The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-14
BOY ORATOR SHAKES.
Mr.. Bryan Makes a Good Record as q
handshaker...The First Cam.
paign Speech Of Season.

Campaign, ILL.,, July 13.-William ].
Bryan arrived here on the Illinois Cen
trail road at sos this evening, after a
pleasant ride of three hours and a half
from Chicago.
At several places along the route Mr..
Bryan was given hearty receptions. His
first experience was at kankakee, where
about thousand men, women and
children were gathered and q cheer
went up from the crowd as Mr.. Bryan
appeared on the platform of the Pull
man sleeper, and he was Obliged to get
down into the crowd and grasp the
many hands extended. Kankakee was
reached at 4.02 and although the train
remained there for minutes only M.
Bryan made a good record as a hand
shaker At Kankakee Mr.. Bryan was
handed this telegram:
Franklin, Pa.-Accept cOngTatula-
tions. Your spurs were won on the
field. Signed. Joseph c. Sibley."
At Gilman stop was made to enable
the hundred or more farmers gathered
at that station to give cheer for the
candidate and shake his hand. The
crowd was very good natured and in
dulged In many joking remarks which
Mr.. Bryan seemed to appreciate. The
train on which Mr.. Bryan made the
journey to Odin. the nearest point on
the Illinois Central to Salem, Is the regu-
lar train which left Chicago at go. Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan and a party of news
no off fan nod
man sleeper. Scott Jackson and wife.
Of Salem, old friends Of the Bryans,
were also in the car and the only other
occupant was F. ". Adams. Of Chicago,
who will be secretary of the Democratic
literary bureau.
MAN WITH A WHITE HAT.
There he is. the man with the white
hat" was the cry at Paxton, a small
station which was reached at 5:15 and
stop of minute made. Mr.. Bryan's
white hat Is likely to be a conspicuous
object in the campaign. 1t is one Of
those soft felt affairs, creamy n color,
adorned by band of lighter hue than
it's texture. 1t could be readily seen by
the two hundred people gathered on
the Paxton station platform. They
made rush toward it as Mr. Bryan
stepped from the train. A hearty shout
went UP and then the crowd laughed
uproriously as Mr.. Bryans remark that
''if you vote as well as you shout we'll
get along all right"
Rantoul, another small station turn
ed out a hundred or more people and
big flag and they too had the opportu-
nifty of congratulating Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan made his first campaign
speech at Champaign where the train
stopped twenty minutes. A fiat car had
been improvised into speakers stand
from this Mr.. Bryan addressed his audi
ence, consisting of 1,5OO people. Mr..
Bryan spoke as follows:
/ have not been in your city since 1879,
In THAI year | was student at the Hi
nois college when ] attended an inter-col-
legiate contest at this place. | am not go
ing ~ make a political speech this evcu-
ing. Here a small hoy yelled "hoora~'
and Mr.. Bryan Joined in the laugh and
was unable to resume for minute or two.
/ have just been talking some in Chi
cago and am short of between speeches.
This is an important compaign, In my
judgment, and 1t is the most important
campaign this country has passed through
in time of peace. The issues are those
which affect every man. woman and child
IN the nation and | beg Of you that you
shall appreciate the important part you
bear in this campaign. This is the great
es, nation OH earth, it Is in advance of all
other nations. Its advancement is be-
cause our form of government is the best
on 9TH, because being In the hands of
the people III can be made good as the
Z
our laws are just, it is because our people
have force to make them just. / believe
there Is more justice in the people than is
expressed through their representatives.
If laws are bad 1t is the fault of the rep
resentatives of the people and so must be
remedied by the people. There are those
who have the idea that patriotism can
only be manifested in TIME of war. / was
too young to go to the war. but in every
campaign such as this you and / have
chance to show our patriotism. Our gov
elnment is the most perfect form of gov
ernment because it is the best that the
people IAN offer for display of patriot
ism. Every great economic question Is a
great moral question and when you come
to the settlement of a question like that of
the present campaign, morality is invited.
The financial question is the most impor-
tant issue in this campaign and / wish that
you would study 1t so that you may un-
derstand the way it affects you and your
interests. There is no one class that can
be trusted to take care of it. Before the
campaign Is over the discussion will turn
on one question: "Is this nation great
enough to legislaate for itself? We be-
lieve we are strong enough to determine
our own financial policy. not waiting for
any one on earth. 1t Is a complicated
question. Every great economic question
is a least a great moral question and when
1t comes to be settled 1t can only be done
by the great common people of the nation.
The politicians have tried to settle the
money question, but 1t was was not to be
settled until the people have a chance to
express their opinions and then 1t will be
settled and from that there Is no appeal
The people cheered Mr.. Bryan as the
train pulled out.
Gold Withdrawals.