Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-03
Mr.. BRYAN IN CINCINNATI.
ARDUoUS WIND-uP OF AVERY BUSY DAY
Hoodlums Tried the Yale Game, but We're
Promptly SqueIched-1he Speaker fire.
quentIy interrupted by Cheering.


William j. Bryan in Cincinnati and it's
Kentucky neighbor, Coyington, tonight
was not of that easy sort that might be
expected of an overworked man. Up at
in the morning, after few hours of
sleep. was followed by twelve hours of
speech making and railroad travel before
Mr.. Bryan reached this city When he
did arrive at $50 he was escorted by the
Duckworth club and other political or
ganiZations from the station to the Glib
son house. A hasty supper and quick
change of clothing, and the candidate
was taken to Music hall under the escort
of the Duckworth club. Here he was
down for a speech, but it was not the
only one to which Cincinnati expected to
listen. No less than four speeches, three
in Cincinnati and one in Covington We're
wanted of Mr. Bryan.
He talked so long at Music hall that
he was obliged to ignore the overflow
meetings and make a quick jump to Gov
ington.
The Music hall meeting the first on the
programme, developed an attempt to
break up the affair. Whether it was de-
liberately planned and organized did not
appear. The number of seats claimed
for this beautiful auditorium is 5000, and
at that rate of computation there were
at least 10000 people sitting and standing
on the floor and stage and in the galleries.
enormous crowds, and all the entrances
were besieged by people eager for ad-
mittance.
1t so happened that Mr.. Bryan was in
PRODUCED three times. Louis Reelmin,
chairman of the democratic county eX-
ecutive committee, called the meeting to
order and was hoWled down. In self de-
Tense he presented Mr.. Bryan. Gustave
lapel who had been chosen to preside,
came in just then and made a speech,
IL. IL
too, introduced Mr.. Bryan. Cries of
"hurrah for Mckinley aroused the ire
of some of the Bryanites, and they tried
to find the culprits. When the shouts
and calls were at their height Otway j.
Cosgrove, president of the Duckworth
club, jumped up and called the disturbers
blackguards. He demanded the removal
of three men in the balcony and when
this was done and the confusion stopped
he presented Mr.. Bryan.
Having been so we'll introduced the
democratic nominee began his speech
without delay. His voice was good and
his delivery vigorous, not in the least
like that of a physically exhausted man.
When he was introduced the first time
the cheering lasted eight minutes. Dur
ing his speech he was frequently
interrupted by Wild Cheering.
He spoke in part as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
I esteem it privilege to be permitted,
as candidate for Office, to be permitted
to present the claims of our cause to the
people of Cincinnati. / appreciate the
crowded condition of the hall and know
that it requires some sacrifice to undergo
the inconvenience that you have to I'M
dergo. But want you now to be patient
and to suffer with me, because, my
friends, I am working as hard in this
campaign as you will have to work to
stand for little while quiet
A Voipn-And VO1'I1 he elected
Mr.. Bryan-We are compelled to face
an enemy In this campaign which is not
only well organized and well equipped
with means, both for legitimate work and
illegitlmate work, but we are also COM
PEELED to face an enemy which is not en-
tirely honest in it's dealings with the peo-
pie. (Applause) 49,
Before addressing myself to the para
mount issue of this campaign, 1 want to
call your attention to two or three ques-
tons that have been missed by our OPP
ponents. We have declared that the mon
ey question is the paramount issue, but
some of them are not willing to meet us
on the money question and have sought
to raise other questions to confuse the
public mind. My friends, just one word
about these other questions Some of
our opponents have attempted to arraiSn
us before the bar of public opinion upon
the charge that we are trying to disturb
order and to overthrow law. [ want for a
moment to meet that proposition. There
is nothing in our platform that justifies
that charge. If they say that our de-
claration in favor OF an income tax is an
attempt to discredit the supreme court,
deny It. There is nothing in our plat
form on that subject which Is half as Sc
we're as the minority of the court itself ut
tered against the judgment of the SUI
preme court. (Applause)
Lincoln Criticised the Court.
LET me call your attention to a criti-
cism which Abraham Lincoln made of
decision of the supreme court; and, when
you read his criticism, you will find how
far we fall short of his in criticism. And
yet there are good people in this country
today who think that Abraham Lincoln
was not only great man, but good
man and patriot. (Applause). Here is
his language in June. 1857: We believe
as much as Judge Douglas, perhaps
more, he adds parenthically), in obedi-
ence to and respect for the judicial de-
partment of the government But we
think that the bred Scott decision was
erroneous. We know that the court that
made it has often overruled its own de-
nisions. and we shall do what we can to
have ii overrule this
my friends, the position taken by
Abraham Lincoln is exactly the position
which we take today. Applause). We
expect that decision, at some time In the
future. to be overruled. We expect that
in this nation it will some time be posi-
BILE to make wealth bear its share of the
burdens of government. Great APPLAUSE.
my friends, if by the suffrages of my
countrymen 1 may be made the chief ex-
ecutive of this nation, will promise you
that I will so enforce the laws that some
of my critics will come on their knees
begging not to have the laws enforced"
tremendous applause)
Mr. Bryan then went on to state the
reason for the opposition of some Of the
railroad presidents to the Chicago plat
form and also said
1--WE are opposing the gold standard.
We have commenced war against 1t.
1t is a war of determination. We ask no
quarter and we give no quarter" This
statement was greeted with rounds of
applause. Mr.. Bryan then rehearsed his
familiar arguments in relation to the
merits of the gold standard as compared
with bimetallism.
After his Cincinnati speech Mr.. Bryan
left Immediately for Covington and spoke
there for forty minutes to 5000 people.
His address was similar to that made
at Music hall.
When the meeting was over, Mr.. Bryan
was taken to the residence of Amos p.