The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
BRYAN STORMS RICHMOND.
HE ADDRESSES TWO ENTHUSI-
ASTIC MEETINGS IN VIRGIN
las CAPITAL.
HITS NATIONAL DEMOCRATS HARD.
Says They Should Be Branded as Trait
ors and Not Allowed to Come Back
in the Party-His Speech at
Goldsboro, \. C.

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Richmond, Va, Sept 1S.-Wm. J..
Bryan's reception ut the Auditorium in
Richmond tonight was one of the most,
if not he most enthusiastic receptions
of his campaign. The auditorium was
packed 70 the doors when the demo-
cratic nominee arrived there at $40.
Some other meetings have been greater
in point of attendance, but Richmond
must be given the banner for the amount
of enthusiasm expressed. Ten minutes
elapsed before the cheering that followed
Mr.. Bryan's entrance ceased and there
was another outburst when he was pre-
scented by Senator Daniel. There was
much disorder during Mr.. Bryan's de-
livery, but he managed to make himself
heard.
On the conclusion of the Auditorium
speech he addressed great throng from
the balcony of the Jefferson hotel, where
he is stopping. His speech here was
short and on the general lines of his
other speeches.
In the Auditorium speech Mr.. Bryan
said:
MIR. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men-It gratifies me much to find in the
capital city of this great state so marked
evidence of the interest which the Doc
pie are taking in this campaign. | do
not come to instruct you on the subject
of finance. 1t would be useless task
to add anything to that which has al
ready been said by the distinguished
senator who has brought ability to the
money question, and who adds to ability
eloquence and magnificent courage to
defend democracy as it was taught by
the fathers. No apostle of imetalhsm
need come to aid in the great work of
education. | am not here as Il cam
paigner. | am simply passing through
Virginia with any thought that my pres
ence here was necessary to secure the
electoral vote of this state.
IF man respects party regularity he
can not complain of the manner of my
nomination. The convention which met
at Chicago represented the voters of the
democratic party more truly, more COM
pletely than any convention which has
been held in recent years. That conven-
ton was regularly called and delegates
were chosen i'll every state in the regll-
lar manner; and, more than that, the
issues between the friends of free coin
age and its enemies were fought out be-
fore the people themselves in the highest
tribunal known under our form of gov
eminent. (Applause.) The voters, not
the bosses, ran the Chicago convention
(applause) and | am proud to be the
nominee of the convention which gave
depression to the hope of the common
people of tie democratic party. Gap
plause) But with all this regularity
| do not ask a single democrat to vote
for me if he believes that the policy for
which | stand would bring injury to
our country. But, my friends | want
the man who leaves the democratic
party to find his reason in his head or
in his heart and not in his pockct-book
Great applause.) How can you tell
whether Il man is honest when he tells
You that the election of the Chicago
ticket will injure the country. Any man
who thinks so can prove it in just one
way and that is by voting for the repub-
lican candidate to make sure of my de-
feat. (Applause)
The Bible tells us of the man who
hid his talent in the earth and was con-
demned because he neglected to improve
his opportunity. | want to say to YOU
that the ballot is given to the citizen as
a grand trust to be used according to his
judgment and his conscience and that
no man in the hour of peril has Il moral
right to throw his vote away. Cap
plause.) Why is it that some demo
Gratis or some people who used to be
democrats, spend the day in telling how
the election of the Chicago ticket would
ruin this country and then refuse to cast
their votes for the only man who can
defeat the Chicago nominee? CAP
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cause they have not the courage to bear
the odium of being republicans. Cap
plause.)
1--WE are engaged in Il great struggle
one Of the greatest struggles in which
the people of this country were ever en-
gagged in times of peace. 1t is a strug
gle of democracy on one side and plutoc-
racy, on the other, and there is no
middle ground. (Applause.) They
who are not for us are against us. We
could have more respect for them if they
were honest enough to go where they
| belong.
Nov, as / have said, we appeal to
| no man to go contrary to his Judgment
and conscience. But | want to warn
you who are contemplating desertion
| from the democratic party at this time
that the man who, in the face of such
an enemy either goes to the rear or is
! found in secret conference with the
enemy is traitor and the brand should
be placed and he should not come back
again. Great applause.) These as
sistant republicans. whose hearts are
willing but whose flesh is weak laugh
| teri may as well understand now that
the contest in which we are engaged
is not contest for this year alone
believe we shall win now. But whether
we win now or not. we have begun a
warfare against the gold standard which
shall continue until the gold standard is
driven from our shores back to England.
"We have been opposed to the importa-
ton of criminals and paupers from
abroad and we shall oppose the importa-
ton of financial system which is crimi-
nal and which makes paupers wherever
it goes.
"The republican platform adopted at
st. Louis declares not that the gold
standard is good. but that it must be
maintained. How long? Until the
American people are tired of it? No,