The herald., 1896-09-17
SILVER SENTIMENT
IN SOUTHERN STATES
Stirred by the Silver
Leaders Oratory
TIE CITIZENS RISE VERY EARLY
And Bring Their Enthusiasm
With Them
GREAT CROWDS ASSEMBLE
Aad Respond Heartily to Mr.. Bryan's
Patriotic Speeches
A Knoxville Twenty Thousand People Turn
to Listen
Re. lucky Democrats Officially Repu-
didate the Utterances Of Secretary
Carlisle Regarding the Re-
demp of Silver Dollars.
GREAT CROWDS ASSEMBLE
Aad Respond Heartily to Mr.. Bryan's
Patriotic Speeches
A Knoxville Twenty Thousand People Turn
to Listen
Re. lucky Democrats Officially Repu-
didate the Utterances Of Secretary
Carlisle Regarding the Re-
demp of Silver Dollars.
Associated Press Special Wire

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 16-Will-
lam j. Bryan began work at o'clock
this morning with a speech at Somer-
set, a Republican stronghold, to 500 cit
izens. They cheered loudly Bryan
said that if between nd and election
day they would get UP as early as they
did this morning and work as hard in
behalf Of the cause of Democracy as
he worked yesterday, there would be
no question of the success Of the cause.
At Oliver Springs a reception COM
nnittee from Knoxville got on the train.
There was stop Of two hours at Knox
Vile, and all night people had been COM
ing by excursion trains, and farmers
fop miles around had driven in. The old
est citizens could not remember when
such q crowd had gathered to greet any
man. The train arrived at Knoxville
shortly before o'clock. Bryan was TAX
en- Immediately to the speakers stand
erected in. front Of the court house, and
introduced by Ex-Governor Robert L.
Taylor. On the stand were seated Judge
Clark Of the United States district
court, Chief Justice D. L. Snodgrass
of the supreme court of Tennessee, w. D.
-.
ter, and ]. S. Wilkes, associate justices
of the supreme court. Bryan's appear
ance was the signaEfor tremendous ap-
plause.
There were between $1,000 and $4,000
people in the audience to which Mr..
Bryan spoke. He said, in part:
"It gives me real pleasure to meet the
people of East Tennessee who have as
sembled here in such great numbers.
am sure that when I speak for an In
dependent financial policy my words
will strike responsive chord In the
hearts of the mountain people, because
the mountain people of the world have
always been friends of independence
and liberty. You can find among them
those who are confident in their strength
and who therefore are not willing to
bow the head or bend the knee to the
oppressor. come to you as represen-
tative of a principle paramount in this
campaign.
"It is the right of 70,O00,000 Of people
to have just the kind of a financial sys-
tenn they want, whether any foreign ma
ton helps us to have 1t or is willing for
us to have it. (Great applause.)
'In this campaign, as never before in
this country, have the lines been drawn
between those who belive in the possi-
bilities of America and those who be-
neve in abject dependence upon foreign
nations. If this nation is not great
enough to have financial policy of itos
own it ought to annex itself to some
power that is great enough to take care
of our people. (Applause.) Against the
maintenance of gold standard for one
year or forever the Democratic party
has arrayed ITSELF We are opposed to
q gold standard. We have declared an
honorable opposition to it. We have
commenced a war of determination
against it, war that will not cease while
there is any party or any considerable
number Of men who are attempting to
fasten this foreign yoke upon an inde-
pendent people. (Applause.) I seek no
votes on false pretenses. I want no one
to vote for me on this understanding
II there Is any one who believes that the
gold standard is a good thing or that it
must be maintained, I warn him not to
cast his vote for me, because promise
him that 1t will not be maintained in this
country longer than I am able to get
rid of it. (Cheers and applause.)
I'VE assert that when they attempt to
build financial system upon money
which they cannot produce that they
are building up an insecure structure
upon an invisible foundation, and are
insulting the intelligence of those who
mean what they say and say what they
mean" (Applause)
Mr.. Bryan then explained what the
term 16 to / means, and told why there
was no danger of a flood of silver, He
also explained the ways of money is
put into circulation, and while he was
in the midst of thhis explanation some
one yelled, Mark Hanna is going to put
it into circulation"
THAT is increasing the circulation"
answered Mr.. Bryan, Just before cleo
ton, in order to contract it after cleo
tion." (Great applause.)
When Mr.. Bryan concluded his speech
he was taken to the depot.where crowd
had again assembled and the police had
a hard time to get him through. A
special train was taken to Asheville.
TIL Knoxville committee which re-
ceived Mr.. Bryan escorted him back to
Asheville, and at Hot Springs, N. c., the
committee of seventy-five from Ashe-
vile took the train in charge The North