The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
BRYAN GOT AGGRESSIVE.
He Replied to Charges by EXPresident
Harrison and Others.

Peru. Ind, Oct 22.-Peru. advertised
as "the only barbecue town on earth
had Il barbecue within its corporate linn
its today and goodly crowd of the
country folks gathered, not only to par
take of the sixty beeves, 200 sheep and
pigs and other provisions the big posters
told about. but to listen to free coinage
doctrine coming from the lips of Will
liam j. Bryan. About a platform in an
open lot they assembled and cheered the
candidate as he spoke. A big procession
marched the triple nominee through the
streets and in its desire to show the DEM
ocratic standard bearer to the people of
Peru the committee got Bryan out of
town over an hour late.
Mr.. Bryan made characteristic
speech to an immense audience.
Frankfort turned out large crowd
and it was simply Il repetition of the
scene along the road.
The crowds ut Lafayette We're enor-
nous and were enthusiastic to Il great
extent.
Mr.. Bryan's appearance on the bal
comics of the court house was the sig
nal for wild cheering. Here he spoke
from three sides of the court house, and
ut each side the streets were packed.
1t was ut Charlottesville that the SEN
sation of the day occurred, and ut that
meeting Mr.. Bryan made the decara-
ton that he was to put his patriotism
against the patriotism of any other man
ON earth who indorScs the republican
platform.
His speech was as follows:
"Mr. Chairman. Ladies and Gentle
men-I believe this is the town where
have been accused of being an anarchist.
After hearing your shouts | feel tempt
ed to address you as fellow anarchists.
Now. why are we called anarchists! Is
it for ANYTHING in which we believe!
No. there is nothing in the Chicago plat
form that justities the charge No man
is afraid that if | am elected president
| will not enforce the laws of this nation.
There is no man living beneath our nag
who is better friend or tirmer believer
in our form of government than am.
1t is true that | am young man. nut
my friends, | want to assert here with
all the emphasis that | can command
ernment: aye, | will say that | am bet
ter friend of American institutions than
any man who declares that foreign
creditors must run our country. l was
not old enough to have proven my love or
country in time of battle, but | am old
enough to prove my love of country
when foreign financial policy has set
upon our shores. and L want you 10
understand that in this great contest l
am enlisted, not for Il year, not TOR foul
years: am enlisted for the war, no mat
ter how long the war may last. and |
shall not cease to fight until the gold
standard which has cursed every nation
that ever had it. is driven out of the
United States across the ocean and back
! to the old world. where it belongs. And
l shall not be deferred from my determl-
nation by any man. no matter what his
title. civil or military, who doubts the
ability of this nation to attend to its own
| business. The republican platform
| transfers to foreign nations the right to
determine when we shall have the double
standard. because that platform promises
to maintain the gold standard until the
leading commercial nations shall Join
with us. Who shall determine when
they will act? They must determine OF
we must wait until they act, and then on
decision in this country is to be based
they will let us have. The republican
platform, for the first time in the history
of this nation, proposes to surrender the
right of self-government and stands upon
n platform which declares in favor OF
an American dollar for the American
people. put my patriotism against the
patriotism of Gen. Lew Wallace OIL
against tne PATRIOTISM Oh any otneI ilul
on earth who endorses the republican
platform"
A short stop of ten minutes was made
at Ladoga and at Rochesdale. and the
nominee appeared on the back platform
and excused himself from making {
speech by saying that the nominee fol
congress. Mr.. Ridpath. had spoken dur
ing the day and consequently it was moi
necessary for him to speak.
At Greencastle. the next stop Mr.
Bryan was received by crowd of sew
eral thousand people. The enthusiasm
was great, especially when he mentioned
the name of the historian and nominee
for congress, Mr.. Ridpath.
At Brazil there was the usual large
crowd. and it was simply repetition OF
what had taken place during the day.
SIN DELEGATIONS AT CANTON
Canton. o.. Oct 22.-Six of the arges
|, delegations that have yet come to Can
ton. besides thousands of other people
called at the Mckinley home today
, Most of them came from Ohio. but Their,
, We're large numbers from Indiana ant