The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
Says Consider able About Helping
Poor People, but Omits the
Remedy.
CITIZENS GREATER THAN KINGS
Eloquent but Mean ingless Words of
the Boy Orator of the River
Platte Region.


New York State is to be partly canvassed
by W. J. Bryan before his return West.
His programme is not yet complete and
may be changed somewhat, but so far as
has been arranged it was summed up IN
the following statement, dictated this
morning by Bryan himself:
I'VE shall leave Tarrytown at 6:56 Tues
day afternoon, the 25th reaching Albany
at $3.50 P. NJ; leave there at 10 O'Clock
that night and arrive at Syracuse
at 2:05 A. NJ; stay until noon Wednes-
day; reach Rochester about 2:25 P. M;
stop one hour, leaving for Buffalo in time
to reach there at 4: AS P. NJ; take the first
train to Erie, Pa, arriving there early in
the evening. At Erie will attend meet
ing OF the State Democratic clubs on the
Goth. l will return next morning to
Buffalo, and remain the rest of the week
in Western New York. | will spend Sun
day at Chautauqua and proceed west
Wednesday morning"
kilograms from many places in New
York inviting the young candidate to
make addresses have been received by
Bryan, but he has been obliged to decl inc
many of the requests. What Bryan will
do when in the western part OF the State
he is not yet ready to announce, but will
do so within day or two.
Without expectation, or preparation,
Bryan made speech at Rhinebeck to-
night in which he touched on matters of
interest in the campaign. 1t was the first
political talk Mr.. Bryan has given since
his notification week ago to-day, with
Of faxr de- Do
keepsie.
At 2 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and
Mr.. and Mrs. Perrine, their hosts, left
Upper Red Hook in a covered wagon to
drive over to Ellerslie, Governor Morton's
home. With them went the Misses Per-
rine and a number of friends in vehicles
and on bicycles. Others Joined them along
the road, and by the time Ellerslie was
reached the procession was quite formida-
bic. The route was through Red Hook, or
the lower village, past the estates of John
Jacob Astor, John Armstrong Chanler and
other persons of wealth, and through
Rhinecliffe to Governor Morton's stock
farm.
Mr.. Bryan and his friends inspected the
stable and dairy houses under escort of
had been instructed from Albany by the
Governors private secretary, Colonel Ash
ley w. Cole, to show the candidate every
attention.
Leaving Ellerslie, Mr.. Bryan and his
party visited the estate of Colonel Jacob
Rupert, the brewer, and then started for
Rhinebeck, where they were to have sup
per. On the way Mr.. Bryan was waylaid
by Rev. Mr.. Richards, pastor of the Hill
sideEMethodist Church, and invited to visit
the church fair in progress in tent near
by, which he accepted. Rhinebeck people
were on the lookout for the Democratic
candidate. He had telephoned to have
dinner for himself and friends at clock,
and when he arrived he found the ancient
Rhinebeck Hotel, where the meal had
been ordered, decorated with bunting in
his honor. Not only that. but reception
committee was awaiting him, and they
had brass band and we're prepared to do
honor to his present prominent position.
There were Republicans as we'll as Demo-
Gratis on the committee, and Mr.. Bryan
was informed that the reception was in
tended to be entirely non-partisan.
Three hundred people gathered in front
of the hotel and appiauded when Mr..
Bryan stepped upon the decorated bal
cony. He was introduced by George La,
Esselstyne, prominent Republican, who
is sometimes called the "golden-ton gued
orator of Northern Duchess" Mr.. Essel-
styne said: 1--WE appear here altogether
in an impromptu gathering. Many CEN
turtles ago it was said that to be Roman
NO far - ka nd n,
be said to-day that to be President of the
United States is to be greater than to be
either Roman or q King. Irrespective
of either party or other considerations we
extend you a hearty welcome"
To this Mr.. Bryan replied:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen: I
think that I can go farther even than the
chairman of this 1mpromptu meeting. He
says that to be President of the United States
is to be greater than to be Roman or king.
But Jew can be President, and rejoice that
live in land where to be citizen is more
than to be king in any nation on earth. l
rejoice that live in land where those who,
for time being, exercise authority and derive
that authority from the consent of the gov
erned and who do not rule by right divine. In
this land, whether we live along the Hudson
or on the Western prairies, we stand upon
common plane and we participate in gov
eminent which represents us all.
We may belong to different parties, but
trust l may be able to express the desire of
each OF you as well as myself when say that
we ought to belong at all times to that party
which in our judgment will enable US best to
serve our country. Parties are instruments,
not ends. They are the means we use to
secure that which we believe to be best for us.
for our families and for our fellows. Issues
arise from time to time, and it is the duty of
every citizen who loves his country and who
appreciates the responsibilities which rest
upon him to study each issue as it arises.
am not here tonight to make you politi-
Cal speech. l am in your midst to rest, but
cannot wit hstand the temptation at this time
to beg that you will study, If you have not
done IL heretofore, that issue which in this
campaign is paramount. I know that among
our neighbors in the East there are many who
have regarded our position upon the money
question; the position taken by the Chicago
convention as entirely wrong, and they speak
OF the silver sentiment as source of disease.
want to beg you, my friends, to believe
that We who advocate the restoration OF the
money of the constitution are not seeking that
policy because we believe that it is going TO
give us an advantage over somebody else.
we have studied the question as best we