The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-14
BRYAN AT CHICAGO.

Convention Greeted by Half a Hundred
Thousand PersOns-His Presence and Hit
Speech Greeted with LonE-COntinueC 4
and Hearty CheeIng-"NObody for Bryan
but the People,"
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Sweltering in the
heat of the night $4,000 men and
women crowded the streets of the
downtown district last night to show
by their presence and vociferous de.
monstration their welcome of William
Bryan on his arrival in Chicago. II
was an indiscriminate outpouring o1
the common people. without any
semblance of an orderly procession
from the depot to the hotel. A pro-
gramme of arrangements had been
made, but it was not carried out.
Thousands of members of the demo-
cratic party, Cook County Silver club,
peoples party organizations, Cook
County Democratic central committee,
Cook County Democracy Marching
club, trades unions and citizens gem
orally participated in the remarkable
demonstration.
1t was nearly an hour and a half
from the arrival before the Bryan party
appeared on the small balcony of the
Clifton house. Mr.. Bryan rested lit
tie while before he showed himself to
the people, and when his face was seen
there arose mighty and long-contin-
ued roar of voices, lasting several
minutes. They were waiting and surg
ing to and fro, and almost fighting for
the best places, only to see and hear
Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan stood alongside
William j. Strong while he tried to
make an address of welcome, but he
was interrupted several times in the
course of his brief speech.
Mr.. Strong said the voters In that
vast assembly who had the honor of
welcoming Mr.. Bryan were the real
business men of the city. They were
the men whose children had been tug
ging at their coat tails for bread
which they had not been able to give.
Many misguided men were there who
were under the terrorism of the press,
but whom tho democratic party ex-
pected to vote for Bryan in Novem-
Der. Men were present who resented
the monstrous doctrine that the seat
of American government should be
transferred from Washington to Eu-
rope. They were men who did not
believe that factories had been closed
for lack OF confidence. Cries for
Bryan, oft repeated, practically stifled
the rest of the welcoming speech, and
Mr.. Strong gave way without saying
more.
When Mr.. Bryan, with his wife smil-
ing complacently by his side, prepared
to speak, a repetition of the deafening
tumult followed. He said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:-You can hear me
If you will only be still 1 have language
that will express the emotions that have been
excited by the most remarkable demonstra-
tion 1 have ever witnessed. In other cOun-
try is such scene possible. In no other coun-
try can the people take up private citizen
and make him their instrument to accomplish
their will. When / see this assemblage to-
night, and when L remember what the newspa-
pers in this city say Loud and continued hiss
ingl, am reminded OF what one of our friends
said TO me: Nobody is on our side except the
people,
AS look into the faces of these people and
remember that our enemies call them me-
hace to free government, L say who shall save
the people from themselves. am proud to
have in this campaign the support OF those
who are proud to call themselves common
people. II l was behind the great trusts and
combinations know would no sooner take
my seat than they would demand l use my
power to rob the government. tGreat ap-
plause.l But having rather the support OF the
great toiling masses 1 know when they give
me their ballots they viii unit in saying. DO
your duty and we have reward" These,
are the people who ask no tavors of the gov
ernment, who want equal rights for all and
special privileges for none. Long applause ].
NI,1eo
pie, for know they would risk their lives to
save their country. and fellow citizens. 1 am
simply on my way from my western home to
the great metropolis of the nation to accept
the nomination given me In this city few
weeks ago. / am glad to take to them your
greetings. 1 can tell them you are their friends
and you will help to save themselves from the
domination of European bondage under which
they are suffering.
Mr.. Bryan quoted from Emerson to
illustrate the enduring foundation of
a nation, and closed by saying:
Igratefully accept our greetings and in the
words of Abraham Lincoln say that people of
the south and north are ready to join with the
people of the east in saying that this govern
ment OF the people, by the people and for the
people, shall not perish from the earth"
thank you for your attention.
A white banner with golden crown
of thorns and cross, illustrative of
Mr. Bryan's famous epigram, and
blue banner with the words: Our
Next President; the Boy Orator of the
Platte, w. J. Bryan" were presented
to Mr.. Bryan. A boy sang campaign
song from the balcony, and after call
ing in vain for ''Silver Dick" Bland. who
did not attend the demonstration, the
thousands slowly dispersed.