The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-15
FAILS TO RECEIVE AN OVATION.
Bryan Says the Democrats will Dis
euss Nothing But Silver.
To-Day Aitgeld and the Presidential
Nominee VIII speak at salem-Aii
the Trains In Town To BE White
washed, and the Houses to BE Dec
GRATED.

1entralia. III. July i4-For some reason
lnc ovation that was 10 have been given 10
"Aiam j. Bryan here tonight WAS almost
ialiufe- Scarcely 30 people all told were
az the station when the train pulled in
nearing Mr. Bryan and wife. A club OF
bernocratic voters arrived from Nashville
with tand abourT - and a few minutes
later one came In from Fairfield, but they
@oce0 scarcely 30 people 10 the crosd.
To make matters worse the place selected
Tor Dir. Bryan TO meet the crowd was at
tie City park, which had already been
engaged By William f. Mason. Repuoii-
can candidate for the United States SEN
ate from this state On this
account Mr.. Bryan and his friends
had TO vacate before o'clock.
The big majority OF the crowd that came
10 the park appeared TO be Republicans
who had expected TO listen TO Mr.. Mason
talk. There were frequent cheers for Nc
kinney, aud then the friends OF Democ-
racy would shout for Bryan. Altgeld and
free silver
IL was originally intended by Mr.. Bryan
and his wife TO quietly visit this place.
where Mr.. Bryan has many relatives
There was 10 have been sort of reunion
OF the Bryan family of Marion county.
IL was. however. decided by Mr.. Bryan to
give the visit and reunion Up. The train
which brought Mr.. Bryan arrived at As
o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were hur-
ried through the crowd 20 carriage. AT
the home OF Capt Dwight, whose wife Is
cousin OF Mr. Bryan. there were in
formal receptions to the ladies OF Contra
la. who were presented to the nominee
and his wife. There were several hundred
women there. and the affair was decidedly
pleasant.
The visiting party was then taken to the
city park. Preceding ths carriage In
which Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan rode was
brass band. and following were several
hundred citizens on foot. The procession
increased in size as IL neared the park, and
upon the arrival OF the carriage at the
pavilion in the center there were nearly
a thousand people there. The stand had
been draped with nags and bunting for
the Mason meeting.
When the Bryan clubs from Nashville
and Fairfield had arrived Mr.. Bryan ad-
dressed the crowd briefly. After referring
pleasantly 10 his friends and relatives In
the town. Mr.. Bryan said In part;
We are entering upon a memorable
campaign, and the issues are being drawn
for the contest. i trust that the issues
involved In this campaign viii be clearly
understood and carefully studied. Parties
are not made &c be worshlped. They are
merely the instruments by which we serve
our country The people are made not for
parties, hut parties are made Tor the
people. and the parties can only claim
the support OF the people when they are
efficient instruments In the hands OF the
people, OF accomplished good
s'In this campaign / believe there viii be
less OF personalities and more OF principles
than fn any campaign which has taken
placs In recent years. The people are
thinking about great public questions.
You must not expect that any platform
viii contain all you desire. No persons IND
In any platform an expression OF every
thing In which they believe. Nor must you
exps~ct any platform viii be free from some
objections We select our party, We select
our platform. not in the hope of something
that Is absolutely IN accord with our opin-
ion. but which g1v~y the>sullest express
sion OF all Of our hopes and aspirations,
and we take that platform and join that
party which, for the time being. promises
TO give us the best of legislation on the
most important questions.
I'm this campaign II IS conceded on all
sides that the greatest and most important
issue Is the money question. u matters
not whether YOU believe In the restoration
OF silver or in a gold standard You must
admit that the settlement or the money
question Is OF the first and greatest inipor-
tance. when this is done. other things can
be considered. on the money question the
two great parties have taken positions d.
reetly opposite 70 each other. Four years
ago the positions taken by the Republican
and Democratic parties on the money ques-
tlor we're Identical. The Republican party
said. The American people from tradition
ard interest are in favor of bI-metallism.'
The Democrats party SAID: We hold 10
the use OF both gold and silver without
discrimination against either metal inos
YOU see that both parties declared
in favor OF gold and silver as
the money OF the country. Four
vsxara have passed since that plat
forms were written and these four years
have been years Of morentous events
and as tNsis campaign approaches tho TWO
great parties line themselves Hp on this
great question. THE Republican party ~
ST. Louis declared thst the gold stand
ara should be maintained unul II could be
changed by international agreement. Note
the language The PLATFORM does rot say
.hat the geld standard IS good thing
because the platform pledges the party TO
set rfd az the god standard and sGhstt-
ttte FOR y something batter as soon as II
can lie donn. But IS assumes that this
better substitute cannot be received uutn
.h. world shall help. dong and continued
aDpsanse9 The Democratic party met In
Chicago and it adopted a platform which
- IN direct opposition % the platform
adopted al 81 Tlouis, The 81. I.oais plat
fern declared that the gold standard
shaald BE maintained until II could Re
changed BY international agreement. IN
t5f seu,esNlnv else ccnla be done The
Democratic party declared itself arslter-
at,lv cnnosess 20 a single geld standard
tAnpsauseD Ard. more than that the
EepuhlscRn platform did not promise you
any complete monetary system. The
perserrsfte raTtv eDtsinet what tt desired
20 have aore II declared sn favor OF the
frsnsedlate restoration ~ the free ard IN
limited coinage ~ both roia ara silver
AZ ire present isxai ratio Of IS % Zap
v,,auSaa without waiting for the "a or con
sess ~ any other natter tAnp,auseA We
a,so declared that TIE silver dollar should
De legal tender Tor AL eshfS publle ana pgt-
vats. azs tAat such legislation snnala p
enacted "a = Necessary 90 prevent for the
gi,ttre the Asnaane tlzgtfan Or any kind -
legal tender money. More than tals. the
usasfarna declared thss the government
shaala exercise the TsEht 20 redeem its
rain Obligations n either go51 ~ silver
TIE issue = drawn. An& wa have oar
s,Na{es n this carr pa4gn between an Amer
fes~ financial system for the American
seease and ar Eaglssh financial system
- ee forced cn nS. Applause Those
urha nesseva ia running this EuNefaaserr
on ghe European nlan should 20 and iex-
tSlate wsth tie Renabilean pSrky II
mistake nus kh@ patriotism cf the people
xhrSs rStrtntt$nn has aexeT heen sfsrezis,1
20 {n vain. there san he hns csc isssa gn
This campaign ard hss u0e resgss GAP
r,lguse.l II thay ask uS ~ hat about other
queSticnsr ~ te8 th.ru tnst - tcaE ~
she rtsns - se.f-sGvernYneaE j. ia danger
there = ne other question. tApplAzsel