The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-10
DAY OF BIG BOOMS.


and attacked the plank opposing llIc ten
ure of office being frequently applauded.
The gold delegates climbed upon their
chairs and joined the galleries in their
demonstration in honor Of their champion
as he descended from the platform and re-
sumed his seat in the New York delega-
tion.
Senator Villas and Ex-Governor Russell
followed in opposition TO the platform as
read.
The demonstration that greeted Mr..
Russell from the platform was submerged
beneath the storm of cheers that greeted
the appearance on the stage of William J.
Bryan, "the boy orator of the Platte"
whose star as presidential possibility had
for twenty-four hours burned brightly on
tho conventions horizon. He had been
called for more from the beginning of the
convention than any other man, with the
solitary exception Of Hill
More than half the men were standing,
and the air was full of newspapers and
hats, Four times the applause seemed to
have spent itself, and each time 1t rose
again with the roll OF an advancing
wave. Bryan stood with smile playing
on his face, and an uplifted arm, waiting
for silence. He was in face and figure
Roman on the stage-the likeness Of one
stepped from the tragic stage.
Even the attention given to Tillman and
Hill did not equal the breathless eager
ness with which the thousands peered for
ward to catch the first sentence of this
| young man whom many westerners APP
praise as their foremost orator. They were
not disappointed. He spoke deprecatingly
Of himself But" he added, "the hum
/ Na1N 1.,,, al int
aFmor of righteousness, Is stronger than
all the hosts Of error" This struck a key
note which sounded TO the rafters and
thereafter the silverites sent up yell after
yell Of the deepest delight after every
striking period.
The Nebraska Orator introduced.
The cause of silver he declared, was the
cause Of liberty, of humanity; therefore,
he deprecated any denunciation of Presi-
dent Cleveland, because the issue was not
to be brought down to the level Of IA per-
sonHlity. To the complaint of the east
that the silver men would not discuss the
question he replied that the convention
was assembled merely to render a iudg-
ment ordered by the plain people. But
greatest of all was the enthusiasm in
spired by his comparisons Of business
men, eliminating with the comparison of
the men who went down n thousand feet
into mine and him who in n back room
oorngred the money of the world
"We are fighting in defense Of our
homes, our firesides and our families, y
proceeded Bryan, ms the assemblage rose
for another wild demonstration. "Our
petitions have been scorned, but now we
have no petitions to offer, for we are
s6rong in our might and we defy them.
They ask us if u Robespierre will arise No,
instead of that the people need an Andrew
Jackson, to do as jackson did In resisting
encronchments against the people.
Turning to the income tax question Mr..
Bryan declared that it was not uncon-
: stitutiOnal until one Judge had changed
his mind, and the great economic prin-
Ciple of an income tax could not rest upon
the change of mind Of single judge. Con
cerning the banks, he said they claimed
; that the government should go out OF the
governing business, but he answered with
jefferson that the banks should go out OF
the governing business. The speaker
paused for a moment as if to close wher
from all sides came shouts Of go on,
''go on"
''The Republicans have nominated nj
ST. Louis William Mckinley, of Ohio,
Mr.. Bryan proceeded, He is the mar
who used to boast that he looked like Ma
poieon.
There was half a minute of derisiv,
laughter, and then the speaker continued
Eyes they nominated him on the anniver
sary of the battle of Waterloo, and al
ready we can hear with distinctness tn,
beating of the waves on the shores Of st
Helena"
'ffIba I'M IlntiOn was 81 lolp tn 1puis
late on every question: without the aid o.
advice of any other nation on the globe
On such an issue, made in this platform
, the Democratic party would carry an!
single state in this Union. The speake
referred to the merciless domination OF tn
gold power in the past, and added: but
warn them they shall not cruelty the Demo
cratic party on cross of gold"
Starting of Bryan's Boom.
- The conclusion of Mr.. Bryan's speecI
> was marked by the most enthusiast
demonstration of the convention up &
that time The whole convention spran
> to its feet and twenty Thousand throat
roared while twice twenty thousand arm
waved frantically. Handkerchiefs an
q flags flew wildly. Hats were hurled aloft
p Umbrellas were waved. Men shoute
Il like maniacs From every quarter of tn
Il hall came the hoarse roar. Suddenly
"a member of the Texas delegation uproote
"a the banner of the Lone Star state and cal
~ ried it to where stood the standard {
n Nebraska Above the roar rose plercin
y shrielzs, which sounded like "A volley {
Is Siege guns above the continuous rattle {
n ten thousand small arms. Other delegate
+ grasped the statfs of their delegations an
\ pushed their way to the Nebraska deleg'
N ton.
Soon the staffs of two-thirds of the stat'
were grouped about the purple stal
- dard Of Bryan's state. Only the STANDARD
of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusett
Maine, Minnesota, New York, New Je
sey, New Hampshire, Vermont, South d
kota, Rhode Island and Pennsylvan
were left standing when the demonstrate
was ut its height, Meantime the awf
4 roar from the galleries continued, II
n band played, but the music could not
a heard above the Niagara-like tumult
m sound. Delegates fairly jumped for 10
Some of them took possession of the aisl