The record-union., 1896-08-20
BRYAN'S PROGRAMME
FOR HIS CANVASS.
He Will Spend Week in New York
State.
Gave His First Political Talk at
Rhinebeck.

ton of the Money of the Consti-
tuition Honestly Think 1t the Only
Way to Prosperity.
UPPER RED HOOK On. y, Aug. 10.
New York State is to be partly can
vassed by w. j. Bryan before his re-
turn West. His programme is not yet
complete and may be changed some
what, but so far as has been arranged
it was summed I'D in the following
statement, dictated this morning by
Bryan himself
I'VE shall leave lTarrytown at 6:56
Tuesday afternoon, the 18th, reaching
Albany at $50 p. M; leave there 10 p. m.
that night and arrive at Syracuse at
2:05 a. M; stay until noon Wednesday;
reach Rochester about 2:25 p. M; stop
one hour, leaving for Buffalo in time to
reach there at 40 p. M. take the first
train for Erie, Pa, arriving there early
in the evening. At Erie 1 will attend
meeting of the State Democratic clubs
on the 26th 1 will return next morn
ing to Buffalo, and remain the rest of
the week in Western New York. / will
coed West Wednesday morning"
kilograms from many places in New
York inviting the young candidate to
make addresses have been received by
Bryan, but he has been obliged to de-
cline many of the requests. What
Bryan will do when in the Western part
of the State he is not yet ready to an
nounee, but will do SO within a day or
Oft nd Mrs RrVan
went to Rhinebeck to visit Ellerslie, the
estate of Governor Morton.
Without expectation or preparation
William J. Bryan made a speech at
Rhinebeck tonight in which he touched
on matters of interest in the campaign.
1t was the first political talk Mr.. Bryan
had given since his notification week
ago to-day with the exception of a few
words al Poughkeepsie.
At o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and
Mr. and Mrs Pearrine, their hosts, left
Upper Red Hook in a covered wagon
to drive over to Ellerslie, Governor Nor
toms home. With them went the Misses
Perrine and a number of friends in We
hicles and on bicycles. Others Joined
them along the road and by the time
Ellerslie was reached the procession was
quite formidable. The route was
through Red Hook, or the lower village,
mast the estates of John Jacob Aston,
| John Armstrong Chanler and other per-
sons of wealth and through Rhinecliffe
TO Governor Morton's celebrated stock
farm.
Mr.. Bryan and his friends inspected
the stock stable and dairy houses under
escort of Governor Morton's Superin-
tendent, who had been instructed from
| Albany by the Governors Private Sec
rotary, Colonel Ashley w. Cole, to show
the candidate every attention if he
came.
| Leaving Ellerslie Mr.. Bryan and his
party visited the estate of Colonel Jacob
RUPERT, the brewer, and then started
for Rhinebeck, where they were to have
supper. On the way Mr.. Bryan was way
laid by Rev Mr.. Richards, pastor of the
Hillside Methodist Church. and invited
to visit the church fair in progress in
| tent near by, which he accepted.
Rhinebeck people were on the lookout
for the Democratic candidate. He had
/ telephoned to have dinner for himself
and friends at 6 o'clock, and when he
arrived he found the ancient Rhine
/ beck Hotel. where the meal had been
/ OrQGfGO- decorated Will puiilliiS IL iiie'
honor Not only that, but Reception
Committee was awaiting him, and they
/ had a brass band and We're prepared
/ to do honor to his present prominent
position. There were Republicans as
well as Democrats on the committee,
and Mr.. Bryan was Informed that the
reception was intended to be entirely
| non partisan.
! Three hundred people gathered In
! front of the hotel and applauded when
Mr.. Bryan stepped upon the decorated
balcony. He was introduced by George
| L. Esselstyne, a prominent republican,
who is sometimes called the Golden
tongued orator of Northern Duchess.
| Mr. Esselstyne said: I'VE are gathered
here together in an impromptu assem-
| blage Many centuries ago 1t was SAID
! that to be a Roman was greater than
| to be king, and it can be said to-day
| that to be President of the United
/ States is greater than to be Roman.
/ Irrespective of either party or other
considerations we extend to you
hearty welcome
To this Mr. Bryan replied:
MIR. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: think that can go farther even
than the Chairman of this impromptu
meeting. He says that to be President
of the United States is greater than to
be a Roman or a king. But few can be
President, and / rejoice that live in a
| land where to be a citizen is more than
tc be king in any nation on earth. l
rejoice that live in a land where those,
] for a time being exercise authority and
| derive that authority from the consent
| of the governed, and do not rule by
right divine. In this land, whether we
live along the Hudson or in the Western
prairies, we stand upon a common
plane, and we participate in Govern
ment which represents US ALL
| I'VE may belong to different parties,
but trust / may be able to express the
desire of each of you as well as of my
| self when I say that we ought TO be-
| long at all times to that party which in
our Judgment will enable us best to
serve our country. Parties are instru
| ments, not ends. They are the means
we use to secure that which we believe
to be best for us, for our families and
! for our fellows Issues arise from time
| to time and it is the duty of every citi-
zen who loves his country and who app
precates the responsibility which rests