The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-25
\ DISGRACE TO NEW HAVEN.
Yale Students and Brass Band Break
up Bryan's Address.

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 24.-Five
hundred students, assisted by band
of the First Regiment of the National
Guards of Connecticut, broke up the
address of William j. Bryan at this
place this afternoon,
A platform had been erected on the
historical New Haven Green" and
about that platform for more than an
hour before the nominee arrived from
10000 to $4,000 people had surged 10
and fro To the right of the stand
the students had congregated, await
ing the arrival Of Mr.. Bryan. At 2:15
Mr.. Bryan was driven in carriage
through the crowd to the platform.
Immediately all was confusion in
front. The students broke forth in
their college cheer IF the Frog
Chorus" from Aristophanes, following
with three long Yale nine ''rahs' for
yale and Mckinley" The crowd
surged to and fro in front of the stand
and dozen policemen fought it from
the platform.
There were cheers for the nominee,
but from the right of the stand the
students repeatedly broke forth with
their veil and for twenty-five minutes
it was impossible for Mr.. Bryan to
make himself heard.
Joseph B. Sargent, the Democratic
nominee for Governor, who was to
introduce Mr.. Bryan, tried to quiet the
yelling mob in front, but he could not
be heard ten feet away. In vain did
Mr.. Bryan attempt to restore order,
but it was many minutes before any
thing like quiet was obtained.
Then the crowd began to surge and
the police to fight those in front. Wo
men tainted and several persons were
taken from the crowd overcome by the
crush. The police used their clubs,
and one of their member, mounted
on a spirited horse, forced the animal
in front of the stand, nearly creating
panic. Then again Mr.. Bryan tried
TO speak, but he was interrupted by
the yells of the students. This lasted
altogether for twenty-five minutes, and
when at last the noise had subsidized
sufficiently for him to make himself
heard by those Immediately in front,
Mr.. Bryan started to speak. AS he
proceeded the noise quieted but every
few minutes he would be interrupted
by the frog chorus. Mr.. Bryan said:
Il am glad that there are students
here, because / want to say word to
students. Your college has helped to
add fame to your city, and those who
assemble here are supposed to come in
order that they may better equip
themselves for the duties of life. I am
glad to talk TO you students because,
my friends, we have cause which ap-
peals to students. If the syndicates
and corporations rule the country,
then no young man has a fair show
unless he is the fayorite of corpora
ton"
Mr.. Bryan then proceeded to speak
Of the right of the people to govern
themselves, but was frequently inter
rupted by yells from the students, fol-
lowed by cotnter-applause from the
crowd. He continued:
Business men have been told that
the free coinage of silver would ruin
them IF it can ruin them, then, my
friends, it will be bad indeed: because
the gold standard has increased the
number of failures among those men
and every step that has been taken
has been followed -(Yells from the
students.) have been so used to talk
ing to young men who earn their own
living that | do not know-( Great APP
plause and cheering) / say I have
been so used to talking to young men
who earn their own living, that hard
ly know what language to use to
address myself to those who desire to
be known, not as creators of wealth,
but at distributors of wealth which
somebody else created. Great APP
plause and cheering.) If you will show
me a young man who has been taught
to believe-(yells and cries for Nc
Kinley.)
"In all my travels / have not found
crowd that needed the talking so
much as this crowd does. (Cries of
That's right.") ] came to this city
something more than a year ago, and
I learned something of the domination
of your financial classes. / have seen
it elsewhere; but, my friends, the great
mass of the people, even of this city,
will be better off under bi-metallism
that permits the nation to grow, than
under a gold standard which starves
everybody except the money changers
and the money owner" Great ap-
plause.
Mr.. Bryan proceeded for some time
without serious interruption and then
n band of the First Regiment National
Guard of Connecticut, which had been
nlaying on the east. side of the Common,
where the company had been on dress
parade during the meeting, marched
t,eorer TO fhe stand and started lively
air. completely drowning his voice.
Vale men renewed their cheers. Then,
when he could get the attention of the
crowd, Mr.. Bryan proceeded;
at is hard enough to talk where all
the conditions are favorable, and
must ask You to excuse me from talk
ing any further in the presence OF the
noises against which we have to com
bat to-day"
Then S. A. Crandall, of Norwich, pro
ceeded to apologize for the disturbance