Morris tribune., 1896-07-15
A FEW OVATIONS
Scattered Along the Route From
Chicago to Salem Bryan
Got Them.
There Will Be Others, the Prin-
cipal One of Which Will Be
at Salem,
The Birth Place of the Demo
cratic Candidate---A Very
Short Speech.

I over to Centralia, 10 miles southwest O
here, where a demonstration will b,
given during the evening, 1t was Mr.
Bryan's wish to remain quiet, but thu
people of Centralia had made all the
arrangements for display in his honor
and he finally consented to go. A bis
demonstration will be held here the
next day. Governor Altgeld has beer
advertised as one of the principa
speakers.
There was no ostentation or display
on the trip of Mr.. Bryan from Chicago
to this city, but there were demonstra
tions all along the line. The first stoI
after leaving Chicago was at Kanka
kee. Fully 10000 citizens had assem-.
bled around the depot and were eagerly
waiting for chance to catch a glimpse
of the Democratic nominee. The train
only stopped five minutes but in that
time Mr.. Bryan was a decidedly busy
man. The people at Rantoul were
given but three minutes in which to
shake hands with the new leader of the
Democratic party. The town only
boasts of 1000 inhabitants, and at least
two-thirds of them, men women and
children, were at the depot to greet Mr..
Bryan Champaign gave the
Greatest Demonstration of the Trip.
The streets were blocked with vehicles
and people in every direction from the
depot. There was military band and
nearly every one of the thousands of
people who had come to do honor to the
Democratic nominee carried flag. Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan were escorted to tenn
porary platform and the Democratic
leader made brief address.
Il am not going to make a political
speech. I just have been talking some
at Chicago and am kind of between
speeches am glad to have an occa-
sion to talk to you for a while and am
glad to see that so many people, by their
presence, have shown their interest in
this campaign. In my Judgment it is
the most important campaign through
which this country has passed in time
of peace during our existence as ma
tion. A campaign in which great is
sues are to be settled, issues which af-
feet every man woman and child in the
nation.
What the Platform Expresses.
The Chicago platform expresses that
policy which is necessary to restore par
ity between money and property. And
in this campaign you will find that
those men who are pecuniarily bene-
fitted in the rise in the value of dollar
will favor that policy that will raise the
value of that dollar, but that the poor
people will not be in favor of such
policy. When these people tell you
that they want good money you tell
them that money may be too good; it
may be SO good that you may pray for
it and wish for it, but you cannot get
hold of it, We want dollar that will
be Just, and not a dollar which will
only reward the men who own money"
A short stop was made at ToOna,
where half the town was out bent on
seeing Mr.. Bryan. Then came Tuscola,
the county seat of Douglass county,
where at least 1900 people stood on the
platform and around the depot. At
Mattoon the crowd was almost as large
as that which assembled at Champaign
The streets were blockaded with
vehicles and men and women, and all
the buildings in the vicinity were dec
grated with flags in honor of the pass
ing of Mr.. Bryan. He was introduced
to the crowd and briefly addressed the
assemblage.
Watched the Train Go BY.
AS the train proceeded south there
were small bodies of citizens at unim-
portant stations who had assembled to
see the train drawing the presidential
nominee go through on the fly The
people at these places were
gratifed in their desire for Mr. and Mrs
Bryan at each place walked out ON the
rear platform. At Effingham, although
it was quite dark, there were at least
1000 people, many of whom were
assembled to see the Demo
cratic presidential candidate. When |
;he train pulled up at the depot at Salem
here were people on hand ready to |
welcome Mr. Bryan from all over Ma.
ron county Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were
escorted to carriage by the reception
committee and taken to the home of
Mr.. Bryan's sister, Mrs James Baird.
It was not the wish of Mr.. Bryan
To Have a Celebration Here
1t this time, as two short weeks ago he
vas called here to attend the deathbed
If his mother But the people in their
and desire to honor the man
Who went away from here scarcely a
core of years ago unknown to fame
rave vent to their feelings When the
,arriage reached the home Of his sister