The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-29
a SPEECH FoR BRYAN.

II. L. ChA6ee, the Minneapolis travelling
man. upon being called to the chair, at
Harmonic Han silver convention, July Is,
said:
Gentlemen q the Convention: deem
1t not only a privilege, but an honor, to
address you for few moments. There
are two classes Of men who never bolt q
nominees or platform-those who have no
convictions and those who have 90 courage.
The men assembled here are lacking in
neither. / would rather be man without a
party than party without manhood or
principle. In Europe there exists trip
pie alliance, whose object is to prevent the
downfall OF lettering monarchies We are
to have in Minnesota a triple alliance
whose object Is the overthrow Of dynasty
which has robbed and plundered this state
for years. The allied forces, with John
Lind for leader, will redeem the common
wealth OF Minnesota and from a govern
ment OF Knute Nelson by Bill Merriam for
Jim Hill, we shall have again government
OF the people. by the people and for the
people. Before the election in November
the Clough- Merriam machine will remind
you OF Great Northern wreck. History,
1t Is said, repeats itself. The Wing party
OF forty years ago surrendered to the slave
power of the South. At st. Louis the party
Of Lincoln and Garfield and Blaine sur
rendered to the gold brokers of the East,
and the party organized to defend the op-
pressed has at last become the tool Of the
oppresser. Thirty-six years ago the peo-
pie met at Chicago, and put up candi-
date who stood nearer the hearts of the
people than any other nominee has ever
stood. There Is only one other parallel,
and that occurred at Chicago last week
when q man without dollar, without in
fuential family connection, without the
backing Of any corporations or combines,
single-handed and alone. by the matchless
genius Of his own leadership, comes to us
like another Lincoln. fresh from the peo-
pie, to lead us on to victory. Young men,
1t Is q generation since your fathers stood
up as abolitionists in the cause Of human
ity. Every crisis is an opportunity and
your hour is at hand. It may be the last
fair field Of battle the people will have in
this republic. Old men, freighted with the
ever increasing burdens of declining years;
you who would leave only the heritage Of
a well spent and patriotic life, will you be
with us in this struggle? The cause is not
alone the cause of silver, but the cause Of
humanity, as against organized, centralized
greed, self1shness and averice It Is the
cause OF justice and should be an inspira
ton to the young, benediction to the
old.
could not pass this opportunity without
saying word of admiration for those who
through SANDER, representation and rid
icule, have stood for the people as against
organized greed and averice. The peo-
ple's party Of today is the abolition party of
forty years ago. Faithfully have they
plowed the ground, sown the good seed and
pioneered the way. The harvest is ready
for the sickle. Call them not anarchists
or regulators; the real anarchist is he who
behind closed doors, with silk-stockinged
feet, under mahogany tables, crowds down
wages with one hand while with the other
he forces up the price Of hard coal. These
men, who In secret, plot to plumber and
combine to rob, are more truly breeders Of
anarchy than the Jean Val Jean, who, in
the desperation OF hunger, snatches loaf
from the bankers window. Call them not
repudiatOrs; see in this convention scores
of men with the Grand Army button, who,
to preserve this Union, shouldered their
n1uskets and took their pay without a MUIR
muir in greenbacks at $13 a month, while
the men today who are rallying around the
st. Louis platform, clipped their coupons
from their gold bearing bonds, and like
Shylock demanded the last drop Of blood
In their countryis hour of peril.
Think not that intimidation or vitupera-
ton shall drive US from what we believe
to be our duty. William j. Bryan, a Mo-
ses who needs no Aaron for q mouth-piece,
shall lead US. Not alone for his clean per-
sonal record. not alone for his matchless
eloquence, not alone for his superb leader
ship, but he comes from the West; no, not
the West. but the very heart, the very geo.
graphical center OF the United States We
admire him for his abilities, but we love
him for his great heart and human SYM
pathy.