New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-17
BRYAN IGNORES SILVER.
Continued from First Page.

Free Silver candidate this year, although they
! could not stomach" him In 1896. but had not
gone far when he rudely interrupted by
Bryan! Bryan. Give us Bryant" Mr. Croker
turned sharply and glared ferociously at the
crowd, and the police hushed the impatient ones
/ But in a few minutes more they broke out again
with Kisses and groans and shouts Of Cut 1t
! Off" Give the rest Of it to the reporters!
! We want Bryant"
! Mr.. Shepard tried to proceed, but this time
| Mr.. Croker turned the back of his head to the
| shouters and the police did not interfere.
! Blushing a fiery red Mr.. Shepard ceased alb
ruptly took the crowds advice to give the rest
Of 1t to the reporters" in manuscript form and
introduced Randolph Guggenheimer as CURLY
as Mr. Croker had introduced the chairman
Mr.. Guggenheimer too sensible to at
tempt any speech to that crowd. He said: L
move the adoption OF the following resolution.
which Mr.. Thomas F. Smith. the secretary, will
read" Then he sat down and Mr.. Smith began
to read the resolution. The first paragraph con-
tanned the name of Bryan, and this gave the
audience a chance to cheer, which they Inn
proved Justify. The resolution then went on to
denounce Imperialism, trusts and changing
foreign alliances" Mr.. Smith had not gone far
with them. however. when he was admonished
70 Read that stuff tomorrow. and give US
in the resolutions. but continued to read. amid
growing camor Croker smiled this time, and
the audience began TO laugh.
The closing words of the resolutions could not
be heard yard away, and then Mr. Shepard
arose to introduce Bryan. The audience, think
ing he was going to resume his speech, began
to hiss but Mr.. Shepard introduced Mr.. Bryan
without a moments delay, and as the Populist-
Democratic candidate came forward to the rail
the audience rose to it's feet and gave ire
mendously enthusiastic greeting.
BRYAN CALLS FOR ORDER.
After this had lasted for some minutes Mr..
Bryan raised his hand for order. He was just
getting it when a photographer touched off
heavy charge of fashIight powder in an effort
TO get a snapshot of the Nebraska orator. that
it made a report like a bomb. Several women
shrieked, dozen policemen made a rush for the
spot and it was $50 o'clock before the camera
man had been hustled out, order had been
restored and Mr.. Bryan could begin to address
his clamorous audience. He was dressed in
black, with blue bow tie, and a red rose in
his buttonhoe. An imposing Tammany badge
also decked the lapel of his short black sack
coat His voice rather husky from much
speaking. He made himself heard, however.
over almost the entire building.
The audience talked back" at him too but
cheered some of his claptrap points so Justify
and so long that once he begged them not to
delay him, he had other speeches to make and
other audiences were awaiting him, but they did
not pay much attention to his request. Once
when he exclaimed THE Republicans say we
are prosperous. Who is 'we'?' voice an
swered Hanna Don't trife with a great
name" retorted Mr.. Bryan, and this raised
laugh A moment after the speaker himself men,
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lowed, and Mr.. Bryan exclaimed in mock depre-
cation: "Oh! my friends This disrespect! This
disrespect!' Again the loud laugh that
speaks the vacant mind" and Mr. Bryan,
couraged, went on to give slang paraphrase
Of verse of the Bible. from which he argued
that the wise man always looked ahead and
provided against trouble before it overlook him.
He passed from this to attack upon President
Mckinley for advocating an increase of the
standing army, and demanded in his most
grandiloquent style to be told why Mr.. Nc
kinney had done this two months before hostiH-
ties in the Philippines broke out. A clear and
piercing voice in the gallery right over the
speakers head shouted: Because he was look
ing ahead" and this raised such a hearty ex-
plosion of laughter that it almost disconnected
Mr. Bryan for second, but he ignored it and
ratified on
Mr. Bryan's rather peculiar reference to the
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signs of uneasiness. The Tammany leader grew
red in the face and suddenly twisted around
sharply in his chair and away from the speaker
This move, however brought him face TO face
with Mr. Hearst. whose newspaper was one of
the fercest foes that the Ice Trust had to fight
and which had edtorially called the Mayor a
"disreputabe Croton bug" for holding stock in
it. Mr.. Croker quickly switched back again.
WHAT BRYAN SAID. -
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
The Republican party to-day is not prepared to
(Cheers) And ii you want proof. let remind
you that the Republican party to-day. instead OF
presenting appeal 10 every class of people sup
posed 10 be approachabe in any direction. The
Republican party goes to the Ia69rng man and and
dinner paiI?' (AppIause9 The Republican party
assumes that the laboring man is all stomach and
has neither head nor heart CApplauseD The Re
publican party assumes that laboring Is like
the hog that squeals when it is hungry and sleeps
when it is full Qaughter) 1t tells the laboring
he should not be interested in any question that
concerns his Government or the policies pursued
The laboring man has more than appetite The
labOring man, made in the image of his Creator.
sleep. prolonged applause.l The laboring man wants
shorter hours of labor that he may be with his
family more (Applanse2 He wants protection tee @,
junction. CApplause) He wants arbitration of his
differences with capital; and he wants representa-
Labor's voice may be always heard in the official
household of the Chief Executive. a voice-"You
And what answer does the Republican party give
to these demands of the lahoring MANI II tells MIN
| the advantages, or gives him the assurance that
with his full dinner pail (Appause.) I shall speak
OF the army question later; onlE neptlon Nil IL