The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
HIS MASTER EFFORT.
THE SPEECH THAT CAUGHT
THE CONVENTION.
The BOY Orator Of the Platte n Rrycia-
tion The Eastern Gold Men are Ably
Observation-Disclosures Napoleon Water
loo The Paramount Issue silver.

Hon. w. j. Bryan Of Nebraska. which
50 nearly stampedcd the convention
to HIM, and which put HIM fairly in
the race for the nomination for Prcsi.
dent, was as follows:
II would he presumptuous, indeed TO
present myself against the dist,n-
guishcl gentlemen 70 whom you have
listened. if this were but a measuring
of ability, but this is not u contest
among persons. TIE humblcst citi-
zen in all the land when clad in the
arinor of n righteous cause Is stronger
than all the hosts of error that they
can bring. ] come to speak to you in
defense of a cause as holy rs the cause
Of liberty, the cause Of Humanity.
Cloud applause
"Whcn this debate is concluded n
motion will be made tn lay upon the
table the resolution offered in coIl.
mendation of the administration ana
also the resolution in condemnation
OF the administration | shall object
TO bringing this question down to u
level of persons. The individual Is
but an atomic IS born, he acts, he
dics-but principles are eternal, and
this has become contest OF principle.
Never before In the history Of this
country mas there been witnessed such
"a contest as that through which VIC
have passed. Never before in tho
history of American politics has Il
great issue been fought out as has this
issue. by the voters themselves
"On the fourth of March, 1895, n
few Democrats, most OF them mem.
hers of Congress, issued an address to
the Democrats of the nation, assert.
ing the money question was the para
mount issue OF the hour; asserting
also the right Of a majority Of the
Democratic party TO control the posi-
ton OF the party On this paramount
issue; concluding with the request
that all believers in free coinage OF
silver in the Democratic party should
organize and take charge OF and CON.
troll the policy Of the Democratic par.
". Three months later, at Memphis,
an organization was perfected, and
the silver Democrats went forth open
lly and boldly, aud courageously pro-
claiming their belief, and declaring
that If successful, they would crystal
lie in "a platform the declaration
which they had made, and then began
the conflict with a zeal approaching
the zeal which inspired the crusade ~
who followed Peter the Hermit
spread Of the silver Mov-ment.
sour silver Democrats went forth
from victory unto victory, until they
are assembled now, not to discuss, not
to debate, but to enter up the judg-
/, mcnt rendered by the plain people of
this country. tApplausr.l In this
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against brother, and father against
son. The warmest ties of love and
acquaintance aud association have
been dIsregardcd. Old leaders have
been cast aside when they refused to
give expression to the sentiment Of
!, those whom they would lead, and new
leaders have sprung up 10 give dircc'
: tion To this cause OF truth. (thccrs.)
, Thus has the contest been wagcd,
|, and we have assembled here under as
binding and solemn instructions AS
were ever fastend upon the represent
atives OF n people.
/, I'VE do not come rs individuals.
/, Why, as individuals, we might have
, been glad to compliment the gentle
mar from New York Senator HID,
4, but we know the people for whom we
speak would never be willing to put
= MIN III ~ lp1ill'i Wv ~ ~
thwart the will Of the Democratic
, party. Cheers | say it was moi Il
|, question Of persons: It was n question
~. OF principle, and it is not with glad
ness, my friends, that wc find our
selves brought into conflict with
those who are q arraycd on the
other side.
i. The gentleman who just preceded
me, Governor Russell, spoke Of the
old State of Massachusetts,. Let me
assure him that not one person in al
II this convention entcrtainS the lcas,
hostility to the people Of the state OF
9 Massachusetts ~(applausel, but we
stand here. representing people wht
are the equals before the law OF the
largest citizens of the state of MasSa.
Il chusctts. (A%pplausc.l When You come
before us and tell us we will disturb
!, your business Interests, we reply tina
you have disturbed our business inter
- ests by your course. Great appiauS,
and cheering We say to you tina
YOU have made too limited in its appll
cation the definition OF business men
, The man who is employed for wage
n is as much IA business man rs his Gun
. ploypr. Continued ~chccringI Thu
attorney in a country town is as mucl
Il business man ~ the corporation
:, counsel in "A great metropolis. INT
merchant nj the cross roads Storn Is q
much u business man AS the mcrci!an
of New York. The farmer who gee
forth in the morning and tolls all day
- begins in the spring and tolls ali sum
~ mer, and by the application of braii
- and muscle to the natural rcsOurcc
N Of this country, creates wealth, is II
- much n business man rs the mar VIII
goes upon the Board Of Trade and bet
upon the price Of grain"
'rhe miners who 30 a thousand fee
into the earth, ar climb .,0Ol fee
"a upon the cliffs and bring forth frol
,n' their hiding place the %prcciou, metal
T. to lie poured in the channels Of trade
~ are as much business men as tho f"'
financial magnatcs VITO, in Il bac
room, corner the money of the world
"Wc come To speak OF this broad
class of business men. All, my friends
we say not II word against thos
re who live upon the Atlantic coast. hu