Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-10
BRYAN IN CHICAGO
He Is Glad to Get the Gold Democrats
Back.
SORRY HE. HAS NO CANDY CALVES
Declares His Aggressive Followers
Have Republicans on Defensive.
THE QUESTION OF SILVER

CHICAGO. September 1o.-william J.
Bryan was the guest this morning of the
Nebraska Bryan Club of Chicago at a re-
ception held at the Sherman House. Col
Bryan, having shaken hands with 200 or
more people. was introduced by M. v. GAN
non, president Of the club and said In
part:
Great changes are taking place. I am
glad to meet here not only those who were
with me in the early days. but I am glad
to meet some who were against me In the
early days. 1 find here persons who voted
against me in 1895, and am glad to meet
them. 1 have a forgiving nature. daugh-
ter) 1 am perfectly willing to forgive all
who voted against me in 1896 provided
they bring forth works meet for re-
pentance. Uaughter)
II am glad to get back the gold demo-
Gratis who wandered away. II had known
that 80 many were coming back / would
ufactured a large number of candy fatted
calves to give to those who were returning
as evidence that the prodigal is welcome at
home. (Applause) And / am just as will
were republicans in 1885, I met man this
morning who Is now a member Of LAS club
who told me that ne voted the republican
ticket in 1895 and that he had been down
since and that he had made more money
in six months in Mexico than he had made
In the other three years and a half under
the prosperity that he had been enjoying in
this country. (Applause.)
Club Organization.
My friends we have to meet the issues
and the club organization Is of advantage
1t is good because. first. it brings together
those who are supporting our principles,
md lx,
gather an enthusiasm and inspiration that
takes them out and makes them do good
work Now. the work done in a campaign
Is not done by the candidate or by the COM
mittee. The candidate does what he can,
the committee does what 1t can but the
work Of the campaign is done by the in
dividual voter who goes out and talks and
circulates literature and applies the lessons
of experience, and / want to commission
the members Of this club to go out and
convert just as many as possible. Cap
plause.)
Democrats Aggressive.
Our people are aggressive. The republic
cans are on the defensive. We are attack
ing the republicans. They are trying to ex-
plain and to defend, and believe 1t Will be
impossible to defend their policies before the.
American people. We have a country now
in which the people can determine what
they want. We insisted in 1896 that we
should have chance to. determine our own
financial policy without asking the aid and
consent OF any nation: that we were able
to decide for ourselves what Ii should be.
and l used to suggest that If a man wanted
to defend the gold standard upon its merits
we were prepared to meet him on that
question. But when he would not defend
it upon It's merits, and proclaimed that he
wanted bimetallism. but he said we could
not have 1t until somebody else let us have
Ii. We insisted that the question was not
one which could be discussed without the
abandonment Of all sense of honor by the
American people. (Applause.)
The Nations Right
80 now We say that this nation has g.
right to determine its policies, and that
when the American people want a thing
that concerns them. they can have that
thing and We shall not transfer legislative
power from our people to some other peo-
pie. 1 am willing that I shall initiate
Whatever any other says is good, but do
not believe this nation is compelled, by
thing 1t does not like and does not
want, Applause) If this nation wants to
own people 1t can own them. It will have
to change its Constitution to do 1t, but we
can change the Constitution If necessary.
/ go on the theory that the American peo-
pie can do whatever they want to do.
They may lose their own liberties in the
attempt. they may spend great deal Of
uiouSts lucy may SdcTL1C0 a great many
lives. but the American people can do what
they want to, but when they do a thing
they must recognize that In doing 1t they
must assume responsibility for what they
do. (Appiause)
'"They cannot repeal the laws Of God
They cannot change the laws OF nature,
nor can they prevent the coming of those
penalties that will come with the violation
of human rights, whether the violation
comes from an individual or group Of in
dividuals or a great nation (applause).
DecisfOn as to Duty.
"In this campaign we are standing upon
the great fundamental principles Of human
rights and human liberties. We insist that
it Is not q question of what this nation can
do. 1t Ii q question Of what this nation
ought to do (applause), and no President
can tell the American people what their
dtuy is. They decide that for themselves.
No President tell us what our destiny
is. 1t Is what we make 1t (applause). and
in the hands of the American people we
leave these great problems with the con-
fdent belief that the patriotism and intelh-
gence Of the people will be equal to this
emergency as they have been equal to all
the emergencies of the past Great ap-
plause).