The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-09

below surgs6 and sreltered N the heat.
ard manifested considerable Gco1-na-ared
fnratlence az the delay IN TIE proceedings.
orf-x 20 N. noo-srr!val OF the guest OF
the evening
At last. VIXEN SIS had arrived. Mr.. Bry-
g. auzliy appeared. and was greeted WITH
immense cheering from the maltstaoe
TIE party bad BEEN escorted 10 ioe hoSeI
by ,ss Cook County Democrats Marching
Club and the police with great ds1seasty
made war for the carriage drawn b. four
white horses 20 t5s entrance o. the 7olei
OF Madison stree.
After a brief interval Mr.. Bryan ap-
psared upon the balcony. William j.
Strong, chairman Of the reception cora-
raittee. appeared with Mr.. Bryan and de-
Hyered a brief welcoming address. When
the applause had subsiGed Mr.. Bryan
said
"Nr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
/ haze no language. feIiow-citizens. that
VIII express the emotions excited BY this,
tae most remarkable demonstration that
] ever witnessed. IN 70 other country :
such scene possible In no other country
can the people take up private citizen
ard make him the instrument 70 accom-
pllsh their will When I see this Assem-
bsage tonight, and when ! remember what
Ftne newspapers say, / an reminded OF
what one OF our friends said. that there
was nobody on our side except the people.
and 8s look iato the faces Of these people
and remember that our enemies cali them
a mob and say that they are rnerace 10
free government, / ask. who shall save
the people from themselves | am proud
TO have in this campaign the support OF
those who are proud 20 call themselves
the common people II had behind me
the great trusts ard combinations. know
that I would no sooner take my seat taaa
they would demand that should use my
power 20 rob the people in their behalf
Bot having. rather. the support Of the
great tolil.g masses, ] know that when
they give IN their ballots they shah unite
ia saving this ore thing: DO your duty
and we ara repaid These are the people
wao ask no favors OF the government.
These are the ones who simply say. Let
us observe equality before the Law: give
equal rights TO all. and special privileges
10 none l ana glad 20 have the support
OF these people, because know that when
the nation is imperiled every ahle-aodied
man OF them viii shoulder a musket 70
save the country, and those who are gen
tiemen enough TO offer their blood on the
altar OF their country in time OF danger
are good enough 10 trust In the quiet
hours Of peace.
Il am simply on my way from my West
ern home 20 the great metropolis OF the
nation TO accept there. at the Atlantic sea-
board. The nomination given in this city
but a few weeks ago. I am glad that as
/ go | can take 70 them your greetings. so
kindly expressed in the words OF your
chairman. who. though A Republican here
tofore. is a patriot today. And to those
OF your brethren who. like you. are the
bone and sinew of the nation. l can take
greeting and tell them that you are their
friends and that you viii stand by them
and help them emancipate themselves
from the domination from which they
suffer. / can 60 10 them and tell them
that you draw your ideas of what this ma
ton ought to be from one OF the great
philosophers OF the East. i can repeat
10 them. as l repeat 10 you. the language
OF Ralph Waldo Emerson. He says:
Il VIII have never a noble.
No lineage counted great:
Fishers and choppers and plowmen
Shall constitute a state.
Upon this enduring foundation can be
reared a government like ours. / can
take TO your Eastern brethren greeting.
and In the language OF Abraham Lincoln
can say that the people OF the West and
South are ready 10 Join with the people of
the East In declaring that a government
of the people, by the people and for the
people shall not perish from the earth"
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Bryan's speech
there was an uproarious demonstration
from the crowd that fairly made the build
ing tremble. The people shouted and
cheered. blew horns and made every SORT
OF noise TO demonstrate their approval of
what had been said. Long after the speak
er had left the balcony the throng linger-
ed In the street and called for him TO
come out again. The speech seemed en-
tirely TOO brief. and they were hungry for
more.
Upon leaving the balcony Mr.. and Mrs
Bryan went 10 the main parlor OF the Cliff
ton house where for an hour or moro they
received the multitude that had given such
enthusiastic attention TO his address. II
was near midnight before they were en-
abied 10 get away from the crowd and re-
tire 10 their rooms.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan will attend divine
service on Sunday morning at one OF the
city churches. Which church will be
honored with the presence OF the party Is
not announced. for the obvious reason that
II would draw an inconvenient crowd of
curious people. The remainder of the day
will be spent IN quiet and retirement. and
rest for the journey eastward. which is
20 begin az il:30 p. m over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad 10 Pittsburg.