Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-01
AT RIPLEY.
A Talk to Il Maccabees-Last Words in
Naxr Xorl

NEW L Ofk.
Ripley, N. Y, Aug. 31,-Mr. Bryan ar
rived here at 80 p. m. after rather un-
interesting drive across the country from
Mayville. Many houses in the town were
decorated with banners bearing the
names Of Bryan and Sewall, while not a
few have Mckinley Autographs.
The candidate and his wife took dinner
at the house of Lyman Bennett with
Hon. Charles Corbett a member of the
democratic state committee; Postmaster
McGilnnis and other supporters. Mr..
Bryan made speech to a large crowd
and left for Cleveland over the Lake
Shore road at 305 p. m.
Mr.. Bryan's speech was delivered in
Tallman's Grove, where the Knights of
Maccabees were holding a picnic. His
audience numbered 1000 and was fairly
enthusiastic. Two brass bands headed
the knights who accompanied Mr.. Bryan
to the grove and afterwards escorted him
to the train. In his speech Mr.. Bryan
told the people that in electing delegates
to the Buffalo convention they should
know how each delegate was to vote on
the proposition to indorse the Chicago
platform and ticket.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced by the chief
officer, w. S. Stringham, who took care,
however, to say that he did not indorse
him, but had produced him here as an
attraction to the people. As the question
was one on which they desired to hear
Mr.. Bryan, he hoped they would give him
close attention.
Mr.. Bryan in coming to the front of the.
platform was loudly cheered.
He said: I desire to speak to you for
just short time sbout this campa gn.
But before proceeding to discuss any po-
litical question, / desire to thank the
members of this fra aternity for the priv
tlege given to me of meeting the people
here assembled. I shall not ask the
n1p of thn fyat f.,l
thing l say. | recognize that the order
Is non-partisan order, as it must be,
and therefore politics must have no place
In its consideration, that is, so far as
the order is concerned, although MEM
bers of all orders must be, as citizens.
interested in any question that is before
the American people. Not only do 1 ap-
preciate the courtesy which the Macca-
bees have extended, but appreciate the
work which that order and other orders
Is doing. am, myself, a member of some
of the similar orders, and speak what [
believe when say they are doing great
and important work among our people.
(Applause.)
This is the last opportunity which I
shall have to say word in the state of
New York. For the last week (or almost
a week. have been travelling and meet
ing the people. 1 am greatly pleased
with the interest which is being taken
by the people of New York in the issue
of this campaign. / am able to carry
back to the people of the west the news
that while we have not met with very
hearty reception in Wall street we have
met a hearty reception in every other
part of the state of New York. And
have come to believe that there Is among
the masses of the people of New York
about as little love for what is known as
Wall street as you will find in any west
ern state. (Cheers).
Now, as this is my farewell meeting in
the state for the present, 1 desire to sub
NIT just a word to the people of New
York.
First-To the members of the demo-
cratic party. / have been gatfied to find
that so few-few relatively-of the men,
bers of the democratic party are going
to oppose the platform and ticket nomi-
mated at Chicago. I desire to say word
to the democrats of this state who believe
that the state convention ought to in
dorse not only the candidates of the Chi
cago convention, but the platform on
which these candidates stand (Cheers).
If there is any person here who thinks
that the democratic party of the state of
New York ought not to indorse the can
didates and platform what shall say is
not addressed to such persons, but to
those who believe that the state conven-
tion to be held in this state in about two
weeks should indorse both platform and
candidates. I desire to offer one sugges-
tion. We have had a great fight in the
democratic party, one of the most memo
rable contests ever waged in the United
States, and those who advocate the free
coinage of silver have won by carrying
their cause not to the conventions, but
to the people themselves the source of all
political power. If we had waited until
the convention assembled at Chicago and
then made our appeal to the delegates
who had been sent there uninstructed
and without regard to the money ques-
ton, we should have been defeated, but
we saw that the strength of bimetallism
was on the rank and file OF the party
and recognized the democratic idea that
power comes up to the machinery.
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