The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-04
SOLID
FACTS
Presented i'm a Solid, Fore
ible Style.
DemOcracy'S Leader Continues
His New York Tour.
Still UnbOmded Enthusiasm GreetS
Him at Every Stop.
Farmers Gather at Knowlesville to Hear
Still UnbOmded Enthusiasm GreetS
Him at Every Stop.
Farmers Gather at KnOwlesville to Hear
Him-There He Addresses Crowd
of 1000 on Finance, Tariff
and Taxation.

kNOWLESVILLE, n. Y, Aug, 2S.-
There were several stops at small sta
tions between Niagara and Knowles
vile, but the candidate made no
speeches. His voice was getting UNI
manageable. "My head is willing, but
people of Lockport who had chartered
a band and burned gunpowder to greet
him. Men swarmed like bees over the
freight cars and engines in the yard
and a cluster OF farmers wagons, while
some hundred agriculturalists sur
rounded the depot, probably thousand
all told. After Mr.. Bryan had apollo
gized for the shortcoming of his voice
they persisted in their calls, so that he
said a few words thanking them for the
interest which they displayed in the
campaign.
The same scene was repeated at Me-
diana, where farmers seemed to COM
pose a majority of the concourse. Mrs.
Bryan's car seat had been heaped with
bouquets by the ladies of Lockport, and
at Medina she scattered chrysanthe-
NUNS among the people, who came
scrambling after the train while it
pulled out, fighting for every blossom.
The train itself was overcrowded with
passengers, many of whom bought
tickets for the sake of sight of the
Nebraska orator. They pushed into the
last car where the Bryans were until it
was crowded like circus tent. Men
and women were standing on the seats
staring at Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan. From
the car window the country roads along
the line could be seen with long files of
teams all headed to Knowlesville,
whittier all the roads were leading to-
day.
Knowlesville was reached at quar-
ter after |. A hearty welcome was
given and the farmers wagons at the
little depot were decorated fancifully
with flags and homemade banners dis
playing Autographs of the candidate.
One wagon, drawn by four white horses,
was waiting for the party, and into this
they were hurried, brass band leading
the way and fifty farm wagons trailing
behind the march toward the village,
two miles distant. Thus were the Bry-
ans escorted to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Woodford and entertained
at lunch by them and Mrs. Il. Morey
Hodgman, Nebraska friend of theirs,
who is spending the summer here.
After lunch they were taken to
Knowlesville, where Mr.. Bryan spoke
in the open air to several thousand
country people assembled for the farm
M. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
med: My voice is so husky that you
will have to help me speak by being
perfectly quiet. | shall make myself
heard to as many as possible, and in a
moment hope my voice will be clear
enough TO reach the outskirts of the
crowd. This is very natural spectacle.
l have immense audiences in the cities,
where there are great many in small
territory, but this is the largest audi
ence that l have ever seen assembled in
the midst of an agricultural country
(Applause.) ! am glad to notice here
the mothers and wives, as well as the
sons and husbands, because, my friends
our cause is the cause in which the
whole family is interested. (Applause.)
If we are entitled to succeed in this
campaign it is because of the principles
which we represent and the policies for
which we stand will be for the benefit
of the husbands and the wives, the par
ents and children, and all people of our
beloved land. (Applause.) | am glad
that at this meeting we are having as
the presiding officer a man who until
this year has voted the Republican
ticket / am glad because some news
papers parade before the public the
names of prominent Democrats who
are going to desert the ticket, and l am
glad that for every Democratic deserter
we are to have accessions from the Re-
publican party more than enough to
make up the difference. (Applause.)
Politics is practical question. 1t is
so simply because it can be compre-
hended by our people. / want to talk
practical politics to you for a little
while this afternoon. Neither my time
nor NV physical strength will permit
an extensive discussion of the issue of
the campaign. But desire to suggest
some thought which may help you in
your study of the issues and your de-
termination of the part which you
shall take. / want to read to You an eX-
tract from a speech made by John q.
Carlisle in 1873, and want you to mark
the political philosophy therein set
forth. He was speaking on an amend
ment to the Bland act and he used these
words: I.
"If the execution of this measure
could be entrusted to public officer
whose opinions on the subject were in
accord with those of great majority OF
the American people" (Let me pause
for a moment to say that if it was de-
sirable for the time to have the Score
tary Of the Treasury in accord with the
opinion of the vast majority of the
American people, it would be a good
thing to-day to have the Secretary OF
the Treasury in accord with the major
ity of the American people) Gap
plause.)
And he said further: "With whose
vmpathiesn-mGrk the word-"and
whose sympathies were with the strug-
Cling masses, who produce the wealth