The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-06
A SHORT TALK AT RACINE.

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A conservative estimate of the crowd
at Racine to meet Bryan would be
1 500 people and it seemd as if every
one of these was trying to outdo the
other in cheering and applauding. Capt.
w. j. Vance, of Racine, introduced MI
Bryan, who said:
ssTadies and Gentlemen: When / see
large number of people like this
who seem to be interested in the sue
cess of the campaign upon which we
have started, / sometimes wonder
whether it is possible that you people
are deserving of the names that are
being applied TO you. Ii ! am an an
archist, then all that want me to be
elected must be anarchists.
"When / look into your faces | won
der whether you are all enemies of the
government or enemies of those who
want to use the government as a pr1-
vate snap. (Applause.)
''There is great difference between
being against the government and
against those who misuse the govern
i ment Andrew jackson said there was
no necessary evils in the government;
Its evils grow of its abuse. Some people
do not draw any lines between govern
| ment and the abuse of government,
and whenever people speak out against
abuse of government, those who are
making money out of the abuse gem
orally find fault with the people who
| complain and try to put them in the
attitude of opponents of the govern
ment. / want to assure you the most
loyal supporters of government are not
| found in the great trusts which they
| think are greater than the government
and control it. (Aplause.) They are
| found among the masses and want to
| secure the love for the government of
/ every citizen by making it so good 1T
will deserve their love- (Applause.)
| Remember you cannot reform evil
/ by talking; YOU have got to reform
/ it by voting so that people may COM
plain as much as they like about a
| bad law, but the way to get rid of it
is to repeal it and the way to re-
peal it is to vote for those who believe
in repeating the laws that are bad and
not those who want to make more
bad laws and keep all the bad laws
already in existence.
IF the people of this country would
all recognize the power of the ballot
and use the ballot as they should, they
| would see less complaint against in
Justice. If our laws are bad, remember
the people who permit the laws to re-
main bad are 10 blame. If our laws
are to be good those who want them
good have got to make them good /
thank YOU" Great applause and
cheering)
SPEECH AT MILWAUKEE.
The platform arranged for Mr..
| Bryan TO speak from was erected in the
midst OF the National park, compris
| ing IN extent about enaeres of ground.
| This park is situated on the southern
| side of the city, about three miles from
| the heart of the town
The long distance and the lack Of
| facilities for transportation, as well
as the threatening appearance of the
weather, probably prevented the crowd
| from being as large as it otherwise
| would have been. As it was, the area
of ground surrounding The four sides
OF the platform was well flied with
| people extending as far out as the
| voice of the speaker could be. heard
| There was a crowd variously estimated
at from 6,000 to 10000 people Those
| who assembled to listen to the speech
es we're well dressed and orderly.
| among whom we're many ladies who
| bTaved the impending Ctampness for an
/ opportunity to hear Mr.. Bryan speak
| and catch glimpse of the candidate.
/ The hour of $3.50 O'Clock, set for the
/ speaking to begin, arrived before Mr..
Bryan and his party made an appear
ance. 1t was fully T. snty minutes
| past the appointed hour when he drove
| into the park. Notwithstanding the
| strain which he had undergone during
| his trip from the East, the exercise
and the effort of speaking in the morn
| ing on the trip from Chicago to Mil
i walflzee, he appeared in good condi-
| ton, considering all the circumstances.
| The speech of Mr.. Bryan was very
much abbreviated on account of rain,
| tc the evident disappointment of the
multitude who had by this time assem-
bled to get their first chance of listen
| iEg 10 the address of the apostle of
free coinage.
The meeting at Schlitz Park this
evening, which was addressed by Mr..
Bryan, so far as numbers and enthusi-
| asm was concerned, was a great sue
cess. 1t was announced that Mr.
Bryan would begin his address at
s O'Clock and long before the
hour the galleries Of the theatre and
the large auditorium was filed with
thousands of people unable to gain
admission to the hall. The stage con-
ualned large number of ladies and
distinguished citizens.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced by ex-
Gov. Peck, of Wisconsin, as VIM. j.
Bryan, at present of Nebraska, later of
Washington, and was extended a very
warm ovation. When silence was res
tored, Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
DUTY OF A PUBLIC OFFICE.
81 learned early in life that public
officer was but a public servant and
think that that is an idea which
we ought always to bear in
mind. Tt is well for the of
ficer himself to remember it and
equally important for the people to
remember it. In other words,
public officer is simply hired man
employed at fixed salary and employ
ed for a certain time to do certain
work. He is not in officer merely be-
cause he wants to be; his only reason