The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-08

riage. while Mrs. Bryan and other MEM
bers Of the party were disposed Of In other
streets amio n continuous roar of cheers
ana were escorted to the Tabernacle, a
large hall on the east side of the river,
with seating capacity of COCO. Tine inn
mcnsc auditorium was crowded to its ut
most capacity. Mr. Bryan was sntrouucod
by Governor Boies, who sad Of him tho,
while he was the nominee of three par
tiea he enjoNed the cnviable dis:lnotior
of having nominated himself. The APP
rlanse that followed was e distinct owe
Mr. chairman. lafes and gentlemen
esteem 1t q great privilege to lie per-
pe5sd fS rye fer PREF t p, to stand
enc Of the greatest agricultural States OF
ms Union ! see no reason to blush for
sister States. 1t Is not necessary for any
one to go abroad to enhghtcn YOU upon
the issue Of this campaign. Your own
pagn it viii be richer than il has been been
hcfrCs in quarter of century.
Nou have here the statesman whom you
the campaigns in which 1t has been my
privilege to take part. there are no cam
paens that ! remember with more pleas
| came to assist In the election of Horace
Boies as governor. of chs state. Cheers
yention which has Just CLOSED the lot
| fell upon me rather than upon him, 1t is
| rot because of superior merit. hut be
cause of the circumstances which sur
| rounded that convention. / i, not take
| to myself the credit for what was done
believe the delegates were as honest
and ms earnest a body of men as were
ever assembled in convention and after
| viewing the stuaiion they decided.
| whether wisely or fooishly, time Will
'tell--that under all circumstances the
did receive it. and am on my way TO
| The city OF New York to receive the no
/ tihcat4on. do not know how well
am able to carry the standard when is
| to be placed IN my hands but | know
this. that there is not one person in all
! this land who Is more in earnest than
! him whom you have honorad. During
| the campaign the distinguished gentleman
of whom, nave spoken, your tx governor,
VIII go before. you as one OF your leaders
and by his side will stand that other gal
| liant man who for twenty years has
| fought al. whether We have agreed with
him. OF not. on all things, there is not
an honest man here hut must concede
that he fought with the strength Of a
| giant.
And by his side will stand in this con
ilict mon who until this year have been
| iishtlng the battles of the republican par.
! ": men who boast that from the time Of
| Lincoln until now they have been adj
| horents OF me republican party. hut who
! Believe that In this campaign the repub-
licanisn Of Lincoln finds better expression
IN the Chicago platform than has been
| found In the platform adopted at ST.
| Louis. But You shall not need orators
this yenr. If every orator YOU had known
wore t, he silent orHtors would rise in
every county and every town and every
precinct Of this state and proclaim tho
| truth Oratory sometimes has been laugh
ed at. but. my friends. oratory win he
With us as long as the human race en-
durcs. Whenever there IL cause that
strs mems hearts there Will be orators TO
present that cause. Eloquence is simply
the speech of a person who knows what
he Is talking about and believes what he
| says.
,I,; lion,
tion. Yes, II rs a campaign In which edu-
cation has already gone far enough for us
to form some idea of the results. Some
| times they tell us that great many of the
newspapers are against us. | am remind
cd of what q friend in Lincoln said the
other day, lie said IT used to be that
Row the people edu ,ate the newspapers.
True it s that the people are educated on
4 gentleman said in Lincoln the other
day when he saw the people gathering
upon the streets discussing this great
questionable was from the East-and he
never sac back East"
The person answered: You, have not
been back there since the Chicago con-
vention II vow had Won would have sound
all over the East what you una here
people mee.ins and discussing the money
Sometimes our opponents tell us that the
tariff is the Issue OF the campaism Eth M
hat tn9y M %ske 1t sgeh The
they must consult the people The money
question is N the campaign and they can
o tank tonight am simply here TO ex- *
! press the appreciation wh.ca we feel at
tbs magnificent expression oil your m
terest in this question, 1t is no person.a a
affair my friends. You do not care Tor
? me. THIS Is not a matter oil indi"idnils,
Any person standing on this platform ana
proclaimng the truth in when you ne
lieve would be supported ~ you Win Just
as much enthusiasm. No, u Is no. , ., @n u
;nividuae matter The en- nnsiasm ln.T I'm
} tones that will he heard throughout tne
Union of the interest which the peopie
4 are feeling IN the result of TINS cahpaish'
my friends we have reached great 'uin-
ng poln, tn the nisoIy Of evem,s, q. n nrt
tho action of the civilized WORD upoH w
money question. Upon the acton on tntS
State may depend the action Oh NC I.d va.
ual here may depend the action OF th.s
, State. Grave are the respohsinlllties Oh
eiuzenshsp ana s si,nnIv nppeai 10 YOU to
Q do Vour duty us You see 1t and then stand
up and take the consequences before your
Hmidst the cheers that followed the re-
marks Mr.. Bryan FASTENED from the tan,
! eruacle and was driven 10 the corner OF
Sixth street and Grand avenue, where ar
y ranpements had been made FIR an over
I f.ow netting. Governor Bo.es nccoupan.
led Mr.. Bryan. When they reached thi
place tho crowd was 50 large ana 80
e densely packed around the platform ma
had been erected that they We're unable
to reach it and Mr.. Bryan spoke from me-
+. carriage. His address was hrict hnt 1
= LEFT the crowd in a very good humos
, cheer after cheer being given ne Smoker
: Mr. and Mrs Bryan we're ,heq dLlNel
= they were permitted 70 enjoy seclusIor
;, and retire. Mr.. Bryan could not concea
u his reception In this city, ms m oyene1t
!, about the city from the time he left M
u train untu he reached the hotel after M
=, ovat ,ons were over was through contn
. I uous lines of cheering and enihus lsin
y The party will leave Des Moines nj 60
+, a. m ana the train viii stop at neari,
- every station on the way 10 Chicago
:. FARMERS TRUE TO BRYAN.
~ CEa!rr,an Rhone cf the. Natoral ,rans'
. preilcts n Tremendous VICTORY
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