The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-26
Fully 10000 People Gather on
the Old Common.
ONCE MORE INSULTED.
Bryan's Picture on a Red Flag
at Worcester.
SeWaH Also Speaks-Is on the
Ticket for Good.

through the eneTny'S country. No eStl-
mate placed the number of people al
less than $4,000, while many even placed
at at 10000. Bryan had a big crowd at
Worcester at $50 It was very enthus-
fastic and cheered at every telling
point. One element Of discord was Wis
ible there, but Mr.. Bryan did not seem
TO notice it, It was a big red flag with
Bryan's picture, hung on William H.
Bunder's underwear factory. Beside it
hung an American flag with Mckinley 3
picture on IT.
In this city the crowd had become
very impatient when Mr.. Bryan ar
rived. Mr.. Sewall occupied a seat on
temporary stand on the campus ana
the crowd entirely surrounded the lit
tie spot. Jas. H. Mallett Of Worcester,
introduced the speaker. The first
speaker was Jos. O'Sullivan of Law
renee. a candidate for Lieutenant gov
ernor He criticised the Worcester
persons who placed Mr.. Bryan's picture
on the flag. Mr.. Bryan appeared at
1880 with a bouquet of roses in his
hand and was at once introduced The
enthusiasm was greater than Boston
common had ever seen before and it
was fully seven minutes before he was
allowed to speak
y
Though far from my Nebraska home
am glad that can greet you as fell
low citizens of a common country. I
shall not attempt to make myself
heard 70 all who are assem- bled here I
have spoken to a number of audiences,
Cheers in the distance and great APP
plause) but I never spoke to an audi
ence that seemed to reach so far away
into the distance as this one does. Gap
plause.1 viii speak to those who are
nearest to me here ard those who are
in Rhode Island and Maine can visit
me when I visit those states. I came
down to Massachusetts to present to
your people the gospel of Democracy
as understand it. That is the way we
do. do not claim to have any uathOr-
ity except that conferred upon me by
the Democratic convention If you
doubt my Democracy I can point to
that convention as a better certificate
than any boiling Democrat can find
(Applause.)
we lay down this proposition, that
the more money there is in this country
the easieT it is for any person VINO mas
something to sell to get his share of
that money (Applause.) Our Oppo-
nents plant themselves upon the doc
trine that the less money the whole
people have. the more money Sach IN
dividual viii have daughter and ap-
plause-) That is a mathematical propo-
sitiOn which you can not find in any
arithmetic. but it seems to be the prop
ositiOn upon which Republican imam
ciering is based
we say that while the dollar goes
up. property must go down, and that
falling prices and falling property mean
hard times. If you ask US how this
gold standard affects the farmer, we
ten you that the gold standard lowers
the price Of the products he sells. with
out lowering his taxes or his debt II
you ask US how the gold standard af-
fects the laboTing men, we reply that it
destroys the opportunity for labor, null
tiplies the number of idle men The
gold standard fills our streets with men
who are anxious to work, but md no
opportunity The gold standard, by in
creasing idleness. brings poverty to
those who should have enough and to
spare, and when you bring people to
poverty, when you take away the means
OF gaining q livelihood. you make
lramps out Of men who, under just con-
would be self supporting and
to the nations wealth and
greatness. (Applause.) And last OF all,
when you drive men to hunger and de-
zDafr and desperation you make cr1ml-
nails out OF men who under just cOndi-
tions would be law abiding citizens
tApplause)
The gold standard has nothing to
defend It except the misery Whlch mas
it wherever it has been tried
It is a failure if you will accept the
testimony of those in every land. We
have had the testimony of those who
create wealth and add to the national
productiveness We have commenced
a warfare against the gold standard
We invite YOU to Join with US now
(Cries Of We WilLO If you don't join
with Us now and we are defeated this
year. we will come again and extend
the invitation until the majority do
loin with US We have not many great
daily papers with us, but, my friends,
the time viii come when the daily pa
pers viii be glad to furnish editorials
that the people Of this country want
CCries of They Will, you betD
Having been connected for q snort
lime with the newspaper business my
self. ] do not underestimate that infiu-
snce: but my friends. in times like
these people go ahead of the newspa-
Ders when the newspapers refuse TO
cad the people. beg you to recognize
the Importance OF this issue Il 1t
should result In e1evating Us to Office
hose who believe in the FIRE coinage of
silver-the reform win come now. 1t
viii simply postpone the success II we
Ire defeated now
with this last remark Mr.. Bryan /
slosed his address and changed his Pc /
iition to the other side of the platform, |
rs he had been obliged to DO as many [
Is eight times during his address
Facing the people who seemed to I
'e the greatest portion of the crowd, he |
allied his companion on the Democrat /
C ticket to his side, and both stood up [
IN chairs For the first time in this /
tate. at least. the two candidates were |
zen side by side. Introducing his run 4
ling mate, MI Bryan said:
My Fellow CitiKens:-I introduce to /
'ou man who. way up in Maine, was
Wiling TO stand for free coinage when
lis neighbors were against it Gap
'lause and hurrah for Sewal1) I in
reduce 70 you man who is in favor of
n income tax, although he had to pay
: man who did not bow the knee to