The Penn's Grove record., 1896-11-13
A Hero In Defeat.
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the defeated candidate for President,
has proved himself the greatest orator
the world has ever produced and has
gained the greatest fame in the short
est time of any man in history, when
we consider his age only SO years, and
his ability, for he is now the recogniz-
ed leader of three of the great political
parties in this the greatest country on
earth. He served two terms in Con
eress and made brilliant speeches there
but the public never heard Of him, be-
cause the money power own the press
reporters and the city papers who are
paid to suppress news which will edu-
cate the people on governmental ques-
tions and to crush those opposed to cor
poration and money power interests.
Like many to-day, six years ago he
thought those who discussed the finan-
cial question were chasing a crazy idea
but after investigating 1t thoroughly
himself he became convinced that it was
.r.ota,t o,aot;o,, nf tho a0a Altar
- ~omarass he ,ros 90 antbnsed
with the subject and love for humanity
and his country that he began trayell-
ing over the country to educate the
people. On the 9Th of last February
be addressed an audience Of about 80
in the Camden Court House and a col.
,a..;on mas toLon m r. nav lila lodging
Tba novt vsnin he addressed a small
n,aot,na a. the single Tax club in vii.
na;na,on Raj few knaw or aver heard
80 him then Int now millions have
Hoara h,m ond ba has become their
hero ond Ieadar
tI,s snsacb a. the Chicago convention
won him tbe nomination. No political
n,aninnlation NOR purchasing Of dele
aa,os did i, INT The exnoundine of
nr;nc;nlas IN forcihle language. After
b;s romiostion la began stumping the
countrv - overcome he preiudjces of
Inc reonla aroused nv an almost hostile
nrsss ownad bv the MONEY power and
! Tho nartisan narrois Of the same.
In his camnaign he made SOP speech.
oO in Az towns and cities of OF state
.nd travslled "a All miles. He travel
I'D tvvica as many miles and made three
times. as many sneecbes as all the can.
didates for president of all parties In
tbe last 100 He spoke on the
stump festimatedl $4,000 words, and
IL is nrobable that 2.so4.Ooo persons
Jaw ar heard him since his nomination.
The campaign covered the whole
country from 100 miles west of Lin.
coin. Neb.. his home. through Kansas,
Missouri. Tennessee. North Carolina,
VIRGINIA. MARYLAND. Delaware. New
| Jersey. on East to Bath, Me-; through
| New York. Ohio. West Virginia, Ken
lucky, Indiana, Illinois, as far north as
Marquette, Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, the Dakotas, and Iowa.
VIM. Mckinley, the elected candi-
date. made 227 speeches in the cam
pajSu ard travelled 50 miles. Cleye.
land in 1892 made 4 speeches and Har.
rlson Q. In 1888 Cleveland made /
speech: Harrison Sc md travelled 200
miles. In 1884 Cleveland made 9
speeches and travelled 80 miles; Blaine
| 1875 speeches and travelled $50 miles.
Tn 1870 Garfield xaaea7 speeches and
travelled $500 miles; Hancock 2
speeches In 1876 TIldeu 2 speeches
HAYES q sneecI,es and travelled 400
miles. In 1872 Grant none and Greslsy
10 speeches and travelled a,84 niles
Tn 1sss seymour S sueeches and travel
lad 11Oo miles. In 1854 Lfneoln :
snesches and travelled 80 nils. Ne
| Cjallan none In 1870 Ifueosn Gee
speech ana douglas TO epE<SA1-1 4A