The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-08

At Atlantic there boarded the trair
two reception committees, one from
Stuart and the other from Des Moines
Stuart was reached at Sis and 1000 PEG
pie were in waiting with a brass band
A platform had been erected few fee
from the track. 1t was handsomely
decorated and Illuminated. The CROWD
cheered wildly as the train rolled in anc
continued the demonstration until Mr.
Bryan waved his hand for silence, as 6
preliminary to the short speech which
he made from the platform. Among
those upon the platform were Genera
DANES B. Weaver, who was member OF
the Des Moines reception committee
Mr.. Bryans remarks were interrupted
by q call of time and he was ushered
back through the struggling crowd tc
the train. The people struggled with
almost frantic zeal to get near enough
40 shake hands but their efforts were
vain, as Bryan disappeared at once into
his car and the train moved on, rein
forced by four carloads of excursionists
to the DesMoines meeting.
AT DIES MONIES.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Aug. Tt was $50
n. M when the train arrived at Des
Moines. A cheering concourse of peo-
pie filed the streets for blocks in Ich
direction. The reception committee met
the party at the depot and a committee
of ladies were present TO greet Mrs. Bry-
an. An open decorated carriage, drawn
by six white horses, was in waiting
of the illuminations around the depot.
MIR. Bryan was ushered into the car
riage, while Mrs. Bryan and other mem
bers of the party were disposed of in
other vehicles. The party moved up the
crowded Fourth street amid a contlnu-
Gus roar of cheers, and were escorted
to the tabernacle, a large hall on the
east side of the river. with seating ca
pacity of 5000 to 6000 The immense
auditorium was crowded to its utmost
capacity. Mr. Bryan was introduced by
Governor Boies, who said of him that
while he was the nominee of three par
ties, no convention had nominated him,
as he enjoyed the enviable distinction
of having nominated himself. The APP
plause that followed was distinct ova-
ton, in response to which Mr.. Bryan
said:
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen:
I esteem it a great privilege to be per-
mitted even for brief moment to stand
before the citizens assembled in this cap
ital city of one of the greatest agricul-
tural states of this union. Iowa has no
reason to blush for the position she oc-
cupies among her sister states. II is not
necessary for any one to come from
abroad to enlighten you upon the issues
of this campaign. Your own state is
rich in orators. and in this campaign
1t will be richer than it has been for
quarter of century. You have here the
statesmen whom you delight to honor,
and as look back over the campaigns
In which it has been my privilege to take
part, there are no campaigns that re-
member with more pleasure and pride
than these two campaigns when, at the
invitation of your people, l came to
assist in the election of Horace Boies as
governor of this state. Hong and con-
tinued applause.)
If in the national convention which
has just closed the lot fell upon me rath-
er than upon him, it was not because of
superior merit but because of the cir
cumstances which surrounded that con-
vention. I do not take to myself the
credit for anything that was done. be-
lieve that those delegates were as hon
est and as earnest body of men al ever
assembled in convention and after
viewing the situation they decided,
whether wise or foolish time alone will
tell, that under all circumstances the
nomination should fall upon the one who
did receive it. and | am on my way now
to the city of New York to receive the
notification. l do not know how well
may be able to bear the standard which
is TO be placed in my hands, but know
this, that there is not one person in this
land who is more deeply in earnest in
this cause than he whom you have hon.
ored. In this campaign the dist in
guished gentleman of whom l have
spoken, your ex-governor, will ge be-
fore you as one of your leaders and by
his side will stand that other gallant
man who for twenty years has fought,
and whether we have agreed with him
or not on all things, there is not an hon
est man here but must concede that
where he has fought he has fought with
the strength of giant And by his side
will stand in this great conflict men who
until this year have been fighting the
battle Of the epublican party. men who
boast that from the time of Lincoln I'M
til now they have been adherents of the
Republican party, but who believe that
in this campaign tlke Republicanism of
Lincoln finds better expression in the
Chicago platform than it found in the
platform adopted at st. Louis But you
shall not need orators this year. If
every orator you have known We're to be
silent, orators void rise in every county
and in every town and every precinct of
this state and proclaim the truth. Ora
tory sometimes has been laughed at.
but, my friends, oratory will be with us
as long as the human race endures.
whenever there is a cause that stirs
mems hearts there will be ators TO
present that cause. Eloquence is sim
ply the speech of person who knows
what he is talking about and believes
what he sas. Our people in this cam
paign not only believe what they saw
but when they tell you that there can be
no more prosperity for the people while
the people fall down and worship gold
as the only standard money they know
what hey are talking about.
They say this is a campaign of edu-
cation. Yes, ii is a campaien i'm which