The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-17
GOES THROUGH TWO STATES
upvAy CAPTURES TENNESSEE AND
NORTH CAROLINA.

stronGhoId of Knoxville and Is
uudIy Cheered by the Mountain
rs In His Demand For n Finan-
ctaI policy For This Nation Inde-
.oDdent of the Systems of other
Nations.
Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 16.-Yesterday
..s what William ]. Bryan called an
49,, dav. He was up at o'clock after
re+iring at midnight to address several
bpndred people who had remained awake
30 500 him at Somerset KY, when his
rain reached there. Somerset is a repuo-
voan stronghold, but the democrats in
,be Gathering were sufficiently strong to
awaken everybody on the train with their
Wells. Mr. Bryan said he thought when
neople remained up until o'clock a. m,
q was an indication that they were inter-
ested in the right Of self government. He
advised them to get up as early on cleo
ton day.
Mr.. Bryan was rising at o'clock, when
a reception committee of twenty-five
Knoxville delegates boarded the train at
oliver Springs. Hon. j. w. Sneed head
Cd the committee. Two hundred members
of the oliver Springs Silver Club also
boarded the train and accompanied Mr..
BRYAN to Knoxville. At Clifton, Mr..
BRYAN had just told the crowd that he
never neglected the opportunity to let the
people hear free speech, when his train
started "and you won't hear this one" lie
said as the rear car drew rapidly away.
Knoxville is the seat of republicanisn
in Eastern Tennessee, but its streets were
crowded with people this morning to see
the democratic nominee. The train on
which Mr. Bryan made the journey from
Lexington, Ky, reached the Southern
railway station at $3.50 a. IN.
Excursion trains from all the
surrounding districts had brought
carloads of farmers to swell the
crowds of Knoxville people who thronged
the streets. Escorted by the reception
committee, Mr.. Bryan was conveyed to
a stand erected in front Of the court house
here He was introduced by ex-Gov
Robert L. Taylor, who is candidate for
the gubernatorial office this year On he
stand were Chief Justice Snodgrass, and
Judges Beard, Caldwell McAllister, and
Wilkes of the supreme court of Tennes-
see and Judge Clark, Of the United States
district court.
\ crowd that approached in size the
great gathering assembled by Mr.. Bryan
yesterday at Lexington, greeted the nomi-
nee at the court house. Estimates of the
size Of the concourse crowded into the
court square ran as high as 10000. Mr..
Bryan was loudly cheered, and his speech
was frequently applauded.
Mr. Bryan said: 1T gives me great pleas
ure to meet the people of East Tennessee,
who have assembled here in such great
numbers. am sure that when speak for
an independent financial policy my words
will strike a responsive chord in the hearts
Of these mountain people, because the
mountain people of the world have always
been friends of independence and liberty.
You can find among them those who are
confident in their strength and who there
n fore are not willing to bow the head or
Il bend the knee to the oppressor.I come to
you as a representative of a principle, para
mount in this campaign 1t is the right
Of 100000 Of people to have just the kind
OF financial system that they want wheth-
or any other foreign nations help to have it
or are willing for us to have it. Great ap-
M plause) In this campaign, as never be-
tore IN this country, have the lines been
Drawn between those who be-
heVe in the possibilities of
America, and those who believe
IN abject dependence upon foreign ma
'loHs' ana IL thls nation is not great
enough to have a financial policy of ats
o"H' II ought to annex itself to some
power that is great enough to take care of
our people (Applause) Against the main
IeHahce or a gold standard for one year.
Ut forever the democratic party has ar
layeu itself. We are opposed to a gold
SCdHuard' We have declared an honor
ape opposition to it. We have com
Heiced a war of determination against il.
war that Will not cease while there is
any party or any considerable number
VI men VINO are attempting to fasten this
oieIsH yoke upon an Independent people
lApplause) l seek no votes under false
Ntlehses. l want no one to vote for me
unuer thls understanding If there is any
"e VINO beleves that the gold standard
good thing or that it should be main
edlned, warn him not to cast his vote
~. me'pecause l promise him that II will
NY pg maintained in this country longer
man am able to get rid of II. (Cheers
anu opplause) My friends when you find
5"Ily which tells you what 1t wants
9 mg leHs you how it is going to get it,
5u | What, in the Judgment of those who
1 oO"1e H. the effect of that policy will
NJ 5Ou nave the right to conclude that
~ are honestly believing in the Justice
NJ lue cause which they represent, and
tbo you ind people who use
faui,, aounu money without
ttDus what sound money means
49,. you find people talking
G,9SuI G,sgl an honest dollar. and then dealing
|tb@o.ioHeSuy tbo,. with the people with whom
boI;S..Coine Coine IN contact, you have a Eght to
to tt mat they are not entirely devoted
not '',c ,,Ii cause of the people whom they are
Wo NllIlhg TO take into their confidence.
b,,n5" "sseIt that when they attempt TO
wbioL financial system upon a money
bnn5Ii. tHey cannot produce, that they are
nvigiiis up an insecure structure upon an
IIrtl'1t-'ONe foundation and are insulting the
sa,, .,teVyn eVnce OF those who mean what they
Z, anu say what they mean" applause }
he 49, hryan then explained what the term
d,r-,I. means, and told why there was no
rI,is OF a flood Of silver He also ex-
n1,,i,"u lhe way the money is put into cir
tba l'ol'' and while he was in the midst Of
NIlanation, some one yelled Mark
IT. ma Is good to put 1t into circulation"
\ "1t Is increasing the circulation" an
N orS u Mr.. Bryan, 'just before election
anri,,.Ir 10 contract after election" Great
rP-ause and cheers)
N pls iNrEan, In conclusion, asked the peo-
sald n.y. W. 10 crowd him and repeated what he
or.i, eSterday about being afraid of mon
/s5st ana consequently not wanting TO
No. many. " 'i'e eAclusloh