Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-17

DenloStfteaeS and Cicero, 1lJ that qee hCtve heard Of the greet orators Of the Engttsls tongue, qcGS realized.
 HENRY GEORGE.
 The delegates sat ds if enchanted. IL loaS display Of eIoqltence pure and atqa- dettled. Henry Clay htnasetf could not hdDe created so greGt c fltrore.
 AMOS J. CUMMINGS.
 Brgan's speech aoaS the finest lloue eUer listened to. JOHN P. ALTGELD.
 Here is the speech by W. J. Bry- an in the national convention at Chicago that made him famous and that nominated him for the presi- dency:
 MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
 CONVENTION:
 l would be presumptuous indeed to present myself against the distinguished gentleman to whom you have listened if this were but measuring of ability, but this is not contest among persons. The humblest citizen i'll all the land when clad in the armor of a righteous cause is stronger than all the whole hosts of error that they can bring. I come to speak to you i'll defense of Q cause as holy as the cause of liberty-the cause of humanity.
 When this debate is concluded, mo- tion will be made to lay upon the table the resolution offered in commendation of the administration, and also the res olution in condemnation of the admin, istration I shall object to bringing this question down to q level of persons. The individual is an atom--he is born, he acts, he dies-but principles are eter- nal, and this has been a contest of prin- ciple.
 Never before in the history of this country has there been witnessed such a contest as that through which we have passed. Never before ill the history of American politics has a,great issue been fought out as this issue has been by the voters themselves. On the 4th of March, 1895, a few Democrats, most of them ,,, o,,, t,o,e, ff .o,,oTace, i-e,7ad a,, oddroco to the Democrats of thenation asserting that the money question was the para mount issue of the hour, asserting also the right of majority of the Demo cratic party to control the position of the party on this paramount issue, con cluding with the request that all believ- CTS in free. coinage of silver in the Dem- ocratic party should organize and take charge of and control the policy of the Democratic party.
 Three months later, at Memphis, an organization was perfected and the sill yer Democrats went forth openly and boldly and courageously proclaiming their belief and declaring that if success ful they would crystalline in a platform the declaration which they had made, and then began the conflict with zeal approaching the zeal which inspired the crusaders who followed Peter the Her. init. Our silver Democrats went forth from victory unto victory until they are assembled now, not to discuss, not to debate, but to enter the judgment rem dered by the plain people of this coun- try.
 Ill this contest brother has been ar rayed against brother and father against son. The warnest tiss of love and acquaintance and association have been disregarded Old leaders have been cast aside when they refused to give expres- sion to the sentiments of those whom they would lead, and new leaders have sprung up to give direction,t to this cause of truth.
 Thus has the contest been waged, and we have assembled here under as bind ing and solemn instructions as were ever fastened upon the representatives of people We do not come as individ- uals Why, as individuals we might have been glad to compliment the gen. lleman from New York [Senator Hill. But we knew that the people for whom we speak would neyer,b be willing to put