The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-20
He Looks at the Summer Residences
of the Astors, ChanIers and Others
and Inspects MortOn's Farm.
BRIEF SPEECH At RHINEBECK
ITINERARY OF HIS TRIP WEST
WARD FINALLY ARRANGED.
Bryan's Denial of the Charge that He
Was Paid by silver Mine Owners
Accepted by ThurstOn.

UPPER RED HOOK, n. Y, Aug. 49,
This afternoon Mr.. and Mrs Bryan started
out with their host and the usual train of
newspaper men for 'quiet drive 1t
ended as usual in a brass-band-hurrah time
at Rhinebeck, a place of 200 inhabitants
about twelve miles from here. where the
candidate stopped for supper. The party,
after leaving Red Hook drove by the
beautiful river residences of the Astors.
Chambers and other wealthy people until
they reached the home of Governor Levi
p. Morton at "Ellerslie." The Morton fam
lily is in the Adirondacks, but the superin-
tendent of the place had received a teie-
phone message from Governor Morton's
private secretary, Colonel Ashley Cole.
that Mr.. Bryan was noted in the newspa-
pers as going to 'Ellerslie,'' and if he
came to show him every attention possi-
BILE. The party was conducted through the
immense stock farm and dairy, and the
system of sterilzing milk was displayed
The residence was then inspected. and the
party took carriages and went down to
Jacob A. Ruppert's summer place. Re-
turning, stop was de at an open-air
church picnic, where the party was hailed
and asked to come in. They went in, Mr.
1t was the summer fair of the Hillside
Methodist Church.
At Rhinebeck half hundred people were
in waiting when the party alighted. The
''Rhinebeck. presided over by Repub-
lican, was decorated with bunting and as
the party dned the crowd grew larger. In
a very short time it was decided to give
a welcome to the candidate, and George J..
Esseltyne. a Republican, was selected TO
welcome Mr.. Bryan in purely social way
to the village. A brass band played in
front of the hotel. and Mr.. and Mrs. Bry-
an, having finished supper. received
number of people on the hotel piazza. A
little later Mr.. Bryan appeared on the
hotel balcony and was heartily applauded.
Mr.. Esseltyne made a few remarks to the
assembled people, about 300 in number, in
Producing Mr.. Bryan as social guest and
bidding him welcome TO the village as a
friend of the people He said:
I'VE appear here together in an i'm
promptu gathering. We did not know two
recipients of the magnificent honor which
is conferred upon us tonight 1t gives me
great pleasure to bid MIR. Bryan welcome
to the village of Rhinebeck-a pleasure that
is shared by my fellow-citizens by reason
of the high office for which he is a candi-
date Many centuries ago IL was said that
to be Roman was greater than TO be a
king, and IL can be said to-day that to be
President of the United States is TO be
greater than either Roman king.
Irrespective of either party or other con-
siderations We extend 20 you hearty well
come"
To this Mr.. Bryan replied:
'Nr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
/ think can go further than the chairman
in this impromptu meeting. He says that
to be President of the United States is to
for lar1 70 ha xiraer
But few can be President, and / rejoice
that / live in a land where to be a citizen
is greater than to be king of any nation
en- earth. / rejoice that 1 live in a land
where those who for time exercise au-
thority derive that authority from the con-
sent of the governed and do not rule by
right divine. In this land. whether we live
along the Hudson or on the Western prai-
ries. stand upon common plane, and
we participate in a government which rep
resents us ALL We may belong TO different
parties. but / trust that / may be able to
express the desire of each of you, well
as of myself when 1 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 instruments, not
ends. They are the means we use TO secure
that which we believe to be best for us.
for our families and for our fellows. Issues
arise from time TO time. and Ii is the duty
of every citizen who loves his country and
who appreciates the responsibilities which
rest upon him to study each issue as it
arises.
ical speech. / am in your midst to rest.
But i cannot withstand the temptation
at This time to beg that you Will study, II
you have not done 1t heretofore. that issue
which in this campaign is paramount. L
know that among your neighbors in the
East there are many who have regarded
our position upon the money question, the
position taken by the Chicago convention.
as entirely wrong. and they speak OF the
silver sentiment as a sort of disease: /
want to beg you, my friends. TO believe
that we who advocate the restoration of the
money of the Constitution are not seeking
that policy because we believe il is going
to give MS an advantage over somebody
else We have studied the question as best
we could. and we honestly believe that
there can be no permanent; no general
prosperity in this county until we stop the,
of those who would 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
those things that change for gold. and
we believe that this falling of prices. COM
pelled by legislation. is destructive of the
energies. the industries and the hope of the
toiling masses of the United States over
the world. (Applause)
''I beg OF you. wnen you are considering
this question that you will remember that
this is a great nation. and that 1t IS made
of 20 coo OOG people. each the equal of every
other l have visited some mede ef your peauo Sa
been charmed with the beauty which COM
mends them but I beg fer you when you
study this question. to remember that
those who instead of occupying these mag
nifcent places must toll all day. under the
sup. have just as much interest
In the money question as any one
else Remember that this question cam
not be viewed from the standpoint of any
class of people. 1t reaches every man.
woman and child in the land. and you
should make your view broad enough TO
them all. because I believe
speak the truth when | say that the pros
perity of the well-to-do rests upon the
prosperity OF those who toll. and that you
cannot have a financial policy which brings
distress 10 those who create wealth with
put in the end reaching those who rest
upon those toilers. and more than that YOU
cannot have a policy which brings pros
oerity TO the masses without that pros
Derity proving a benefit TO all mankind
beg that you in your consideration of this
questions will study the interests OF all
and not merely the interest of those who
may be permanently benefited by the rise
IN value of a dollar. and when YOU have
made up your mind I desire each OF Won
TO feel that you have the right 10 express
your own view The ballot was not given
in order that one should vote for
many. or that one man should compel 9th
FRS TO vote with him or purchase their
votes IL was given in order that each man
might make his ballot represent a free
mans will. and then when each one study
ng as he viii ana voting he likes ex-
presses himself we take a majority and
then We all support the one who is elected