The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-27
AN EASY DAY FOR BRYAN
He Starts the Week with Only
Nine Speeches.
HEADDREssEs COLLEGE STUDENTS

Tho Democratic Candidate Meets tho
Scholars of the College from Which He
! Himself Observation-Disclosures Audiences
Greet Hin, at Jacksonville and Alton.
I JACKSONVILLE, Ills, Oct 27.-Jackson.
vile was very much alive yesterday. 1t
was decorated with flags and bunting
and great many of the residences bore
the pictures of Bryan and Altgold. Tho
streets were crowded with mass Of hu.
manity wearing ribbons of silver, md
many Of the enthusiasts had hendgear
made of the white metal The stand
erected in the center of the city square was
surrounded long before noon with people
anxious to 500 and hear the standard
bearer of three parties, Notwithstanding
that his speech did not commence till after
. o'clock. Crowded excursion trains be-
gan to arrive early in the day, ind con-
tinued until long after noon. The candi-
date made two public speeches in this
city.
The ovation given Mr.. Bryan was one of
the greatest he has received anywhere in a
city of anywhere near tho size of Jackson
vile. There was parade during the day
WHlCH WOuiu IltNo uOHo Cltttlu I'VE tu"b
much larger than Jacksonville. There was
. noticeable number of yellow ribbons
scattered through tho crowd, but they
were In tho minority. MIR. Bryan was ii,-
troduced by Judge o. P. Thompson in q
short flattering speech, and when he took
the stand to speak he was chcorea Wildly.
He said in part
ut is gratifying to meet again tho
friends whom used to know and to learn
by their presence and their words that tho
acquaintance then formed is continued,
and that the good will so often manifested
then Is still evident. l come back as tho
representative OF II great principle, as the
champion Of II great cause, as tho candi.
date of those who believe that the Anleri-
can people are able to attend to their own
business If there is any one in Morgan
county who believes that seventy millions
of people must bow their knee to foreign
nations and bend their necks to u foreign
yoke, I cannot expect those people to voto
Tor me this year, because l do not believe
that we should submit ourselves to for
sign dictation.
"The national parties declared the
money question to Lo tho paramount is
sue of the campaign, and those bolting
Democrats who went over to help the Re-
publlcans, without having the courage to
call themselves Republicans, also declared
shat the money question was tho para
mount ISSUE and yet our opponents, whom
they find themselves divided on this ques-
Gon, when they find themselves unable to
meet tho argument in favor of binetal-
lism, when they find themselves unable to
convince tho American people that our
finances are safest when in the hands OF
syndicates, now turn to tho people of this
country and say that the election of the
Chicago ticket is menace to our form OF
government We are prepared TO meet
our enemies on any battlefield, but wo
want them to distinctly understand that,
no matter how badly they have boon de-
feated in srgument, that they hnvo got to
foCe this money question for one week
more before the American people"
Mr. Bryan then defended the plank In
the Chicago platform relating to tho in
como tax and the criticism of the supreme
court He quoted the dissenting opinion
u Justice Brown and then went on to
reply to the charge that tho Democrats
were trying to array class against class.
Previous to his public address Mr.. Bryan
visited the Illinois state college. Perhaps
the noisicst demonstration that ever was
Riven any ono within tho walls of the
chapel was the ono paid him by the stu
dents of his alma mater He spoke to tho
Students of The college from which ho
graduated and tho applause which greeted
him seemed out of place in tho room de-
voted to the devotional exercises of the
Institution. His address, while Of u po-
litical nature, and u defcuse of the double
standard theory Of finance, was SO diplo-
maticnlly given that no student within
his hearing could take oftense at it.
There wcro four short stops made by Mr..
Bryan betwecn Jacksonville and Alton.
At Roodhousc, where a five minute stop
was made, Il good sized assemblage among
which there was a liberal sprlnkling
OF yellow ribbons, greeted the candidate.
He spoke from the platform for fow mo-
ments, his speech being Of the same gen
enl tenor us his ordinary tailend of the
chr address Godfrey, Jorseyville and
Kane turned out fair sized crowds to cheer
Mr. Bryan as he appeared at the back OF
the cur Two speeches were made at Alton
last night, one from either side Of the city
hall building Large and enthusiastic au-
dicnces testified to their appreciation of
the nomines's statements by cheering and
applauding throughout his address,
Mr.. Bryan left Alton at 1905 o'clock
last night for Lincoln, Ills, where he ad-
dressed large audience before s o'clock
this morning. Bloomington heard the
candidate at 1890 this forenoon, and after
an hours stop at Bloomington proceeded
t. Pontiac, thence to Dwight and Braid
wood, Joliet and Lemont He will arrive
In Chicago at $3.50 y. IN.