The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-02
IT'S a FIGHT TO A FINISH.
Towne Gale Bryan "The Leader of 1896.
the Victor OF 900"

the Victor OF 19O0.''
DENVER, Col, Nov. 25.-A compli,
mentary banquet was last evening
rendered Hon w. j. Bryan at the
Brown Palace Hotel by the Chamber
of Commerce Of Denver. Plates were
laid for 300. His address was the last
number on the programme. lie was
received with great cheering. Among
other things, he said:
The past few months seem to me
more like dream than a reality; and
when I hear the words of eulogy
which have been so often spoken, they
do rot impress me as words spoken Of
me- The fear that always comes over
me when | hear these words spoken
with so many manifestations Of atfec.
ton is whether l caa maintain the
feeling that has been SO kindly ex-
pressed. Or whether by some misstep l
may DO as so many have done before
me, fall and lose that love which now
is The thing which 1 prize most in life.
1t frightens me whenI find how many
people there are in this country who,
believing as l believe, have put their
faith IL me and the work | have tried
to do. The only assurance l have that
l may be able to continue to retain
your good will is the belief that my
purpose is the same as your purpose,
and that we, continuing in this pur-
pose, will travel together.
II believe that during this campaign
in every foreign patton the oppressed
were raising silent prayer for our sue
cess, and that in every foreign nation
the aristocracy was praying for the
success OF our opponents, because the
Ambassador Of. the United States to
Great Britain declared Immediately
after the election he, together with all
London, was rejoicing, and when he
said he and all London, be meant that
part Of London which he had become
acquainted with, and not the toiling
part OF London or England. You read
what is said by the fnanciers and By
the aristocrats OF the world, and you
will find that they recognize what
many Of our own people do not recog-
nize, that this question which was be-
fore the American people reached
down deeper and lowered up higher
than any question which has con-
frcntad US in time of peace in the his
tory OF this country.
1--WE cannot give up this fight II we
desire; we have got to go on. | think
we have been successful in bringing
our cause before the American people.
! think we will be more successful IN
the next four years. We have been
successful in bringing our cause be.
fore the laboring man; we have failed
most in reaching the business men of
this country and / believe that for the
next four years we ought to give spec
ial attention to the bringing OF our ar.
guments before the business men of
this country.
How long will it be before our
well-to do classes shall understand that
they cannot raise themselves far above
the masses of the pssple2 How long
before they realize that their only
safety lies in the raising of the masses
with thenl" (Cheers anu 100P Psp-
plause)
It was 2:20 this morning when Mr..
Bryan finished his speech. Ats o'clock
after having shaken hands with all the
banqueters, Mr.. Bryan was driven to
the depot, where he boarded special
train which left the city for Pueblo at
$50 o'clock. a committee of leading
citizens of Pueblo acted as escort for
Mr. Bryan on his journey.
The scene at the banquet hall at the
end of forceful speech by Congress
man Charles a. Towne of Minnesota
on The issue of 1900," was remarka-
bic. The climax Of his speeches, in
which he spoke of Mr.. Bryan as 1.-The
leader Of 1896; the victor Of 1900"
started great demonstration. Men
jumped on chairs and tables and shout
ed themselves hoarse, waved handker-
chiefs and acted generally as only en-
thusiastic men stirred to frenzy by
burning eloquence can act.