The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-02
IT'S A FIGHT TO A FINISH.
Towne Calls Bryan "The Leader of 1895,
the Victor of 1900"

the Victor of 1900"
DENVER, Col, Nov. 25.-A compli-
mentary banquet was last evening
rendered Hon. w. j. Bryan at the
Brown Palace Hotel by the Chamber
of Commerce of Denver. Plates were
laid for 300. His address was the last
number on the programme. He was
received with great cheering. Among
other things, he said:
''The past few months seem to me
more like dream than a reality; and
when hear the words OF eulogy
which have been so often spoken, they
do not impress me as words spoken OF
me. The fear that always comes over
me when l hear these words spoken
with so many manifestations of affec.
ton is whether I can maintain the
feeling that has been so kindly ex.
pressed, or whether by some misstep I
may do as 50 many have done befoE,
me, fall and lose that love which now
is The thing which I prize most in life.
It frightens me when I find how MANY
people there are in this country who,
believing as | ...cve, have put their
faith in me and the work I have tried
to do. The only assurance I have that
1 may be able to continue to retain
your good will is the belief that my
purpose is the same as your purpose,
and that we, continuing in this pur.
pose, will travel together.
II believe that during this campaign
in every foreign nation the oppressed
were raising silent prayer for our sue.
cess, and that in every foreign nation
the aristocracy was praying for the
success OF our opponents, because the
Ambassador of the United States ID
Great Britain declared Immediately
after the election he, together with all
London, was rejoicing, and when he
said he and all London, he meant that
part of London which he had become
acquainted with, and not the toiling
part of London or England. You read
what is said by the fnanciers and by
the aristocrats of the world, and you
will find that they recognize what
many of our own people do not recog-
nize, that this question which wes be-.
fore the American people rs?chc |
down deeper and lowered up higher
than any question which has con-
fronted us in time of peace in the his.
tory Of this country.
1--WE cannot give up this fight il we
desire; we have got to 60 on. / think
we have been successful in bringing
our cause before the American people.
I think We will be more successful in
the next four years. We have been
successful in bringing our cause be
fore the laboring man; we have fails I
mot in reaching the business men of
this country and I believe that for the
next four years we ought to give sp:c:
ial attention to the bringing OF our ar.
gaments before the business men ct
this country.
"How long will it ts before our
well-to do classes shall understand that
they clnnot raise Themselves far above
the masses of the people? How long
bsfore they realize that their only
safety lies in the raising of the masses
with them9" (Cheers and loud ap-
plause)
It was 2:2O this morning when Mr..
Bryan finished his rsech. Ats o'clock
after having shaken hands with all the
banqueters, Mr.. Bryan was driven t1
the depot, where he boarded a special
train which left the city for Pueblo at
$50 o'clock. A committee of leading
citizens Of Pueblo acted as escort for
Mr.. Bryan on his journey
The scene at the banquet bell at the
end OF forceful speech by Congras;.
man Charles A. Towne of Minnesot.
on "The issue of 19OO," was remarks
BILE. The climax of his speeches, in
which he spoke of Mr.. Bryan es 'the
leader of 1896; the victor of 1900"
started a great demonstration. Men
jumped on chairs and tables and shout
ed themselves hoarse, waved handker'
chiefs and acted generally as only en-
thusiastic men stirred to frenzy by
burning eloquence can act.