The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-03
BRYAN AT TOLEDO.
His Audience Is Measured by the
Acre, Not Counted by Heads.

IOleuo, ", sept. E-AHotHeT vast
audience, unprecedented in polit-
ical campaigns, heard William ].
Bryan deliver a speech in the High School
square in Toledo tonight. The concourse
at Columbus last night was the largest
Mr. Bryan ever addressed. To-night's
throng was Columbus over again. Thou
sands upon thousands of people were
gathered in the square, and as the demo-
cratic candidate said in his speech, they
were measured by the acre rather than
numbered by the head"
The people in the vast assemblage were
at all times enthusiastic and occasionally
wildly so. once there was a suggestion
of panic through the frantic efforts of
those in front of the temporary stand
from which the candidate delivered his
address, to escape from the terrible crush
and Mr.. Bryan was obliged to suspend his
speech and beg that the crowding cease.
Estimates of the size of the audience
range from 10000 to 10000 After the open
meeting Mr.. Bryan addressed more than
1900 persons who were packed like sar-
dimes in Memorial hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan reached Toiedo at
$50, and were greeted by enormous
crowds at the railway station and at the
Body house, where they are stopping.
The candidate was escorted to the High
School square tonight by several brass
bands and a torch-lght procession. Hon.
Elmer White called the meeting to order
and Judge A. W. Lennon presented Mr..
Bryan 1t was nearly o'clock before Mr..
Bryan began his address.
Ladies and Gentlemen" said Mr.. Bry
an. "as l look over this vast audience,
which is measured by the acre rather
than numbered by the head, l am led to
regret that the silver craze is dying out.
Great applause and laughter) If this is
what the people do when the silver senti-
ment is on the wane, what are they go
ing to do when the sentiment begins to
increase?
1--WE are entering upon a great national
campaign. The nominations have been
made the issues have been laid down and
the voters are choosing their sides upon
this question. In former campaigns we
have been able to measure the vote of
each party with some degree of accuracy.
In ordinary times the platform adopted
by the party represented the sentiment of
the party, generally speaking, and the
number of changes from one side to the
other was few. But we are in the midst
of a great upheaval in politics. Men who
used to wait to have the party managers
tell them what ought to be done, are
now telling the party managers what they
ought to do Great applause)
"Men who in ordinary tin es made their
opinions to fit any party creeds are this
year making their creeds to conform to
their deep cor Victions. (Applause) To my
mind the present campaign proves ane W
the capacity of the American people for
self government. applause and cheers)
l have believed at all times that power
could safely be entrusted into the hands
of the American people. (Applause.)
am not willing to believe that the expert
ment which is being made in democratic
government upon American soil is an ex-
periment that Is going to fail am not
willing to believe 1t, and this campaign
is another evidence that the people are
able to govern themselves. Great ap-
plause) There is only one thing that is
necessary in order to make the citizen
properly exercise the duties of citizen
ship and that is to make him realize what
the responsibilities are, what his duty is.
The desire to live up to ones possibilities
the desire to discharge ones duties, is
the very foundation upon which we can
build. (Applause)
II want tonight, in a very few mo-
ments to impress upon you the import
ance of the part which you are to play
IN the conduct of the government of the
United States. DO you believe in the re-
storation of bmetallsm? (Cries of yes,
slr) II you do, then you are opposed to
a gold standard. (Cries of yes" yes y
Between a gold standard and bimetalism.
whether that bimetallism be Independent
or international. (Cries of independent }
there is an impossible gulf. Those who
believe in a gold standard cannot politi-
cally affiliate with those who believe in BIZ
metallism, and those who believe in BIZ
metallism cannot for one hour remain
in political association with those who
fasten gold standard upon the human
race The United States is the greatest
nation, in my Judgment, among all the
sisterhood of nations. We are an exam
pie to the oppressed everywhere, AMI
ought to be the chief among the first in
every movement that has for its object
the betterment of the conditions which
surround mankind. (Applause)
Upon the action of the United States
may depend the action OF other nations
upon the money question. II the infiu-
encea which are at work here for the de-
struction of silver as a standard money
succeed in this election and the influence
OF this nation is cast deliberately upon the
side OF gold as the only primary money.
YOU must remember that these same in-s
huences will be turned against weaker
nations and nation after nation win be