Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-10-23
DhFAN m DETROIT
MICHIGAN's METROPOLIS HONoRs
HIM WITH RECEPTION.
Nominee Says We Are Fighting Same
Fight That Has Been Fought
in Every Generation.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. II. - william Jen-
nings Bryan completed his speech-making
tour of Michigan tonight by addressing
the largest throngs of people ever gath
cred at political meetings at Detroit.
From a platform erected against the
Washington boulevard side of the Hotel
Cadillac he talked to a mass of people
which filled the wide boulevard and ex
tended far into the adjoining streets At
the Auditorium he spoke to an audience
which occupied every inch of space, while
thousands stood outside waiting for
possible sight of the candidate. Lastly,
ne appeared upon stand erected at the
woodward avenue front of the city hall,
before crowd which was so great that
II stopped all street car and other traffic
entirely. The candidates train was met
at the Woodward avenue station, three
miles from the center of the city, by the
reception committee. The procession CT
carriages trotted down woodward avenue
and to the Hotel Cadillac by rear en-
trance, thus avoiding the crowds en-
Michigan avenue A mighty roar of en-
thusiastic applause went up from the
crowd as Mr.. Bryan appeared, and the
tremendous enthusiasm was kept up the
entire evening.
AT the Washington boulevard speech
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
we nave lost the support of some dem
ocrats, but, my friends, it is only the big
democrats who have left us. The rank
and file of the party are still true to the
traditions Of the party, and we have not
iost even all our leaders. But, my friends,
even IL we have lost our leaders, it is a
great deal easier in country like this for
party to get leaders than 1t is for lead
ers 10 form party. Great applause)
IN TINS contest, where plutocracy is ar
rayed on one side and the democracy on
the other, the democrats who leave us in
'he lace or the enemy must understand
that they surrender all claim to author
NY III the democratic party and all claim
10 the respect of those who love Jefferson
ana jackson. Great applS.use.)
we are hghting the same fight that
mas been fought in every generation. II
is tight that comes In our form of
government over and over again. In
tunes OF peace and quiet the great ag-
sregations of wealth silently obtain pos
session OF the government They have
used the instrumentalities of govern
rnent for private gain. They have used
'he powers of government for public
p1under, and then, when the people be-
come aroused, they realize their danger
ARK race course had a great crowd in
sac the enclosure when Bryan arrived
ana when the people gather themselves
tcgether to drive out of power those
VINO have abused government those in
the enjoyment of special privileges al
ways entrench themselves behind a bull
wark raised by the contribution of mag
r!hcent campaign funds and endeavor to
return their agents to power, expecting
10 get back more out of the people than
IL cost to buy an election
"Eut the American people have never
lalled In any crisis in the past. nor have
tley reason to believe that they will fail
III thls great crisis. 1t is true that we
Lave ON the other side as great a cam
palgh tund as was ever raised in Ameri
can politics. 1t is true that they are re-
sorting to intimidation and coercion as
they never resorted to them before; but.
my friends, while money talks, money
does not vote. tremendous applause)
In this campaign we believe that the
rank and file of the voters of the Unit
ca states knowing what the gold STAN
dard has done, knowing what the gold
standard is doing, knowing what the eoId
standard must continue to do, will arouse
themselves for one supreme struggle. and
IN that struggle the conscience of the
American people will prevail over the
power of the syndicates trusts and com
binations.",