The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-15
BIG DEMONSTRATION ATT'ENn
ED WANDERING WILLIE'S
ADVENT INTO IOWA.
QUOTED FROM N K|NLEY, HARRISON
And Blaine to Show That They Ono
Took Kindly to Silver-He Encoun.
tered Some Mckinley Shouters
in Iowa Towns.


"Idler," is somewhat of contrast with
the campaign record of Mr.. Bryan.
A local reception committee of 200
headed by $. X. Tracey, had arisen I
early to meet the candidate and waited
about the car and in the depot from 5.3O
to $780, when Mr.. Bryan arose. He was
then taken for breakfast to the residence
Of John j. Seerley, Il colleague of Mr..
it!yan in congress.
IT 1890 the procession started for
which A.r. Bryan spoke today, is located.
The paraGc was an imposing one. If
was headed by platoon of mounted DO
lice and then came the Citizens band.
followed by the carriage in which the
nominee was seated. Behind in regu.
lar order followed an escort of women
On horseback, Il cavalcade of horsemen
and eleven more bands, including the
Iowa State band, sandwiched in between
various silver marching clubs. At IL
O'Clock the first speech of the day was
madr. 1t was in the Coliseum build
ing, gigantic affair. erected for the
Sclni-ccntcnnial of Iowa's admission to
the union of states. The crowd was
limited 10 the size of the building and
was enthusiastic to Il great degree There
were several minutes of cheering ana ap
plauSe on Mr.. Blyan'S arrival and when
ne started TO SPEAK another great ovation
was gwen him.
IT, ',l,.
there were rcpuuncals present and those
republicans md not hesitate TO applaud; |
one more daring than the others, who
cheercd for Mckinley. MI. Bryan said
he was glad they were there, Us he
wished to talk to those who favored his
opponent. After being introduced by
eN-Congressman Seerley, he said:
I'VE are passing through campaign
which means great deal to the Amer
lean people; aye, more than that, it
means Il great deal to the people of the
world. There are crises in human at
fairs. While every day is of equal
length with every other day, yet into
some days vast Importance is crowded
and into the Bird of November great i'm
portance will be crowded. Upon that
day the American people choose a pres
ident who shall occupy the White House
for four years: upon that day they select
Il house of representatives and on that
day they will select legislatures which
will choose United States senators. Much
depends upon the result of this election
For the first time in the history of the
United States the republican party de-
clares that the gold standard must be
maintained in this country until foreign
nations shall permit us TO abandon it.
Never before have the American people
been as ed to declare in favor of Il gold
standard. Every step that the gold
standard has taken heretofore has been
the American people, and now for the
first time the advocates of gold ask the
American people to endorse the gold
standard at the ballot box. Is it right?
Cries of NO, no. If it is good for
the American people and if gold standard
will be good thing for us, we ought to
have it. If the gold standard will bring
blessings TO our people. we ought TO
maintain it. If it brings cursngs. we
ought to abandon it. Great applause.)
This is the question submitted to the
American people / stand upon a plat
form. yes, | stand upon three platforms
which agree on one thing, and that is that
the gold standard ought TO be driven out
of the United States lapplauSe) and that
i'll its placeought to be substituted the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and silver
ut the present legal ratio of 16 to l Tap
plausc). without waiting for the aid or
consent of any other nation. prolonged
applause) Our platform has driven
in the past. We can not help it. We
might have retained their cooperation
had we been willing to pay the price they
asked. We might have been able to
keep those men with us had we been will
ling that the democratic party should be
made the instrument of plutocracy TO
overthrow Il government like ours. Great
applauseJ Some have left us; perhaps
| ought TO modify the term. because if
say that il, men leave us it might imply
that they had gone voluntarily. | will
use another term We have had them
dragged cut of the democratic party. GER
tain ones who We're more attached to the
great corporations in this country than
they We're to the welfare of the people.
In their place we expect to find men who
are willing to act with us this time in
order to make this government worthy
of the love of those who live beneath It's
flag. | come today to submit for your
consideration some reasons why many re-
publcans should join with us upon the
platform we have adopted. The popu,,
lists have already Joined with us. l
will say joined with us: they may say
that we have joined with them. hut
don't care how YOU express it. we are TO-
gether now. Great applausel There
is this difference between republicans
who come to us and democrats who go
from us. The democrats who go from
us must repudiate the history Of the dem
ocratic party and abandon that when
has been democratic from the time when
Jefferson organized the democratic party.
tApplause.) The republicans who come
TO us have simply to stand by that when
the republican party used 10 advocate
and which in this campaign II has apan'
doned. Great applause.) :,
a voice-"Hurrah for Mckinney
Applause and hisses.l
Mr.. Bryan-My friends, ] beg you ~. -
refrain from any manifestations OF uls
pleasure. l am glad to have that man
here who is in favor of my opponent;
only hope that there are many such. ps
cause it is TO such persons that | deSllds
to express my remarks. Cheering anu
applause.)
My friend has declared his preferehlirre,
for Mckinley. | want 10 ASK h 1ap
which Mckinley he is for. the Mchlnie'
of 1890 or the Mckinley of 1896! nc
Let me read You what Mr.. Mchlnies
said in 1890. when he was advocating
the Sherman law, which added to the vy n
ume of the nations money. He Said II
that speech; But all agree that we n .Ss