The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-23
CRY OF MODERN DEMETRIUS.
COIN THE GREAT DIANA OF THE
EPHEsIANS TODAY.

NsF.fform-sUys SOuMu money wen
-. Recnuse They Are Hurt-He
Dtrccts His speech TO the Common
peopIe. whose Fight He Claims to
He Making.
Rarrytown, Aug. civilian ]. Bryan
o,are5 up the political campaign in earn
-. ,o-lav at Madalin, a town in Dutchess
-,r,-v. He delivered the first actual CAM
,t-0 sneceh since his nomination and
ts,,-s4 an earnestness in delivery close
i, raeambling that which brought about
ia great ovation he received at Chicago
,ba 3av before he was selected as the
democratic standard bearer Mr.. Bryan
w.s in excellent voice. and evidently made
good impression on his auditors.
~ and Mrs. Bryan and their hosts,
NJ and Mrs. Perrine, drove over to NADIA
in at8p. M from Upper Red Hook. a
r,mber Of houses along the five miles Of
road were decorated with flags and every
ora NJ the adjacent villages around Tivoli
o,era also made attractive by a display
OF bunting.
At fbe outskirts of Madalin reception
committee and a brass band greeted the
candidate. and with the band in front
nr5cession was formed for entry into the
town.
Fifteen hundred persons were gathered
about the speakers stand, which was SIT
uated in a large pasture used in all cam
paiens for political meetings. Mr.. Bryan
was loudly applauded as he came in sight.
John j. Lens. candidate for congress in
Ohio. on the democratic ticket, was deliv
ering an address at the time, and he
spoke for more than an hour after the
Bryan party appeared, devoting his entire
attention to the money question, and fire.
quently gaining applause. 1t had been
intended that Senator Stewart of Nevada
should follow Mr.. Lens. but the threat
ening atmosphere Of the evening and the
desire of Mr.. Bryan to get back to Upper
Red Hook early, brought about change
in the programme. and the democratic
presidential candidate was allowed to
take the place OF the venerable father Of
the free silver cause.
Frank Omsloe, who acted as chairman
of the meeting, introduced Mr. Bryan in
few words. He called him the hero OF
the hour" and the next president of the
United States'
There was an outburst of hand clapping
as the candidate stepped forward and then
a cheer. A small cannon that had pune
tuated Mr.. Lens remarks at intervals
doomed out a salute. The band played
and delegation from the Bryan politi.
paT eIVh aF sill
parencies enthusiastically
The people composing the audience were
crowded together in front of the stand.
and there was shout from those in the
rear when Mr.. Bryan started to speak.
He wore to-day the old black alpaca
coat in which he was attired when he
made the famous Chicago speech. His
voice, after his long rest, was clear and
strong and he appeared to the best ad-
vantage.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows: 'Mr
Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: The
presence of a number of persons who
are prepared to discuss at length the is
sues OF the campaign will make
1t Unnecessary for me to oc-
cupy a great amount of your
time and l appreciate this opportunity
OF presenting to you, even briefly. some
OF the points which 1 deem worthy of
your consideration.
We are entering upon a campaien
8hlch is remarkable in many respects.
heretofore, at least, in the last twenty
uVe or thirty years, each party has gone
'"1o the campaign practically solid, pre-
senting a united front against the op-
posing party; but in this campaign there
mas been practically bolt from every
convention held. What does it mean?
II means that convictions are deeper
tAlS year than they have been heretofore:
- means that people are not so willing
no" as they have been to allow the plat
form OF party to control their elections.
-Neh are thinking this year with
more earnestness and intensity
lhan they have been thinking
~ recent years, and the result of this
'li'i'Alhg will be manifested when it comes
- register the will of this great nation.
-'e'"een now and that election we present
- nose who must act upon the questions.
'He issues of this campaign.
men our party at Chicago wrote the
p'd'lorm which it did, we knew that it
would offend some people. No party can
axe a plain, strong. emphatic position
upon any question without offending
somebody. We declared in that platform
""at we believed was right; we described
mere the policies which we believed were
D7s' Ior the American people, and when
We uld we knew that it would ALLEVIATE
Some.
49, LET me read one of the planks of that
as'dorm; - We are opposed to the issuing
.llefest bearing bonds of the United
14gs t,1a. IN time of peace and condemn the
I'm KING with banking syndicates. who
take the exchange for bonds, and.
an enormous profit to themselves. sun
~ inc federal treasury with gold to
H. ain the policy of gold monometal-
H. mat mat is one of the planks. Cvoice
- gle crowd: It's a good one.D
49, nat was not put in there to attack
Z 4oVe of those who have grown rich
ol the governments extremities. (Ap>