The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-24
A POPULIST PLEA.
Silver Doctrine as Preached by the
Boy Orator.

The Old Argument for Money All Around
No Mercy for People Who Have In
vested Savings.
Barrytown, N. Y, August s2-Wm.
J. Bryan opened the political campaign
in earnest today at Madalin. Dutcbess
county. He delivered his first actual GAM
paign speech since his nomination and
showed an earnestness in delivery closely
reaem bling that which brought about
the great ovation he received at Chicago
the day before he was selected as the
Democratic standard bearer
MIR. and Mrs. Bryan and their hosts. MIR.
and Mrs. Perrine, drove over to Madalin
at O'Clock from Upper Red Hook. A
number of houses along the five njles of
road were decorated with flags gand the
town of Madalin and the adjacent viii
lage Tivoli, were also made attractive by
display of bunting. At the outs kirts
of Madalin the reception c0mmibtee and
q brass band greeted the candidate and
the procession was formed for The entry
into the town. Fifteen hundred persons
SaVHoIdd sbuOub tH6 speah6la EGfNH. Mr..
Bryan was loudly appls las9he came
in sight. Frank S. Ornsbee chairman
of thesmeeting. presented Mr.. Bryan in
few words and he received an ovation.
Mr.. BRYAN SAID:
We are entering upon campaign
which Is a remarkable one in many re.
speots. Heretofore at least in the first
% or 30 years, each party has come into
the campaign practically solid, present.
ing united front against the opposing
patty. Bit in this campaign there has
been practically a bolt from every CON
yention which has been held. What does
it mean? 1t means that cow entlons are
deeper this year than heretofore 1t
means that the people are not so willing
now as they have been to allow the
platform OF party to control their
actions. Men are thinking this year with
more earnestneas and intensity than they
have been thinking in recent years ana
the result of this thinking will be man
infested when it comes to register the
VIII of this great nation and between
that time and this hour, we expect to
present to those who must act upon those
questions, the issues of this scasnpaign.
When our party az Chicago 4wr6te the
platform it did, we knew IT, would
offend some people. No party oatl take
plain, strong and emphatic Apos1tion
upon any question without offending
somebody. We declared in that Platform
what we believe was right We described
the 4 policies we believed best For the
American people and when weldid it we
knew that 1t would ALLEVIATE some. We
did not expect those who nre making
profit out Of the gold standard aud out
of the embarrassment it brings to the
treasury to join with US in putting an
END to the gold standard. This platform
WAS not written to attract their votes. 1t
WAS written becauseswe Want to destroy
the business in which they are engaged.
But, my friends, IL those who have made
profit out of the governments financial
policy array themselves against the
Democratic party, may we not. expect
those who believe we are right TO come to
our rescue and fill up the ranks that are
being depleted by their desertion? If we
must part company with those who be-
lieye in a
GOVERNMENT OF SYNDICATES.
by syndicates and for syndicates, may we
not appeal with confidence to those who
believe that government of the people,
by the people and for the people should
not perish from the earth. ] have not
met many of your people and yet in the
short time have been here | have met
enough Republicans who said they were
going to vote our ticket to make up for
every Democrat that will desert us here.
Thesfounders of our government never
conceded thu time would come when
there would be only few people in this
country competent to settle great public
questions If they had they would have
written IN the constitution that only
finanoiers could vote. 1T is hollow NOOK
cry to grant to the people right in your
constitution and then deny them the
privilege of exercising it. | assert that
the people of the United States, those
who produce the wealth as we'll as those
who exchange it, have sufficient pat
Iiotism and sufficient intelligence 20 sit
in iudgemnt upon every question which
has arisen or will arise no matter how
long our government may endure No
question is solved until the masssa sottle
it. AS general rule, the common people
here and everywhere have been tf,53 sup
port and the only great support Off every
measure of reform. Now you havea right
to take this question and examine 1T and
form your opinion and the ballot IL given
to you in order that you might express
your own opinion when you come to vote
and not BIO required to accept. some one
else's opinion. Now, opinions are
divided as to the policy which should be
pursued. You take
GOLD STANDARD DEMOCRATS
Some of them say they ought to come
out openly and endorse Dhe Republican
candidate SO as to be sure to elect him,
and others say, no, that would be dan
gerous, because we have candidate of
our own, why there would be great
many Democrats who would be foolish
enough to vote the ticket of the COM
mon people and there they are divided.
They all want the same object but they
are divided rs to the way Of getting it
and think they can elect Republican oan-
didates better by having candidate of
their own to fight Democrats with than
they can by openly supporting the Re-
publican ticket. Not only are they d.
yided, but they are also divided ali the
way through. One starts to showot that