The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-06
MR.. BRYAN IN los ANGELES.


Thnt n, They Were There when NE BeEap.
bias HALF Csuid Bet Hear Hin aua went
Away - A FlunGe late the Money ossstien
AFTER Sense Generaiities on the Gierieus Day.
Los ANGELES, July 5.-Mr. William J. Bryan
stood before the people hero to-day and made
tho address which he had been invited to make
by the Silver Republican Club.
1t was Bryan's only appearance in this part Of
the State. A dollar admission to reserved seats
was charged, and yet about Is. 1000 persons woro
present and fully q third OF them were women.
Half OF the great Enclosure at Fiesta Park TO
NAMED filled whom the speaker concluded his
speech. Tho other half WINS quickly emptied
whom IL was found that his words could not
roach the cars Of the crowd, and though people
drifted In and out the place was at no time filled
again.
When Mr.. BrJan's most telling points were
mndo there was no thunder Of cheers as whom
Athletic Park in October last, but to-day there
was applause from only a little over half of tho
great audience, aud the remainder sat silent.
Despite his general soberness of demeanor,
Mr.. Bryan did occasionally unbend and use an
illustration OF q comical nature. But his hog
story. his cats tail story, his likening Of tho
Government to o composite photograph, and
other remarks in q lighter mood were so old
that only the mans manner Of getting them
4 VA NSaAo v ouR htoi VI NhOOhos
Taken as q whole, Mr.. Bryan's address was a
simple. plain, familiar talk. He kept his hand
on his hip, and It was only when some fash Of
Indignation Mt what he called injustice to tho
producing masses" dilnted his eyes that no
even approached the level Of the orator.
That Mr.. Bryan felt he had the sympathy OF q
large part Of tho orderly and respectable as
semblage became apparent whom, despite the
fact that It had been understood that his re.
r...I. ---,.Il Ia . IL. - -
political speech than Of an address suitable to
to-day. no soon dropped his references to tho
greatness Of the nation and the nature of good
government and launched into his favorite
theme, prefacing 1t with the words:
Before all other questions to-day 10 tho
money question. and upon It's solution rests tho
welfare Of the American people"
Tho audience evidently appreciated his under.
standing Of their wishes, for they woke up hors,
and from this point followed him with greater
interest and applauded him frequently. He had
twenty minutes no spoke. and the chief one
was when he asked for the gold standard detni
,iSp Of an noP Ssss dells een, 4 voice in the crowd
bryan laughed with the othors present. but
went on with his argument. saying that the
gold standard idea OF an honest dollar Is q dol
would TA say that hssr an houest dollar Is IS that which
that which feeds the most people.
He referred several times to the charges
against him eli that he had disturbed the har
mony Of the party" or had ansrchistic tenden
cies, and he seemed ENCOURAGED by the moderate
applause which his statement tina e we have al
much right TO restore silver by law as to assassi
nate II by law" received.
He made what was probably the most effective
stroke Of his entire speech by n bit NJ irony with
regard to sending the Monetary Commission u
Europe. 81 hope the commission will re rcceSs
full. he said. "Ihave been called n repudiators 81
long that l want our opponents to secure bimet
allism and become regulators with me. Blu
rhRn Il think 0f that Communication UhfCh has nan,
abroad have some feeling of sorrow because
remember that we were destroying confidence II
the country by agitating tho money question
and 1t makes me sick At heart to think that jus
now, when confidence has been restored laugh
teri and prosperity has fullysreturned ljeersl. w
> should send q commission abroad TO agitat
the money question and destroy confidence II
Eurole."
Mr.. Bryan was escorted to the stand by mem
bers Of the Reception Committee. and. amid tn
, s ssnd h OF , hrhe . star s99ahh S saa ss hIg po,,e Sy tn
and there was a rush Of the multitude whic
this morning and q banquet tonight oiled In tn
day. He win leave for the North in the morn
fu1