St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-15
BRYAN AT CHICAGO.

cratic candidate for President, was
rendered a reception when be
reached Chicago, last Saturday.
In response to calls, he made the
following short but eloquent adj
dress:
'.Mr Chairman, LADIES, and
have no language, fell
low-citizcns, that will express the
emotions created by this the most
remarkable demonstration that
have ever Witnessed. In NO other
country is such 3 scene possible.
In no other cuontry can the people
take up private citizen and make
him the instrument tc accomplish
their will When I see this assem-
blage tonight, and when I remem-
Der what the newspapers of this city
say, I am reminded Of what one Of
our friends said, that there was no
body on our side except the people,
aud rs l look into the faces of these
people and remember that our enc
mics say that they are q menace to
free government, / ask who shall
save the people from themselves.
l am proud to call them the COM
mon people. II l had behind me The
great trusts ard combinations I
know that -. would no sooner take
my seat than they would demand
that l should use my power to rob
the people in their behalf. But hav-
ing rather the support Of the great
toiling masses. l know when they
give to me their ballots, they shall
unite in saying but one thing. DO
your duty and we are repaid
These are the people who ask no
favcrs OF the government. These
are the ones who simply say let US
observe equality before the law.
Give equal rights to all and special
privileges to none. 1 am glad 20
have the support of these peo-
pie because l know that whenever
the nation is lmperiled every able
bodied man OF them will shoulder
his musket to save the country,
and those who are good enough to
offer their blood on the altar OF
country in time OF danger are good
enough to trust in the quiet hours
Of peace. I am simply on my way
from my Western home to the great
metropolis Of the nation to accept
there at the Atlantic seaboard the
nomination given in this city but =
few weeks ago. l am glad that rs
l 60 can take them your greetings
SO kindly expressed in words BY
your chairman, who, though q Re-
publican heretofore, is patriot to-
day. And to those Of your brethren
who like you are the bone and
sinue Of the nation I can take greet
ing and tell them that you are their
friends, and that you will stand by
them and help them to emancipate
themselves from the domination
from which they suffer. 1 can 90
" them and tell them that you draw
your idea OF what this nation ought
to be from one Of the great philoso-
pliers Of the East. I can repeat to
them as l repeat to you the lap
guage Of Ralph Waldo Emerson
will have never noble,
No lineage counted great,
Fishers and choppers and plow:nen.
Shall constitute State
Upon this enduring foundation
can be reared government liz .
ours. l can take to your east term
brethren greeting, and in tho lam
gaage Of Abraham Lincoln can saw
tina: the people Of the West and
South are ready to JOIN with the
people OF the East IN dec, thai
tue government OF the people, nv
the people and for the people, shall
not perish from the EARTH"
AT the conclusion of Sir. Brvan.s
speech there was an uprosrious
demonstration from the crowd that
fairly made the bu,ding tremble.
People shouted, made every sort Of
noise to demonstrate their approval
OF what had been said. Aud long
after the speaker had left balcony
the throng fingered in the street and
called for him to come out again.
The speech seemed entirely too
br'ef' and they were hungry for