Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-25
BRYAN IN THE EAST.
ur BEGINS A TOUR OF CoNNECTI-
CIT AND MASSACHUSETTS,.
DISTURBANCE At NEW HAYEs.
y,ic students So Interrupt ths
r,mocrntic Nominee That He stops
Speaking, In Disgust-R"iir""" op-
.'ruction.

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len the Hotel Margaret. In Brooklyn al
s.n to-day for stumping tour through
connecticut and Massachusetts. He was
accompanied by Wills Abbott. ii. W.
Cornell. the son Of Ex-Governor Cornell
and two others. The party was di'F'"
direct 10 the Grand Central depot ar
riyine a little after O. Here Mr.. Bryan
was met by the members Of the Conhec-
ucut Reception Committee and the party
az once boarded a special car, althoush
the train to which Il was 10 be auach'u
was not scheduled to leave until lOOJ
The candidate loNked very weu ana
wore q fan ovorcoat and soft brown
hat The passengers on incoming trains
when they learned that Mr. Bryan was
on board the special, Immediately crown
Cd about IL. There was cohsluo'"Oio
cheering. and in response TO II Mr. bIyah
appeared on the platform. lie shooh
hands with about fifty of those nearest 10
him Although there were some cries loi
"a speech. he did not make one Inc
presence Of Mr.. Bryan on the traln meets
STATED no delay. and the-iraln puleu ou'
II the station promptly on scheduie uihe'
WELCOME TO NEW ENGLAND.
BRIDGEPORT. CONN. September "a
Candidate Bryan received MS hIsl Wel-
come 10 Connecticut and New England at
SfamforI he reached there a few MN
stes before II O'Clock. TWO hundred peo-
ple formed around the train and gazed at
him In silence. but the crowd increased
until il numbered 100 or 500 Then big
cheer went up. and again ana again
hearty shouts were given. An lrishman
N the throng made loud comments COM
Yimcntary to the candidate that made
,verybody laugh In his enthusiasm lie
ihouted the old Irish war-cry OF 'faugh-
.-hallagh" or clear the way
Mir. Bryan was very hoarse, and talked
Tor a minute about his voice. Il believe
wc have only a moment here now ne
.aid. "and / shall not attempt 10 make a
tucech 1t takes several minutes TO get
mv voice in condition where you can
near IT, but If my.vOice seems a little I'M
paired. ] find consolation in the thought
hat IL has been injured in a good cause,
and II 1 have not all of il with me. you
may rest assured that that part OF 1t l
left behind is stiu calling sinners to re-
pentance. (Applause) If there If JOY
when one sinner repents. what JOY there
ought TO be among the American people
with al the sinners that are reDehtlhs
every day.
The train started just then, and the
,r0wd gave a farewell cheer.
Mr.. Bryan said few more words at
south Norwalk. where the crowd was
slghtly smaller than that at stamford,
out the audience was demonstrdtive when
Mr. Bryan appeared on the back platform
with the Hon. Alexander Troup. Of New
Haven. Mr. Bryan told II that the
newspapers say the silver cause is nearly
ff l.
ne added.
GREETING AT BRIDGEPORT
Bridgeport had Mr. Bryan for an hour
He arrived here at ll5O and was greeted
.f thc station by q big crowd Of cheer~Ts
SIR Bryan; Josephus Daniels national
-ommitteeman from North Carolina; n.
W Cornell. Of New York Willis J. Alb
hott. of New York; Hon Alexander
Troup. Of New Haven and the others
wh0 are accompanying the candidate,
were placed in carriages and taken 10
Washington Park. preceded by a brass
band
Washington Park IS n spacious public
square. centrally located. Under its fine
9ld shade trees i've thou-and neople gath
cred 90 hcnr the young Nebraskan. They
rhoefci him as ne ascended the stand In
the centre Of the park. and pressed into
H compact body to hear what ne had to
say. The stand was elaboratCly deco
rated with flags. around the railing were
f,eto0us of lowered red silk. fringed
laIyuy in gold. Judge d. B. Lockwood
introduced Mr Bryan. The candidate
made short speech. and was frequently
opnauded When hc had finished speak
inr he Was taken 90 The Windsor Hotel
whore hc had a small luncheon. and re-
turning Go thc station, accompanied by
TIE band and "a large crowd. boarded the
special car that bad been chartered for
bis use by the Connecticut Committee.
and that had been sidetr1cked during his
stay m Bridgeport The car was at
toched 90 "a regular train and Mr.. Bryan
left for New Haven at 1890 followed by
rousing cheers
SILNERtTES NOT SECTIONAL
Mt Bryan prclaced his remarks by
denying tnat the sivcriies had raised a
sectional que uon. The restoration or BIZ
metailism was moi only good for the West
ami South. but for the people OF Connecti-
enc also. Sometimes" he said. they
had accused people who live in Connec,i-
cat o. making wooden nutmcgs as real
and selling them But the man who would
s.l wooden nutmecs for real nutmegs
man OF honesty compared with the
calls 70 an honest dollar" loud cheer
iue followed this sentimenO
Nr Bryan asserted that you cannot
have honest money and a gold standard
at tle same time, and a man In the
crowd Immediately asked why.
"'ecause % gold dollar" said Mr.
Bryan. under q gold standard. grows fat
Tor every day and that is not an honest
dollar Great cheer;ngD
"Now. what would be an honest dol
lar Why. they say "A dollar which. when
you met %. lose7 nothing. According
20 that the Mexican dollar Is an homes;
dollar because YOU can melt it and 1t
does not lose anything"
How much is z worth?" was asked
from the audience.
Mr. BNan: "It is worth just the same
that the buiionin 20 Is worth Now. If
the Mexican dollar Is worth just as much
as the bullion In 3d.. and the bullion in
u is worth just as much as the Mexican
dollar. then | want TO ask you # IL Is
not an honest dollar. according 10 those
who say that an honest dollar is q dol
)lar that losing nothing Boy melting" (Ap-
p'ause)
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE.
81 understand that some OF your en-
ploycrs are very much worried FOR fear
their employees will get only 50-cent dol
lars. They need not be worried. II they
have as much love for the laDoring men
after the election as they nave now. even
n free coinage meant 50-cent dollars.
they could pay their latoring men twice
as many dollars and save them from
any harm done them, my friends" Zap
plause)
"You say they won't DO II? II they
won't help you when they have a chance
%. why 90 you believe them when they
te. you they are losing sleep for you!
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