. Bryan was expected to reach the
platform from which he was to speak at
1 O'clock. Joseph 3. Sergent Democratic
candidate for governor of Connecticut, was
to introduce him. But it was after 2
o'clock when he arrived, and an effort was
made to present him. g.
The students were massed to the right of
the platform, their band in the lead. Be-
fore Mr.. Bryan had left his carriage yells
came from the ranks. Ten policemen were
assigned to duty at the platform and they
tried to stop the shouters and drive the
crowd back. They might as well have at
tempted to stem Niagara'ss flood: Women
were trampled upon, some tainted and
others joined in the screaming and fought
their way out of the masss with torn cloth
ing and bruised limbs. u
. Mr. Bryan had said that his trip into
New England was purely a holiday ex-
CulSIou LthCA .OC1oIC DCSodA 5SA 1Ouo
campaigning in the West. The Yale boys
did not want his junket to interfere with
their pleasures. This morning they had
been celebrating the 10Th anniversary Of
the day when Yale first opened its doors.
This afternoon the students took possession
OF the town and their beloved green. They
feel proprietary interest in that green,
and they did not want Bryan or any one
else to have it on this day of days for old
Yale. The rising of Bryans pale face
above the speaking platform was the sig
nal for the Yale manifestation.
"Rah! rah! rah!'
Nine times this cry came from over
thousand Yale voices. There was a mo-
ment's silence. Mr. Sargent tried to III
troduce the candidate.
Mckinley! Mckinley! Mckinley!
This was the slogan which greeted him.
and he could not make himself heard
Formal Introduction was impossible and
Mr.. Bryan himself came to the edge Of the
platform. He saw that it was useless to
ssy anything just then. Only the roar of a
cannon could have been heard above that
tinult. He tried the effect of oratorical
gestures gestures which, it is said, have
caused the waters of Salt Creek to be calm
or turbulent as occasion required His arms
were raised high like a signal Of distress.
and then described parabolic curves as they
came down. zs
'+srh1s was too much for. the students. They
lloWled with laughter. Some of them called
out: - q; s% y Az
- "Ah, beautiful Billy!'
Is this pantomime show?'' 4; q. ~
4 Similar expression We're banded about
for sRevera7 R r minutes while Bryan. kept ges-
"t!,v ,vsatt,i;;' biting his lips, and growing
.angrier every moment. He clinched his fists
and the frog call was shouted at aim, He
extended his hands, palms downward, as if
he would bless the turbulents, and the an
EWer was: ~.
Mckinley! McKinleyr' 't's5 sf.
Finally one chance was given him TO
spsaErand he poured a round Of hot SHOT
Into the ranks Of his tormentors,. Striking
his favorite attitude and speaking SLOWLY.
he said: ...s '5
8 e have been so used to. talking to young
men who earn their own living that I do
not know how to address myself to young
men who live off their fathers 7s
This provoked the students in turn. They
Brek-e-Kex-e- -Kex!!'.
III This was followed by cheers for NC
ISinley Bryan turned his head away and
ioOhou , ugly. C1s1AeuS jumped upon the
platform and began to shake their fists at
Eaes Yase boys. The police were called On
for projection. They tried to break through
the. crowd and could not. They were swept
eff their feet and up to the platform. They
-stood helpless. Es.s#|.:.
Billy B.lly!' =5''5 ss55.: 81 ..s
d, Willy! Willy .s. /. y. +s.l.=s
HOY tauntfngly this cry swept over the
greensandsup to the windows Of Old Center.
gureh monument erected to the early
patriots and. settlers OF New England. Bry-
and sat down with sullen expression On
his face and began biting his lips in a
vain effort to conceal his wrath. Then
mounted pcice were ca.ed for. They came.
They charged through the crowd to tie
platform and there the citizens with BRYAN
pointed to the rosy checked horde OF stu
dents and indicated that they shond be
dispersed u III. 81 5slSs
The students shouted wnen they saw this.
4hsysyelle ledsat the officers sss
.sstsls let back Hi
Ihsy were not charged nor any further
effort made to arrest or dlispsrse them.
sBfyah and assuming his pDsS; a1ys ass
sIIs gOtt ST
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