The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
BRYAN IN WEST VIRGINIA.
THE CHICAGO NOMINEE CONTlN-
led HIS SPEECH-MAKING
TOUR YESTERDAY.
ADDRESSED MANY At MARIINSBURG
The Home of senator Faulkner Gave
Bryan an Enthusiastic Reception-ie
Spoke TO Large Crowd 1t
Harpcr'S Ferry.

NIartinsburg. W. Va. Sept. 30.-On
board the special train carrying the Bry-
an party from Washington We're National
Committeeman +. VI. Graw, who was
in charge of the train; Andrew Eimon-
sion. chairman of the state committees:
VIM. T.. Chiffon, secretary of state: At
torney General Riley. congressman
John u. Anderson, Judge Samuel Woods
Col. !. y. Grim Judge W. I. Rich. Hon.
W. II. BoggS, Nat Fitzgerald. candidate
for state auditor; Hon. VIM. c. Hcnlon.
populist candidate for governor; eX-State
Treasurer Thomas O'Bren and J. w.
Gallagher of West Virginia. eX-CougrcSS-
man Turner of New York, Senator Ma
ron Butler, chairman of the national pop
uliSt committee: Deputy Commissioner Of
Pensions II. Il. Bell. {. I. Bride and
James l.. Norris. assistant treasurer of
the national democratic committee.
The first stop was at Washington June
ton ana few people shook the hand OF
the candidate. The train was an hour
behind time when it pulled out Of the
tunnel and Ha"pcr'S Ferry burSt into
view. The town. made historic 10y John
Brown. was gaudily decorated with flags
and bunting. y great banner bearing
the pictures of the democratic nominees
was suspended over Il platform built from
the side of Il hill and from which Mr.
Bryan spoke 10 the people. He said:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow CitiZcnS-l
have hut minute in which To talk. |
NJ rln "a "a a r.
the name of the first great teacher of
democratic principles in the United
States. lApplauSeD And the demo
cratic party this year in its platform has
declared anew for those principles which
have been democratic from the beginning
and which must he To the end. DemOc-
raCy means the rule of the people. The
Chicago platform applies 10 present con-
ditiOnS the principles taught by Jefferson
i'll the beginning and defended SO cour-
ageouSly by Andrew Jackson and when
You find Il democrat who is not willing
to stand by the Chicago platform You Will
hnd Il democrat in name. but not at heart
My friends, democracy has meaning
and that meaning is wei understood by
those who love democratic principles and
i'll this campaign we hnd men who claim
TO he democrats trying to tasten upon
this country system by which the banks
shall issue money, when Thomas Jefter-
son declared that banks ot issue were
more dangerous than any StanuihS army
One reason We now are standing III the
position that Jefferson occupied when ne
said that men who wanted to turn the
business OF ISSUING paper money over To
the banks called MIN Il maniac because
he opposed 1t ana the very man VINO
called nm Il manlac' call us. VINO au-
N-,ns. IN ri p hn Il Al rlI
My friends. Jefferson had confidence i'll
the capacity of the people for selt-gov-
eminent. Aye. a hundred years ago,
when government by the people was an
experiment. he had faith enough TO trust
them. and hundred years OF experience
has justified this confidence: and yet. TO-
day we have to meet enemies who are
not willing that the people themselves
shall run this government, hut think it
is necessary to turn its affairs over To 4
syndicate to manage for the beneht OF
the Syndicates, without the consent OF
the people. My friends. we are adyo,
eating the restoration of that financial
policy which was good enough for this
country during all the early days of the
repuhlic-a simple policy which had the
support of all the leading democrats who
lived before 1S73-a financial policy
which was changed by the republican
peoplc in darkness and without any dis
cusSion. and. as many believe. 10y n fraud
practiced on the people. And for twenty
wears after that act of characterization
was secretly passed it was denounced by
the democratic party and even the repub-
leans never openly defended it. And
vet. in this campaign. for the first time
we have n party which openly seeks to
perpetuate that system which was fast
ened upon this country without the con-
Sent of the peoplp. More than that. not
only do these oppOnenrs desire 10 fasten
mon these peopie perpetually system
which they accepted against their will,
hut they nronoSe 10 submit the destinies
NJ rho American people to the decision
az fnreiTn leriSIotiye bodies when they
Sav we mnst endure il until relief comes
from abroad
w frinnds some of the tiuancierS
DOWN o,St jonht rho ability of these peo-
,,In ~ attand IN their own business: hut
ni,.bon 7 and 4 fnanciar who dis,rusts the
american neonle | generally find Il
fnnnriar who visits Europe oftener than
he visits the country that lies west of
% Yorl; We have many of these adj
yncataS ~ the cold standard who are far
h"ttnr orono;nrej with foreigners than
,Lov orn Win tbeir own people and if
tbcy insist ON rnrrinr their trust in those
No w. oLronJ I consnle myself with
thn rbongbt thar treat many people
vnS - v1St maiority, are better ac0uain.
81 ,,.ith tho yosnrrcns of This country
t tLH VII" +hnso - follow fnonciers and this
, o,.,',' mo iority instead of toadving 70