The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-18
CROWDS AND MUSIC
lhs Nominee Is Stirring Up the
People Of Stu.h Carolina.
ALL ARE EAGER TO LISTEN
His Telling Remarks on tho Money
Question and Able Arguments
the Great Issues of the
Campaign.

Charlotte, ". c., Sept. l7-Bryan
began his speechmaklng early to-day,
after a nights rest on a special train.
He left the sleeper at a. m. and
was escorted TO the postotlice park by
Hornets Nest rifiemon and local
Knights of Pythlas commandery,
mounted men. His speech here to-
day was confined almost entirely to
the money question. In the course
of his remarks he said: II am not
surprised when / find that republi-
cans, who recognize these principles
Of finance and apply them to the
money question, desert the republi-
can party this year when II comes
out and attempts to defend the demo-
cratic administration which was re-
pudiated by the party itself. You re-
member here in North Carolina the
republicans have made more capital
by denouncing this administration
than In any other way. What do you
think now when the republicans Of
North Carolina become the sponsors
for the democratic administration?
wild applause.) l am not surprised
that earnest and sincere republicans
prefer to stand with the democratic
party In demanding bimetallism,
which even the republican party OF
four years ago said was dear to the
American people through tradition. l
am not surprised that republicans
who eight Years ago. stood upon a
platform that denounced the demo-
cratic party in its attempt to demon
etize silver, join with us to-day In de-
manding bimetallism which has been
the historic policy of the United
States until 1873 and received the sup
port of all the statesmen. republicans.
democratic. whig and everything We
ever had in this country" Uong
and continued applause.)
At Concord Mr.. Bryan spoke for
three minutes from a platform near
the depot. He Immediately drifted
into free silver argument.
When the train reached Salisbury,
at 1l:15 o'clock the larger portion OF
the population appeared to be at the
depot. Mr.. Bryan was introduced by
T. F. Klutz, one of those who second
ed his nomination at Chicago. The
nominee spoke eulogistically OF the
state he was in, and after referring to
the fact that Andrew Jackson had
been a law student in Salisbury. he
said: "The principles for which
stand are the principles taught by
Jackson when he was the idol not of
the democracy alone, but OF the
great common people whom he had at
all times defended" He spoke OF
Jefferson's history and referred TO the
fact that Jackson and Jefferson had
been the object of abusive epithets
by the eyIowning and changing
class who proclaimed against every
one who did not bow the knee to
Baal and worship the golden calf"
At Lexington Mr.. Bryan spoke
three minutes to large crowd.
At Greensboro five bands, hum
dred equestrians and a great crowd
greeted him. The. party dined there
and as soon as the meal was over Mr..
Bryan spoke from an deliberately dec
Grated stand. In the course OF his
remarks he said: MANY bankers
think 1t their duty to support a gold
standard, yet there is no reason why
the western and southern banks and
bankers should be in favor of il. If
our bankers in the West and South
would think for themselves instead
of taking the opinions ready-made
from bankers In New York who i'm
port them from London, we would
have more free silver bankers" In
conclusion, Mr.. Bryan said: II am
not acquainted with local matters in
your state. You have differences
among you over this issue But | beg
of you that you will let nothing pre-
vent the consolidation of all those who
believe In the money of the constitu-
ton. / trust you will allow no per-
sonal differences or local matters to
prevent you from casting a solid and
united vote, not only for presidential
electors, but for members of congress
who will give president a chance
to sign a free coinage law" Gap
plause)
After leaving Greensboro there were
short stops at Burlington and Hills
boro, where Mr.. Bryan spoke briefly to
the few hundred people gathered about
the depot. At Durham. the next stop,
Mr.. Bryan spoke from a platform at
the depot.