The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-09
RESTS IN CHICAGO
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Hesitation of enthusiasm. Only about
half of those present could get positions
within hearing distance of the platform
Mr.. BRYAN was introduced by mem
Der of tn COMMITTEES and spoke as fol-
lows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: The name OF
your town, they tell me,is Marengo, and
it recalls one of the great battles of his
tory. / have been told by some of those
who met me in the train: that the battle
fought at Marengo was not more bit
Ter as the struggle than the battle that
is going TO be fought hare for the par-
pose Of restoring the gold and silver
standard of the constitution. Great ap-
plause) / am glad to hear il and | wish
you success in your efforts. l am not
going to enter into a discussion OF poll
tics until ] have been notified Of my
nomination"
At Marengo a reception committee
from Iowa City boarded the train. 1t
comprised James Hart, Joseph Fairall,
Mayor c. NJ. Reno, ex-Mayor Theobaid,
Colonel Heath, Geo. 3. Holbert, ex-chair
man of the Republican county central
committee and editor OF the Iowa City
Herald, a Republican paper supporting
Bryan, and Herbert Fairall, now Bry-
large crowds greeted Mr.. Bryan but
the stops were short and there were no
formal speaking
SPEAKS IN IOWA CITY.
At Iowa City ten-minute stop was
made and 900 people were voicing their
enthusiasm through the medium of a
brass bmand. Mr. Bryan spoke as fol-
lows:
nd ant 7 N I'm
of Iowa City always as a college town
and as 1 have lived ever since I entered
college, in college town. l appreciate
the advantages which such towns Of
fer l have also known of your town
because, very early in my residence in
Nebraska, il was my good fortune TO
speak from the same platform with
your townsman, Judge Farrell, and we
have maintained our acquaintance ever
since" (App1auseD
At Downey there were 100 people who
cheered as the train passed and at West
Liberty, where the train stopped twenty
minutes for dinner, over 1000 people
greeted Mr.. Bryan and tickled the Iowa
zephyrs with brass band during the
dinner hour
Mr.. Bryan declined to say anything
for the present, when his attention was
x
ard Democrats to hold national con-
vention at Indianapolis. He was shown
dispatch announcing that EMPLOYEES of
TWO Pittsburg iron mills have been call
ed upon 20 contribute to the Mckinley
campaign fund, which drew from him
the remark that he was loath to believe
mat they could be compelled to contri-
butte, but ne said: Il very much prefer
that they contribute their funds 10 Nc
kiniey and their votes TO the cause of
free silver
POST-PRANDIAL.
At Davenport the enthusiastic crowd
followed to the hotel and stood in, the
parching sun until Mr. Bryan finished
his dinner, when he addressed them
from the porch, saying:
Ladies and Gentlemen: 1 suppose
this is what may be called an after
dlnner speech, since l have just finished
an excellent dinner. am very glad
TO see you and give you a chance TO
meet candidate. I believe that n is
the duty OF any person who is a candi-
date for Office to become acquainted
with the people with whom he is to serve
If elected. There is an old-fashioned
idea which. TO my mind, is the idea to
te entertained in this country. that he
party chosen is nothing but a hired man
no matter how exalted the office or
how lowly. He is simply employed for
certain time at a certain salary to do
certain work. and the people employ
him, not because they desire to, but
because they are too numerous TO do
the work themselves. And you have a
right to choose The persons who are to
do your work and TO watch them all the
Cima they are at work In other words,
We live in a lsndwhere the government
derives its just powers from the con-
sent Of the governed. Not only the
powers Of governmen but all the au-
thority of those VINO govern is derived
from the people themselves, and it is
my opinion that the people ought to
keep Themselves in a position where
they can exercise as much restraint as
possible over those Who temporarily
serve them. This is the best country in
the world"
CATCHES THE GERMAN VOTE.
man in broken German announced.
Ladies and Gentlemen: This is VIII
liam J. Bryan, you have had the pleas
IRE of seeing our candidate: don't YOU
taink he looks we'll enough to be our
next PRESIDENT"
The introduction drew out general
applause. In response to a voice call
ing for a speech. Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: l do not
know what more / could say to you.
except that I am very glad to see the in
tereSt which seems to taken through
out Iowa in the campaign which is on
ching up. Unless I mistake my guess
the enthusiasm viii increase as the
campaign proceeds. and I believe the
people are beginning to realize that they
have a very important interest in the
result Of this can1na4gn and 7 ,axoac+