The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-01
BRYAN IN CLEVELAND
Hs Is the Object of a Vocilsrous and
Spectacular Demonstration.
TWO IMMENSE MEETINGS
Nowhere Else. With the Possible
Exception of New York. Fave
80 Many People Attempt-
ed to Hear Him Speak.

Bryan mas Detn tne OpJtCt VI Ho
other demonstration so vociferous and
50 spectacular as that which the city
of Cleveland gave him tonight. ana
nowhere else, with the possible excep-
tion OF New York. have 50 many peo-
pie attempted to hear him talk. Two
great meetings listened to Mr.. Bryan.
the first in the Central Armory. where
$1,000 people were packed; the second
In Music hall, which held 5000, and att
erwards he spoke to several Thousand
from the balcony OF the Hollenden
hotel. Bands and marching campaign
clubs We're numerous about the
streets. and with thousands of stran-
gers within its gates. the city bore q
holiday aspect. Special trains brought
out-of-town clubs In during the after
noon; 500 came In on one train from
Canton. the members OF the Bryan
club of that city and their friends;
two trains came from Akron and 9TH
ers from Cuyahoga and other Ohio
and Pennsylvania points. For two or
three squares the streets about the
depot were thronged when the cannon
announced the arrival Of the train on
which the candidate came. There was
a band to escort him to the hotel and
another to the armory. followed by
several ward organizations and clubs
The afInory doors were thrown open
at $3.50 o'clock and a few minutes
later the space was filled to the doors.
Not only were the ais,es jammed. but
men We're clinging on window sills,
high up, and hanging in all sorts OF
impossible places. In both Of the
Cleveland halls. as In most of the
other cities where Bryan has spoken,
the police arrangements were utterly
inadequate. Workngmen were In a
large majority at both meetings: they
were free and easy. pulling off their
coats. singing and disporting them
selves generally in a good-naturedly.
turbulent way. An arm holding
hammer surmounted with the words,
The Friends of Labor" was blazoned
across the big transparency of the ar
mory. Two of the great comers were
General Coxey. late of the common
veal army, and his lieutenant and
son-ln-law, Carl Browne, whose ap-
pearance upon the platform where
they preempted front seats. brought
down tremendous howl, in response
to which the general arose and bowsd
The shirt-sleeved crowd attempted to-
*.
listened to the music of a glee club
and sang The Star Spangled Ban
ner' and Marching Thro' Georgia"
In many thousand voiced chorus
with thunderous effect.
When Bryan came down the stage
at O'Clock. escorted by L. E. Holden
OF the Cleveland Plain Dealer ne in
spired fierce cheer. which continued
-
and handkerchiefs and which was
continued all the time the Temporary
chairman was trying to work in his
speech. The Armory audience was
the largest Bryan had addressed in
doors except the one of Madison
Square garden.
The Music hall crowd was half as
large and none left the hall. The
Music hall crowd was entertained by
local orators during its two and one
half hours waiting. In his speeches
at both places MIR. Bryan devoted
himself mainlyNto the financial ques-
tion.
Bryan opened his speech in the Arm
ory with the following words: "Wba
is the meaning of this enormous out
pouring Of the people? No ordinar,
occasion would produce this scene: n,
ordinary campaign would stir mem
hearts as they are being stirred to
day. Your presence. your enthusiasm
TESTIFY to the fact that this year tn
people are thinking as they have no
thought before in recent years. An,
well they may. In this campaign tw,
mighty forces are arrayed and the,
are engaged in struggle which mean
much to both. When Mr.. Carlisle II
1878 was discussing the money question
he said: The struggle now going ol
cannot cease. and ought not to ceas
until all the Industrial interests of tn
country are fully and finally enamel
pated from the heartless domination o
syndicates. stock exchanges and othe
great combinations OF money grabber
in this country and Europe. For tn
last 20 years that heartless domination
has Increased in Its severity, and with
In the last three years that hearties
domination has grown more and NOR
intense. until to-day the people ar
confronted with this proposition: Ar
the American people able to gover
| themselves or must this government
be thrown over to the syndicates I
carry on a scheme they think best 10
| their private profit?"
The speaker at once took up tn
platforms Of the Chicago and ST. Loui
| conventions and asserted that the Gus
tom Of political parties in past year
Of adopting ambiguous and meaning
less platforms had been abandoned
| There was an issue now and the lin
was drawn. so that no one need be de
celved The gold standard was cor
| ceived in avarice." and fastened upo
this country by fraud" and the speak
er declared that II could only be cor
| tinued by fraud and deception. At thi
| juncture some one created great ar
| plause by shouting: Down with Nc
Kinley."
Louis had such an opportunity as seldor
| comes to a party. adding ''the admins
| tration had advanced the gold STANDARD
| had forced through. under whip an
l spur. law that repealed the purchasin
clause Of the Sherman law. The admins
|! tration had issued bonds in time OF peac
| and. worse than all. II entered into N
| contract with a few fnanciers in Me-
York and London by which II paid thos
| hnanc.ers an enormous profit FOR pre-
tectng the treasury. which 10.00OO00 {
people stood ready to protect. But the RI
| publican party d.d not denounce thes
| transactions"
| Mr.. Bryan repeated his argument ths
| the republican Platform eonfesses N
| gold standard to be bad when Il says
ought to be abandoned. and yet confess
its impotency 10 govern this eountr