The record-union., 1896-09-01
Meets With a Magnificent Demonstration
at Cleveland, Ohio.
An Ovation Of Which Any Man Might
Well Feel Proud.

the Depot to See and Hear
the Democratic Nominee for the
Presidency.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 31.-The journey
made by candidate Bryan from Ripley,
n. Y, to Cleveland, was marked prin-
cipally by flattering demonstration at
AShtabula, Ohio, where nearly 1900
people gathered about his car and
cheered him with a vim. Previous to
reaching Ashtabula the candidate was
cheered at various places and the hand
shaking process was gone through. At
Conneaut the first stop was made in
Major McKinley's State, and here Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan were greeted by Daniel
McConville, Chairman of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee Of Ohio.
There was no mistaking the heartiness
of the Ashtabula reception. Cheers
We're given and came with increased
vigor when Mr.. Bryan referred to Re-
publicans changing their politics in
this campaign. Ashtabula had been a
stronghold of Republicanism since the
days of the war. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
went out on the rear platform of the
car and cheers were called for and
given with enthusiasm. Mr.. Bryan
said:
Il understand that this is one of the
places where it is not necessary for a
Democrat to speak, as there are Repub-
licans here who are running the cam
paign and making the speeches, and
they do not need anybody to come in
from the outside. My friends, I recog-
upon a platform which declares that the
people who owe allegiance to that flag
are the only people who have right to
say what our policy shall be. In this
country, where you have so many in
stances of Republicans who are COM
ing out for free silver, I want you to
ask yourselves one question If this
free silver sentiment is craze; if it has
nc substantial foundation; if as our op-
ponents say, it is founded on dishonesty
and ignorance, / want to ask you how
it is that honest-thinking Republicans
are willing to leave the relations OF a
lifetime in order to stand by the free
coinage Of silver? Why is it that you
can find any number of men who in the
last few months have come to believe
in that to which they We're opposed? :?
"a voice: Because you are honestly
And how is it that you cannot find a
Democrat who was for free silver three
months ago and who is opposed to it
now, unless he is a man who has a pe-
cuniary reason for deserting the DEM
ocratic party? We have a cause that
appeals to the intellect 70 a man. We
have cause that appeals to the hearts
Of the American people and for every
Democrat who goes away from the
party because of it's attitude on the
money question because Of it's opposi-
ton to bond issues, and because it is in
favor of controlling and suppressing
trusts in this country, we expect six
teen people to take his place. Woice in
the crowd: Sixteen to one.")
Sixteen to one has several meanings
but one of the meanings of 16 to l, and
the one which our opponents fear most
is that we Will get sixteen men for
every one we lose. CHEERS and laugh
ter) You people have discussed bond
issues, and / want to ask you my
friends whether the citizens Of this
country who must be taxed to pay every
dollar of the S262, 900, 900 of bonds is
sued-the workingmen, the laboring
men. the wealth-producing class, the
business men, have not as much right
TO protest by their votes against bond
issues as the syndicates have to fasten
that policy upon the Government for
another administration?
Our platform declares against these
bond issues; the Republican platform is
silent on the issue, and there is not a
prominent Republican who dares to
raise his voice against the monetary
plank of that platform. Are there any
Republicans in this crowd? (Shouts of
MOI Are there any men in this crowd
who have been Republicans? (Shouts
of "Yes.') II there are any Republicans
here who are going to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket lift up your hands. Gaugh-
te- and an uprising of hands) am
glid to know that. Now, / commission
yol to get out as missionaries, and to
brhg this doctrine before all the peo-
pleof your country. This is a political
campaign 1t is developing more pub
lie peaking than any campaign that we
hav had since the war. Some of our
opp,nents are afraid that if we have
freecoinage Of silver we are going to
be toubled with a 50-cent dollar. It
will &c new experience to a few peo-
pie b be troubled with any kind of
dollas now. daughter and applause)
we q, not expect the silver dollar to
be a 9-cent dollar. We expect that on
the dining of our mints to free silver
everyounce of silver will be worth
81 90
Somtone asked the candidate ques-
ton the silver question when he
conclued his address, and after Mr..
Bryan nswercd this a number of other
questios bearing on the main issue of
the carbaign were put to him by other
people, lis reply in each case bringing
cheers iom the crowd
Mean,hile a lively scene was going
on aroud a window of the car out of
which RS. Bryan leaned and dis
tributediowers from bouquets that had
been pr,ented to her. Men and wo-
men fouht for blossoms, and the
scramble was at its hight when the
train moed out, followed by trenend-
Gus cheel
The net stop was at Geneva, where
several Kindred people were gathered
and Notwithstanding and cheering
took plac
Madisoihad a unique reception which
Mr. I,rya seemed to enjoy heartily.