The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
Many Short Speeches During the
Fruitless Wandering in
North Carolina.
WILLIS VOICE GROWS HoARsE
But He Manages to Struggle Through
Harangues on the Subject of
Silver.

past 8 this morning was the early
hour set by w. ]. Bryan in complying
with the request of his Charlotte sup
porters to make a speech here. The
special train furnished Mr. Bryan by the
North Carolina State reception committee
arrived from Asheville at late hour last
night and was sidetracked while the can
didate slept. At 8 A. n. Mr.. Bryan left the
train, and, under escort of the local
knights OF Pythias' and numerous horse
men, proceeded to the postoffice park,
where he addressed several thousand
people at $3.50. Mr.. Bryan said, among
other things:
The Republican party has been legislating to
make dollar dearer, and they deny that legis-
lation has anything to do with the dollar.
What provision does the Republican party
make for the supply of money that you need7
None whatever. / am not surprised that even
men who have been Republicans all their lives
are now in favor of the free coinage of silver.
IApplause.I am not surprised !when / find
that Republicans who recognize their prin-
ciples of finance and apply them to the money
question desert the Republican party
this year, when it comes out and
attempts TO defend the Democratic admins
tration which was repudiated by the Demo-
cratic party itself tGreat applausel You
remember here in North Carolina the Repub-
licans have made more capital by denouneing
this administration than in any other way.
What do you think now when the Republicans
of North Carolina become the sponsors for the
Democratic administration? tGreat applause
am not surprised that earnest and sincere
Republicans prefer to stand with the Demo-
cratic party in demanding bimetallism which
even the Republican party of four years ago
said was dear to the American people through
tradition. / am not surprised that Repub-
Iicans who eight years ago stood upon plat
form that denounced the Democratic party for
lis attempt TO demonetize silver-I am not sur
prised that those Republicans join with Us to-
day in demanding bimetallism, which has
been the historic policy of the United States
and which until 1873 received the support of
all the statesmen-Republican, Democratic
Wing and everything we ever had in this coun-
try. [Long and continuous app'suse.l
The special train left Charlotte for Dur
ham at 10 o'clock. The Bryan special
reached Concord at 1885 A. M. and Mr..
Bryan delivered a short speech from the
covered stand 10 about thousand people,
who were very hearty in their applause.
Mr.. Bryan said that if the minis are
opened, so every man with an ounce of
silver can convert it into money there will
be no surplus to drag down the price.
At Salisbury, reached at HIS, Mr..
Bryan was introduced to 1000 people by
Theodore +. kluttz, chairman of the
North Carolina delegation at Chicak O, who
seconded Mr. Bryan's nomination. Con-
siderable enthusiasm marked the candi-
dates speech, and the cheers grew in in
tensity as he proceeded. Just as Mr..
Bryan was boarding his train he was pre-
sented with the foot of a rabbit, skilled at
midnight in churchyard during the dark
of the moon" Those who saw the pre-
sentation manifested their appreciation OF
the incident by exercising their lungs and
just as the train moved off the candidate
called out: "If the people who have
given me rabbits feet in this campaign
will vote for me there is no possible doubt
of my election"
company with Governor Carr, ex-senator
Jarvis, Colonel Julian Carr OF Durham,
Major Hale of Fayetteville and other
prominent North Corolina Democrats Mr..
Bryan reached Greensboro at 12:45 P. M. A
great crowd at the station, including hun
dreds of excursionists from nearby points,
shouted vigorously as Mr.. Bryan stepped
to the station platform. and as he was
driven through the dusty main thorough
fare of the quaint old town several thou
sand people, yelling loudly, followed his
carriage, conspicuous by its red, white and
blue decorations and four horses that
| drewiit TO the Benbow House, where the
candidate and his party had dinner.
After dinner Mr.. Bryan was taken to
Blandwood, on the outskirts of the city,
where he delivered speech, after being
introduced by Clement Manly, chairman
of the State Democratic Committee. His
audience nun bered $4,000, and was one OF
the most enthusiastic gatherings Mr..
Bryan has addressed this campaign. He
said in part:
have talked until my throat is sore and
shaken hands until my hands are sore and YOU
yell until my ears are sore tlaughterl, aud the
campaign, instead of being ended, is only
fairly commenced. ICheers.I Sometimes the
opposition papers say people gather together
from lille curiosity. man has 10 have moro
than idle curiosity to stand out in the sun in
such road as this to listen to speech. I
was here two years ago and had q chance to
see great many of you, so 1t was not neces-
sary for you to como for the purpose of seeing
me. am glad 70 speak TO you about the para
mount issues OF this campaign, The Demo-
cratic party has taken a position, which Is also
yer Republicans, against the issue of bonds in
time of peace and against the trafficking with
syndicates which save the Nation at so much
per save from the extremities IN which they
| themselves have placed the Government for
the purpose Of saving ii again ct a higher
price [Laughterl Our opponents go upon
the theory that these syndicates are able to
bleed the people without The people know
ing it.
Mr.. Bryan then repeated what he had
said heretofore in denunciation of the
bond syndicats contract, and added:
They tell us it is necessary to make these
contracts. deny it. If our Treasury Depart
ment was run in the interest of ali the people
instead of being managed by Wall-street nam
ciers in their interests il would not be neces-
ssry TO make these humiliqting contracts.
| ICheers.l Our opponents are afraid ii the
Chicago ticket succeeds law viii not be en-
forced and order will not be preserved. That
is what they say, but that Is rot what they
! fear. They know if the Chicago ticket is
elected that the laws will not only be enforced
against the little people who transgresssd, but