The herald., 1897-07-04
The Signal for a Popular
Uprising
GREAT CROWDS GATHER
TO CHEER FOR THE NATIONS
NEXT PRESIDENT
Honest Doctrine Preached by an Hon
est Man Lays the Firm Foun-
dation for Success in the
Coming Campaign
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
STOCKTON. July SIT looked like a
holiday in Stockton today. Early in the
forenoon crowds began to arrive from
the country by team and train, ard un-
I'll midday the streets of the business.
parts OF town were thronged with people
Although the stores and other business
places were open, holiday spirit was
generally manifest, and William j.
Bryan was treated to an ovation, on the
arrival of the special train bearing
the Bryan party, several hours late. So
great was the desire to hear the first
speech in California on the trip that an
immense throng gathered at the rail-
road depot, and Bryan was escorted
through the main streets to the Plaza,
which was completely filled. The sur
rounding buildings were packed with
people. The lowest estimate of the
crowd placed the NUM- Der al 10, GOO. Bry-
ans appearance on the platform was
greeted with tremendous enthusiasm.
f. D. Nicol introduced the silver leader
in few words, and great cheering fol-
lowed. with cries of Our next Presi-
dert! Bryan remarked in opening the
ADDRESS that he had no new speech to
make. In fact" he said, "if 1 were to
try to make different speech in sub
stance from the speeches made by Gov
ernor Budd l would have TO go back on
all l have learned or hold most dear. Ir
speaking to you Of the effects of vicious
financial policy 1 am talking to people
who, owing to certain local advantages,
have had the silver question and the
usual arguments of the silver party set
forth"
Il realize that in speaking to you of the
effect of vicious financial policy I am
talking to people who, owing to cer-
tain local advantages, have not suffered
as much as in some other parts of the
country. People who have to buy fuel,
who have to buy COAL or buy manufac-
tured gas, sometimes find 1t difficult to
raise the money to pay for the same, but
nature seems to have been more partial
to you. ard has given you natural gas.
SO you don't have to rely upon artificial
things. My, friends, If you can survive
while others suffer. you could rejoice the
more If others were happier in their lots"
The speaker referred to the Demo-
cratic pla tform adopted at Chicago de-
claring that it was watertight. He
said that the efforts of the Republicans
TO bring about International bime tallism
must have good qualities, for all the par
lies seem to favor it. But the trouble is
hat some of them who advocate bimetal-
lism are advocating it under conditions
which will never bring bimetallism
and when people say that they favor BIZ
netallism, but want to wait until other
nators bring it to us, I am afraid that
until" covers very long time. If we
see the American. people need bimetal-
ism, why should we wait until other ma
-tions think we need it,? If we think so
ourselves, why not ourselves secure it
instead of being dependent upon the will
Of foreign financiers?
Speaking of an honest dollar, the
speaker said under bimetallism the dol
lar was more honest than under the
single standard, because the gold dol
lar appreciates, is therefore dishonest
Tremendous cheering followed the
speech, and so great was the enthusiasm
that the crowd gathered in solid mass
around the hack into which he was hur-
ried. Owing to the delay in the rail-
road schedule Mr. Bryan had to be driven
to the depot Immediately, but the throng
seized the hack and detained it for sew
eral minutes in their enthusiasm.
AT SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, July 3.-William ].
Bryan and party reached here at 1880.
He was met at the depot by delegation
from the Iroquois Club and prominent
Democrats. A great crowd was in at
tendance and loudly cheered the silver
champion. The train was several hours
late and the distinguished visitor re-
mained at Sacramento but few min
utes. Bryan could not be induced to
make speech, owing to the limited
time A special car was in waiting for
Bryan. which will carry him through
south to Los Angeles 1t was elaborate
ly decorated with flowers and bunting
and laden with fruit. A number Of prom
inent Democrats accompanied the spe
cial train. among them Governor Budd,
Congressman James G. Mcguire. w. w.
Foote, w. H. Afford, Frank H. Gould,
w. H. Jacobs, Hon. A. Caminetti, e. =.
McCabe. This morning Bryan break
tasted at Auburn, where he made
short speech. He was introduced as the
next President of the United States, and
when the applause following his intro
duction died away he replied: whether
I am the next President or not is of ne
Importance. What Is Of Importance is
that the next President be elected upon
platform which demands the money
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Democratic party was such, and it's
adoption was great victory for the
American people. That platform meant
omething. and what it meant was that
we should have an American financial
policy, and that America would carve
out it's own destiny whether helped "r
'hlndered by other nations. l will not
talk politics. Events are doing that l
have been asked if confidence aas been
restored. 1t has 50 far as the silver
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