The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
| DISCUSSES
POLITICAL,
QUESTIONS.
Mr.. Bryan Addresses an.
Immense Audience
in Baltimore. ]] ]':,l
HIS REMARKS GREFIED
With GREAT T. ENTHUSIASM \,
Under Auspices of Maryland Demo-.
cratic Association.
NOT ENCOURAGED BY THE
REGULAR ORGANIZATION Z:
Prominent Democratic Congressman
Accompanied the Speaker.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE E 'I
,lr. Bryan, After Quoting From This
Documcntand Giving the sepub-
Iicnns a Few Til,s. icaflirmcd
His Allegiance TO he Silver
issue and the Chicago
Platform AID Violently
Attacked the Cold
Standard.
Prominent Democratic Congressman
Accompanied the Speaker.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 20.-Hon. w. ].
Rryan delivered an address here tonight
uron the political questionsSof the day
to an audience which filled the Music
Hall. the biggest auditorium in the city,
to its fullest capacity and which greeted
him and his remarks withS the greatest
enthusiasm.
The M ting was held under the auspices
Of the Maryland Democratic Association,
one of the Free Silver wings of the Dem
ocratic party of the state, and was not
encouraged in any manner by the regular
Democratic organization. In fact the lat
ter held strictly aloof from any par
ticipation in the affair. They made no
effort to discourage it in any manner. but
not one Of the Democratic leaders APP
peared on tine platform, and an offer of
stage tickets was politely declined by the
principal members of the Democratic
State Central Committee.
With the party who came from Wash
ington with AIr. Bryan, were Senator
Tillman. of South Carolina; Congress
men sulzer. OF New York; Richardson. of
Tennessee; Jones, OF Virginia; and
DeArmond, Missouri.
1t was nearly S o'clock when the party
reached the Music Hall when the crowd
greeted him uproriousiy.
THE SPEECH.
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
II want to assure you i'll the begin
ming that my happiness does not de-
pend upon any honor which the people
Of this nation can confer, neither do be-
lieve that this nations happiness or well
fare depends upon any one present. In
politics as in the army, the generals get
the glory and the privates do the work.
And therefore l feel that l owe 1t to
those who for nearly four years have
the day; I owe it to them to say that
what I have. done is but an atom COM
pared with what they have Gone.
I'm 1886 tie voters proved that they
could control the policy of tine party. and
during the last three years they have
proven that they could hold what they
gained in 1896 in spite of newspapers, in
spite of railroads. in spite of banks and In
spite of every influence supposed to OBJ
tain, the plain people of the Democratic
party have stood and now stand for the
Y i u
want to begin with an accepted PROPOSE
.:icn, that proposition which l consider
most fundamental in government.
Il find it in the Declaration of Inderen-
tlence. if you will pardon me for quoting
anything from that old and out-worn
document as cur Republican friends seem
TO think II.
UNDER A CLOUD.
..rhe Declaration of Inderendence was
once Il highly respected document: it is
under a cloud just now. but have conf
derce that in few months the clouds
will he rolled by and that old document
will shine with all its former brightness.
That fundamental principle is that all
msn are created equal.
.'I do not mean to say that all men
are created equal in physical streng h
I do not mean to say that all men are
created equal in mental ability, or in
moral worth. or that under any JUS
form of government a man will bezequal
in capacity for enjoyment. or In the en-