The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-11

this time, and I shall simply thank you for
this extraordinary and unexpected manifesto
ton OF interest When l left home l told
them that l was coming upon a campaign in
what was now considered the enemys coun-
try, and which we hoped
voice interrupting-Go East young
man; go East. daughter and cheering)
Mr.. Bryan-But which we hoped would be
our our country before the campaign closed.
Right, right" and applause) Therefore,
| have been more than gratifed to find that
1t was not necessary to open the campaign
IN the East 1t has already been opened
there: Cheers and laughter) But l shall
promise you this, that In the progress of this
campaign, not single private in the ranks
Will stand nearer to the enemy's guns than
ne who in whose hands is the standard.
(Cheers)
We are prepared to defend our platform
1t, presents, as we believe, these policies
which are for the best interests of all the
people and we are not terrified because our
enemies have sought to apply to US epithets
and hard names when they find it impossible
to oppose the positions which we have taken
(Applause) They shall not be permitted to
put US In the attitude of opponents to gov
ernment, but we shall show them that there
is difference between defending govern
ment and defending the vicious legislation in
augUrated by the government for private
ends Tremendous cheering)
Andrew Jackson, than whom there never
was Drawer, truer Democrat has expressed
it well in these words: There are no neces-
sary evils in government; its evils exist only
in its abuses It is true my friends that
what we attack is the abuses of the govern
ment and not the government itself. C'That's
right and cheering) The worst enemy of
this country is the man who seeks unjust
legislation, and IL unjust legislation has been
enacted seeks to erase it from the statute
book Who is the best friend Of govern
ment? Not the man who secures vicious
legislation because Of the pecuniary profit
which 1T brings him. but the man who loves
his government so well that he would make
II SO good that IT would deserve the love of
every citizen in 1t. (Applause.)
My friends, in this campaign there Is only
one great issue If that is settled 1t will not
give us a government perfect in all details
but that one question must be settled first
before other questions can be settled.
A nation that is not able to adopt its own
financial policy is too impotent to Iegislate on
any question where the people are concerned.
(CheerS.) We do not say that our oDDonents
are insincere we do not say they are less
honest men than we; but we do say that
when they attempt to say to the Amer
lean people that we must be dependent upon
the legislative act of some other govern
ment, we say it matters not how honest they
may be, we dare not entrust legislation in
their hands. cloud cheering) l have said
that In this contest we have repetition of
the contest Of 1776, and that in this campaign
as in that, line will be drawn between the
patriot and the Tory and when l say it.
do not say it, my friends, to criticise the
man VINO DeueVeS LDdL Jn1S nation Is not great
enough to legislate for its own people, He
believes 1t honestly, and l recall your at
tention to the fact in the struggle of our fore
fathers for liberty there were those who
honestly believed that we ought to continue
in this land the political supremacy Of Great
Britain. loud cheering) In this they were
but mistaken so, and If you go to the ceme-
teries you will find no monument reared by a
grateful people to commemorate the names
OF those who thought English domination
should continue. (Applause.)
There are people today who believe this
nation is not strong enough to legislate for
cur people, and there are people who honestly
believe that an attempt to do so would bring
distress and many evils. We may respect
their honesty, but must enter into life
and death struggle with them because we as
sert here that the financial domination of a
foreign power Is as dangerous to the liberties
of the people political domination.
(Cheers) But I must not talk. Cries Of
go on" "Yes, you must" "Yes, yes go
on.'D 1 thank you for the interest you have
shown in the very beginning of this cam
paign. have no fear that your interest will
be allowed to die-not bit.
| believe that the toiing masses of this
country-those who have achieved and who
must achieve it's greatness-are willing to
risk their all in this republic and rise and
fall with it; and that to them we can appeal
in this campaign with confident assurance
that when the vote is counted. an enormous
majority Of the American people will declare
in favor Of the American system of finances
for the American people, administered by
Americans. loud and continuous cheering J
At the meeting in the Avenue theater, Mr..
Bryan was introduced to the audience by
Joseph Holley. chairman Of the Democratic
county central committee, as the next presf-
dent of the United States. Mr.. Bryan was re-
ceived with great applause and spoke as fol-
lows:
ANOTHER ADDRESS.
do not consider the enthusiasm which has
been manifested all along the road as aught
oil rn&Y efx, ,aN1vv Lo4
respect which people feel for those who
stand in positions of authority, or stand be-
fore the people as candidates for those po-
sitions We are people who love govern
ment, who recognize its necessity and stand
ready to defend 1t at all times. And no
matter how much we may differ with those
who. for the time being. may, under the
form Of law, make, decide or execute our
laws, we sustain them In authority until
we can change them and make them accede
to our purposes. 1t shows the caDacity of
our people for self government 1t is the
best evidence that we are people who can
be trusted in large matters as well as small.
to do those things which are necessary. I
have an abiding faith in the love of country
and In the honest purpose of the American
people to secure that which Is best. We
differ very much: we wrangle. we quarrel:
we present our views with all the ability and
all the vigor that we have, but yet when
it is all done, we bow to the will of the
majority. fApplause)
We are entering upon camDaign which
will exceed In interest and intensity any
camDaign through which we have passed.
see before me the faces of young men-young
men who, like myself. have grown uD since
the war. We have been fighting those war
questions and too often the bitterness of a
quarter of century ago has fingered to
cloud our judgment and to darken our under
standing. But we have reached new era.
We have come upon period when all war
questions are settled and wnen the people
come face to face with great industrial prob
lens when people come face to face with
great economic questions. Every political
question must. If it remains before the public
long be based upon economic truths and ev-
cry economic question is at last a moral
question question Of right or wrong and
no question has ever been settled until It has
heen settled upon the basis of what Is right
Thomas Jefferson never said truer thing
than when he said that the art OF government
is the art of being honest and that to dis
Germ right from wrong requires not the help
of many counselors. He was right The