The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
HON. w. J. BRYAN SPEAKS
TO Large Crowd-Scnator Stewart S
Speech Cut Short by Rain.

TO Large Crowd-Scnator Stewart S
Speech Cut Short by Rain.
Tiyoli-on-Hudson. y. Y, Aug. d.
The democratic candidate for the presl'
dcncy, VIM. ]. Bryan, spoke to loCO peo-
pie assembled around a platform in the
village square at Madelin this afternoon
for forty minutes, discussing the imam.
cial issue from the bimetallic point OF
view. He was seconded by Senator
Stewart of Nevada. who started to eX..
plain what he termed the crime, OF
1873 but was cut short by relentless
shower which had been threatening
throughout the afternoon. An lntrQquc-
tory speech of an hour was maze py hoI'
John LEM of Ohio.
In response to a posted .lotice eXhort-
ing them to decorate their homes. many
citizens had hung out tri-colored bunt-
ing, which gave the village a festal APP
pearance, enhanced by the outpouring OF
farmers The crowd came from all
parts of the country, by train, on horse
back, in hay racks and in more preten-
tious carriages OF the summer resi-,
dents, and the number who gathered
about the platform, standing in the open
field, exceeded the population of the VII
lage.
Mr.. Bryan was welcomed ut the edge
of the village by the reception commit
tee and brass band, followed by, Il
Bryan and Sewall club, esccrting his
carriage to the square to the music of
Hail to the Chief
his arrival.
checrcd as thew s'"'n,.~l to tn" platform.
The cl mmittee, Hon.
Frank the candidate.
Thonr. "n,onrc was fllgld III inc
beginning. it warmed up rs Mr.. brI ,hn
proceeded, and when he concluded me
crowd fairly stormed the platform -
shake hands with the candidate.
Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies' and commemorative on
party ut Chicago wrote the platform 1t
did we knew that it would offend some
people. No party can take plain.
strong, emphatic position ON any ques-
ton without offending somebody. We
declared in that platform what we be
lieved was right; we described the poll
cies which we believed were best for the
American people. | shall read one of
the planks: we are opposed to the
issuing of Understanding bonds of the
United States in times of peace and
condemn the trailicking with banking
syndicates, which, in exchange for bonds
and at an enormous profit to themselves,
supply the federal treasury with gold to
maintain the policy of gold monomctal-
lism' That is one of the planks.'
A voice in the crOwd-"lt is a good
onc.'
"That was not put in there TO attract
the love of those who have grown rich
out of the governments eXtremitics.
(Applausc) We did not expect those
who have Il passage way from the fed
cral treasury to their office to join with
us in closing up the passage. We did
not expect those who are making Il
profit out of the gold standard and out
of the embarrassment it brings to the
trcasury-wc did not expect them TO join
with us in putting an end to the gold
standard.
do you remember that the Good Book
states that good many years ago Il
good man named Demctrius complained
of the preaching of the gospel. Why,
he said, it destroys the business i'll
which we were engaged. We are max
ing images for the worship of Diana. and
these people say that they he not gods
that are made with hands. But Deme-
trius was much like men who have lived
since his day. When he made up his
mind that the preaching of the gospel
ll'elleleu Will MS business ne ulu ho'
so our ana sa! !" tne world. Our buSl-
ness is being injured ana we are mad
what ana ne say lie Salu' Nreat Is
Diana of the Ephesans.'
I'VE have some today who are much
like Demetrius. The restoration of BIZ
mctallism destroys the business in which
they have been engaged, but when they
make public speeches they do not say
the democratic party is wrong because
it interfcrcS with their business. What
do they say? They say: Great is
sound money: great is an honest dol
lar (Applausc)
II say this platform was not written
to attract their votes. 1t was written
because we want to destroy The business
in which they are engaged. But my
friends, if those who have made a profit
out of the governments financial policy
array themselves against the democratic
party, may we not expect those who be-
lieyc that we are right to come to our
rescue and fill up the ranks that are
being depleted by their dcscrtion? (Ap-
plausc0 If we must part company
with those who believe i'm a government
of syndicates, by syndicatcs and for syn
licatcs, may we not appeal with conf
lence to those who believe that q GOV
lrnmcnt of the people. bv the neonlc and
for the people should nor perish from
the earth. (Applauscl If these mon
who pride themselves on their prominence
in the business world who glory in tbo