The San Francisco call., 1896-10-04

At $3.50 P NJ. the crowd had become SO
demonstrative that Governor-elect Jones
of Arkansas responded to The clamor OF
the audience and delivered an address in
favor of the silver standard. When Mr..
Bryan appeared the scene became ram
pant and it was some time before he was
able to proceed. He spoke in part as
follows:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen-For
just little while ask your attention. do
not require much time 20 say all have to say
to you tonight. The clubs can be of more SER
vice now than in previous campaigns, because
this campaign is being run by the people
themselves. The clubs have adopted a button
which presents the likeness of Thomas Jeffer-
son. [Applause.l If you had searched through
all history you could not have found man
more worthy of being taken as an ideal states
man, becaue in all the history of the human
race there has never been but one Thomas JEFF
ferson. [Applause.l Oh all the constructive
statesmen whom the world has ever seen,
Thomas Jefferson stands first. At time when
representative government was an experiment,
he wrote that immortal document which de-
clared that all men are created equal. that
they are endowed with inalienable rights, that
governments are instituted to preserve those
powers from the consent of the governed.
[Applausel In stating these four propositions
he stated the Alpha and Omega OF Democracy.
[Applause.]
Men may write books and men may fill IL
braries with volumes, but they cannot i'm
prove upon that sta atement, recorded in few
sentences and comprehensively, that there is
government of the people, for the people and
by the people. [Applause.] In my Judgment,
no statesman ever lived who so fully under
stood human nature as Jefferson did. No one
more fully understood the capacity OF the peo-
pie for self-government no one more fully un-
derstood the dangers to be guarded against.
He stated the principles which underlie
Democracy, and then he applied those princ1-
pies to every question that arose during his
time.
The greatest danger which a government
has to fear when trusted to human hands Is
favoritism. Favoritism is the curse of all gov
ernments: lApplause.l Least among govern
ments like ours, and yet faYoritism is the
dangerous strength even in our Government,
because our Govern ment is administered
through human beings and human beings are
human.
My friends, If you would have government
just, if you would have government to NIL the
ideal of a perfect government, you must nave
a government that is no respecter OF persons,
hand, a government which gives to none,
which takes from none, and q government
which in the administration of law and justice
treats all alike and Furnishes the great as IL
does the petty scoundrel.
If you ask me what is my highest ambi bition,
will say that above all offices that human
hands can give, above all honors which conf
dence and estee m can bestow, II could choose
the name by which should be known. Iwould
choose it thus: That ] have done my best to
make the Government what Thomas JeHelson
desired it should be.
NY friends, Government has drifted away
from the old landmark. In times OF passion,
in times of selfishness, the instrumentalities OF
Government have been turned to private gain,
and Government instead OF melting out equal
and exact justice, has been a refuge OF those,
who having obtained positions, have used edit it
to enrich themselves out OF the toll and sweat
of their fellow-men. lApplause
Behind the bulwarks erected by our oppo-
nents have been gathered every pubic enemy
who preys upon the people. And they can
call to their aid but small proportion OF the
unjust gains that they have wrung from the
public-but a small proportion of those gains
ruption fund.- the like OF which was never be.
fore known in any government on the face OF
the earth. lApplause.l
Against this enemy, armed with ell the i'm
plements of party warfare, against this enemy
supplied with all the material tnat is sup
posed to be val uable in such conflict against
the enemy confident, arrogant and 1nsolent,
we have nothing TO oppose except the con-
sciences of seventy millions of people. Zap
plause.l
My friends, those who live fifty years from
w,
those who lived in this'day of such wonderful
opportunity. was born after the war: be-
long to that generation which has never had an
opportunity to prove its love OF country upon
the battlefield but, oh my countrymen, never
in the history of this country has there been
such an opportunity for the citizen to prove
his love, not only of his country, but OF man
kind and of his God, as there is to-day. IGreat
applause.l
Show me a people oppressed; show me
man who has suffered from injustice; show ne
hn has hqaU m
lation, and / Will show you man whose
heart goes out 10 US in this conflict. lap
plause.]
right his subjects have; show me q man who
has no thirst except the thirst for gold; show
me man that lives by opposition to his fell
pie who are standing by and begging that
success may come TO those who are opposed to
US. lGreat applause.
AS the Presidential nominee of the peoples
alliance, want TO say TO you that do not de-
sire the involuntary support OF any citizen
of this Nation. We appeal to the will,
we submit our cause to the Judgment
want to feel that behind me l have ma
jority of these people, and then, SO help me
God will carry out the platform to the letter.
Be not discouraged by abuse. Abuse has al
ways been the portion OF those who fought
against intrenched privileges. II you become
annoyed, turn back TO the pages of history.
and for every name that is applied to you, you
will find one equally severe applied to Jeffer-
son; for every name applied TO you, you will
ind one equally severe applied to Jackson.
All, my friends, may go nearer than that
That great spirit yonder (pointing TO por-
trait of Lincolnj, was as Indignantly attacked
by the aristocracy of wealth. and would be
unpopular to-day in New York or Boston
among our fnanciers as Jackson was, as Jef-
ferson was in his day.
ANY man who believes that the people ought
to stand equal before these laws will be
abused by those who desire favoritism in
legislation and special privileges from
governments. Be not terrified Do your
duty as you see it, ! believe that we
shall triumph aye, more than believe
as surely the sun shall rise the day will
come when the morning sun shall rise upon
our cause, the day will come when bimetal-
lisnl will be restored to this country, the day
will come when the money of the constitu-
tion win again be ours.
The day will come when trusts shall obey
the law; the day will come when corpora.
tions will cease to be greater than the Gov
eminent which created them. Applause
The day will come when the people of this
country will be content to stand side by
side, not one upon another; the day
will come, when standing shoulder to shoulder
they shall march on. each one content to en-
JOY lie and liberty and the pursuit of happi-
Iess, without attempting TO deprive his neigh
Dor of equal opportunity and equal rights.
[Applause.l
Mr.. Bryan left Cincinnati this morning
at o'clock. Lawrenceburg was the first
stop and the candidate looked we'll when