Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-07
THE BOLTERS,

This city enjoys the unique distinc
ton OF being the birthplace and th'
death-bed OF a so-called party. (Grea
and prolonged cheering and laughter.
IL calls itself the national Democratic
party. when 1t does not expect 10 carry
a single county in the whole nation
Cheers and laughter) IL calls Itself 2
Democratic party, when II was organized
for the express purpose OF clecting a Re
publican candidate for President (Grea
cheering) II il was big enough to jus
tify a name. l would call II a stupendou:
fraud. loud laughter) But IT is toe
small TO be called stupendous. Gss lighter
and cheers) l will call it transparen
fraud. (Cheers) 1t was the first Do
litical convention ever held in this coun
try where the members of the conven
tion nominated ticket that they die
not expect to vote for, and the first
place where men have received a nomi
nation and don't want to be voted for
Cheers and laughter) The minority
plank at Chicago opposed free coinage
on the ground that IT would interfer.
with international bmetallism Naugh-
ter) There could be no clearer evidence
OF intended deception than IS found in
the fact that the minority at Chicago,
when they had things all their own way,
repudiated the planks they stood on there,
and came out in favor Of a gold stand
ard. instead of international bimetallism.
Continued cheers)
SNAKES IN THE GRASS.
''My friends. l am willing TO meet an
open enemy in an open field. and concede
10 that enemy ell the rights and privi-
leges Of open warfare. but when our op-
ponents call themselves advocates Of
sound money, and want to fasten upon
US an unsound financial system: when
they call themselves the advocates Of
honest money, and then deal dishonesty
with the American people; when they say
that they are members Of Democ -atic
party and yet employ speakers and oJenly
say they are going 10 vote the Rerubli-
can ticket that party does not des ervc
10 be treated like an open enemy in this
campaign Great cheCring)
"My friends. / have no criticism to
make Of any man who believes that the
election of the Chicago ticket would de-
stroy this country and who I'm that belief
votes the Republican ticket; but, my
friends TO find man who wants to elect
the Republican ticket, and then has not
the courage 10 bear the odium of adyo-
eating IT, Is an entirely different matter.
Great cheering)
"Give It to Bynum" cried a voice in the
cheering.
TIE "EXTINGUISHED" BYNUM.
'If you want to know what that dis
tinguished citizen" continued Mr.. Bryan.
'EXungmsneu, came from the crowd.J
Mr. Bryan: The gentleman suggests
"extinguished" citizen. Great cheering
and laughter) But ] will say distin-
guished because he has a past, whether
/, ft,fs IL "a pI
cheering)
"If you want TO know what he said
about tine gold standard let me read from
his speech in favor of silver In 1895:
Again the advocates of gold approach
us with open hands and smiling counte-
nances. but, / fear with a dagger con-
cealed beneath their coats (Cheers)
"Ah, my friends. he understood the
nature Of the animal before he began
TO associate with t. Cheers and laugh
teri He is right in his description. The
gold standard never fought an open
fight My friends. instead Of saying now
that we will adopt bimetallism and drive
other nations to IT, he says that we Will
stand by the gold standard and allow
other nations 10 drive us away from IT,
(Cheers and laughter) ] might quote to
YOU what Mr. Bynum quoted in that
language quoted from Senator ingalls,"
Mr.. Bryan quoted several paragraphs
from Mr.. ingalls,. beginning: mo en-
during fabric Of national prosperity can
be builded on gold" and followed the
quotations with these remarks:
GOLD TYRANNICAL.
"Those are the words Of the distin-
guished Republican Senator, and those
rannical In times OF peace. and it de-
serts any nation in time Of war, and
never is a friend when a friend is needed.
(Cheers)
"And yet our opponents are insisting
that we shall maintain this gold standard
until foreigners come to our relief"
The rest Of the speech was devoted to
a discussion OF the silver question on
lines familiar to readers of Mr. Bryan's
previous addresses When he was nearly
through. people in the audience called
out: "Jit Bynum again." Give it to
Cochran" etc.
The six black horses that drew Mr..
Bryan's carriage from the State House
10 Tomlinson Hall cavorted in excite
nent all along the way past the cheer
Ing people on the sidewalks. About 1900
were in the audience there They were
quite as enthusiastic as the cast throng
At the State House Mr. Bryan spoke
from the balcony Of the hall
Before starting out 10 make his night
speeches. Mr.. Bryan was waited on by
the Bryan and Sewall Commercial Ira
vellers' Club with a request for a speech.
He addressed the members for few
minutes at the Grand Hotel.
GREAT AUDIENCES.
His first speech tonight was from
stand I'm the Courthouse Park. where
Is 600 enthusiastic people were gathered.
lie spoke a few minutes only, and then
went TO Tomlinson Hall TO address a
OF workingmen. Six thou
sand was the audience there-packed,
damned, and huddled together.
The cheering that greeted the cand-
late's entrance lasted sixteen minutes.
lionzo McClelland. president OF the
cleveand club presented Mr.. Bryan
with cane made Of the tips OF buffalo
lorns. and then introduced him to the
lssemblage which cheered some more. In
lis brief address, Mr.. Bryan compliment
I'd Governor Matthews and spoke Of how
ieeply he had been touched by the
oyalty and devotion Of defeated candi-
ates for the presidential nomination.
lie urged upon his hearers the necessity
Il supporting not only the national ticket
,ut also the froe-silver congressional
andidates. and not TO neglect the fght
or the selection Of a United States
senator.
MIR. Bryan will leave here at o'clock
n the morning and will end his Indiana
peechmaking at Hammond, where
e is due tomorrow night
MICHIGAN NEXT WEEK
CHICAGO, October civilian j.
Bryan will spend most OF next week in
iichigan. After speaking al Duluth,
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