The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
WASHINGTON SATURDAY.

grasg whes yoa come aroI1i- boys re
begaa xou1 nztzred1y % she 50Stlng
crowd bslow. Then he asked: Is tais
the Bland Cfsfbs-'
A yell IN the affirmative answered hss
inquiry
Then want 20 say 90 the frten0s q
giana tnas r the convention had chosen
IS their nominee the man whose name :
Insc-ssed o. Yogr banner. ne would haFe
Rad no more loyal Supporter than l. The
fact tha. ne was NOT chosen cannot pe
taken as rhe slfgntes. reflection upon MS
great ability No rsaH u more deserving o.
the conventions love. sts honors and rs
confidence than Richard Parks Bland
Anorhe- great shout went up from me
crowd and for several minutes the SPEAKER
could NOT proceed When quiet was again
restored he went on: "Bus csrc1lrn stances
sometimes contribute TO great events. and
think circumstances contributed m,cn In
the shapfng OF this convention Nnen
tire campaign ~ over I think II car be
said no mistake has been made. But u
depends upon us-upon the plain people
Abraham Lincoln once said that the Lord
loves the plain people. because he made
10 many OF them. II we win IN this great
fight IL Will be because the plain people
believe that we viii bring 90 them exact
and equal ftrs-fcs- We raise no plea
against
gence and 10 education. but we insist that
when the government comes in contact
with the people there must he equal aid
exa~f Justice 10 all alike. rich ard poor,
great and humble Great arpiause)
The issue OF this campaign Is the
money question Gong continued applansel.
and We cannot be driven from our faifn
by the charge that We advocate dishonest
money The free and unlimited coinage
- ~Ffs 81 - - frz<fsa r.
ent OF any nation on the face Of the
globe win not give US dishonest money.
II will not give US a dollar worth one
value to one man and another value TO
another man. II will give 10 the man
who tots the same as TO the man who
holds the mortgage. Great applause-) II
VIII give us a coin that smiles upon pros
persty. This Is 10 be a fighting campaign.
and you. my friends, are 10 do the fight
ing.
II once heard story OF q man at
hotel who could not sleep because the man
fn the room above walked the floor all
night. AT last the man below, In 6espera-
ton, asked his friend above why he con-
tinued To walk the floor throughout the
night. The friend replied: 4 owe $4,000
and II is due next week. think about IL
al night But. the friend replied. are
you not making a mistake? Why don't
you go to sleep and let the other man do
the walkingT There was laughter and
applause al the old story. 10 which the
nominee gave a new Interpretation as he
continued: Now. a great many people
seem 10 think that the candidate must do
all the walking the floors. all the fight
ing, but this is your fight. 1t is more Inn
portant 10 the people that they should
elect their officers than It is to the can
didates that they should elect them
selves. 1t is for YOU TO say who your
hired man viii be. The officers of the peo-
pie are their servants.
why should you not be careful In se-
lecting the man who serves you In pub
lie capacity, when you give care In select
Ing those who serve you in a private ca
pacity. | want you 10 10 home and feel
that this cause is Your cause. II Is the
cause of the people, the plain people. II
We fight as we should we shall win. III
we do not fight as we should, we shah not
deserve TO win I thank you. my friends"
Mr.. Bryan bowed and stepped back and
shout went up which echoed and re-eehoed
through the narrow street and was taken
up and continued for block in either di-
rection.
The Bland band played parting salute
10 the new nominee before resuming Its
march to the depot. and Mr.. Bryan re-
traced his steps along the narrow ledge to
the window. where he waved a parting
adieu 10 the hurrahing crowd below.