The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-16

Then | want to say TO the friends OF
Bland that if the convention had chosen
as their nominee the man whose name is
| inscribed on your banners he would have
no more loyal supporter than |. The
| fact that he was not chosen can not be
taken as the slightest reflection upon his
great ability. No man more deserves OF
the convention its love- its honor and its
confidence than does Richard =. Bland
Another great shout went up from
| the crowd, and for several minutes the
speaker could not proceed. When quiet
was again restored he went on:
But circumstances contributed much
| in shaping the results of this convention.
When the campaign is over think it
can be said that no mistake has been
made. But it depends upon you; upon
| the plain people. Abraham Lincoln once
said thar the Lord must love the plain
people because he made so many of them.
If we win in this great fight it will be
because the plain people believe that we
will bring to them exact and equal JUS
tice. We raise no plea against power and
the just due accorded to intelligence and
to education, but we insist when the gov
eminent comes in contact with the pe0-
pie there must be equal and exact justice
to all alike, rich and'poor, great and hum
BILE. Great applauseJ
"The issue of this campaign is the
money question Dong continued APPLAUSE
and we can not be driven from our faith
by the charge that we advocate dishon-
est money; free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to l, independent
of any nation on the face of the globe.
will not give us dishonest money. 1t
will not give us a dollar one value to one
and another value to another man; 1t Will
give to the man who tolls, the same as to
the man who holds mortgage. Great
applause) 1t will give us Il coin that
smiles upon prosperity.
This is to be fighting campaign, and
you, my friends, are to be fighting.
once heard the story of a man at hotel
who could not sleep because the man i'll
the room above walked the floor all night.
At last the man below, in desperation
asked his friend above why he continued
to walk the floor throughout the night.
The friend said: I owe $4,000 and it
is due next week. 1 think it is about
time to walk the room all night But,
my friend, why don't you go to sleep and
let the other man do the walkingT"
There was laughter and applause at
the old story, to which the nominee gave
a new Interpretation, as he continued:
Nov, great many people seem to
think that the candidate must do all the
walking the floor and all the fighting.
This is your fight. 1t is more important
to the people that they should select their
officers than it is to the candidate that
they should elect themselves. 1t is for
you to say who your hired man will be.
Officers of the people are their servants,
and it is for you to say who your hired
man will be. Why should you not be
careful in selecting the man who serves
you in public capacity when you give
great care in selecting those who serve
you in II private capacity. | want you
to go home and feel that this cause is
your cause. 1t is the cause of the peo-
pie, the plain people. If we fight as we
should we shall win.
IF we don't tight as we should we
shall not deserve to win. thank you,
my friends"
Mr. Bryan stepped back and a shout
went up which echoed and re-echoed
through the narrow streets and was taken
up and continued Il block in either di-
rectiOn. The band played Il parting sa-
lutte to the nominee before reSuming its
march to the depot, and Bryan retraced
his steps along the narrow ledge to the
window, where he waved parting salute
to the hurrahing crowd below.