The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20
INTO THE ENEMrs CAMP.
FREE SILVER Is PREACHED ON OLD
HUDsON's BANKS.

Party by Republicans Well Ra
DemOcrats-He Urges the Interest
of the TOiIer Under the shadow of
the Palaces of the Kings of Wall
street.
Upper Red Hook, n. Y, Aug. ls.-Wlth-
out expectation or preparation. William
J. Bryan made a speech at Rhinebeck to-
night in which he touched on matters OF
interest in the campaign. 1t was the frs;
political talk Mr.. Bryan has given since
his notification week ago to-day, with
the exception of few words at Pougn-
keepsle.
At ? o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and Mr..
and Mrs. Perrine. their hosts. left Up
per Red Hook in a covered wagon to drive
over to Ellerlie. Gov. Morton's home, and
with them went the Misses Perrine and
number Of friends in vehicles and on BIZ
cycles. Others Joined them along the
road and by the time Ellerlie was reach
ed the procession was quite formidable.
Mr.. Bryan and his friends inspected the
stock stable and dairy houses under the
escort of Gov. Montons superintendent,
who had been instructed from Albany by
the governors private secretary to show
the candidate every attention, IL he came.
Leaving Ellerlie, Mr.. Bryan and his
party visited the state Of Col Jacob Rup-
pert the brewer. and then started for
Rhinebeck, where they were to have sup
per- on the way, Mr. Bryan was waylaid
by Rev. Mr.. Richards, pastor Of Hillside
Methodist church, and invited to visit the
church fair in progress in tent near by
Mr.. Bryan paid 81 for the admission Of
the party and made liberal purchases Of
ice cream and cake.
The Rhinebeck people were on the look
out for the democratic candidate. He
had telephoned TO have supper for himself
and friends at o'clock, and when he ar
rived he found the ancient Rhnebeck
| hotel where the meal had been ordered
| decorated with bunting In his honor. Not
| only that, but a reception committee was
awaiting him. and they had a brass band,
and were prepared TO do honor to his pres
ent prominent position. There were repub-
| licans as we'll democrats on the commit
| tee, and Mr. Bryan was Informed that the
reception was intended to be entirely non
/ partisan.
Three hundred people gathered in front
| Of the hotel and applauded when Mr..
| Bryan stepped upon the decorated bal
i cony He was introduced by George l..
/ Esselstine, a prominent republican, who
is sometimes called the Golden Tongued
! Orator of Northern Dutchess."
| Mr. Esselstine said: I'VE appear here
| altogether IN an impromptu gathering.
We did not know, two or three hours ago,
that we were to be the recipients of the
magnificent honor which Is conferred
upon us tonight 1t gives me great
pleasure to bid Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan well
come to the village of Rhinebeck-a pleas
ure that is shared by my fellowcitizens
by reason of high office for which he Is
a candidate.
Many centuries ago It was said that to
be a Roman was greater than to be king,
and ii can be said to-day that to be Pres
ident Of the United States is to be greater
than to be either a Roman or king. IRE
| spective of either party, or other consid-
erations, we extend to you hearty well
come
To this Mr.. Bryan replied Mr.. chair
man, ladies and gentlemen, think chat
1 can go farther even than the chairman
! of this impromptu meeting. He says that
| to be the President of the United States
| is to be greater than to be a Roman or
| a king But few can be President, and
I rejoice that l live I'm land where to
be a citizen is greater than to be a king
in any nation on earth. l rejoice that
live in a land where those who, for a
time being, exercise authority and derive
that authority from the consent of the
! governed, and not rule by right divine
in this land, whether we live along the
| Hudson or on the western prairies we
stand upon a common plane and we par
| ticipate in a government which repre-
sents US all We may belong to different
parties, but / trust l may be able to ex-
| press the desire of each of you, as we'll
as Of myself, when l say that we ought
to belong at all times to that party which
IN our judgment will enable US best to
serve our country.
Parties are the instruments, not the
end. They are the means we use to Sc
cure that which we believe to be best
/ for us, for our families and for our fell
| lows. Issues have arisen from time to
time, and It is the duty of every citizen
who lives In this country and who ap-
preciates the responsibilities which rest
upon him, to study each issue as II
| arises.
am not here tonight to make you a po-
litical speech. l am in your midst to rest,
but l cannot withstand the temptation at
this time TO beg that you will study, If
you have not done it heretofore, the issue
which in this campaign Is paramount /
know that among our neighbors in the east
there are many who have regarded our po-
sition upon the money questions, the posi-
tion taken by the Chicago convention as
entirely wrong, and they speak of the sill
| yer sentiment as a sort Of disease. I want
to beg you my friends to believe that we,
who would vote the restoration of the
money of the constitution are not seeking
that policy because that we believe that It
is going to give US an advantage over some
body else. We have studied the question as
best we could. and we honestly believe
there can be no permanent, no general
prosperity in this country, until we stop
the work of those who will make gold the
only standard Of the world, and make ali
other things depend upon that alone.
We believe that while the struggle for
gold goes on other things must become
cheap; that as we increase the demand for
| that one thing we must decrease the price
of all these things that we change for
gold, and we believe that this falling off Of
prices, compelled by legislation, is destruc-
tive Of the energies, the Industries and the
hope of the toiling masses Of the United
States and all of the world (Applause)
1 beg you to consider this question that
the United States Is a great nation, and
that 1t is made up of 10000 900 people. each
Of whom is the equal of every one. have
visited some Of your beautiful villages
along the Hudson. / have been charmed
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