Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-11
ON HIS WAY.
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small crowd. At Upper Sandusky the en-
thusiasm equalled that expressed at an
place IN the state. The crowd numbere
nearly 1900 people and they pushed an
struggled to get near the nominee.
brass band played as the people cheered
Congressman Hare presented the nominee
and when the cheers subsidized. Mr.. Bryal
| in husky voice said: 1T gives. me
great deal of pleasure to greet the PEG
pie who live in the town of my old friend
Judge Hare. / knew him in Congress
am glad to see people who honored them
| selves by his election. Cheers). / trus
| you VIII be able In the future to have a.
| faithful. honest and courageous a repre-
| sentative as when he was your member
| tCheerS).
! Another rush to shake the hand of Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan followed the speech. One
| man jumped on the steps beside Mr.
| Bryan and shouted. He was afraid tn,
country would be flooded with silver 81
| the democratic ticket was elected. Mr.
| Bryan said: IF any of you are afraid
of a flood of money want You to vote
| the other ticket" This caused cheers
You know he continued. there are q
great many people who have lived in a
drought so long that they are afraid Of Il
flood
The cheers that went up We're loud and
prolonged.
Bucyrus gave hearty welcome to Mr..
Bryan. The crowd did number more than
800 but had plenty of enthusiasm. Re
publicans with vigorous lungs tried to
get up a counter demonstration in favor
name punctuated every cheer for Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan made a little speech and it was
well received.
AT Crestline, the Bryan car was
switched to the rear end Of the train
and the crowd was able to see and hear
the nominee without danger of being
pressed under the wheels. BY this
time nearly every coach on the train
was crowded with enthusiastic Demo-
Gratis. who cheered for Bryan every
few minutes. Crestline is a railway
junction and the broad platforms were
packed with humanity. "A salute was
fired from a cannon and the band
played. Mr. Bryan was escorted to
temporary platform, where he spoke
as follows:
II would not be surprised TO find
such an audience as this in Nebraska,
hut | can hardly realize that such
gathering is assembled in the state.
which has the honor to contain the
residence Of my opponent. daughter
aud great cheering.) / am gratified att
the interest you are taking in this cam
raign. want you to realize that in
this contest we have an issue which
appeals TO every man. woman and
hid in the land. Aye, more than
that upon the decision of the United
States may turn the financial policy
az the world. Not only in America,
hut all over the world. toiling masses
are looking for relief to that nation
which ought to stand foremost in ev-
cry great reform. We have an oppor
tunity which comes TO few genera
tons. but that opportunity brings with
it its responsibilities. The policy ad
vocated by our opponents is the con
tinuation Of the gold standard policy
which they dare not defend. Cheers
II the gold standard is good thing, /
ask you why did not the Republican
party in st. Louis declare that the gold
standard should be maintained perma-
nently? And if the gold standard is a |
had thing. why was it so cowardly as
to say 10 the American people: You
should submit to a bad thing until the
foreign people, potentates and powers
come To the relief of suffering peo-
Pile. ICheers.) Put these two ques |
lions to your opponents and you drive |
them from the battlefield. The first is, |
ii the gold standard is good, why not |
keep it? If bad. why should we keep
ii for a single moment" Great cheer
ingD
During the speech a gold man chal-
lenged one of Mir. Bryans statements |
i Bryan man on the speakers stand |
wanted to fight him. An attempt was
made t. steal diamond shirt stud |
from Col Creswell. millionaire |
banker OF Omaha, who is accompany !
ing Mr. Bryan. The thief was cap |
tured
a reception Of great enthusiasm was
given the Nebraska orator at Mans
field. the home OF Senator Sherman. |
The crowd was large and ii was with |
difficulty that Mr.. Bryan reached the |
temporary speakers stand Mr.. Bryan |
was introduced by James p Seward a |
prominent lawyer and chairman of the
citizens reception committee. a wild |
hurrah went up and then Mr.. Bryan |
said: Il esteem it privilege to stand |
in the home Of the senator who is |
more responsible for the present finan- |
cial policy of this country than any liv- |
ing man in it Great cheering). l beg |
you without detracting from his high |
honors and from his great personal |
worth to consider the financial policy |
presented by the Democratic platform |
and decide for yourselves whether our
policy is better for you and your own |
in this than the policy so ably supported |
by your toWnsman. If we present to |
you that which is good. we beg you to
accept it, even though it is opposed by
those who live among you. We have |
people in our state who believe that
Senator Sherman's policy is the wisest
one. l believe the American people |
will decide that the United States is
strong enough to legislate for its own
people ON every question without ask
ing the consent or aid of any other ma
ton ON the earth. (Cheering).
Il thank YOU for this vast assem-
blage, assembling here | beg YOU to
realize the duties which rests upon the
American citizens. Here are some who
believe only in times of war can peo-
pie prove their patriotism | was too
young to prove my patriotism in the
time of war. | glory that country
IKE this every year presents a battle
field and every day gives us those who
live in the country an opportunity to
prove their devotion and in the cam