The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-01
AT HANNA'S HOME
Mr.. Bryan Gets the Biggest
Demonstration Yet.
Audience the Largest Since
Madison Garden One.
WERE 10000 IN 1T.
Besides There Was Another
Meeting Half as Large.
Mr.. Bryan Says That Only Syn
dictates Want Gold Standard.


gave him last night and no where else
with the possible exception of New
York have so many people attempted
to hear him talk. Two great meetings
listened to Mr.. Bryan. the first in Cen
trail armOry where 16, 600 people were
packed; the second in Music hall where
half as many assembled and he spoke
to several thousand from the balcony
of the hotel. The marching clubs were
numerous about the streets and the
streets bore holiday appearance. For
two or three squares the streets about
the depot We're thronged when the can
non announced the arrival of the train
on which the candidate came at half
past six. There was a parade to escort
him to the hotel and another after din
ner TO ecort him to the Armory.
Inc Armory doors were thrown open
at O'Clock and in Is minutes every
foot OF space was filed to the doors
Not only were damned but men were
cl1ng1ng on the door sills and hanging
on in all sorts of places. In both of the
Cleveland halls as in most of the cities
where Mt Bryan has spoken the police
arrangements were utterly INADEQUATE
The men were in the majority at both
meetings pealing off coats and singing
IN good naturedly turbulent way. An
arm hOld1ng hammer inscribed with
the words: THE Friend of Labor" was
blazoned across a big transparency in
the Armory- Two of the first corners
y,
monWea1 army and his lieutenant and
Son-in-laW, Carl Browne whose appear
ance upon the platform where the pre-
empted front seats were brought down
q tremendous howl in response to which
the general arose and bowed. This
shirt SleeVed crowd attempted to per-
suade Mr.. Coxey to speak but failing
listened to the music of a eIee club and
sang 1.-The Star Spangled Banner and
Marching Through Georgia in q
many thousand chorus with tremendous
effect.
When Mr.. Bryan came down the
stage at O'Clock escorted by Mr. L. e.
Holden, of the Cleveland PIaindealer
he inspired a cheer which continued
for three minutes with waving hats
and handkerchtefs, which was cOntin-
ued all the time the temporary chair
man was trying to work in his speech.
The ArmOry audience was the largest
Mr.. Bryan had addressed in doors ex-
cept the one in Madison Square The
Music hall crowd was half as large and
none left the hall. The Music hall
crowd was entertained by local orators
during its two and a half hours of
waiting. In his speeches at both places
Mr.. Bryan devoted himself mainly to
the financial question.
Before his arrival at Cleveland Mr.
Bryan made speeches at Chautauqua
Mayville and Ripley, at the last place
talking to 1000 farmers gathered for the
picnic of the Knights of Maccabees
Much of the country through which
its composition. At Madison the Re-
publican club turned out with badges
banners and bass drum, cheering Nc
kinley and bowling at Bryan. But
Ashtab uIa furnished an enthusiastic
crowd of 1000, partly free silver Repub-
Hcans.
Mr.. Bryan opened his speech in the
ArmOry with the following words:
What is the meaning of this enormous
outpouring. No ordinary occasion
would produce this scene. No ordinary
campaign would stir mems hearts as
they are being stirred today. Your
presence, your enthusiasm testify to the
fact that your people are thinking as
they never thought before in recent
years. And Wen they may. In this
campaign two mighty forces are arrayed
against each other and they are en-
gagged in a struggle which means much
to both. When Mr.. Carlisle in 1873
was discussing the money question he
said: The struggle now going on can
not cease and ought not to cease until
all the industrial branches of the coun-
try are fully and finally emancipated
from the heartless domination of syn
dfcates. stock exchanges and other
great combinations of money grabbers
in this country and Europe
Have the people been emancipated
from the heartless domination of those
heartless syndicates and money grab
berS of this country and Europe. (Cries 4
No, no ,no.') No for the last 20 years /
the heartles domination has increased
in its severity and within the last three
years that heartless domination has
grown more and more until today we
are confronted with this proposition,
are the Americans able to govern them
selves or must they be thrown over to
the SyndicateS TO carry on a scheme
they think best for their private peck
et.''
The speaker at once took I'D the Mat
forms of the Chicago and St Louis
conventions and asserted that the Gus
tom of political parties in past years
or
less platforms had been abandoned
There was an issue now and the line
was drawn SO that no one need be de-
ceived. He reminded his hearers that
no one in the present campaign was
declaring for the gold standard: that
never in the history of the United States
had a national party dared to write in
its platform single sentence in ap-
prevail of it. The gold standard was
conceived in vice and fastened upon the
by fraud and he declared it
could only be continued by deception.
At this juncture some one created ap-
plause by shouting Down with McKin-
ley" Mr.. Bryan added that the gold
standard had never fought an open
fight and that it carried the mask of
the burglar and the knife OF the aSSaS-
sim In the legislation which fastened
it upon the country every step had
been taken at night and without the |
knowledge or consent of the people. |
Mr.. Bryan said the Republican party |
at ST. Louis had such an opportunity |
as seldom comes to a party, adding:
The present administration had ad- |
vanced the gold standard had forced |
through under whip and spur law |
that repealed the purchasing clause of |
the Sherman law. But the Republican |
party did not denOunce these transac-'
TONS he said, because It was dominat- |
ed by the same influences that had |
dominated the affairs of both great /
parties. The Republican party had |
been deaf to all sounds save the clink- t
ing of gold and blind to all colors save !
the gIittering yellow" Great ap-