The herald., 1896-07-14
ENTHUSIASM UNBOUNDED
Continued from First Page.


In that year was student at the Ili-
nois college. and we had a contest--I
think an intercollegiate contest-held
In this city at your college. and it was my
good fortune to be present and meet
some of your people: that is the last
time, and I believe the first time, that
l have been here or passed through here.
l am not going to make a political
speech this afternoon. have just been
talking some at Chicago, and am kind
or between speeches. 1 am glad to have
an occasion to talk to you for awhile,
and l am gratified to see that so many
by their presence here have shown their
interest in this campaign. In my judg-
ment ii is the most important campaign
through which this country has passed
In time of peace during our existence
as nation. (Applause) A campaign
in which great issues are to be settled,
issues which affect every man, woman
and child in the nation. 1 beg of you
that you shall realize and appreciate the
important part which you bear in this
campaign. This is the greatest notion
on the earth. 1t is in advance, in my
humble judgment. in all that makes
nation great; in advance of all nations
that live or have lived in those great
things and the opportunities which peo-
pie find here have their highest and best
development.
I'VE have the best form of government
and We have the most perfect form of
government. because it is government
which can be just as good as the people
n "a ~ rnxr rav.t,
be better than the people deserve. Ii
our government is good, if our laws are
just, 1t is because we make them our
selves l have confidence in the intelli-
gence in the patriotism of the great
common people of this country. Gap
plause.) The only trouble that we have
is that people are so often Indifferent
of their duties as citizens. Some have
an idea that patriotism can only be man
ifested in time of war. l was too young
to show my patriotism in time of war;
but / glory that in this land every year
gives patriot an opportunity to show
his love for country and there is no year
better than this. (Applause) Great
questions are simple questions. Every
political question Is an economic ques-
tion and an economic qiestion is at least
great question and when you determ-
inc which Is right and which is wrong,
when you come to the settlement of a
question where justice is invilved 1t can
be settled only by the great common
people of this nation. (Applause.)
mo question can ever be settled until
the people sit in judgment on it. The
politicians have tried to settle the money
httf Ia ia
the great producing masses of this coun-
try express their opinion, and from that
opinion there is no appeal. (Applause.)
You have the right not only to head an
election, but to express your opinion on
the money question and you have the
same right by your ballot to protect
your own interests and watch over the
welfare of your family as that of any
other person in this broad land And
more than that, each man must look at
ter his own rights and protect his own
interests.
There is no class of persons into
whose hands you can trust the govern
ment. believing that they will look out
for everybody else. There is too much
of selfishness in us all, and, while we
must each look out for ourselves. we
| must keep our eyes open that others
don't take care of themselves and our
selves. too. The money question is not
a complicated question, and it is pre-
sented in this campaign in the simplest
form it has ever taken before the people.
There is just one great question in this
country, and that is, Is this nation
great enough to attend to it's own busi-
ness (Applause)
rs this nation great enough to legis-
late for it's own people? If so. the peo-
pie will demand financial policy based
upon the American interest, for the car
ing for American rights, regardless of
the aid and consent of any other nation
on the earth. (Great applause) If
this nation is not great enough to at
tend to its own business, then to- what
nation can we go with the expectation
of aid? DO you know of any nation that
is standing ready to help us? Is there
any nation that sets up the plea that it
cannot take care of its own people Is
it left for the United States to humbly
bow before the foreign nations and beg
them to do that for which this nation was
consttuted-to take care of the people
of the United States?
But did not intend to make speech.
l simply wanted to thank you and to
come out here and expire y mN graft
tude to you and to those like you who
have conferred upon me this distin-
guished honor. I'appreciate the honor
and appreciate the responsibility which
that honor imposes. Whether 1 shall
be elected or not depends not upon me,
but upon the people"
But here the time was up for the train
to leave and Mr. Bryan was hustler off
through the crowd which was 10th to
give way to him. Hundreds of people
shook him by the hand as he came
through the assemblage and promised
him their support.
A short stop was made at Toona where
half the town was out, bent on seeing
Mr.. Bryan. The people were gratified
though tine stop was only momentary.
Then came Tuscola, the county seat of
Douglass county. At least 1000 people
stood on the platform and around the
depot. Col. William Bryniton, United
States marshal for the Southern district