The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-11
OHlO's ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING
Over 5000 People Surge Around the
Depot at CrestIne.

Crestline, Ohio, Aug. 10.-Over 5000
people were surging around the depot
when the Bryan train pulled in in the
midst of salutes from anvils and
music. 4 committee had boarded the
train s.at Bucyrus, and when Mr.. Bryan
arrived he was escorted through the
noisy crowd to decorated platform
near the depot, where, amid the wild
est cheering, he said:
Ladies and Gentlemen; | would
not be surprised to find such an audi
ence as this in Nebraska, but | can
hardly realize that such gathering
as this assembled in the State which
has the honor to contain the residence
Of my opponent. cloud cheers and
laughter L must conclude from the
enthusiasm which has been manifested
ever since we crossed the State line
into Ohio, That Ohio has had so many
Presidents that you have decided that
you can spare one now. CHEERS and
laughter.) 1t is generous of you, and
| Will promise you that if / am living
when Nebraska has had as many Presi-
deRts as Ohio has had, / will come back
to your State and return the compli-
ment by helping You elect an Ohio
man. provided he is in favor of a fin
ancial policy by the American people,
foE the American people. Cloud
cheers.)
Unless | mistake the character of
the people among whom we live, you
will never be able to get them to sup
port candidate for the Presidency
who viii continue the policy of mort
gaging the American people to foreign
syndicates when seventy millions of
people stand ready to protect the
Treasury of the United States. cloud
cheers.) Help us TO help ourselves.
Cheers and laughter.) If the gold
standard is a good thing, / ask you
why did not the Republican party at
st. Louis declare the gold standard
should be maintained permanently,
and if the gold standard is a bad thing,
why was it so cowardly as to say to
the American people, "You should sub
nit to a bad thing until foreign po-
tentates and powers come to the re-
lief of a suffering people" (Oheers.)
Put these two questions to your
opponents; fire these two questions,
and YOU drive them from the battle
field. First, IF the gold standard is
good, why not keep it? and if bad,
why should we keep it for a single
you for your attention"
When the train bearing the nominees
party rolled into Wooster there were
a thousand people gathered around the
depot to greet Mr.. Bryan who spoke
briefly in response to loud calls. There
were cries then for Mr.. Bland and in
answer to them Mr.. Bryan introduced
L. T.. Holden, of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, as follows:
"You were enquiring about Mr..
Bland. Bland is not here, but we have
man who looks something like Mr.,
Bland, and present him in Mr.. Bland's
place"
Mr.. Holden was received with APP
plause and said:
Ladies and genetlemen: This is a
year of revelations and revolutions.
(Applause.) When the old party lines
are broken down, when n gold bug
marches over into the Republican
camp, twenty Republicans come into
the silver camp" (Applause.)
A voice: "More than that in this
county"
Mr.. Holden: 'More than that in this
county. ] could tell you a story that
would make your hearts leap in graft
tude. There are changes coming. They
are coming to Mr.. Bryan. They are
coming, first, because he is man of
the people. They are coming because
he is a man whose heart and hand
are right"
OVATION AT M'kiNLEY'S HOME.
Thop sands Turn Out to Greet the Ohio
Mans Opponent.