The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-18

Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: I am not
here to make a speech to you but
rather to have an opportunity of see
ing you and making such acquaint-
ance as can be made from a plat
form. We are engaged in a great strug-
gle, one upon which much depends
and we have against us the Republican
party which has declared in its plat
form that the AemFican people must
submit to a gold standard as long as
foreign nations insist upon our SUBJ
mitting to it, and they are aided in
their campaign by that small portion
of the Democratic party which has
forgotten all that Jackson and Jeffer-
son ever stood for. (Applause.) In
this campaign where our enemies are
united against us, our friends are also
united; and with the help of the Demo-
cratic party, which adopted a platform
at Chicoga which is pervaded with
spirit of American independence, and
to those forces there brought together
has been added The forces represented
by the Populist party and by the free
silver Republicans of the United States.
(Applause.) Against this double party
opposed to us, we represent the triple
alliance, those who believe in the
money of the Constitution. The issue
presented now is a clean cut issue. No
man who believes in an American sys-
tenn of finance for an American people
can by his vote assist in sending a
man to Congress who goes there to
support the Republican policy on the
money question. (Applause.) My
friends, | am glad to have met you"
SPEECH AT SALISBURY.
Mr.. Bryan,a Salisbury, referred with
fine effect to the principles of Jack
son who had studied law at Salisbury
and to Theo. F. Kluttz, who,on behalf
of North Carolina, had put him in nom-
ination at Chicago.
Mr.. Kluttz's speech of introduction
was short and full of the fine Kluttz
spirit. Mr.. Bryan said:
"It gives me pleasure to visit this
city because it is the home of mem
Der of the North Carolina delegation
who, on behalf of the Democrats of
this State placed me in nomination at
Chicago. (Applause). I am glad to
meet the people who made Mr., Rluttz
a delegate to that convention. am
a
law student in this city, and I am glad
to tread the soil made sacred by the
hero of New Orleans. (Applause).
The principles for which | stand before
the people are the principles taught
by jackson when he was the idol, not
of Democracy alone, but of the great
common people whom he at all times
defended (Applause). When Jackson
was President, his greatest fight was
against the United States National
banks. Those connected with that
great banking influence denounced him
and applied to him just as abusive ep-
ithets as the mOney-Owning and
changing class applied to Thomas JEFF
ferson before him, and have applied to
every one since who did not bow the
knee to Baal and worship the golden |
calf. (Applause). At that time all the |
mOnied influences of the country were
combined for his overthrow lust as |
they have to-day combined to perpet- |
uate a government of syndicates, by /
syndicates, and for syndicates. Gap |
plause). The masses are interest ted |
in government which guarantees |
equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none. 1T is the classes who
want to use the instrumentalities of |
for private gain. The
masses are too busy making a living
and bearing the burdens imposed on
them to crowd around legislative halls
and spend large amount to secure
legislation which will enable them to
get larger amount out of the people
If the governments will protect each
citizen in the enjoyment of life, liber-
ty and the pursuit of happiness, it is
all that should be asked. We are now
engaged in am effort to make the pur-
suit of happiness, more to the masses
than a mere idle pursuit with no pros
pect of overtaking happiness. Our op-
ponents seek to monopolize the oppor-
tunities of this country and let the
trusts and combinations of wealth shut
the doors of opportunity against the
humber members of society. Cap |
Dlause and voice, "Look this way.")
am glad you remind me of it, because
there are so many on this side | didn't
there were any more left to
get on the other. Oaughter) | am
glad to note the intense interest in
This campaign. 1 have noticed it all
along the line have noticed it among