The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-11
Silver Candidate Was Very
Much Surprised.
AT Enthusiasm Manifested To-
ward Him in the East.
Rounded Out With Two Meetings at
Pittsburg.

recelNeu dlonB the route from chicago
10 this city. At every station the train
made brief stops. and crowds of people
greeted the Nebraska candidate with
handshakes and cheers. His arrival In
this city has excited the amazement Of
the people OF Plttsburg, and the joy that
II has afforded Mr.. Bryan and the re-
doubtable Silver Dick has manifested
itself in their beaming features since
they struck the city limits. The long
train on the Pennsylvania Central ran
into the Pittsburg depot at $50 last even
ing. IL was Immediately surrounded by
acres of fNantic people. When Mr.. Bryan
emerged from the train, In spite OF tho
efforts OF the large local committee to
carry out it's program. the crowd closed
around him, and II was a free-for-all
fight from that time on for every person
IN the Bryan party. except Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. Bland.
When they entered their carriages, the
throng closed around them and seemed
10 bear them along at its will. Through
the streets traversed no available space
could be discerned. When the Central
hotel 1as reached a Gordon of police was
stationed at the main entrance. No one
was allowed to enter except he who could
show proper credentials. While Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan were supporting with COM
mittee the streets resounded with tho
continuous clamor from thousands OF
throats
The evening meeting had been an
nounced to occur at clock in the Grand
Opera House and the Avenue theater
halls, side by side. Each hall will seat
between $500 and 1000. and meetings were
TO be held in each. Long before the time
for opening the doors. the entire street
in front OF these structures was packed
full along the entire block. and after the
doors had been opened and the struc-
lures were filled, the crowds outside had
suffered little perceptible dlminution. A
corps OF about 100 policemen was on
duty at the various entrances, and in the
course of the early evening there was an
recipient riot. in which one man was
severely beaten, and some of the officers.
had their buttons torn Off
At the first meeting Mr.. Bryan was
introduced by James Mills, editor OF the
Pittsburg Post. and spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Fellow Citizens: l thought it might be
necessary in coming so far toward the
cast. 10 bring a few OF our people e. keep
up the enthusiasm while presented the
form. But after have seen few au-
diences like this. l wondered whether I
might not take back few of you to set
an example OF enthusiasm To the people
of the west There is no more wild
west" II is the wild east | am not ex-
pected To enter into discussion of the
issues of the campaign, because IL is not
considerate 10 discuss the campaign
at least for a candidate TO do so--until he
has been formally notified by the COM
mittee on notification. Therefore, 1
shall simply thank you for this extraor-
dinary and unexpected manifestation OF
interest.
When / left home I told them that ]
was coming upon a campaign I'm what
was now considered the enemies coun-
try. but which we hoped would be our
country before the campaign closed.
Therefore l have been more than grati-
fed that IL was not necessary TO open
the campaign In the east; II has already
been opened here, but | shall promise
you this, that in the progress of this
campaign not a single private in the
ranks will stand nearer TO the enemies
guns than he in whose hands Is the
standard We are prepared to defend
our platform. 1T presents those policies
which are for the best interests of all
the people. and we are not terrified be-
cause our enemies have sought to apply
to us eplthets and hard names when
they find it impossible to oppose the
positions which we have taken.
They shall not be permitted to put US
in the attitude Of opponents of govern
ment. What we attack is the abuses OF
the government. and not the government
itself Who Is the best friend of the
government? Not the man who secures
vicious legislation, because of the pc
cuniary profit which II brings him, but
the man who loves his government 50
well that ne would make 1t so good that
It would deserve the love Of every citizen
in It,
I'm this campaign there Is only one
great issue. II that is settled II VIII not
give us a government perfect In all It's
details, but that one question must be
settled first before other questions can
be settled. A nation that is not able to
adopt it's own financial policy is too inn
potent TO legislate on any question where
the people are concerned. We do not say
that our opponents are insincere; we do
not say they are less honest than we,
but we do say that when they. attempt
must be dependent upon the legislative
act OF some other government, we say IL
matters not howIhonest they may be. we
dare not entrust legislation In their
hands.
There are people today who believe
that this nation is not strong enough to
legislate for our own people, and there
are people who honestly believe that an
attempt 20 do so would bring distress
and many evils. We may respect their
honesty. but must we enter into life
and death struggle with them, because
we assert here that the financial domina-
tion by foreign power Is as dangerous
10 the liberty OF the people as political
domination. / believe that the toiling
masses OF this country-those who have
achieved and who must achieve Its great
ness-are willing 10 risk their all In this
republic. and rise and fall with IL; and
that TO them We can appeal In this cam
paign with a confident assurance that