The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-05
is SATISFIED.
Bryan Found Plenty of
Silver Sentiment.
So the Boy Orator Told a
Chicago interviewer.
Vets Pledge Themselves to Support
Republican Ticket.

Chicago, Sept. candidate Bryan ar
rived here yesterday, over the Lake
Shore road. There was no formal re-
ception in his honor but he was met by
local committee, which escorted him
TO the Auditorium annex. During his
previous visits Bryan has stopped al the
Clifton House. n second-rate hotel.
Bryan Immediately went into conference
with Jones and Campau. For some
strange reason the Bryanites hold Sew
all accountable for the result of the Ner-
mont election. They believe that his can
didacy would make New England doubt
ful. Bryan goes TO Milwaukee today TO
make two speeches, returning To this
city, where he will spend Sunday and be
In readiness for his speech at the labor
picnic. Much bitterness has been en-
gendered among the working men over
the Labor day speech A majority of
the members Of the affiliated labor
unions are gold men. Bryan was in
vited TO speak by two silver members of
the entertainment committee, through
Altgelds influence, and the other mem
bers 1t is said. have been prevented from
taking action i'm the matter.
II am perfectly satisfied with the re-
suit OF my trip east, satd tfr. Bryan,
and my observation is not based sim
Fly on impressions formed from the
rOstrum. To address people by the tens
of thousands, as / have done since leav-
ing Chicago. would naturally carry with
1t the impression that the audiences ad-
dressed were swayed by the utterances
delivered. A speaker is apt TO be car
ried away by such an idea. But when
/ say that / am satisfied with the result
Of my trip east. 1 do not mean that my
observations from the speakers stand
have led me to suppose that the large
audiences whom / have addressed were
carried away with the principles advo-
Gated, as their applause would appear to
indicate. My estimate is based on en-
tirely different sources.
People whom 1 have met. and who
have mingled with audiences at Demo-
cratic gatherings have voluntarily
come forward To assure me that the sen.
timent was veering around toward the
Democratic platform. / have taken oc-
casion, after leaving the speakers stand,
10 talk with men whom have observed
In the audience, as on the doubtful seat,
If | might so express Slyself, regarding
the currency question. such men have
come To me afterward and have eX-
pressed themselves as more than half
Convinced that the tenets OF the Chicago
platform were. after all, the truest In the
popular interest. Others have come TO
me, men who even disagree with our
party principles, and have assured me
that the change in sentiment toward the
free coinage OF silver was something
they had never seen the like of.
Added to this. the appreciation which
every public speaker cannot fail to dis
cern in the eyes of sympathetic au-
d,ences, convinced me that large pro-
portion of.the people whom have ad-
dressed have been impelled TO applaud,
not out Of sympathy with the speaker,
but out of appreciation of the truth
spoken. If a speaker be qualified TO
Judge of the effect Of his speeches on
audiences. then | think that without
egotism / may say the people whom
have met and addressed are far more
enthusiastic in favor OF free silver than
they were when the campaign began
Mr.. Bryan spent some time yesterday
afternoon with Chairman Jones review
ing his letter of acceptance OF the nomi-
nation OF the Silver party, -