Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-12
OREGON EXTENDS GREETINGS TO
BRYAN
rCoa,inusd from hrst paze-I

D a-L-4l-Aa4laA AAa--A- ----- 49,
er0Ed at the depot is conservaiively
estimated at fr0n three 70 Eve thou
ssnd.
THE TRAIN
{ pulled into salem at 1886 and sas
greeted with the thuodering applause
Of the multitude, when Mr. Bryan
stepped to the rear platform accom-
panied by Messrs- Barkley. Hofer.
starr. Miller. Davidson and other
prominent silver advocates The
. speaker vas presented by Mr. HUfer.
THE SPEECH.
. Ladies and Gentlemen:
have but a moment 70 talk. In
. selecting the places az which I should
stop on the very brief visit that / am
able 70 make 10 this state now. l re-
membered that 1 spoke at Salem
nearly two years ago, and that this Is
one q the two places at which
spoke then, and / thought that l
could afford 10 slight Salem at this
time and speak where l had not Wis
tied before.
{ tried two years ago 10 turn pub
/ lie attention here TO the consideration
Of a great question
You will remember that these men
at that time were indifferent
10 the money question. Since that
time the interest in the mOney ques-
[ 2 Ion hnE d1.n~auu.-A ha
paign Opened a year after 1 was beTe.
that question became the paramount
| issue. aud when the campaign was
over and the verdict rendered that
question still continued 70 agi.ate
the American people. interrupted
by noisy crowd who were asked 10 be
quiet or train would move on When
the campaign was over the people
continued TO discuss the money QueS-
tiOn. When the campaign was on we in
sisted that the gold standard was bad,
and the question was put TO the
American people how TO get rid Of it,.
As soon as the campaign was over we
found that while We mad not carried
the election we had convinced the
Republican party that tue gold stand
ard could not be sustained, aud he
new administration has sent cD3u-
mission across the waters u IT. tp
get rid Of the gold staudard aud
create double standard Ui z I'D II0
silver. If that commission appr Isr->
OF bimetallism il will advocate the
proposition which 1 advanced wusl.
1 said the gold standard w1- a cui~e
TO the American people. And IL
fails 10 bring il about IT viii CDuvIuc,
those who favor international Oimel
allism that il is an impOssib bility, and
instead Of bowling down at the feet Df
foreign tinanciers, 100000 OF Amer
ican people will rise 70 the full height
Of American citizenship and trust TO
the wisdom OF the people, Of this
country, themselves, regardless Of
what foreign nations ask or do.
Then the Republican party will
nave fully surrendered ,the right to
decide this money question TO the
people instead of transferring that
authority from Washington TO Lon
don.
AT this point the applause became
50 great that il was impossible 10 Sc
cure his closing words.)
AT the close, the large crowd rushed
up TO shake hands. He shook with
them, until the rush became so great
that there was danger Of women and
children being hurt when the speaker
declined very sensibly, saying the
danger was liable 10 be greater than
the pleasure derived. Then the train
pulled out amid continued shouting
and applause.
a large delegation Of Marion county
people went down on the train with
Mr.. Bryan and party.
The Bryan ladies Of Salem, presen-
ted Mr. Bryan, a fine bOquet of La
France roses with Is white ribbons
and / gold. The latter have the in |
scription From Ladies Bimetallic !
Union Salem Ore, July u 1877
Is TO L.