The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-29

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platform SAYS that we pledge ourselves
10 secure such legislation as will, in tho
future. prevent contracts for a particu-
lar kind OF money Why. they say. that
We are not Going 10 let people contract
we are not going 10 let them make
contracts ;lat ere dfhhrt puyhc pJi.tH.
We do not intend they shall denlon"uzo
by private CONTRACT what this nation
makes money 10y universal law. Nhecrs }
I DO .ou say that We have no right 10
/ interfere with private contracts "sk
/ one Of YOU to enter into a contract 10
! collect 20 per cent interest ana Ses
/ whether the government has any right
! 10 interfere. Upon what theory Is usury
+ law based? II is based upon the .neory
f.nf the man who horrOWs money needs
to be protected from the avarice OF the
/ man Who loans AIM money. her \
| man tells me that we have not night
10 protect the money OF the United SIZES
| against the conspiracy - nose VINO
would degrade II. j tell you ihet We nave
| more right 10 prevent Toid 'on.rdc'5 CT
! silver contracts than YOU have TO pre-
vent one Individual from agreeing 10 Iey
another more than o cer.tin ;";t oi IN
! tcrcst Greet chcering)
! 81 want TO show 10 yon (hat - who
! believe in enforcing the laws 1gai"st all
classes OF society are better .fri'f OK
! government than those who would make
! sCapcgoats OF little ,riminals ara ct rig
ones run at large and run the govern nent
| itself. (Applausc) The 'e-y iic;' who
I
/ Of law are the ones who seem to be r est
| terribly alarmed for fear there XII, ! . a
\ lax enforcement of the law. They are
! not afraid that ] will encourage "a Vles
| ness but they know that II am eICctcd
| the trusts Will not select nc fttofns y
| General who will administer the law.
! ovid cheering and cries o. Ateeld
! would make a good Attorney air ial.')
THIRD ADDRESS.
Mr.. Bryan's third address was deliv-
before gOfnDOeed
! of women. 1t was Il well-dressed gather
| ing. They crowded into the building as
( soon as the doors were opened, filled the
! limited number Of chairs on the floor and
| took posses sion of all available standing
| room. and every chair in the gallery. Sew
1 eral thousand who were unable TO gain
I entrance, stood on the outside 10 see the
candidate when he arrived. II was in
tensely close inside the armory, and
/ dozen wCmcn succumbed
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan reached the armory
at 8 o'clock As they came on the stage,
| where q Quartette of young women had
| Just finished singing n patriotic song. the
audience rose en- masse and cheered with
/ vig0r. the deep tones of the male portion
I drowning the shrill cries Of the ladies'.
| Mrs. DuncansOn. president of the Wo-
| mems Club. introduced Mr.. Bryan who
| made a very brief speech similar 10 those
! delivered on his tour before other gamer
| ings Of women.
I Leaving Mrs. Bryan behind. the candi-
| date proceeded TO the Transit House, in
| the stock yards district. accompanied by
| Thomas Gahan National Committeeman
| from Illinois. and ex-Mayor Gushing, or
| Omaha The stand from which he spoke
was erected on the south side OF the
| Transit House. and in the narrow street
| lust in FROM of il great thronS had
| assembled. The space was eNceedinsy
| contracted. Twenty-Five thousand IS a
! reasonable estimate of that mass OF sweI-
| tering humanity waiting for Mr. Bryan
| to appear. 1t was 4:l5 o'clock when he
| did come. and the remarks Tim Carraoihe,
| a local commission merchant. was making
| were cut short in the storm OF applause
| that arose Mr.. Carrabine introduced
| him. handing him a silver horseshoe 40
he did So and the multitude howled again.
| The audience was composed principally
| of stock wards men. who manifested Wild
| AZ prevail OF some OF the remarks mace ny
| the candidate.
Ar. Bryan's first night speech was &C.
! Hvered before the smallest audience thlt
! has greeted him at any place III 'he
| city. The reason for this was that the
| meeting WAS neli in st. Pau!s Ger
| man Catholic School. at Ambrose street
! and Herne avenue. where church fair
was in progress, and 20 which an ad-
| mission lee was charged. In conse-
| uuence the audience was small, the
| crowd that listened TO the overflow meet
| ing on the outside Deinr much larS sr.
| Mr.. BRYAN was three quarters of an
hour late in arriving and made brief
| address. speaking mainly of the Bis
marck letter as of the greatest interest
| to the German-AmeriCans who formed
| the mass OF the audience.
The vast thrOrg that gathered tonight
| in and around the mammoth tent in its
| new location at Harrison and Looms
streets more than a hour before the
scheduled time for Mr.. Bryan 10 appear.
IL t. impossible to give anything IKE
an accurate estimate of the number of
those who came expecting TO hear him.
| The tent holds about 5000 people stand
| ing. 1t was damned tight with human
| beings early in the evening, while out
| side was another dense assemblage that
| stretched beyond the circle of light. The
| heat was something remarkable for this
| time OF year. and many people were
| carried opt IN a fair ting condition.
Mr. Bryan appeared just before 10
| o'clock an hoIr and fifteen minutes late.
and received an ovation. He spoke about
twenty-five minutes. Ten thousand people
turned out TO near or see Mr.. Bryan in
| the Twelfth ward, the banner Republi-
can one Of Chicago. only $500 of them
could squeeze inside the Peoples lnsti-
tute but the corners OF the streets, adj
| joining ana vacant lots were packed
with men and women who had to
| be content with other speakers The
perspiring audience inside patiently
awaited the arrival of Mr.. Bryan. who
was an hour late and when he did come
! the thousands on the streets and in the
building gave vent TO their feelings with
| great and continued shout. The seat
ed people rose en- masse, and waved
flags frantically, and gave repeated
cheers for the nominee
ANOTHER LARGE CROWD.
The number Of people. who heard Mr..
Bryan at Bohemian Turner Han. Ash
land avenue. near Eighteenth. was only
limited by the capacity of the large hall.
Probably three thousand people squeezed
into the building and stood in a swell
tering mass for perhaps two hours before
the candidate made his appearance, while
perhaps three times that number filled
the street outside.
The storm Of applause and cheers which
greeted Mr.. Bryan lasted several min
utes. and seemed 10 be joined in, by
every one in the audience. The candi-
date appreciated this fact, tnd began
his remarks by saying that the audience
seemed 50 unanimous that he did not
know whether II was necessary 10 talk
10 them at all; ii was not worth while
10 go among those who have already
studied the financial question:: and II he
could judge from what he had seen in the
city of Chicago. the people were ready
TO vote now.