The herald., 1896-10-20
emblem under which to do their nefari-

that request. I want some flags to float
on that day which do not mean a gov
ernment by syndicates for the syndi-
Gates. want some flags to float that day
that do not stand for the right Of the
coal trust to send representatives to ev-
cry f1reside and collect tribute from every
family in this land.
want some flags to float that day
that do not stand for the opinions of
those who say that If majority of the
people will decide certain way this
campaign, they do not know whether
they will submit to the decision or not
want some flags to float that day which
have behind them the honest sentiment
of the American people, of the people
who intend to attend to their own busi-
ness, and do not intend to be bought or
bribed or forced to support foreign
financial policy. applause and cheers.)
So, my friends, want to ask all the
advocates of silver to bring out flags on
that day. I want them to take 1t into
their homes and in their places Of busi-
ness, and. if need be, carry it upon the
streets, and let our opponents know we
do not intend to surrender that ensign
and emblem into the hands of the enc
mics of the people of this country. (Great
applause and cheering.)
At Wapakoneta houses in the vicinity
of the City hotel, in front of which Bry-
an spoke, were decorated with flags,
bunting and pictures of the candidate.
When Bryan was seen emerging from
the car. the crowd cheered him wildly.
Cheers were punctuated with applause
He spoke on the same lines as he has
used often in discussing the money
question.
The largest crowd Of the day was en-
countered by Bryan at Piqua. There
were many yellow badges, but, as a rule,
the word 'Nit!" was printed over the
names of the Republican nominees. The
speech here of twenty minutes was de-
void of new features, as was the one at
Troy half an hour later.
At Hamilton an immense crowd met
the trair, Ex-Governor James e. Camp
bell, whose home Is here, being at the
head of the reception committee. Mr..
Bryan was escorted through the town,
which was profusely decorated, by pa
rade in which several hundred people
took part, most of them being uniform
ed. The candidate spoke from stand
erected in the courthouse park to
crowd Of more than 10000 people. He
was introduced to the audience by ex-
Governor Campbell, who in this way
made his formal entry into the cam
paign for the nominee Of the Chicago
convention. Both the candidate and
his sponsor were received with tremen-
dous applause. Ex-Governor Camp
bell introduced Mr.. Bryan to the audi
ence as follows:
"The largest audience that ever as
sembled in the city of Hamilton is here
today. 1t has come to greet and to listen
to the nominee, the regular nominee of
the Democratic party; he is welcomed
here in the old county of Butler, which
is known everywhere as the Gibraltar of
Ohio Democracy and he is welcomed Us
a private citizen of pure life, as
statesman Of high motives and most of
all, as a Democrat. You are here to list
en- to him and therefore I present him,
lam j. Bryan"
Mr.. Bryan said: Ladies and Gentle
men-I do not ask to have any warmer
place in the hearts of the people of this
country than the gentleman who has
introduced me. If you can think as we'll
of me as you have always thought of
him, and If you can vote as strongly for
me as you have always voted for him,
I shall have good reason to remember
my visit to Butler county. You call
this the Gibraltar of Democracy in Ohio.
1 want to say to you, my friends, that in
this campaign. stand for those policies
which are democratic in the broadest
sense of the term. (Great applauseO /
believe in a democracy that means the
rule of the people, and I am opposed tc
plutocracy that means the rule Of few
money magnates and the servility of
all the rest of the people. If Jefferson's
doctrine is acceptable to you l want to
say to you that we are preaching and
teaching the principles taught by him.
If Jackson's Democracy is good enough
for you. want to tell you that we are
preaching and teaching today what
Jackson put into execution when he was
the leader of the Democratic party and
my friends, in my judgment, there was
never time when the people of this
country loved more and needed more
the principles of true Democracy exem-
plified in legislation than they need the
principles today, and it is because we
appeal to the lovers of the democratic
form of government and the lovers of
government administered according
to the motto, Equal rights to all. spec
ial privileges to none" that we are
bringing to our standard more and more
of the people Of this country every day
There were short stops at Xenia and
jamestown and good-sized crowds list
ened to five-minute speeches form the
nominee at the latter places, while the
crowd was enthusiastic there were quite
a number of Mckinley shouters and
badges in the crowd. Washington court
house was given ten-minute talk and
the large audience was apparently in
sympathy with the speaker.
At Dayton the largest and most enthu-
siastic audience shouted and howled and
yelled itself hoarse when, shortly after
8 o'clock, the nominee spoke at the fair
grounds, and the streets were crowded
by thousands of others. The trip out
to the grounds waa continuous ova-
tion. His speech for the most part was
along the well-beaten path followed by
Mr.. Bryan for the last few days. The