The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-27

fezssszts on nothing OF good shsf they prom
SD Aas come, and evil has come % me
wake OF every act shey have i1a1gIr2se1.
eva 70 he people for whom they pS1rssosea
% act. ard good for the people VINO Sc
sured the legislation
The platform on which stand declares
against the issuance % bonds in time or
r.es~~. ard denounceS trarncktng with syn
Sfcases 70 purchase support OF tie Fed
e-ai treasury. That plank vas not 7at "a
there 20 catch votes from men WHO belong
10 xvn5icates We expected that they
would oppose our platform. but We oel!eE-
ed that for every Democrat, who mas pref-
tied BY the financial policy q TIE govern
r.ens ard who would desert me party be-
cause os our denunclat.on OF that policy
We shall receive the votes OF ten homes.
Republicans who love their country bet
ter than party. We have not lost faith n
the desire % the people OF this country
for good government. ard We oesieSe tAe
Republicans who do not want contin-
nation OF the present financial policy VIII
Re as willing 20 leave their party
as the gold Democrats WI be
OF deser. their party IN this cam
paagn II those few men who pride
themselves on being more truly business
men than the people who produce the
wealth OF the country say that they must
7,ro,ect their business by defeating the
ticket nominated al Chicago. we shall
appeai 20 the millions Of business men VINO
viii make business ~ politics this year
and who viii declare that the government
Of the people. by the people and for the
people shall not perish from me esT'h-
cloud cheersl
The party had only an hour in Roches-
Ter. and there was race against time 70
catch the New York Central train for
Buffalo, where the party was 70 be taken
by special train 10 the meeting OF the
Democratic clubs at Erie. Pa.
Erie Pa. Aug. 2S.-The special train on
which Mr.. Bryan proceeded from Bur
falo TO Erie was in charge OF a committee
of i've Erie Democrats. who had gone 20
Buffalo 10 meet the candidate haf a
dozen stops were made on the journey,
and Mr.. Bryan delivered several speeches.
Dunkirk, y. Y. where a stop Of ten min
utes was made. had committee on the
train to escort Mr.. Bryan TO a platform
erected near the railroad station. Fully
500 people were in the crowd, and they
set UP a cheer when the candidate. with
his wife beside him. stepped Forward 10 the
stand. He was introduced. and made
short speech. in the course OF which ne
paid compliment TO the character OF ms
opponent Rain was pouring down when
the train arrived at PIainffeld. but IL did
not dampen the arior of the fair-sized
assemblage there. Mr.. Bryan responded
TO the enthusiasm by making a short
speech. Joseph SibIey, who came near
being Mr.. Bryan's running mate, joined
the candidate at Dunklrk.
Today's demonstration eliminated in
Erie where the meeting of go delegates
Of the Democratic societies OF Pennsyl-
vania made the presence OF the candidate
particularly opportune- Here MT Bryan
made three stirring speeches 10 as many
different audiences in the evening. being
driven quickly from one hall 10 another
The first meeting was at Maennerchor
hail. which held $500 persons, TO whom
Mr.. Bryan appealed TO study the issue
of the campaign and vote their convlc-
tons. His second appearance was on me
stage of the Auditorium, where he faced
an audience of equal size, and the second
speech was, like the first. brief but stir|
ring. Outside of the Erie opera house
thousands more had assembled for
glimpse of the candidate. When the peo-
pie were admitted they filed the house in
five miutes. and the doors were closed
upon hundreds. The entrance OF the pres
idential candidate upon the arm OF ex-Con-
gresham Joseph c. Sibley inspired wild
scene of enthusiasm which lasted several
minutes, and Mrs. Bryan's appearance in
a box with Mrs. Sibley produced more en-
thusiasm. This was the principal speech
Mr.. Bryan said:
..ur Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen:
I esteem IL a great privilege TO be permit
ted to meet tonight with the members
of the clubs assembled here from al over
the state of Pennsylvania, because KNOW
what these meetings mean. j know OF the
tnspiration that they give, and OF the en-
thusiasm carried back by those VINO go
forth To prosecute the work OF this CAM
paign. In my judgment we are entering
upon a campaign which viii be nenefa-
bic in the history of this country Tor many
reasons, not only because or the issues IN
yoIyed-that would be enough 10 make IL
49, Fa4~ s4f NJ
there are other reasons. Ihis campaign
demonstrates, as no campaign has done
within the last generation. the eapacity Q.
the people for self-government Voreat
applause and cheers.p
a yoice-"A Daniel come to judgment.
Hurrah for Daniel" applause
Mr.. Bryan--Is there a man In all TINS
land who doubts that the American people
can rise 10 the requirements OF any ener-
gsncv? IL so. I bid him cast his eyes upon
70 coo go OF people thinking out their Own
salvation. Great applause.1 is there a
man who believes that party machinery
can govern the people? / bid him look I'M
81 he can see the great common people
breaking every machine that STANDS ID
their yzav. Great applause and cheering)
Is there A man who believes that the age
OF oratory In gone? I point him 10 every
precinct in this nation, where ne VIII hHi
a modern Demostheres. Great appiause'D
4lTafQrV
causes which appeal TO the human heart'
(Applause) Oratory is the speech or the
rerson who knows what ne Is talking
about and means what he says. ana IN
this campaign you will find the orator
everywhere Come TO my state and | VIII
show you a banker and money lender
nho VIII go forth 70 preach the gospel OK
hi-noetallism as he never preached any
other gospel in his life. Great applause
ana cheers1 / will show YOU brieffess
barrister who. armed with the right.
viii meet the attorney OF the corporation
and crust him before any audience.
fC,reat applause) 7 will show you a busi-
ness man who never came from behind
inc counter before. but he. feeling that
Tire welfare OF hts fanny. the welfare OF
his posterity, depends on the settlement
az this cause. can come from his store and
rise before an audience and make speech
that cannot be answered by any man who
would fasten shackles upon 7o.0oo.eoo OF
free men Great appiause)
II will take you 70 the railroad shops and
show YOU men who know more about the
money question than the president OF the
road knows about the subject. / VIII take
YOU 10 a carpenter who, as he works az
the bench, viii revolve IN his mind these
questions and come nearer finding out
what Is an honest dollar than the man
who represents a syndicate and bows 10
the sfc;sfior OF Lombard street All. come
- ~fsa and / Will show YOU