The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-17
RETURNS THANKS
Bryan Tells His Gratitude TO
North CarOIinians,
Tor They First Proposed Him
For President.
HE'S GLAD THEY DID.
HE'S GLAD THEY DID.
Immense Crowds of Farmers
Come to Hear Him,
He Calls the indianapolis Demo-
crats"Assistant Republicans"

AsheviHe, N. C., Sept. 17.-Bryan was
given a most hearty welcome to North
Carolina. It was the first time since
1874 that a presidential nominee had
visited this section of the country, and
the farmers for miles around gathered
here yesterday by the thousands to pay
homage and cheer the candidate.
Mr. Bryan was first taken to the
Park hotel where he and members Of
the Democratic organizations were
given an elaborate dinner by T. P. Nc
Kissick, the manager of the famous re-
sort. The party were then driven to a
platform in a valley between the great
hills which have helped to make this
place so beautiful There Mr. Bryan
addressed a very large audience. Mr..
Bryan was introduced to the audience
by Locke Craig.
Mr.. Bryan opened his speech as fol-
lows:
I have a reason in coming to North
Carolina which is personal aside from
my interest in the electoral ote Of this
state 1t was the state of North Car
DINA which at Chicago, before I be
came a candidate, before my own state
had taken any formal part in present
ing my name-it was the state Of North
Carolina, which, by resolution, de-
c1ded to give me the unanimous vote
OF its delegation in that national con-
Vention- (Applause-)
Il appreciate the honor which they
are willing to do me. and therefore it
gives me great pleasure to come among
these people whom they represented,
ana give what assistance I can, if any
assistance be needed, to secure the
electoral vote of this state for the free
coinage of silver at 16 to l. (Applause.)
1 am glad that the canvass of this state
opens in this county which was the
nome of one of the grandest public men
given to this nation, not alone by
North Carolina but the entire country
Senator Vance n
man whom I delighted to honor and
am glad 1 stand among his neighbOrs
and friends advocating the same cause
ne so eIOQuenCIy advocated, and 1 can
not more than impress upon your
memories the words he has spoken.
Among his last public speeches was
one on the money question. Let me
read you a few words from it: The
great fight is on. The power Of money
and its allies throughout the world
have entered into this conspiracy to
perpetuate the greatest crime of this
or any other age, to overthrow one
haI OF the worlds money and thereby
double their own wealth by enhancing
the value of the other half which is in
their hands. The money changers are
poIubng the temple of our liberties |
To your tents, o Israel (AppIause)
He foresaW the struggle in which |
we are now engaged. He realized its
magnitude when many others did not !
These words came from him as words |
OF command, To your tents, o Israel !
And the command was needed by the
Democratic party, and they engaged
nrst IN a warfare with the party to |
rescue that party and the party name |
from the hands of those who were using
1t to advance the interest not of De-
mocracy, but Of plutOcracy. (Applause.) !
1t was a great contest I venture the
assertion that never before in the his
tory of this country did any party have |
such contest within its ranks as that
which ended at Chicago. I venture the
assertion that never before in the histo-
n nnE F
themselves had so much to do with a |
convention as did the voters of the
TEMPERATE party with the convention |
at Chicago.
This question was submitted to the
voters The Democratic idea has been |
that the party is but the instrument of |
those who compose it and derives its
powers from the will of the voters who |
number themselves as member of that /
party. Yet it is often the case that the
party machinery or bosses have more
to do in shaping the policy and making |
the nomination than the voters them |
selves 1 am proud to be the nominee |
Of convention which represented no |
machine or bosses, but the Impoverished !
SURFACES of the voters of this country |
iGreat applause.)
a few months ago the most san !
Suine Democrat did not believe that /
success this fall was more than barely /
possible The most Sangufne Demo- /
Gratis felt that four years of gold stand
ard administration had destroyed al |
the voters of the Democratic party de- |
termined to make one final fight and /
determined that if die the party must |
Al should at least maintain the honor of |
those who believe in the rights of the |
people to govern themselves CAD
plause.) The result is just what 1t al |
ways is If people lay aside expediency /
and seek to do their duty and accept |
the consequences. In trying to do 4
right the Democratic party won pos |
sibility of success which it never could |
have hoped for if it had consulted ex- !
pedlency. (ApplauSe.) They told US we !
must not disturb the harmony Of the /
party Every time we made speeches /
in favor of the free coinage OF silver we /
were told that we were disturbing the /
harmony OF the party. And if we spoke /
empha tically they tried to read US out +
OF the party. They called US everything |
and tried to make US pledge ourselves |
TO abide the decision at Chicago before /
we could go into the convention. I for /
one told them that whenever they /
would bring a pledge that the gold !
standard Democrats would take it /
would be time enough to ask free silver /
Democrats to make pledges. Gap !
plause)
i stated in answer to an inquiry that |
i would not support a man for president /
q man who would, in the presidential |
chair, continue the present financial ]
policy and mortgage the United States /
20 English bondholders. (Applause.) I 4
said II because I meant 1t. / may be /
wrong in my judgment, because none /
of US is infallible. but my judgment is 4
the only judgment that controls my
conduct (Applause)
Now, when the secretary OF the
treasury denounced me as a Populist
and said I had said I would net support
the nominee, 1 replied that I did not !
expect him to support the nominee if he
were a free silver man. The time
came when he was put to the test, and
the only difference between him and I
me was that was candid enough to 4
TnH hot r Z 4E,TH
conscience, and he tried to control a !
convention and then bolted when he