The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-15
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY NORTH GAR0L1A DAILY

came to the park appeared to be Re
publicans who had expected to listen |
to Mr.. Mason talk. There were fre-
uuent cheers for Mckinley and then |
the friends of Democracy would shout |
for Bryan, Altgeld and free silver.
Gov. Altgeld was not there and does
not seem to have been invited, though
it was announced he was coming.
Preceding the carriage in which Mr..
and Mrs Bryan rode to the city park
was a bras band and following were
several hundreds of citizens on foot.
The procession increased in size as it
neared the park and upon the arrival
of the carriage at he pavilion, there
were nearly thousand people there.
MIR. Bryan intended only to have re-
ception and handshaking with the as
semblage, but the demands for 4
speech were so clamorous that he
yielded. In part he said:
Il trust that the issues involved in
this campaign will be clearly under
stood and carefully studied. Parties
are not made to be worshipped. They
are merely the instrument by which
we serve our country. In this cam
paign | believe that there will be less
personalities and more of principles
than in any campaign which we have
known in recent years. The people
are thinking about the great public
questions. You must not expect that
any platform will contain all you de-
sire. No thinking person finds in any
platform an expression of everything
in which they believe. Nor must you
expect that any platform will be free
from some objections. We select our
party, we select our platform, not in
the hope of something that is abso-
lutely in accord with our opinion, but
which gives the fullest expression of
all our hopes and aspirations. And in
this campaign it is conceded on all
sides that the greatest and most inn
portant issue is the money question.
1t matters not whether you believe in
the restoration of silver of in gold
standard. You must admit that the
settlement of the money question is
of the first and greatest Importance.
When that is done other things can
be considered.
"The issue is drawn and we have our
choice in this campaign between an
American financial system for the
American people and an English finan-
cial system to be forced upon us. Cap
plause.)
Those who believe in running this
government on the European plan
should go and legislate with the Re-
publican party. applause and laugh
ter.) If | mistake not the temperament
of the people whose patriotism has
never been appealed in vain, there can
be but one issue in this campaign and
that have bue one result. applause. Ii
they ask us what about other ques
III l. H..
the right of self-government is in
danger there is no othte question
(Applause.) Why discuss things if we
be not powerful enough to act when
we have the power? I've not the time
nor the disposi ton to talk toyou at this
time, but / want to impress upon your
minds two things. | want you to ask
two questions which ought to be asked
over and over again in this campaign
each time with increased emphasis
and the two questions are these:
"Jf the gold standard is a good
thing, why ought we to try to get rid
Of it? and, if it is a bad thing, why
should we keep it until some other ma
tion helps us to get rid of it?' Gap
plause.)
There was a tremendous applause
when Mr.. Bryan ceased speaking Even
those who had come to hear Mr.. Mason
joined in the demonstration of APP
parent approval.
The visitors were then escorted to
carriage, and amid the peals of bands,
driven to the railway station where
they took the train for Salem.
Extensive preparations have, been
made for the demonstration at Salem
tomorrow. The placards advertising
it, announce that Gov. Altgeld will be
there and speak in behalf of the Ma
tional ticket.