The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
ARRIVED IN NEW YORK YESTER-
DAY FROM HIS NEW ENG
LAND TOUR.
SPOKE LAST NIGHT IN NEW JERSEY.
large Crowds Of Curious People Heard
Him At Newark and Patcrson-Ncw
haven Made Amends for lale's
Conduct Last Week.

Now York, Sept. 2S.-Wm. Jennings
Bryan returned this afternoon from hl'
New England tour, and after spending
,bout thirty minutes ut the Hotel bar
iholdi Immediately repaired to horlh'ri
New Jersey, escorted by committee oI
New Jersey democrats, where two ol 'h'
Liprcst meetings of his eastern TON
Wcre held. The party entered carriages
# the Hotel BarthOldi and were rapidly
driven 10 Jersey City ferry, Wher,
they took boat across the river, ana
then train for Paterson, \. j. Inc
train was II suburban one and was
londcd with commuters. who made the
triu lively one for the nominee by
cheering him and everything associated
with his cause.
At Paterson the crowd was so great
that the police had to fight to make II
pnssnec way to Mr. Bryan's carriage.
The stand for the speaking had been
erected ON Colts hill the site of the
new poStoilcc. IN open space covering
nm area of several squares. Inc crown
packed into this space was tremendous,
aud when the candidate appeared. there
was great outburst of applause, hre.
works shot into the mir, II company OF
local militia doomed their cannon. and
red lights bluzcd on different parts OF
the hill After l. great effort Mr.. Bryan
finally reached the stand, but Just rs he
was about to begin his address the cleo
tric lights suddenly went out and the
vast throng was plunged into darkness.
Great excitement prevailed for time,
and the nominee threatened to leave the
stand. but while the uproar was ut its
height the lights were restored. the police
relieved the crcaking stand of some of
its surplus freight, and Mr.. Bryan spoke,
in part. as follows
The paramount issue of this cam
paign is the money question and the
kind Of financial policy we shall have is
to he determined for the time being by
this election. Upon that issue the two
parties are squarcly divided. The re-
publican party is in favor of maintaining
the present financial system until foreign
nations shall Join in relieving lis of it,
The democratic party declares in favor
of immediate abandonment of the gold
standard and the substitution of the free
aud unlimited coinage of silver. Iii
mctallism can only exist where two
metals are admitted 10 the mintS on
equal terms and coined into money or
legal tender ut Il ratio fixed by law, and
our platform not only declares for Tree
aud unlimited coinage, hut il fixes the
legal ratio nj the present ratio of III to |,
II We are right in the position we have
taken, we are entitled to the support of
she people. If we are wrong and our
enemies are right. then they are en-
titled TO the support of the people. |
say 10 You now that my election means
ihat the nation shall open its mints To
the free coinage of both meals ai the
earliest moment But not only this, my
election means that this nation shall
treat the silver dollar Just us il treats
the gold dollar and We shall not issue
bonds in order To furnish an opportunity
for those who want bonds to draw upon
the gold and increase the debts of the
government. Ii we had taken Il mildcr
course; if we had adopted platform
which was capable of double construc-
zion. We might possibly have the support
,Of those who do not agree with us III tins
position. but. my friends. when we took
a decided stand for those policies which
we believe best for the American people
we had arraycd against us the great in.
hurncvS which surround wealth ana
corporate greed. Ii is not strange that
abe heads of all the trusts i'll the country
are opposed to the Chicago ticket, be-
cause the Chicago ticket is opposed 10
all the trusts of the country. 1t is not
strange that the money changers NE
opposed 10 the Chicago ticket, because
the Chicago ticket is opposed Ia the
money changers policy. 1t is not
strange that the SyudicatcS, which %row
fat while the people grow lean, are ol-
posed 10 the Chicago ticket, because the
success of the Chicago ticket means
chat those SyudicatCS shall cease 10
fatten ON the universities of the people.
| believe my friends, that time has
come when we must restore to the pro-
plc the right to run the government, and
chat We must restore the government To
the old policy whereby II guarantees
equal rights Ia all and gives special
privileges 10 none,
My friends. my opponents some
times ask MS how the money is going To
get among the people in case of an in
crease of the Volume of money. We re-
ply that money has to I've created before
il has 4 Chaucc Ia get into circulation,
If your laws are such that the govern
nCut does not create money enough.
then, my friends the money in circula-
ton must be less than the people need.
Mr., Bryan closed his speech with an
appeal 10 the voters - study the issues
nud vote according 10 their Judgment.
Great applause followed
The Paterson speech had 70 he cur
tailed 10 enable the party Ia catch 4 train
for Newark. which left the station NJ
S:37. \ fife and drum corps accom-
panicL them to the train, and there was
another big crowd awaiting them At the
station.
More carriages were utilized NJ