The record-union., 1896-08-28

You have a candidate in this dis
trict who is one of the ableSt, one of the
most fearless and eloquent advocates
of the great cause. His voice has been
heard all over this land, and you will
be guilty of desertion of this cause un-
less you make Joseph Sibley your mem
Der of Congress from the next 4th of
March. Now remember that this cause
rests on you. The candidates can do
but little They cannot see all the peo-
pie. They have no time to address their
arguments to every voter. But we COM
mission each of you as aides in this
great fight to go out and spread this
gospel from now until election day We
have faith not only in the intelligence
of the people, nor in the patriotism of
the people, but we have faith in that
zeal among the people which kindles an
enthusiasm which all the contributions
of all the trusts and all the syndicates
cannot extinguish in this campaign"
Mr. Bryan withdrew, followed by the
cheering of the crowd, and joined his
wife in the reception which she was
holding IA the parlors of the Reed
House.
READ M'KINLEY'S LETTER
DUNKIRK On. W, Aug. 27.-Mr
Bryan read Major McKinley's letter
of acceptance on the train going to
Buffalo. To the representative of the
United Associated Presses he said he
did not care to make any comment upon
it. 4 suppose it can be considered the
golden text of the Republican lesson,
he said
BRYAN AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, Aug. 27.-No public man
ever received a heartier reception in
Buffalo during a campaign than that
given to William J. Bryan tonight. The
throng at the station when the train
came in was great, and it manifested it's
interest in the candidate in such a way
that Mr.. and Mrs Bryan were nearly
crushed by the pressure around them.
number of prominent Buffalo Demo-
Gratis composed the Reception Commit
tee that met the nominee and escorted
him to the waiting carriages. The
speech took place in Music Hail. where
an immense crowd had assembled. The
enthusiasm was of a character never
to be forgotten when Mr.. Bryan came
to the front, and there was a raging
torrent of cheers and applause.
He began his speech with expressions
of gratitude for the evidences of inter-
est that the people of the Empire State
are taking in the campaign. II shall
carry back to the people of the West
the news that the Chicago platform is
supported and indorsed not alone by
the West and South but by all the
thinking millions of the East as well.
(Cheers) / am aware that in the max
ing of a platform it is impossible to suit
the opinions of everybody, and that we
often find in a platform things with
which we cannot fully agree, and we
sometimes fail to find in it a mention of
policies which we recognize IS import
ant. But platforms are not written by
all of a party. They are written by
majority of a party And when the
aajority of a party writes a platform
the others in the party must either
stand upon it or get out of the party.
(Cheers.)
While a platform covers a great
many questions necessarily there must
be one supreme issue in it; and in
this campaign there is a supreme issue.
The issue is made between those who
believe in a gold standard and those
who oppose a gold standard. There is
no middle ground. Those who are not
with US are against us. There is no
place between the lines for people to
stand. The Republican platform does
not say that a gold standard is a good
thing. There are those who are sup
porting the Republican party who be-
lieve that a gold standard is a good
thing, but they have not the courage to
risk the issue between the people who
have suffered from a gold standard for
twenty years. We must judge people
L
Our opponents tell us that they will
try to secure an interna tional agree
ment, and that they simply want to
maintain gold standard until other
nations will help US to let go of it.
naughter) The Democratic party is
opposed to a gold standard; not only
opposed to it, but unalterably opposed
to it. 1t is so much opposed to it that it
Will not permit the American people to
he bound by it, though every nation on
earth shall demand it. (Applause) We
did not achieve independence for the
purpose of bowling to the yoke of any
foreign power. (Cheers)
THE arguments in favor of bimet-
alism are directed towards the intelli-
gence of man who thinks and the
heart of a man who feels. If some
man living in a foreign nation were to
ask his nation to surrender the power
and right of government and vest
the legislative power in the United
States, what would we think of that
mans patriotism? If we would despise
the foreigner who would attempt or
desire to let the United States control
his nation, what contempt must the
foreigners feel for those Americans
who are willing to surrender the right
10 govern themselves? (Applause)
Our opponents tell us in their
platform (and the one authority to
construe the platform emphasizes the
declaration) that this Nation cannot
undertake to open its mints to silver
without the concurrent aid of other ma
tions 1t does not say that we are not
able to do so for month, or year, or
for only a Presidential term. Accord
ing to the statement this Nation will
never be able to do it until other ma
tionS join us in the act. That is the
doctrine-we must know the gold
standard not for few months. but for
an indefinite duration of time.
Here Mr.. Bryan quoted from Mr.
Carlises speech on bimetallism in
1878, to the effect that the destruction
OF half the property Of the world, in
Guiding houses, ships and railroads,
wcnld NOT he felt more SenSibly than