The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
Some Unwelcome Sounds That
Are Not Appreciated at
the Rally.
BRYAN ABUSES HIS OPPONENTS
Also Tries to Justify the Chicago
Platform by Casting S urs on
the Supreme Court.


CINCINNATI, OHIo, Oct. No
between Huntington, W. Va, and Cincin-
natl, although he gave explanations along
the route about the necessity for saving
his voice and at one place told the crowd
that he was Obliged to go out TO talk to
the people because most of the news
papers were against him.
Stops were made by the candidates S
special train at Cattletsburg, Ironton,
Ashland, Greenup, South Portsmouth,
Vancehurg, Maysville, Augusta and Men,
tor, all towns in Kentucky along the Ohio
River. At New Portsmouth there was a
big gathering.
Many people came over the river from
New Richmond, Ohio, and gave the can
didate three cheers On the Kentucky side.
Big crowds at Maysville and Augusta
cheered Mr.. Bryan. Many people from
Portsmouth, Ohio. came over the river to
see him at South Portsmouth. and along
the Ohio bank were several people who
viewed the candidate at long range. 1t
was Mr.. Bryan's second visit to Maysville
within a month. He told about his in
valided voice, and caused great scram bic
in the jam around the train by scattering
boxful OF flowers among his audience.
Augusta furnished a cannon salute.
Congressman Mcmillan took Mr.. Bryan's
place as speechmaker at nearly every stop.
Congressman Berry introduced the candi-
date along the route. The run over the
Chesapeake and Ohio tracks from Hunt
ington to Cincinnati was a record breaker.
At one time a speed was made that If
maintained would have given seventy
three miles an hour. Twelve miles were
run in nine minutes in one squirt. The
delays caused by stops at stations where
crowds were gathered were maue up by
the rapid locomotion.
When Mr.. Bryan reached here at $50
O'Clock tonight he was escorted by the
Duckworth Club and other political or.
ganizations of the State to the Gibson
House. Considerable enthusiasm was
shown by big crowds along the route. A
hasty supper and quick change of cloth
ing and the candidate was taken to Music
Hall under escort OF the Duckworth Club
Here he was down for a speech, but it was
not the only one he was expected to make
at Music Hall there were about 10000
people in the audience. Outside the
streets were jammed by enormous crowds
and all the entrances were besieged by en-
thusiasts eager for admittance.
Louis Reemelein. chairman of the Demo-
cratic County Executive Committee,
called the meeting to order and was
howled down. In self-defense he pre-.
sented Mr.. Bryan. Gustave Staple, who
had been chosen to preside, came in just
heard in the confusion. He, too, intro
duced Mr. Bryan
Cries of "Hurrah for Mckinley" aroused
the ire of the inmates, and they tried to
find the culprits.
While the shouts and calls were at their
height Otway Grove, president of the
Duckworrh Club, jumped up and called
the disturbers blackguards. He demanded
the rem oval of three men in the balcony,
and when this was done and the confusion
stopped he presented Mr. Bryan. Having
been so well introduced the Democratic
nominee began his speech without delay.
He said in part:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen: 1
esteem it a privilege as candidate for Office
TO be presented 10 the people of Cincinn att
We are compelled to face an enemy in this
campaign which is not only we'll organized
and well equipped with means both for legiti-
mate and tllegitimate work, but we are also
compelled to face an enemy which is not
entirely honest in ite dealings with the peo-
pie Before addressing myself to the para
L
your attention to two or three questions that
have been raised by our opponents.
Some of our opponents have attempted to
srraign us before the bar of public opinion
upon the charge that we are trying to disturb
order and to overthrow law. l want for a
moment 10 meet that proposition There is
nothing in our platform that justifies that
charge. If they say that our declaration In
favor Of any in come tax is an attempt to dis
credit the Supreme CourtI deny it. There is
nothing in our platform on that subject which
L --st~ el.z
itself uttered against the judgment of the
Supreme Court. lApplause.
Let me call your attention to O criticism
which Abraham Lincoln made of q decision of
the Supreme Court, and when you read his
criticism you will find how far We fall short of
him in criticism. And yet there are good peo-
pie in this country to-day who think that
Abraham Lincoln was not only great man
but good man and patriot. Here is his
Language In June, 1857: "We believe as much
as Judge Douglas, more in obedience and re-
spect for the Judicial Department of the Gov
eminent; bnt we think that the Dred Scott
decision was erroneous: we know that the
court tnet made it has often overrnled its own
decisions, and we shall do what we can to have
IL overrule this"
Ny friends, the position taken by Abraham
Lincoln is exactly the position which we take
to-day. fApplause.l We expect that this de-
cision at some time in the future shall be over
ruled. We expect that in this Nation 1t
will be possible TO make wealth pay its share of
the burdens of the Government
who are criticizing us for still favoring an in
come tax do not criticize the income tax. Our
opponents want you to believe that we are op-
posed to the enforcement OF the law.
So far as that criticism is directed against
me as a candidate / assert, as have asserted
before, that there is not a citizen in all this
land who believes more thoroughly in the
enforcement of every law upon the statate-
books than do (appiausel. and, my friends, If
by the suffrages of my countrymen may be
made the chief executive of this Nation viii
promise you that will so enforce the laws
that some of my critics will come on their
knees begging not to have the laws enforced.
Tremendous applause.l
Let me state TO you q reason for the opposi-
ton OF some OF these railroads which they do
not themselves possess. They object to our
platform because we demand that instead of
sulnmoning an army to settle labor trou bles
that we shall have arbitration to settle them.
But the worst part of all this opposition is
that the men who attempt to destroy labor
organizations and to make the laboring man
defenseless are the men who IN this Campaign
are attempting 70 use the votes of Iaborers
themselves to overthrow their rights. [Great
There is another plank that these men find
fault with, but they do not say much about IL,
and that is the plank which declares against
government by Injunction and in favor OF the
bin that passed the Senate 10 protect people
whe are arrested for contempt. Why do they
not criticize that piank7 Because the bin
which we indorsed in our platform passed the
Senate Of the United STATES without opposition