The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04

New York, vetoed the bill and stood be-
tween the people and the relief which
they desired.
wen. now, my friends, l can have no
power, except as that power is given by
the voters of this country. An official
is nothing but public servant He ex-
ercises authority for brief time, only,
because the people, by their ballot, desig-
nate him as their choice 10 NIL the office
to be filled You have a right to choose.
1 am not here to beg for your votes. I
am simply here to tell you the platform
upon which 1 stand, and tell you how l
stand upon it. and, If elected, it will be
carried out to the very letter, It matters
not what may follow. (Great cheers) II
that platform suits you, If these policies
ruin you, then, my friends, / may expect
your votes.
A Noice-And you'll get en-; republican
and democratic both.
The most enthusiastic Reception of the
day was al Flora. People had come into
town by wagon and team all the morn
ing, and early in the afternoon, and the
candidate found an audience of at least
5000 awaiting him when he arrived. Dur
ing the twenty minutes stop Mr. Bryan
was taken to the city park a short dis
tance from the station. and made his
speech there. On his return to the train
a great mob surrounded his carriage, yell
ing all the time, and embarrassed its
progress, despite the special police en-
gagged for the occasion, who welded their
symbols Of authority with little effect.
Part of his remarks were; I'VE have the
people on our side, because our
cause applies to the people. Some one has
said that the people do not write the poe
try of the gold standard. There Is much
poetry bcing written in behalf Of bi-met-
allism. (Applause.) Whye Because bi-met-
allism appeals to the hearts of those that
ind nd NH fn .,fxti
zation go up to higher groand. (Applause.)
The gold standard appeals to the selfish
interests of the few, who profit more when
times are hardest among the masses of the
people"
At Xena, a republican rally was in pro-
gress Young women in yellow frocks and
hats were conspicuous in the crowd of
several hundred gathered on the station
platform to see the train go by. There
were Bryan men there, however and they
sent cheer after the flying train.
And then came Salem, the little town in
Egypt" where the candidate was born,
and where many of his relatives live. 1t
seemed like the whole population of the
place had assembled at the railway sta
tion. Salem has a ladies' club and its
members were there in force carrying
their banner. AS the train came to
standstill a great shout Went up Mr.
Bryan, standing on the platform, was
'cOuSlned ana 'BlllleQN TO his heart 9
content for a minute or two. Then he
made a little speech, in which he said :
Friends: We have stopped here for but
a minute, but l was anxious to stop
longer, not only to see you again, but
to tell you that If you have heard any
rumors OF my falling health that they are
from the enemy. Great appause) 1
feel as well as l did when the cam
paign opened, and l win be able, If 1
am any judge of my strength, to keep
up this fight just as IaAa. u been keeping z
it up until the day before election. cloud
applause) And unless all signs fail, un-
less l am poor judge of indications,
you Will have such ratification meeting
in this town one month from tonight
such as you never had. tremendous ap-
plause.) Now want to give you chance
to hear others You have heard me oft
en-. want to give you a chance to hear
my colleague in congress, who is along
with me and does his share in ligtening
the burden of speaking. / talk awhile
and then turn him over and let the crowd
hear him, and in that way 1 am saving
myself for places in which there is much
more need of talk than there is in Marion
county. (Cheers).
When the candidate concluded more
cheers were given. He then introduced
Congressman McMilin, who talked to the
crowd about his personal knowledge of
Mr.. Bryan, while the latter went on the
forward platform of the car and shook
hands with relatives and friends.
Small crowds saw and cheered Mr.. Bry-
an, leaving Salem, Sandoval Carlisle,
Breeze, Trenton, Haviston and O'Falen,
where short stops were made.