The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-30


wiggIing and bobbing along among
I the hurrahing thousands trudging on
[ foot There were hundreds of placards
prepared on the farms and carried into
town
''McNinley's election means a force
/ bill and a revolution
To Hanna-No Democratic votes for
sale. Keep your SO
To John r. Tanner-ThOu shalt not
! kill. Altgeld is no murderer"
/ This inscription was q delicate refer
1 ence to an incident ia the life of Gov
/ ernor AItgeld's opponent. the Republi-
A can candidate for governor who once
4 killed a man. "A band of young women
I waved a red banner. bearing the words:
! BE a man and vote for your independ-
/ ence" Mr.. Bryan stood up and I'M
/ covered when he saw it That's fine,
he said
/ CHILDREN IN THE PROCESSION.
) And now came a scene of rare beauty
and pathOs- Two long lines OF fife and
/ drum boys and girls filed slowly before
+ the house. AS they passed MT. Bryan
/ they turned their fresh young faces
/ upward and tried to utter cheers
4 strange gurgllngs accompanied Dy q
I pantomime. Then the procession Of
the blind solemnly passed. Mr.. Bryan
and his wife sat on the balcony
The crowd below pelted them with
! flowers. Pike county give We ? 600 ma
/ jOrity" yelled q bronzed farmer, leap
/ ing in the air and clicking his heels to-
( gether. she viii, she Will"
d H.
finger at the crowd. pike county is
voting for my wife. because she was
born there. Marion county Will vote
for me. That's my birthplace
OGLESBY A BURCHARD.
AT this an old man in the crowd be-
gan to utter strange crOnings and to
rock to and fro with his hands tossing
! in the air.
'NIcKinIey's Burchard has been here,
! Billy" ne hOWled. ~Old Oglesby's been
! here: he's a Burchard-
There are others" said Mr. Bryan.
/ Slowly The procession vanished down
/ the long avenue of trees, but still the
/ crowd shouted around the house where
Mr.. Bryan and his wife sat in full view.
NOT TOO YOUNG 70 BE PRAS1-
DENT.
Mr. Bryan was forced to make an
4 other speech 1T had been said that
HE was too young to be president put
I he thought the trainers Of the c0nstltu-
ton knew what they were doing When
/ they said that man IS years old was
/ competent to fill the office Mr. Bryan
( said that if he was elected he would not
! recommend any change IN the constl-
tuition on that point
In the afternoon there was mass
! meeting in the public square and Mr.
/ Bryan talked to about 10000 persons
for an hour. Then he went to the
4 Opera house and addressed an audience
Of women. Finally he went to his spe-
ciaI car, accompanied by the gorgeous
/ marshals.
M
ENOUGH
AS the train swept by Mr. Bryan
| leaned against the rail of the car like
a tired boy A friend touched him on
/ the shoulder This upheaNal every
four years is frightful blow to bust
ness" said the friend. The general
/ elections should be further apart.
believe that this campaign mas actu-
ally caused a shrinkage of more than
a billion dollars in the commerce ana
industries OF the country.
Mr Bryan smiled and half closed his
eyes.
.-The presidents term Of Office isquite
long enough ne said, quite long
enough.
said the friend. banteringly, I'VE ought
to have a king
Instantly the young leaders face
grew grave. He cannot Jest about
serious things
III YOU think that a king would
bring peace to this country, he re
nIfed .svou had better read in the Bible
asked for king. Just glance through
me eighth chapter Of the First Book OF
samuel Every man in this country
who feels a weakness for kings SnOulu
read that chapter.
As the train went on and night fell,
crowds carrying torches greeted MI
Rrvan at Godfrey. RoOdhOuse, Kane
Tersevville Finally the train reached
Alton and here ne addressed two inn
r9arse rnultftudes He is now on his
way to Lincoln tomorrow ne Will
reach Chicago.
Mr.. Bryan's confidence in the success
az his great struggle increases every
dav. He inspires all around him with
none JAMES CREELMAN.