The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-16
SALEM WAS SORRY
AND BEDRACGLED
COl0rs Ran Together in the Decorations
That Greeted Mr.. Bryan.
STORM ELEMENTS DAMPENED SPIRITS
Three Thousand People stand in the
Mud TO Welcome the Boy Orator.
Politics.

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Politics.
Salem. Ills, July IA heavy wind
and rain storm came up at noon today
| and for a while there was a stampede
/ among the hundreds of visitors who
/ had gathered to meet William j. Bryan
I ana who believed that a cyclone was
imminent. The rain ruined the decora-
| tions and when II had ceased Salem pre-
selted sorry and bedraggled appear
ance The colors were running in the
starred and strin.d bunting whic:,
served 10 hide tue roushness of the
| speakers platform. Court house park
wa. Was a onn ',,'Ie W,'en ,ne ram was owe, a.u
,,a sonar. ina , very ,rcon,for,o,la
| feeling un,j.c f.n,
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MR.. BRYAN'S SPEECH.
"N,r Ch,i,,,,n ,odia. and o.rt,auen
and raIlov, citizans" he sail - b.v. M
| ,Iisn,.itinn ,n t,lt nnlitics today I
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fins tn ,bos. who sb,n foIlnw R.-
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mamhar win ,ratsfn, annraciation the
| kindly feeling ON church and party lines
when lived among you and shall not
attempt to divide by party lines those
who are here today.
This is the home OF my birth and
| childhood. Three blocks south Is my
birthplace. y mile southwest Is the
nome or my early poyhood. shall never
ran to De grateful 10 m! parents Tor
taxing me 10 the taEn where gained
the physicai strehsth that ehapled me
10 stahu the risors oi poiiticai NE
! MI. Bryan REFERRED to the auJaceHt
court mouse as the place Where ne hau
made ms nrst poiitical speech anu 10
other places III the VICINITY iuehtilieu
Win 'o'itcai career anu ne was ap-
plauueu "heh he aooeu' IL was mere
'ha' nrs' oroosh. "e' ""o ca''e to
snare iile JOYS ana sorrows WIN me.
ne cou't ho' io'set, ne ""'u' 'ho"e
"nose hihu'9 laces siiiieu upon MN ue-
io'e ior'uiie si''''eu' ne teieireo ~ .ne
hearp! sraNe!aio anu spohe ieei'isH
VI 'ne oeau i"'hei anu ii'o,"e'' 'ah
"o. ioise' .h'S p'ace VI 'nese peop'e'
s"," ''. o'a'o' anu 'a'''o' soy "'''e
'oo"! 'n'" ~ sN!"es' III "oius n'oie
si"cere IMAM ei'ooi"'e aii '''' 'ee''
AN IDEAL IN POLlTlCS.
II believe that there Is an ideal plane
in politics and | believe we stand upon
it today. We meet today recognizing
the differences of feeling. but with
charity towards each other. We are all
imbued with the same spirit, all mbued
with the same ambitions. all aiming to
carry out the same purpose. We want
government of the people. for the peo-
pie, and by the people and if we differ
as to the means, we cannot differ as
honest citizens in purpose thank the
Republicans who are assembled here. I
thank the Prohibitionists. | thank the
Populists. as much as J do the Demo-
Gratis. because my friends. when these
questions which rise to the surface and
agit;-te people have passed away. We
then understand those Fundamental
principles which underile our govern
lnent. we all agree IN thi'. that When-
ever the government comes IN contact
with the citizens ana The clt'@eh with
the government We all staiu equal be-
1ore the ia". we agree mat lhe gov
erhiteht can pe iio respector Vi person
ana tha' i's s.reis'n' its Iialc.'leSs
s'rehs,h' h'ust oe ''ie pro.ec'or vi the
iC' 'uhes vi '.,e 90. an" we business
" ..s p ~ s "a. q" ~,
zens W.. believe tbat Governments de-.
rive their just powers from the consent
of the governed. We know no divine
right Of kings. These citizens are those
upon whom rest the responsibilities of
government, and while each strives in
his own way TO biins the movement to
"a lit expression OF the virtue or the peo-
pie, we cannot agree on those minor
points Nhich separate us
II was mere l iecei'eu my nrst IN
structiohs III Deniocrucy' IL was mere
l learned the tfu'h oil the saying that