Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
Mr.. BRYAN SPEAkS.
,srprcvrAR CAMPAIGN Eff
voRT SINCE NOMINATION.
DISCUSSION OF MONEY QUESTION.
Law Of supply and Demand M
Applied There'o-'An Address !"
..,ocss Like tho Famous CHI
cago speech.

- .- ulchess county. lie Delivered MS
w.. ..tYol campaign speech since ms
..,,,..on. and showed an earnestness
,..,..~, closely resembling that when
,-....rt about the great ovation he re-
...- et CHICAGO the day before he was
....ros the Democratic standard-Dea'-
,.~ Bryan was IN excellent voice anu
'..s.,.v made a good impression on MS
,,- and Mrs. Bryan and their hosts
,,, and Mrs. Perrine. drove over 10 MauA-
80, o'clock from Upper Red Hook a
- ~ houses along the five miles OF
- ,,,-e decorated with flags, and the
....< ,..dalin and the adjacent village
80 r..su were also made attractive by
,,.,,,y Of bunting At the outskirts Oh
,,.-,i.r n reception committee and
,-.ss hand greeted the candidate ana
...t tho hand in front a procession was
,.-,oo5 COR the entry into the town. FIJI
teen hundred persons were gathered ABOUT
che sneakers stand. which was situated III
o. r,rre rasture used fin al campaigns LOT
,.,,,,ol meetings. SIR Bryan was loudly
enr.auded as he. came In sight.
r,rn l. LEM. candidate for Congress IN
o,,, On the Democratic ticket, was de-
,,,..r.r- nm address at the time, and ne
smoke for more than an hour after the
1,~ran party appeared, devoting himseH
entirely 20 the money question. and ire
,.er.iv gaining applause. II had been IN
..r5,1 that senator Stewart. Of Nevada
,.,,r1 follow Nlr. LEM. but the threaten
,rr aspect Of the heavens and the desire
or Nir. Bryan to get back to Upper Red
Hook early brought about change IN
tho programme. ana the DeiiloC rue ~ - -
f1ertial candidate was allowed 10 take the
,f,.a OF the venerable father OF the free
silver cause.
HERO OF THE HOUR"
Frank S. Ormsoe. who acted as chair
,.., NJ the meeting presented Mr.. Bryan
i- 81 feyy words lie called him the nero
~ rbe hour" and the next President or
Che United States"
There was an outhurst OF handclapping
as the candidate stepped forward, ana
ther a cheer ard more cheers. a small
cannon that had punctuated Mr.. Lenz's
remarks NJ irregular intervals doomed
ont n salute. the band PLAYED, and a dele
cation from the Bryan and Sewall club OF
ssurer,les waved their transparencies en-
Enthusiastically.
The imposing audience was crowded 10
---har I'm front Of the stand when Mr..
BRYAN started 20 speak He wore again
to-day the old black alpaca coat In which
Dc was attircd when he made the famous
Crlcaco speech. His voice after his long
rect was clear and strong. and he aD-
rs.red TO the best advantage.
Arr. Bryan spoke as follows;
THE SPEECH.
s,Nfr. Chairman. Ladies'. and Gentle
rrer-The presence OF a number or per-
s.rs who are prepared to discuss at lensth
tte issues Of the campaign VIII
make It unnecessary for me TO
occupy great amount Of your
tf-,e and ] appreciate this oppor-
-rritv q presenting 10 you, even briefly,
some Of the points which I deem worthy
OF your consideration. We are entering
mon a camnaign which Is remarks lie
one in many respects. Heretofore, at
least n the last twenty-five or thirty
years. each party has gone into The cam
r7'cn practically solid. presenting
united front against the opposing party;
bur in this campaign there has been
practically "a bolt from every convention
which has been held What does II mean?
Y. MEANS Thar conventions are deeper this
year than they have been heretofore;
70 means that the people are not so will
ing now as they have been TO allow the
platform ~ a party 20 control their cleo
tiors. Men are thinking this time with
more earnestness and intensity than they
have been thinking In recent years, ana
the result of this thinking Will be mani
Tested when it comes to register the will
of ibis great nation; and between that
tine and his hour we expect 10 present
T. those who must act upon the questions
the issues Of this campaign.
when our party az Chicago wrote the
platform that IL did. we knew that it
would offend some people No party can
take a plain. strong, emphatic position
upon any question without offending
somebody. We declared In that platform
What We hold was right. We described
there The policies which we believed were
best FOR the American people and when
$50 lil So we knew that a. would ALLEVIATE
f.Te let me read one OF the planks Of
that platform:
TRAFFICKING IN BONDS.
we are opposed to the issuing OF
Ntefest-bearing bonds Of the United
States .r Jme Of peace and condemn the
uafcfug with banking syndcates.
which in exchange for bonds and at aD
enormous profit to themselves. supply the
Federal Treasury with gold 20 maintain
the policy Of gold monometallism.'
That SIS one Of the planks. Voice in
The crowd: 1T Is a good one.)
Iiat was not put in there TO attract
The love OF those who have grown rich
out Of the governments extremities. (Ap-
p.auseJ We did not expect those who
have passagcway from the Federal
Treasury 10 their Office 10 join with us
ia closing up the passage. We did not
expect those who are making profit out
OF the gold standard. and out Of the em-
haffds. ment it brings 10 the Treasury
we ara not expect them 20 Join with US
in putting an end 10 the gold standard.
WHY u We had expected IL, we would
have expected IL IN the face Of all his
tony.
'lf you remember. the Good Book states
tst some l.0 years ago a man named
l..metrus complained Of the preaching
or me Gospel because II interrupted his
business. He did not 80 out and say TO
she world Our business s being injured,
ana we are mad what dli he say? lie
said. Great S. Diana OF the Ephesians'
ApnIawe) We have some to-day who
are very much like Demetrius They
know that the restoration Of bimetallism
destroys the business ia which they have
been engaged. But when they make pub
lic speeches they DO not say that the
Democratic party IS wrong. because II
interferes with their business. What DO
they say2 They say, Great Is sound
money Great IS an honest dollar ZAP
plause)
DEsERTERS AND ACCESSIONS.
'l say this platform was not written 20
attract their votes. It was not written
because We want 20 destroy the business
in which they are engaged. But. my
friends, n those who have made profit