Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-07-10
sRyAN's GREAT SPEECH.
Synopsis Of the Eioquen, Eebrasksn's
Talk.

/ speech OF bryan Ol NeDTaskd, iu ldNW
of the majority report on the plat
form. Even the attention given Hill
and Tillman did not equal the breath
less eagerness with which thousands
peered forward to watch the first sem
tences of this young man, whom many
Westerners consider their foremost
orator.
They were not disappointed. He
spoke depreciatingly of himself, "but,'
he added, "the humblest citizen In
the land, when clad in the armor of
righteousness, is stronger than all the
hosts of error" This struck the key
note which sounded TO the rafters.
Thereafter the silverites sent up yell
after yell after each striking period.
The cause Of silver, he declared, was
the cause OF liberty aud humanity.
Therefore he deprecated any denunci-
alton of President Cleveland, because
the issue was not to be brought down to
the level OF personality. To the COM
plalnt of the east that the silver men
would not discuss the question, he re-
piled that the convention was as
senlbled merely to render their iudg-
ment by order of the plain people, but
the greatest Of all was the enthusiasm
stirred by his comparisons of the busi-
ness man down Il thousand feet into
n mine and him who in back room
counted the money Of the world,
"We are fighting in defense of our
homes, our firosides and our families, "
proceeded Bryan as the assemblage
rose for another wild demonstration.
"Our petitions have been scorned, but
now we have no petition to offer for
we are strong in our right and defy
them. They ask If Robespiere will
arise. No, instead of that the people
need an Andrew Jackson to do, as
Jackson did, in resisting the encroach-
ments against the people.
Turning his attention to the in
come tax, Bryan declared IL was not
unconstitutional until one of the
judges had changed his mind, and
the great economic principles of the
income tax could not rest upon the
change Of mind, Of any single Judge.
Concerning the banks, he said, they
claimed the government should 60
out of the banking business, but he
answered with Jefferson, the banks
(; should go out of the goyernmentlng
business. The speaker paused a
: moment as If to close, when all sides
shouted "go on, go on"
. "The Republicans nominated at st.
Louis William Mckinley, of Ohio"
Bryan continued, che is "A man who
) used TO boast that he looked like Ma.
, poleon." There was half minute OF
laughter, when the speaker continued
"yes they nominated him on the an
= nlversary of the battle of Waterloo
d and already we can hear with dis
tlnctness, the waves beating on the
= shores of st. Helena" [Great ap
plause.l The American nation, hC
= said, was about TO legislate without
'' the advice OF any other nation on the
globe.
' The American nation was able L
- legislate on every question without
. the aid ON any other nation. On sucl
an Issue, made in this platform, tn,
Democratic'party could not carry al
- single state In this union. He would
. not, he said, slander the great state
OF Massachusetts, or New York, By
- saying that on such an issue the!
would declare the helpless impotenc,
OF the merclless domination of powe
y in the past and added, "but l war;
them they shall not cruelty tn,
q Democratic party on the cross o
gold"
= The coclusion OF Bryan's speech wa
marked by the most enthusiastic dem
onstratlon of the convention up I,
!, that time. The whole convention
l. sprang TO its feet and 10000 throat
roared while twice twenty thousant
l. arms waved frantically, Handker
T. chiefs and flags flew wildly. Hat