Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-04
BRYAN IN CLEVELAND.
He Makes Three speeches to Over
$4,000 Persons.

COAG4 ON AI1G -
MIR. Brvan's speech in the armory was
in part as follows:
"What is the meaning Of this enor-
nous outpouring of the people? No Or
binary occasion would produce this
scene. No ordinary campaign woulu
stir mems hearts as they are being sur
red today.
Your presence, your enthusiasm
testify to the fact that this year people
are thinking as they have not Thought
before in recent years. And well they
may.
in this campaign two mighty forces
are arraved and they are engaged in a
struggle which means much to both
" hen Mr.. Carlisle in 1873 was discuss
inc the money question he said; The
struggle now going on cannot cease ana
ought not to cease until all the industrial
interests of the country are fully ana
finally emancipated from the heSrties'
domination Of syndicates. stock exchan-
ges and other great combinations Of
money-grabbers in this country and
Europe
SYNDICATE AND UNDERGRADUATES
"Have the people been emancipa'ed
from the heartless domination OF those
bearthless syndicate and money graboers
Of this country and Europe? lCrles OF
mo. no. mol No; for the last twenty
vesrs that hearthless domination has
increased in its severity, and within the
last three years especially it has grown
more and more intense until today the
people are confronted with this PROPOSE
ton.
Are the American people able 10
govern themselves. or must this govern
ment be thrown over the syndicates
to carry on as they think best for theiI
private profit [Cries of mo, no. A
voice, Everybody vote for Bryan
Great applause and cheering.l
THERE is AN ISSUE NOW"
at has been customary in the past for
many wears for the two parties to ADOPT
platforms ambiguous and meaningless
and then 20 before the people and tell
them that the platforms are about the
same and make the fight on some Other
issue. But it has changed in this cam
paign.
"Tbere is an issue now and the line II
drawn so that ne one need deceived. Il
there anybody, any garty declaring tina
the gold standard is good? Not one
Never in the history of the United State
has a national party dared to write il
a national platform single sentence II
approval of a gold standard.
The gold standard was conceived II
avarice. 1t was fastened upon thl
country by fraud, and it can only b
continued by deception. "A voice
"Down with McKinley."Grea applause
ssNEvER FOUGHT AN OPEN FIGHT"
"The gold standard never fought a
open fight in all its career. 1t carries III
mask Of the burglar and the knife OF tn
assassin. When it was fastened upo
, this country in 1873 the American pee
. ple had never discussed it and no part
had everyone before the people urgini
a single measure that leaned toward
Z gold standard. Every step has pee
. taken at night and without the knowlede
or consent Of the people.
t REPUBLICAN PARTY's OPPoRTUNIT'
3 "The republican party had at 5
Louis such an opportunity as seldo
0 comes to party. The present admit
istration had advanced the gold standal
0 had forced through under whip and sp'
e a law that repealed the purchasing clau
e Of the Sherman law.
n "The administration had issued BON
in time Of peace, and wore OF all
entered into the contract with Re
. financiers in New York and London
: which it had paid those finsnciers an Ell
a ormous profit for protecting the treasuI
y which seventy millions OF people sto'
I ready to protect.
q "What an opportunity for the repnb
. can party. Why did not the convsnti'
q denounce the fnancisl policy OF U
+ d mocratic partyS Why did 1t net q
r mand the abandonment Of the 90
n Standard and the restoration oil the go
, and silver coinage Of the constitute
Because the republican convention W
D dominated by the same influences tn
v have dominated the controlling affairs
t both great parties.
b "The flnauciers Of New York wrc
the republican platform. The LAHORE