The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-22

to the audience by cN-bONeTuOr tuihpptH'
who in this way made his formal entry
into the campaign for the nominees OF the
Chicago convention. Both the candl-
date and his sponsor were received WIN
tremendous applause.
Ex-Governor Campbell introduced Mr..
Bryan to the audience as follows;
s''rho largest audience that ever as
scmhlcd in the city of Hamilton is here
TODAY. 1t has come to greet anu listen
ia thc nominee. the regular nominee OF
the democratic party. and he is welcomed
here in the old county OF Butler, Wllch Is
known everywhere as the Gibraltar ol
Ohio democracy, and he IS Welcoihcd us
nriyntr citizen of pure life, as states
nan If high motive and. most of all rs II
Jnnncrnt But YOU are here to listen TO
him. and. therefore, | present him, the
mntcbloss democratic orator. William d.
Bryan
Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and Gcntlcmcn-l don't ask TO
have any warmer place i'll the hearts OF
thn nconlc of this county than the gentle
man who has Just introduced me. II you
rou think ms well of me as You nave al
WAYS thought of him, and vote Tor me as
Won have always voted for HIM, snail
be satscfd.
"AIy friends, if JclfcrsonS doctrine Is
accountable to YOU | want to say to you
that we are teaching aud preaching tne
principles taught by him. II jackson 5
dnmocracv is good enough for you want
to tell YOU that we are preaching anu
teaching today what Jackson taught
and nv friends. in my Judgment there
mover was time when the people OF TINS
rountry loved more and needed more me
principles of true democracy eXempiih',u
in legislation than they need those primer
nlcs today, and it is because we are ap-
healing to the lovers OF deHlocruti'
form of government, and the lovers Vi
government administered ACCORDING W ny
motto. .cuual rights to all, special prlNl-
jncrs IN none" that we bring our stan
dard more and more to the people OF TINS
country every day. ,
There were short stops ut Nchll anu
jamestown. and good sized crowds listen
cd TO fvc-minutc speeches from the hoi'i-
incc.
AT the latter place. while the crowd was
enthusiastic there were quite Il number
of Mckinley shouters and badges Ill inc
crowd
Washington Court House was given II
tcn-minutc talk, and the large nl'i'nte
was apparently in sympathy with the
speaker.
Mr.. Bryan's attention was called to SrV-
cral newspaper reports. onc 'hal hc
had hpru upon the stage; another stating
that he had thought about going on the
st,~e. and still another that he had witt
tom u criticism of play and had applied
for n position as press agent. lie Stateu
tbcrc was not truth in the report tlat ne
Ind ever been on the stage, had ever WITT
tcn n criticism of any production OF ~
nlcd for any position III connection WIN
n theatrical company, ANA that ne n'N'r
had any thought of going on the stage
Un looked on the matter with consiucra-
bic amusement.
At DAYTON the largest and most enthllS,
i,stic audience of the day shouted ana
howlcd and yelled itself hoarsc when
shortly after ) o'clock the nominee re-
turncd from Hamilton and spoke ut ihe
fair grounds. The crowd was eStllllilttu
away ND in the thousands and the Strects
were crowded by thousands OF o'nrrs i
For many blocks the streets were lllleu
with eXultant humanity, ana the "TRIP c'clr
ont to the grounds was con lhuu, o,"
ton. His speech for the most par' p M"e
oInno the same lines followed by Mr., brE
"n far thr last few days. The crowd was
Wildly enthusiastic and interrupted inc
speaker hi''i'' ', ~ thn ilruS adj
of its hearty approN"' VI
vanccd. -, .,r,o,
Among other things he SAID: h,H
toll ms that free coinage Will hurt lnr
r,rmrr hut the farmer knows that i,le
rnlI standard advocates appeal TO lil'
BUSINESS men to stand by gold standard
hut thn the business men know thlt ,llc
gold standard has Increased the n"i''o''
~ failures
W u,.,.,., man suffering from
w men tnrs' @ t' anon thrir mouths.
goa S'ahUalu' u''' nolinv that will bring
dare To nuEorI'c NJ r hat thr rold stan
them relel' NY uat' 49, irtimidntr .hcm
dard banker atl''mlhts Zion, Of their citi-
and attemp,S TO ~" ~ f' ali Tho gold bug
ZcnShlp. put "H' 10 H. sn,dinr and asks
hnancier appen'S ~ ., utnnh,rd The
him to support 'llH Eo'u r, nttnmnting To
same hhahclrrS WHY I, "' ~, Tho threat of
scare me S"i m ,"" H., s,mo Gnnucicrs
Il '"-c'h' uohni horIs nnvnblc in coin
who maue ilelr uoa'"H II IN In-crmt dol
Whlle the Soiul'l was P'I anrsI The sol
lars. N:NpplauSt nuo tInt w,bnn they
dlerS VIII rcn't .i tho f;,,,nricr was
passed. 'miouSu ny tho "n,,linr | challenge
not the irlcilu VI wv o' ~ al bistnrv and
You 10 read ',c l"S'H hra ,hn money
ind Il Single inS'"i'' VI INV nsr for
changers h"I' tl thnr nm tn hc shot
them except 10 s,nin INV i.im,, rnronnv An
NJ WINE 'hoi WY '"'''''9
plauSe ana cheErS;;,, ,h,+ tbo old soldiers
am llnl alt"iH ,.'' IN mrdrr IN make