The herald., 1896-09-19
SILVER SPEECHES
N SUNNY SOUTH
Bryan Is Untiring in the
Good Work
NORTH Carolina CITIZENS CHEER
Logical Argument and Patriotic
Appeal
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
Ii the Issue Which Hangs on the Coin.
age Question
10 Seek Consent Of Any Other Nations Is
Infamous
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
ID the Issue Which Hangs on the Coin.
age Question
10 Seek Consent Of Any Other Nations Is
Infamous
Willingness to Lay Aside Minor Affairs
Is Proof of the Ability of Americans
to Rise to Great Elmer
gencies.
Associated Press Special Wire

]. Bryan's reception at the Auditorium
in Richmond tonight was one OF the most
enthusiastic receptions of his campaign.
The Auditorium was packed to the doors,
and from floor to gallery, when the DEM
ocratic nominee arrived there at 8:45.
Some other meetings have been greater
in point Of attendance, but Richmond
must be given the banner forthe amount
of enthusiasm shown. Ten minutes
elapsed before the cheering that fol-
lowed Mr.. Bryan's entrance ceased, and
there was another outburst when he was
presented by Senator Daniel. There was
much disorder during Mr.. Bryan's de-
livery, but he managed to make himself
heard to nearly everybody. On the con-
culsion Of the Auditorium speech he ad-
dressed great throng from the balcony
of the Jefferson house, where he Is stop
ping. His speech was short and on the
general lines pursued by him in his other
speeches.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: In this CAM
paign we are fighting together instead
of fighting among ourselves. remem-
Der few years ago Populist in con-
gress said that down in South America
there ran wild upon the prairies small
burros, that in time of danger, when at
tackled by wild animals, would get to-
gether, put their heads together and
their feet on tha outside, so they formed
q circle with their heels, and kicked the
enemy, but, he said, it was often the
case that the advocates of various re-
forms would put their heads on the out
vy11,t 10, \
It has been too often the case that those
who were fighting for reform. because
they could not agree entirely, would in
terfere with each other and each at
tempt to offset the others work. In this
campaign those who believe in the free
coinage of silver have been together re-
CARELESS of differences of opinion upon
other subjects. Democrats who believe
in tariff reform and Republicans who be-
lieve in protection are able to get to-
gether when both recognize that the
money question is superior to the tariff
question.
A Populist leader in the house well ex-
pressed the idea, when he said that while
he believed in Populist doctrines, yet he
was willing to lay some of them aside
until he could secure other reforms For
instance, he said, while he believed in
the government ownership of railroad,
he did not want the government to own
the railroads as long as the railroads
owned the government.
1t is this willingness to lay aside mi
nor differences In hours of danger that
characterizes our people and gives the
surest proof that they are able to rise
to the requirements of any emergency.
Sometimes they accuse us of raising
a sectional issue. One Of the best evil
dences that the platform adopted at
Chicago does not raise sectional issue
is found in the language Of the platform
adopted yesterday in New York. Let
me read 1t to you. After unreservedly
indorsing the platform and the candi-
dates of the Chicago convention, the
New York platform declares as it's de-
liberate judgment that never in the
history Of the Democratic party has
platform been written which embodies
more completely the interests Of the
whole people, as distinguished from
those who seek legislation for private
benefits, than that given to the country
in the national Democratic convention
of 1896" There, within the shadow of
Wall street. though against the COM
bined opposition of those once leading
Democrats of New York, who have left
the Democratic party and either gone
over entirely to the Republicans or
stopped for moment at the halfway
house. the Democracy of New York de.
clares the platform adopted at Chicago
is the most Democratic platform ever
put before the country by Democratic
convention. In the state of Connecticut
they have also Endorsed our platform
and likewise in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. In these and other eastern
states the Democracy is beginning to re-
alize that the Chicago platform presents
to the American people these great Is
sues around which the American people
must cluster, if they are going to retain
a government Of. by and for the people.
The Chicago platform contained
plank expressing, desire for an in
come tax, not saying that we are going
to ignore the decision of the supreme
court, but that an income tax should
be enforced so far as the decision would
permit and we would abide by the prin-
ciple still If a future court exercising the
Same right to reverse the decision re-
GENTLY given that the present court ex-
eroised in overthrowing the precedent