The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-03

The vast auditorium at Music hail wa,
80 thiekiy packed with people thai II was
!isles were crowded with standing men
AN, women. In the beginning Was start
ca what locked like an attempt 10 break
up the meeting. but It was quickly nup-
dressed ana thereafter the candidates
ulterances were greeted with the utmost
enthusiasm. The disturbance was rre-
ated by gang of toughs in the gallery,
and .%hie IL lasted 1t threateded to create
trouble.
Mr. Bryan appeared upon the stage at
$50 ard the ovation that greeted his en-
eight minu.es. When the applause had
stbsided Hon. Louis Remleen, who acted
a. chairman Of the meeting. attemr;.d 70
Introduce MIR. Bryan. but the gallery would
not permit him to talk. Hon. GustuSe
TafeJt then trJed to get something like
order. but with no be.ter success. Eventu-
ally MIR. Bryan 81 pped to the speakers
stand and raised HIS hands in a mute APP
peal for silence. For moment he was
successful. but ut the end of his first SEN
tencc the Noise m the, upper part Of the
house was renewed and the candidate was
obliged to resume his seat. Then O. J.
C,osssfove president Of the Duckworth
was held, pointed out as the chief of.
fcnders threemen in one of ne balconies
and asked the police to remove them. In
dong so he characterized them as black
guards and enlrcuted the rest OF the audi
cnce 10 give Mr.. Bryan fair play as n fell
low-citizen. This eGectually sllencsd the
had been summariy elected, MIR. Bryan
wGnt on with his speech.
He said:
Mr. Chairman, Fellow "ltizens. Ladies
and Gentlenen: We are compelled to face
| ON emmy In this campaign who is not only
wei organized and well equipped WIN
means for hotn legitimate work and for
| Legitimate work. but we are also COM
| peligl TO FACE am enemy which is not en-
| pie .Nppause.) And before addressing
| myself 10 the paramount issue of th.s
ceamIalgn, ! want 70 call your attention to
| by our opponents. We have declared that
| the money question IS the paramount Is
sue aud some of them are not willing to
| meet us on the money question and have
the public mind.
My friends, just one word about these
| other questions. Some Of our opponents
| have ATTEMPTED TO arraign us before the
| bar of public opin on upon tho charge
| moment 10 meet that proposition There
IS nothing in our Platform That jnstiiies
tion in favor of an income tax IS an at
tempt to dlscredit the supreme court,
| deny 1t. There Is nothing in our platform
en- that subject which is half as severe as
the minority report uttered against the
judgment of the supreme court. tCreat
| applause) Let me call our 7tte',tion TO
the criticism which Abraham Lincoln
made of decision OF supreme conr,;
and when you read his crit t'ism YOU VIII
ima nov iad W. i tb Sn ar1 good nnoni
In This country today who think that
! Abraham Lincoln was not only a great
| i1stnse "
Here is his language in juno, 1871:
~ believe. as much as Judge Douglass;
iresneIt for tho iu9icial department OF the
! government; we think that the bred Scott
decision was erroneous. We note the court
that made IT has often overruled its own
| decision and we shall do what we can 10
have ii ovcrruie this"
Wy rrf,,la,T s', oxa,.t,v ~ nnsitio1 which
mar" tna ~ Iriisa, ~" aIpjaTse1 We
we ca" thot dec; NJ some time in the
cNpeet ny uvcaS. .,,i,d az ". exnent mar in
shs Nation 1t VIII nf s Sear ! ,s share e of
pause and chesr.ns2 can r X9nr "a at f,i
i.Gn 10 Inv ~ -. t,,'V 70 vorr,., an incon, tax
do not themselves crlticse tnt a. I'm ''i.
taxi II IS s,rat ~ ~, ,lo,'In yuho have liser
denly some Gf thesc pttope W WI d isfeg
IN court an thtlr w. US ~ i've a a
AGAINST Shirgos o. T ,eonin Raw s,idGenI,
Is strange now tnese 1p,e -, PIX ,s, S e1nrem,
court SAppiauSSe} .ho ,r,.o,ne fax woul,
Men VINO. under me income IN, M W." ,,n,
have to pay TAX M, 40 9i ,. le'i ibs tn y
that thy are not Wiling 10 Pay we d YrN
jump onto us ami charge us Win alsre
want the reelection Of government ana ye
want others TO bear the hnruen O. gov
eminent Were honest and COURAGEOUS, they
would tell us that what they objected Il
was not our criticism of the court hu
the law itself heca1se they do not wan
Another thing, our opponents want yo'
to believe that We are opposed 10 IN
, enforcement OF law. So Far as that .crit
cism is directed about me as a candidat.
assert thar there Is not a citizen in a
This land who believes more thorough
: in ~ the enforcement of every law. up2n tn
statute books than 60. Npn'ause
counrymen ! am made the chief e c.N,, II y
win 81 enforce the laws that some Q
my critics will come on their kn n9(Srs cen
C'heersD
Let me sqgsSsi to you o n6 fr of 1hos
:, | railroad presidents which they then
> selves do not SUGGEST, They opp9ose, on o.,
- for free coinage-they can stand IRE
d coinage-they object to IT because we m, N,
n to settle labor troubles mat we Ina ma
have arbitraIlon 70 seize IN IN, m. va va 'di
nDnlanSe.1 TneE say tnat we are NOT