The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29
AT TONAWANDA.
Though His Voice Was Husky, bryan
Made n Short Speech.

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Made n Short Speech. ~
NIAGARA FALLS. N. ". Aug. 2S.-In
his Syracuse speech VIM. j.. Bryan ex-
planned his campaigning tour by remark
ing that because of the few people who had
enough money this year to visit a presiden-
tial candidate. it seemed only fair that the
candidate should go to see the people. In
pursuance Of this policy. Mr.. Bryan left
Buffalo by trolley this morning to begin a
two days campaign among the smaller
cities of northern New York.
During the morning ride Mr.. Bryan made
a statement of his views concerning the
political outlook in the State of New York.
Coming after his recent visits with Senator
Hill. State Chairman Hinkley and minor
party men, in the largest cities OF the
State, all of which he has visited, the
statement may be considered significant.
Mr.. Bryan said:
Il am more than gratiied with the
demonstration of last evening. 1t far sur
passed anything which | had expected. L
am also pleased to find so unanimous a
sentiment in favor of the Endorsement of
the action of the Chicago conven-
tien; f YorR. w ana from have the seen ae0i in
ments expressed by members OF the State
organizations, | am satisfied that the State
We'll as the ticket. Some of the Democrats
may oppose parts of the PLATFORM. but il is
the national platform. and will be accepted
as a whole
At Tonawanda there were gathered 200 or
500 people. The cars stopped in the center
Of the town. and Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan,
standing on a platform. shook hands with
a typical country crowd. Mr.. Bryan spoke
TO them briefly. His voice, in it's huskiness.
shows the wear and tear of the weeks
work. and when the trolley car moved off
it was followed with three cheers for the
next President" Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-(A voice. We are
lighting the aristocracy of gold.D The Chi
cago platform. while IL was written and
adopted by the Democrats of the West and
South. does not raise any sectional cues
ton. 1t simply reasserts the Democracy
first taught by Thomas Jefferson and after
wards defended by Andrew Jackson IAN
piause), and the Democracy upon which the
Democratic party must always stand un-
less it decides 10 abandon the principles
which have been it's principles from the
beginning and substitute the plutocracy
that some have called modern Democracy.
CApplause.) The Chicago platform simply
reiterates those fundamental principles
upon which our form OF government must
rest. The keynote of the Chicago platform
is found in the Declaration of Independ-
ence--that all men are created equal. and
that. therefore. no citizens nave the right
10 appropriate to themselves the blessings
that the Creator intended for all the peo-
DNa -
should not be made so that the many will
toll and the few enioy.the fruits of the
that every man shall be defended in the
enjoyment of that which he earns. but that
no man, shall be permitted to enjoy what
somebody else has earned. and which Is
taken from him by vicious legislation. Tho
reason why they use abu~ive epithets and
apply hard names TO those who support
that Platform Is because they know that
the platform * "A menace to the wrong
doer-not the smaller w~ronG-doer only, but
also to the larger traasgressor who at
tempts TO use the government as his instru-
ment 10 wrong others. tApplause) do
not think il is going 10 require a great deal
OF talk in this campaign. We are not go
ing 10 have any difficulty to lind speakers.
We can go into the stores. the machine
shops. the farm or to the men who work
along the road and find men who know
enough about the principles of this govern
ment 20 be able TO discuss these questions
and apply them TO themselves. The great
common people do not need any particu-
lar class 70 tell them what they shall do.
They can think for themselves. and / trust