The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-15
SPEEDING EASTWARD Once MORE
MR.. BRYAN STILL ENLIGHTENING
THE PEOPLE.

He Makes Very Happy Speech Mt Mt
Vernon, Ill, Where the Meeting Was
Presided Over by IL Recent Convert to
Democracy-His Greetings Are Full
of the Same Enthusiasm Which
Marked His First Trip Across the
Country.
Mt Vernon, ILL.,, Sept. 14.-Between
5000 and 1000 people packed themselves
into courthouse square at Mt. Vernon to-
day, waiting for the coming of the three
time nominee.
Mr. Bryan was introduced by Judge
Semple, who announced that he had
always been Republican himself until
this year. Mr.. Bryan said
Ladies' and Gentlemen: I appreciate
the fact that this meeting is presided
over by one who until this campaign has
been Republican. / also appreciate the
fact that while our opponents may say of
me that an, young and lacking in pub
lie experience, they cannot bring that
charge against II member of the appellate
court, whose judgment and heart have
led him to espousc the cause of the
people.
II am glad that from day to day we are
finding recruits to our cause from those
whose position in public raise them above
the Islander of those who apply the name
of anarchists or disturbers of the public
peace to those who raise their hands
against the encroachment of syndicates
and corporations (Applause.)
y few months 400 I was N I-Opr p,;1ct
then as II private citizen, simply repre-
senting cause which was near to my
heart, and when l told you here that the
brand of my Democracy was different
from the brand which was being present.
ed by the administration, your city was
advertised by those who tried to make it
appear that denied 1 was a Democrat.
(Applause) My friends, those of you
who were here know that not only did
not declare myself not Democrat, but
that have always declared myself a bet
ter Democrat than any man who sought
to undo what Jefferson and jackson did
for the American people. Great APP
plause.)
"Since we met here last March the Re-
publican party met in national convention
at st. Louis and did what no party in
this nation ever did before; solemnly de-
clared that the financial policy Of this ma
ton should depend not upon what the
American..people desired, but upon what
foreign nations. in their compassion would
allow the American people to have. (Ap-
plause.) The Republican platform does
not say that the gold standard is ii good
thing. 1t in substance declares that
double standard is better than .he single
gold standard, because that platform
pledges the Republican party to get rid of
the gold standard mud 1,ct tt,t b, IA;
metallic principle. When? Not when
our people need it Not when our people
desire it, but as soon rs the leading COM
mercial nations of the world will Join
with us in doing it. (Applause.) | ask
you, my friends, to study that platform
we'll, because we may fairly assume that
man elected upon platform will carry
out that platform. When do the Repub-
lcans say we shall have bmetallism? 1t
does not state the time. How long does
il say that we must maintain the gold
limit to year. Four years? No, my
friends, so far as the platform goes it de-
clares that whether the American people
like the gold standard OF not, whether
they suffer from it or not, they must
maintain it forever, if foreign nations in
! sist upon our keeping it. Great APP
plause.) am willing to submit the ques-
ton to the American people" applause
and cries of ''that's right.')
Evansville, Ind, Sept 14.-In the pub
lie square of Evansville Mr. Bryan nd
dressed 5000 people for twenty minutes
The enthusiasm shown along the line and
especially at this place made it apparent
that the Democratic nominee was in one
of the strongholds of his party. The
special stopped at First avenue and Ohio
street and Mr. Bryan was taken two
| blocks in carriage which was silver
plated and harness of white leather orna
mented with the same metal The crowd
cheered him wildly and at the end of
every sentence of his speech he was inter
rupted by the cheers of the assemblage
Carmi, ILL.,, Sept. 14.-Carmi was out
in full force to see the nominee. AS far
rs the eye could see the streets were lued
with carriages and farmers wagons and
about the platform, erected near the de
pot, from 5000 to 5000 people were gath.
cred Mr.. Bryan, when the train pulled
in, was resting and Congressman J. NJ.
Allen. of Mississippi, addressed the crowd
until the nominee could make himself
ready to appear before the people.
| \ GREAT DEMAND FOR SECOND
HAND PIANOS.
Hobbie Piano Company have sold of
their large stock every second hand piano
except one, and as they have orders for
several more, they will exchange new
| uprights for old pianos, and allow very
| liberal prices for them. Call and see