The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-24


water,,and asked him which he pre-
ferred. Mr.. Bryan answered that |
water was good enough for him. Mr.. |
Mckissick proposed a toast which all |
drank, some with buttermilk, with en-
thusiasm.
Major w. 4. Guthrie. Populist cand-
idate for Governor, rose toward the
close of the dinner and proposed as
toast, sour Candidate" and in this
connection said that Mr.. Bryan was
the first candidate for the Presidency
since 1914, more than a half century,
who had visited the State of North |
Carolina during his candidacy. Then |
Henry Clay, the mill boy Of the slashes
of Kentucky, came to North Carolina |
as the candidate OF the old Whig party. |
Now We have with Us the Boy Orator
of the Platte, and desire to drink his |
health and success"
After the lunch at the hot el the pro-
cessiOn was reformed, and the parade
moved to the depot up Patton avenue
to the square, down South Main
street to Southside avenue and thence
| on to the place of speaking. 1t is use
less to atempt description Of the Ova-
ton the candidate received all along
the route. Many of the business
houses in the principle streets were
| tastily decorated, and in every window
and from every balcony and cOign of
| vantage women as beautiful as ever
| lavished their farewell smiles of en-
cOuragement from castle turrets upon
some mail-clad hero departing for the
wars, in the days of chivalry, beamed
their approval upon the noble and
[ handsome face turned upward toward
them, and whose watchful eyes seemed
to miss not one iota of the splendid
demonstration accorded him.
| Speech at Ashsville.
Arriving at the platform which had
been erected in valley between the
great hills which have helped to make
this place SO beautiful, Mr.. Bryan ad-
dressed the great crowd. He was in
troduced to the audience by Hon.
Locke Craig, in few words, and said
al have reason for coming to North
Carolina whichis personal, aside from
my interest in the electoral vote of
this State. 1t was the State of North
Carolina which, at the Chicago con-
ventiaa, before | became a candidate
before my own State had taken any
formal part in presenting my name
, it was the State of North Carolins
which, by resolution, decided to give
: me the unanimous vote of their dele.
,, cation in that National convention
(Applause.) l appreciate the homer
which they were willing to do ME ant
. therefore, it gives me great pleas
, ure to come among these people whom
3 they represented and give what as
! sistance l can, ii any assistance b'
. needed, to secure the electoral vote O
this State for the free coinage of sill
! yer at 16 to l. (Applause.)
81 am glad the canvass of this Stat'
> opens in this country which is tn,
home of one of the grandest public
men given to this nation, not alone b,
North Carolina but the entire country
q Senator Vance. (Applause.) He wa
/. a man whom l delighted to honor ant
= | am glad | stand among his neigh
3. bors and friends advocating the sam
d cause he so eloquently advocated an
IL [ cannot more than impress upon you
g memories the words he SO often spoke
r, Among the last of his public speeche
is was one upon the money question
IS Let me read you few words from il
g The great fight is on. The power Q
d money and it's allies throughout tn
g world have entered into this cOnspira
s. cy to perpetuate the greatest crime c
this or any other age, to overthrow
ID One-half of the worlds money an
it thereby double their own wealth
TT enhancing the value Of the other ha
)e which is in their hands. The none
t. changers are polluting the temple {
ID our liberties-'Tc your tents, Oh l!
IN rael.' CApplause.) He foresaw tt
es struggle in which we are now eng,
le ged. He realized its magnitude whe
ne maby others did not. Those wore
It, came from him as words of command
r To your tents, Oh Israel'-and I'll
a command was needed by the Dem
r cratic party and they engaged first
te warfare within the party to rescl
Tx that party and the party name fro
st advance the interest, not Of Democr
he cy, but of plutOcracy. (Applause.)
nm BRYAN ON CARLISLE.
ee, "Now. when the Secretary of t
, Treasury denounced me as a POpuli
ne and said / had said l would not su
up port the nominee, l replied that l
no not expect to support the nominee
tk. he were not a free silver man. Il
ne time came when he was put to t
Ell, test, ana the only difference betwe
IS, him and me was that l was cant
no enough to tell the people l would
'eo low my conscience and he tried to &C
Dps troll a convention and then bolt wh
pie he failed to do it. Great applaus
ePC l have sent him no letter begging
MS support. Great applause.)
"The highest compliment he can I
me is to oppose me because the wO
ID. will know the Secretary of the Ire
I'D I'D ury whom l appoint if 1 am cleo
80 will be as different from him as / {
at find. (Applause.)
I'd Mr.. Bryan then gives a brief
o. count of the Chicago convention VIII
w nf led to his nomination. Continuing
ved takes up the Republican platfC
~ adopted at st. Louis and says:
mn 1.-THE Republican party did not
dad clare the gold standard was &
sot thing. There were in that convent
air. M men who had been trying for year
70. fasten the gold standard upon
Cv. American people, but the Republi
,on platform did not declare the gold sta
,an, ard good, but pledged the party to
n.n rid of it. But instead Of trying to
-orL said we are going to get rid of j
~ ID soon as foreign nations take more
of on the American people than the
,,ne- publican party was willing to
: of (Applause.) )The Republican platf
ohm Ia ~. 'no Va
word-until the leading commeI
m is nations of Europe join in Internal
NJ al bimetallism. How long is that?
fore an ;n oan at .e !: - I've s ~ ~.
one -.e -~e -.1o. He.n.e.H .no ev14 o..
an Continued On Fourth Pasa