The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-17
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WILLIAM ]. BRYAN FETOHES UP
AT ASHEVILLE, N. @.
Compliments the Mountaineers Upon
Fine Man Their State Once Produced
Mentions the Discussions Within the
Democratic Party and Ascribes the Trick
OF SEEKING on the Free Silver Straw, to a
Loftiness of Principle Which He has no
DtnacuIty in Imagining-His Respects
to the Gold Democrats.


Loftiness of Principle Which He has nj
Dtnsculty in Imagining-His KesPectl
to the Gold Democrats.
AshysIle. n. c., Sept. 16.-Bryan was
riyen a most hearty welcome on his ar
rival here. 1t was the first time since
1874 that a presidential nominee mad
visited this section OF the country, and
ME- farmers for miles around gathered
here today by the thousands TO pay
homage and cheer the candidate.
Mr.. Bryan was driven TO the Battery
Park hotel, where he and members of
rne Democratic organization we're given
an elaborate dinner by 7. P. McKissick,
the manager Of that famous resort. The
party were then driven TO a platform IN
g. valley Between the. great hills which
have helped 10 make this place so beau
tiful. There Mr.. Bryan addressed a
very large audience. Mr.. Bryan was
introduced to the audience by Hon.
Locke Craig.
Mr.. Bryan opened his speech as fol-
lows:
at have a reason in coming TO North
Carolina which is personal, aside from
my interest in the electoral vote of this
state. 1t was the state of North Caro-
lima at Chicago, before became a can
didate, before my own state had taken
any formal part In presenting my name
it was the state of North Carolina,
which by resolution decided to give me
the unanimous vote of their delegation
In that national convention. (Applause)
Il appreciate the honor which they
were willing to do me, and therefore il
gives me great pleasure to come among
these people whom they represented
and give what assistance I can, If any
assistance be needed, to secure the
electoral vote of this state for the free
coinage of silver at 16 TO 1. (Applause.)
/ am glad that the canvass of this
state opens in this county, which was
the home of one Of the greatest public
men given to the nation, not alone by
North Carolina, but the entire country,
Senator Vance. He was a man whom
I delighted to honor and 1 am glad I
stand among his neighbors and friends
advocating the same cause he so elo-
quenly advocated, and / cannot more
than impress upon your memories the
words he has spoken:
QUOTES THE GREAT ONE
Among his public speeches was one
on the money question. Let me read
You a few words from II:
The great fight IS ON. The power
OF money and its allies throughout the
world have entered into this conspiracy
to overthrow one-haf of the worlds
money and thereby double the wealth
Nv he
half which is IN their hands. The money
changers are poiluting the temple of
our liberties. To your dents, O Israel
(Applause)
He foreSaw the struggle in which we
are now engaged He realized its mag
nitude when many others did not
Those words came from him as words
of command: To your tents, O Israel
And the command was needed by the
Democratic party, and then began first
that warfare within the party TO rescue
that party, and the party name from
the hands of those who were using it
20 advance the interest, not of Democ-
racy but OF phItocracy. Applause)
SAYS 1T WAS THE VOTERS.
at was a great contest 1 ven ture
the assertion that never before in the
history OF this country did any party
have such a contest within its ranks as
that which ended at Chicago. venture
the assertion shat never before in the
history of this country have the voters
themselves had so much to do with a
convention as did the voters of the
Democratic party at the convention ait
Chicago. This question was submitted
TO the voters. The Democratic idea has |
been that the party is but the instru- !
ment OF those who compose il and de- |
rives its powers from the will of the |
voters who number themselves as MEM |
bers of that party. Yet, it is often the |
Da.se that the party machine or bosses |
have more to do In sha ping the policy |
and making it than the voters them
selves. 1 am proud to be the nominee
Of a convention which represented no
machine or bosses. but the unpurcfas-
ed suffnages Of the voters Of this coun-
try. Great applause)
TOOK THEIR LAST CHANCE.
"A few months ago the most sanerl-
me Democrat did not believe that sue
cess this fan WAS none than possible.
The most sangIIine Democrats felt that
four years of gold standard adrninistra-
ton had destroyed almost the possibii-
lily or SUCCESS. But the voters OF the
Democratic party determined to make
one final fight and determined that. If
Ole the party must, it should at least
maintain the honor ofthose VINO believed |