The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
ADDRESSED THREE MEETINGS
BILLY BRYAN SPOKE TO THREE
CINCINNATI AUDIENCES
YESTERDAY.
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TALKED OF The supreme COURT.
Said There Was No Attempt by His
Platform to Discredit It-Quoted
From Abraham Lincoln's Crit
cisms of the Court


an tonight addressed three big meetings
in this city. Then he crossed to the
Kentucky shore and spoke to great as
semblage at Covington
1t was a fitting close to a most event
full day.. From dawn to dusk the NOM
inee sped across West Virginia from
Charleston to the Ohio river, stopping
and speaking at almost every town OF
consequence, and then along the Ken
lucky banks to this city, Arriving here
at 6:45 he was met by Il local committee
and the members of the Duckworth club
and was driven to the Hotel Gibson,
where he ate Il light supper. Almost
Immediately afterwards procession
was formed to Music Hall, where the
first big meeting of the night was held.
AT the conclusion of his speech there he
addressed two other meetings from stands
erected Mt street corners to crafty the
thousands who could not gain entrance
to the hall Then&he visited Covington.
The vast auditorium at Music Hall was
so thickly packed with people that 1t was
next to impossible to move. Even the
aisles were clogged with standing men
and women. In the beginning was
started what looked like an attempt to
break up the meeting, but it was quickly
suppressed and thereafter the candidates
utterances were greeted with the utmost
enthusiasm. The disturbance was crea-
ted by a gang of roughs in the gallery
and while it lasted threatened to create
trouble.
Mr.. Bryan appeared on the stage at
$50 and the ovation that greeted his APP
pearance continued for eight minutes.
When the applause subsidized, Hon. Lewis
Remleep. who acted as chairman, at
tempted to introduce MIR. Bryan, but tne
gallery would not permit him to tax.
Hon. Gustav Taffel then tried to get
something like order. but WITH no petaeI
success. Eventually Mr.. Bryan stepped
to the speakers stand and raised ms
hands in mute appeal for silence. tor
n moment he was successful, but at tne
nndof his first sentence the noise III the
gallery was renewed and the candidate
was obliged to resume his seat. linen
Olway j. Cosgrove, president OF tne
Duckworth club, under whose auspices
tbe meeting was being held, pointed out
of the balconies and asked the police 10
remove them In doing so he cter,
lied them as blackguards and entreated
the rest of the audience to give MI. Br!-
an fair play as fellow citizen. Ihls
effectually slenced the crowd ana AFTER
the trio of belligerents had been sumna-
rily elected, Mr.. Bryan went on WIN
his speech. He said: o,... ,:o,
"Nr. Chairman. Fellow Citizens, l-adles
and Gentlemen-We are compelled TO
face an enemyin this campaign whlch
is not only well organized and well equip
ned for both legitimate work ana llleSl',
innate work, but we are also compcllSu
TO face an enemy which is not entlrely
honest in its dealings with the people up
plause(. and before addressing mysell 10
the paramount issue of this campaign L
want to call your attention to three ques-
tons which have been raised by our %
moments. We have declared that. the
money question is the paramount issue
and some of them are not Wiling 10
meet us on the money question anu nav eaN
sought to raise other questions to confuse
the public mind.
My friends. just one word about tLesc
other questions. Some. OF our oppoheini's
have attempted to arraign us before the
bar of public opinion on the charge that
we are attempting to disturb order and
overthrow the law. | want for a mo-
80. ,,,nnt thot nronositiOn There
ment to meet tnat pLopos't tbnt iusti6es
IS nothlhg III ottl + P,",io sow that orr doc
that charge; III teey Sns oo ,ma' to NV Is IN
laration IN favor OF an llcU, nnon MA court
attempt to dlscredit tng supi re nur MAT,
deny it. There is noth ini ~ i o half rs
form on that subject Wi, Tanort r Uttered
severe as the minority ie t,o sunrcme
against the Jldsment Oh l Ie+ S mp call
court. Great appia4uhseJ ,.;+in .i, n Which
your h ateehti ; 10 ahe of a decision of
~ o,1+ LINN ao,,r+ and when YOU
the supreme court court, ana M hi t f,r
read his criticism you VIII ma ma now M1 I rat
we fall short OF nm IN critlcisln anu anu, i to'
there are good people IN TINS couI' iSco ,T
DAY VINO thihN tllat ADr'lii', l,,+ i,'n GOOD
was NOT only great mai, Guy G lore
MAJ ana lntriio'' I, NNP ~
, Is ms language III Junt i loo1 ;,d,,o Doro-
we belieNc us Tlncl ',s ru"St 5 5;o,'ao