The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-25
BRYAN'S HAIR CUT
The Candidates JaWbone,
However, is Not Weak
ened BY the Oper-
alton.
TRICKED OUT IN DUDE T0GS
Popoeraey's Idol Ceases to
Look Like a Jay But Still
Talks Like One.
Our Local Gold Bosses Will Put
a Record Bedell Ticket in
the Field.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 25, 1885,
People who saw William ]. Bryan yes
terday would hardly know him today.
The long flowing locks had been closely
clipped and the old-fashioned broadcloth
coat which helped make him seem older,
had been superseded by new cutaway
of modern fashion. Mr.. Bryan looked
nearer his real age than he has at any
time since the campaign began.
"A hundred or more people gathered at
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad station in Hartford this morn
ing to see Mr.. Bryan leave for Springfield.
They cheered him as he appeared on the
platform of the special car secured by
the Springfield committee and demanded
a speech. Mr.. Bryan talked to them on
lshed as the train drew out at
11:1s. A small crowd assembled
Ground Ground M the Bryan car at Windsor.
marched up to the train bearing a. piece
of brown paper with the names of McKin-
ley and Hobart chalked on it. At Windsor
Bryan. He was cheered and responded
with a few words. Thompsonville was
the last stop in Connecticut. The crowd
Locks % Mr.. Bryan fSa spoke 81 sa5 briefly. Il "'nus0f
Mr. Bryan was accompanied from Hart
ford TO Springfield by Edward A. Hail.
had charge of the candidates party;
Colonel John L. Rice and other members
of the Springfield Reception Committee
ana Mayor J. j. Curran of Holyoke; aso
pie heard William J. Bryan deliver an adj
dress half an hour long in the Court
Square here this afternoon. Mr.. Bryan
reached Springfield at 1905. The first per-
son who greeted him at the station was
George Fred Williams, of Boston, his
former colleague in Congress, and his
Arm in arm, they forced their way
through big crowd and entering car
riages were driven to Court Square, fol-
men and of the local Reception Commit
tee. Mr.. Bryan was cheered as he en-
tered the Square. He was introduced by
Mayor Winter. At the conclusion of the
address Mr.. Bryan was taken to the Hotel
Worthy for luncheon, followed by run
ming crowd of men and boys. At LIS he
left for Worchester.
Mr.. Bryan was applauded enthusiastic
cally. Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows
Ladies and Gentlemen-Befor entering
upon discussion of the great paramount
issue of this campaign I desire in this
city to pay tribute to Independent jour
nalism. (Applause) My friends, I
have always respected an honest AMI
earnest and able opponent. have never
his sentiments and present his ideas as
clearly. as forcibly. as eloqnently as he
can. 1 believe with Jefferson that error
combat it.. Great applause.) And if
anw man has an idea, am willing for
. him to launch that idea, and trust to
s mnd od ana npe the e hears S
and 1 respect the Springfield Republ-
can" for its high Great applause) plane
upon which it discusses political ques-
tions. l respect it for the tolerance
which it shows to political opponents
and without censuring those who substi-
tute abuse for argument can commend
those who use argument instead of abuse
II can commend also to every citizen
the words of that distinguished editor,
who was the founder of this paper. am
told that he is the author of the express
sion that man who is not willing TO die
for cause he believes in is not worthy
to live. Great applause.) My friends, it
is willingness of people to stake their all
upon the correctness of their convictions
that has enabled truth to spread from
person to person until at last 1t overcomes
the opposition And in this campaign we
have as good an Illustration as was ever
given before~of the depth of conviction
and the intensity of earnestness in the
presentation of the cause. l challenge
which this country has passed through a
single contest which has aroused more
earnestness than this contest through
whi.h we are now passing.
Il challenge you to find among all the
hosts who have defended cause more
earnest men than l found today among
the advocates of the right of this govern
ment to legislate for itself without regard
to other nations. (Great applause) 1t
will not do to say that there is no cause
for such feeling as is. manifested now
in yesterday mornings paper from Lon
don you will find that a great meeting of
agriculturists was held in Budapesth and
in speaking of that meeting the dispatch
said that practically all of those represent
ing agricultural societies were in favor
of the restoration of bimetallism Ny
friends, our opponents sometimes tell us
that this movement in favor of free
coinage is started by the mine owners
and kept up by the mine owners
II want them to understand that thew
cannot explain this great uprising of the
people on the theory that it is instigated
by men who owns bullion and wants to
sell it at higher price,. This great up
rising comes from the masses of the peo-
pie who do not produce bullion, but they
produce property and they realize that
the gold standard has been driving value
out of the property which they produce,