The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-23

the Hon. VIM. j. Bryan. (Applause.)
Missouri will roll up. for him 10000 ma
| iority in the November election and we
will elect him. | hope, my friends, that
you will give all attention to my good
friend. VIM. J. Bryan"
There was n mighty cheer when the
speech introducing Mr.. Bryan had been
finished Mr. Bryan said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen-I have just
been thinking where ! could find, in all
this country, combination of circum-
stances which would make a speech so
pleasant Here in the city named after
the greatest Democrat who ever lived,
Thomas Jefferson, the greatest states
man whom the world has ever seen,
and in the congressional district of one
of the most gallant leaders that the
| Democracy has ever known, Richard L.
Bland (applause), and in state pre-
sided over by one of the most courageous
fighters that any state ever had for the
interests of the common people, William
j. Stone (applause), and, to leave moth
ing unsaid, they have elected us mayor of
your city Il man by the name of Silver.
(Applause.) Now can you think of any
combination that beats that, my friends?
Uaughter.)
'Thomas Jefferson, Dick Bland, Bill
Stone and Mayor Silver. daughter and
applause) | am at home here, my
friends l am glad to learn that there
is no objection in this district in the
Democratic party to the nomination of
Mr.. Bland for congress. We need him
there. my friends. We need him there
and if it is not to be his privilege to sign
a bill which will restore silver to its an
cient place by the side of gold. it may
be some higher honor, to Introduce and
give his name to bill that will open
the minis of the United States to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver ut the
present legal ratio of 16 to /, without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation on earth.
"My friends, l am glad to meet these
people under these circumstances, and If
| can not say anything about the ticket
that has been nominated / can say the
platform adopted contains the spirit of
the declaration of independence and is
the platform upon which the common
people of this country will be glad to
stand. / only wish that we could have
with us the candidate of the Democratic
party for the vice presidency, so you
might have been permitted to look upon
the face of Mr.. Sewall, who, away down
on the eastern borders, surrounded by
what has been considered hostile con-
stituency, has, during his whole life, held
aloft the banner of bimetallism and de-
serves as much praise for his herosm,
for his battle for free silver there as we
who have fought the battle out here.
(Applause.)
81 bring greeting from him and trust
you will be better acquainted with him
in this campaign, because l know the
more you know of him the more conf
dence you will have in the ticket.
Il thank YOU loud and continued
lappause)
Then the crowd gave Mr.. Bryan three
| chpprS and (,nyQpnnr Stnnn introduced
Mrs. Bryan as the future mistress of the
White House. Again cheers went up,
and, when they had partially subsidized,
there were cries for "Stone." The gov
ernor however. said that he was going
to ratify with the Democracy tonight
and would not, therefore, talk at this
time.
and Mrs. Bryan held an informal recep-
ton in the parlor car, where they met
several hundred citizens, many of whom
were ladies, and one party of railroad
men brought Mrs. Bryan a huge bunch
of lilies as the train pulled out, and the
crowd INDUCED in cheers.
There was large turn out of citizens
of California to meet Mr.. Bryan and dur.
ing the two minutes the train remained
there he spoke as follows:
Ladies' and Conference.-The name Of
your town is taken from state where
the silver sentiment has been quite
strong, but we are hopeful that not in
California only, but from California
clear to the Atlantic the silver sentiment
is going to sweep, and the latest reports
we have had from the old Bay state
indicate that when the subject is
thoroughly discussed there as it has been
here it will be as strong among the
New England people as is California
state and California, Mo. / had the
pleasure of riding from st. Louis to JEFF
ferson City with your distinguished citi-
(applause) and
But the train started, and what Mr..
Bryan was about to say in relation to
Mr.. Bland will not be known.
Upton was the next place the train
stopped and all of the citizens Of that
little town were at the depot yelling ut
the top of their voices. Mr.. Bryan
cheered again, and when Mrs. Bryan
was introduced they yelled themselves
hOarse.
FROM SEDALIA, WEST.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 16.-Just be-
fore the train left Sedalia Mr.. Bryan re-
ceived a telegram announcing the sudden
death of Ex-Governor Russell of Massa-
chusetts. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
were greatly shocked at the news, and
Mr.. Bryan at once sent the following
telegram:
Mrs. William f. Russell, Cambridge,
Mass.-I have just learned of the sudden
death of Governor Russell and hasten to
express my profound sympathy.
"Your husbands friends were legion
and they all share your sorrow.
wv. j. BRYAN"
There were several unimportant sta.
. tons where Mr.. Bryan shook ha2ds with
the citizens at the depots. The next place
at which he spoke was Warrensburg,
, where 1000 people had assembled. The
usual amount Of cheering was partici-
pated in and Mr.. Bryan answered the de-
mands for speech as follows:
Ladies and Gentemen-I do not care
to make a speech and do not know that
, you care to listen to a speech hit | am
very glad to have this opportunity of see
ing so many of you in this vicinity. l am
sure you are going to be at the polls on
election day. loud cries of ''you bet;
, yes, yes.")
"All doubts have passed away. If all
the people who have been crowding along
the railway this afternoon are as enthusi-
astic on election day as they seem to be
now, l have no doubt as to the result in