The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-01
10000 HEAR BRYAN.
An Immense Demonstration on
Boston Common.
A SENSATION AT MUSIC HALL.
By Advice of George Fred Williams the
Silver Delegates TO the Democratic
Convention Stayed All Night-Bryan
and sewall Spoke at Both Meetings.

Boston, Sept. 26.-The audience
which greeted Mr.. Bryan on Boston
common was the largest which he has
faced since he started on his tour
through the "enemy's country" No
estimate placed the number of people
at less than 10000, while many even
place it at 10000.
Mr.. Bryan had addressed big crowd
at Worcester on the way here. 1t was
very enthusiastic and cheered at every
point. One element of discord was Wis
ible there, but Mr.. Bryan did not seem
to notice it. 1t was big red flag with
Bryan's picture upon it hung on Will
lam II. Burns underwear factory at
the rear of the speakers stand BE.
side it hung an American flag with
M ajor Mckinley's picture on it,
Immediately after the Worcester
speech Mr.. Bryan started for this city.
Mr.. Bryan his party and the committee
were half az hour late and the crowd
had become very impatient. Candidate
Bryan, with his running mate, Vice
Presidential Candidate Arthur Sewall,
and members of the receptio commit
tee, occupied temporary platform in
the center of broad campus and the
crowd entirely surrounded the little
spot. Hon. James II. Mellen of Worces.
ter introduced the speaker. The first
speaker was Joseph O'Sullivan of Law
renee, prominent as u candidate for
lieutenant governor. He criticised the
WnnCfnr bn YNla y,
picture on red flag.
Mr.. Bryan appeared with boquet of
roses in his hand and was at once in.
troduced. The enthusiasm was greater
than Boston common had ever seen be.
fore, and it was fully seven minutes be.
fore he was allowed to speak
Mr.. Sewall also talked. Mr.. BRYAN
spoke to crowds on the way here from
Hartford at different points, making
more of set speech at Springfield
Mr.. Bryan said in his speech in Bos-
ton Common:
Though far from my Nebraska home, |
am glad that l can greet you as fellow
citizens OF common country. L shall
not attempt to make myself heard to all
who are assembled here. have spoken
to number of audiences. [Cheers in the
distance and great applause. But | never
spoke to an audience that seemed to reach
so taraway into the distance as this one
does. Applause. l will speak to those
who are nearest to me here and those
who are in Rhode Island and Maine can
hear me when | visit those states. [Ap-
plause and laughter.
l came down to Massachusetts, to pre-
sent to your people the gospel of Demo
cracy as understand 1t. That Is the way
we do. l do not claim to have any auth
orlty, except that conferred upon me by
the Democratic convention. If you doubt
my Democracy can point to that conven-
tion as a beuter certificate than any bolt
ing Democrat can find. Applause
We lay down this proposition. that the
more money there is in the country, the
easier it is for any person who has some
thing to sell to get his share of that
money. lApDlause Our opponents plant
themselves upon the doctrine that the
less money the whole people have, the
more money each individual will have
Laughter and applause.l That is
mathematical proposition which you can
not tind in any. arithmetic, but it seems to
tnanciering is based.
We say that while the dollar goes up,
property must go down, and that falling
prices and falling property mean hard
times II you ask us how this gold stand !
ard affects the farmer, we will tell you
that the gold standard lowers the price |
of the products he sells without lowering |
his taxes or his debts If you asked Us |
how the gold standard affects the labor !
ing man, we reply that IL destroys the op-
portunityfor labor multiplying the number |
of idle men. The gold standard fills our |
streets with men who are anxious to work, |
but lind no opportunity. Applause |
The gold standard by increasing idleness, |
brings poverty to those who should have |
enough and to spare and when you bring |
people into poverty, when you take away |
the means OF gaining a livelihood, you |
make tramps out of menlwho, under Just
conditions, would be self-supporting and |
contributors to the nations wealth and |
greatness. Applause.] And, last of all,
when you drive men to hunger and de.
spair and desperation, you make Grimm
ais out OF men, who under just condi.
tions WOULD be lawabiding citizens. ZAP.
plause.
The gold standard has nothing to de-
Tend 1t except the misery which has fol-
lowed 1T wherever 1t has been tried The
gold standard is failure If you will ac-
cept the testimony of those in every land
who have had 1t, the testimony of those
who create wealth, and add to the ma
tional productiveness. We have com
ird: We invite you to join with us now
Cries of 1--WE will
III you don't join with us now, and we
ire defeated this year, we will come again
and extend the invitation until majority
If the people of this country do join with
is. Applause.
we have not many great daily papers
WIN US, out, my friends, the time will
;ope when the daily papers will be glad
10 furnish editorials that the people of this
country want. tCries Of "they will, you
bet. Having been connected for short
lime with the newspaper business myself
do not underestimate the influences OF
newspapers; but, my friends, in times like
shese people go ahead of the newspapers
when the newspapers refuse the people.
l beg you to recognize the Importance of
this issue to you. II 1t shall result in ele-
yating to Office those who believe in the
free coinage of silver the reform will come
now. If 1t results in their defeat it will
simply postpone for four years more the
bringing of real relief to the people of this
With this last remark Mr.. Bryan
closed his address and changed his po-
,ition to the other side of the platform,
as he had been obliged TO do as many as
sight times during his address.
Facing the portion of the crowd
which seemed largest he called his COM
panion on the Democratic ticket to his
vide and both stood upon chairs. For