Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20

ed out: at is not half harsh enough"
and this was greeted with applause.)
Mr.. Bryan continued: These men are
the public servants of the American peo-
pie, and they have no more right to be-
tray the people into the hands of the Shy
locks of London than Benedict Arnold
had to attempt to betray the American
army. Great applause.)
Here the rain became still more intense
and amid cries from the audience of
Hit 'em again general run for shell
ter was started. Mr. Bryan continued:
That's all have to say about the secre-
tary's letter at this time"
Here the same coadjutor in the crowd
shouted out, "And that settles it," where
upon there was an outburst of laughter
and cheers.
Now" continued Mr.. Bryan, Gin the
few moments left me let me call your at
tention to the language used by the IA
ther of his country in the message given
to the world 100 years ago today.
Washington said in that message:
There can be no greater error than to
expect or calculate upon real favors from
nation to nation. 1t is an illusion which
experience must cure, which a just pride
ought to discard Those who are expect
ing foreign nations dominated by the
creditor classes who profit by rising
dollar, to join with us in stopping the
rise in the dollar are doomed to disap-
pointment, and it is difficult to see how
any person can expect silver to be re-
stored to its rightful place by foreign aid
when we have waited for twenty years
only to find our opponents more hostile
than ever-aye, covetly threaten that
they will use the notes which they hold
to control our financial policy. If relief
is to come to the American people it
must come from the American people
themselves, and on this day when we
celebrate the Tooth anniversary of Wash
ington's farewell address we may resolve
to achieve our financial independence
without the aid of any nation'' (Great
applause)
AT this point the storm took possession
of the meeting and an indiscriminate
and indecorous exit was begun by every
body, notwithstanding cries from the
crowd of go on, rain won't hurt YOU:
give 1t to Mark Hanna" etc.
Carriages were in waiting for Mr.
Bryan and other distinguished guests,
and they all took their departure without
having an opportunity of listening to a
speech of Mr.. Grady's which was sup
posed to be an effective answer to the
recent address of Mr.. Bourke Cochran.
Stops by the Wayslde
Fredericksburg, Va, Sept. 19-Up at
dawn and off for Washington at o clock
was the manner in which William J.
Bryan began his programme for today.
A day coach attached to the Richmond,
Fredericksburg ard Potomac accommo-
dation brought him to this old city. He
arrived here at 8 o'clock, delivered a
speech at II and left for Washington at
.49 p. m. Mr.. Bryan was accompanied
from Richmond by reception commit
tee headed by Capt. L. Trence McCrack-
en-. Several stops were made along the
route.
Ashland, the seat of the Randolph
Macon college, held Mr.. Bryan two min
utes and most of those who heard him
there were students. TO them he said:
L believe this county claims the hon
or of being the birth place of two of
Americas greatest men. Henry Clay,
the mill boy of the slashes, was born in
this county, as was also Patrick Henry.
believe the policy for which l stand in
this campaign in some respects reVives
the memories of both men. Henry Clay
in 1S45 described the effects Of contract
ing the currency and Patrick Henry was
in favor of an American policy. Cap
plause.)
A few more words were said to small
number of people at Milford.
A few hundred men, women and boys
gathered at the railway station and
cheered Mr.. Bryan as he descended from
the train here, accompanied by the re-
ception committee that had met him It
Richmond. The streets of this historic
old town We're too muddy for the march
ing escort of the candidate to proceed
with comfort, so that part of the process
sion walked along the pavements, while
a number of mounted men rode beside his
carriage. A brass band led the parade,
which proceeded to the Exchange hotel.
At II O'Clock Mr.. Bryan was taken to the
erected to the memory of Ma
ry Washington. the mother of George
who lived here with her dis
tinguished son for many years. Here a
stand had been erected, and the candidate !
addressed a large gathering of Virgin
fans.
The crowd that assembled to hear Mr.. |
Bryan was a disappointment in regard |
to numbers, but fully up to expectations
in expressing enthusiasm. MIR. Bryan and
the members of his party were entertain
ed at the houses of Mayor w. S. White
and e. D. Cole, and then proceeded to the
speakers stand. Between 2000 and 5000
people were present. Congressman Jones |
in troduced Mr.. Bryan, who spoke as fol- |
lows:
Speech at Fredericksburg.
Ladies and Gentlemen: l am grateful |
to the Mayor of your city for his elo- |
quent words of welcome. l am glad to |
renew my acquaintance with my col |
league in congress, who has so kindly |
presented me; and / am pleased to greet |
the people who have assembled in such |
large numbers upon this occasion. Fred |
ericksburg is not large city, and yet it |
is rich in incidentso of great historic value. |
Here the women of the world have |
reared monument to Mary, the mother |
of George Washington. Great ap-
plausf , l am glad to stand on this spot: !
am glad to feel the influences which |
surround her grave. In campaign, es- |
pecially in O. campaign like this, there is |
bitterness and sometimes abuse leyeled |
against the candidates for public office, |
but, my friends there is one character, |
the mother of the candidate for the af- !
fections of all mankind against whom no |
true man ever uttered word of abuse. |
Great applause.) And there is one ma me, |
Mother which is never found upon the !
tongue of the slanderer; in her presence |
all criticism is silent. The painter has
with his brush so transferred the land /
scape to the canvas that you can almost |
believe that the trees and grasses are |
real rather than limitations. The painter |
has even transferred to the canvas the !
face of the maiden until its beauty and !
purity almost speak forth, but there is |
one picture which no painter has ever |
been able to faithfully portray, and that |
Is picture of a mother holding in her |
arms her babe. Great applause. Within !
the shadow of this monument reared to |
her who in her love and lopalty stands