The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-15
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.

SALEM, Ills, July 15.-It has been
arranged that Mr.. Bryan shall drive
over to Centralia, II miles southwest Of
here. where a demonstration will be
given during the evening. 1t was Mr..
Bryan's wish to remain quiet, but the
people of Centralia had made all the
arrangements for display in his honor,
and he finally consented to go. A big
demonstration will be held here the
next day. Governor Altgeld has been
advertised as one of the principal
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 stop
after leaving Chicago was at Kanka-
kee. Fully 10000 citizens had assem-
waiting for chance to catch glimpse
of the Democratic nominee. The train
only stopped five minutes but in that
time Mr.. Bryan was 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 900 inhabitants, and at least
two-thirds of them, men women and
children, We're 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 political
speech. 1 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 an
glad to see that SO many people, by Their
presence, have shown their interest il
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
ton. 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 dollal
will favor that policy that will raise tn,
value of that dollar, but that the pool
people will not be in favor of such ;
policy. When these people tell yor
that they want good money, you tel
them that money may be too good; i
may be so good that you may pray fol
it and wish for it, but you cannot ge
hold of it. We want dollar that viii
be Just, and not dollar which will
only reward the men who own money.
A short stop was made at Toona
where half the town was out bent OF
seeing Mr.. Bryan. Then came TuscOla
the county seat of Douglass county
where at least 1900 people stood on tn
platform and around the depot. A
Mattoon the crowd was almost as larg
as that which assembled at Champaign
The streets were blockaded will
vehicles and men and women, and al
the buildings in the vicinity were dec
Grated with flags in honor Of the pass
ing of Mr.. Bryan. He was introduce'
to the crowd and briefly addressed tn
assemblage. /
Watched the Train Go BY.
AS the train proceeded south ther
were small bodies of citizens at unim
portant stations who had assembled t
see the train drawing the presidentia
nominee go through on the fly. Tn
enthusiastic people at these places wer
gratified in their desire for Mr. and Mrs
Bryan at each place walked out on tn
rear platform. At Effingham, althoug
it was quite dark, there were at leas
1000 people, many Of whom wer
women, assembled to see the Demo
cratic presidential candidate. Whe
the train pulled up at the depot at Saler
there were people on hand ready t
welcome Mr. Bryan from all over Ma
rion county. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan wer
escorted to p carriage by the receptio
committee and taken to the home G
Mr.. Bryan's sister, Mrs. James Bairc
1t was not the wish of Mr.. Bryan
To Have Celebration Here
at this time, as two short weeks ago h
,rar callad boro RI attend tho doatb ha
of his mother But the people in thei
enthusiasm and desire to honor the ma
who went away from here scarcely
score of years ago unknown to fam
gave vent to their feelings When tn
carriage reached the home of his siste
his former fellow townsEcn were ther