The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-18
AMlD pAsroEAL SCENES.
Bryan Waxes Eloquent Over Nature's
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 Regal Garb.
 Upper Red Heck, Aug. I7.-Here in this little Duchess county village. six miles from the nearest station on the New York Central railroad, nearly two miles from d branch road Of the Phil adelphia and Reading and away from the busy whirl of politics, William J. Bryan has established himself for d week or ten days of quiet to enable him to compose his letter of accept ance.
 MT. and Mrs. Bryan are the guests of MT. and Mrs. F. C. Perrine. Mrs. Perrine was Mrs. Bryan's teacher at the female academy in Jacksonville, H., the town where the democratic candidate also received the principal part of his education. The candidate and his wife with MT. and Mrs. Per line and T. ". Outright, MT. Bryan's secretary drove this afternoon for six miles through beautiful farming country from Barrytown to the home of MT. Perrine. The residence Is a pretty frame structure, adjacent to the general store kept by the nominees host.
 Upper Red Hook feels tiattered by the presence of a candidate for the presidency, and tonight there was an outpouring of citizens from this place and neighboring villages to give him proper welcome. Party lines were not drawn tn the reception given Mr. and Mrs. Bryan by MT. and Mrs. Perrine. and there were many republicans at the gathering. The J. Watts De Peys- ter gun squad from Madeline, a near by community, was at hand and fired a salute and a brass band discourse6 popular airs during the evening. Jacob Elseffer, a lawyer of Red Hook, known as the lower village in distinction from Upper Red Hook introduced MT. Bry- an to the gathering in and about MT. Perrine's house, and standing on the portico MT. Bryan made short speech of thanks. In answer to repeated in- quiries as to whether he would make reply to the speech to be delivered tomorrow night by Bourke Cochran, MT Bryan said:
 MT. Cochran and I discussed both the silver question and the income tax while in congress. If he advances any new arguments they can go to the country along with my speech of last week. I shall not return to New York until the latter part of September, when I expect to speak briefly in Brooklyn on my way to New England and in New York on my way from New Eng land"
 Concerning Senator Thurston's state ment in his letter to Senator Stewart that MT. Bryan had been charged with being in the pay of silver mine owners, Mir. Bryan said tonight that he had denied this statement on several oc- casions and that denial would be made at an early day. Hugh J. Brady. chairman of the St Louis central com mittee and a member of the Bryan and Sewall committee on ratification, met MT Bryan by accident on the steamer Albany to-day and had dinner with him. Mir Brady said that MT. Bryan told him he would speak in St. Louis September 15
 Bryan said:
 MT. chairman, ladies and gentlemen: Speaking fer Mrs. Bryan, as well as for myslf, I desire to thank the gentle man who has so graciously extended the welcome, and the people who by their presence supported his words. It gives us great pleasure to come here upon this occasion and renew an old time acquaintance with one of your es- teened citizens. In reaching this de- pot we have passed up the river of which we have so often heard, but of which until this visit we knew noth- ing. We have been impressed with the fact that this river and its surround ings are not only pleasing to the eye of those who love beauty of scenery, but are also pleasing to those who are in terested in the historic scenes of revo- lutionary days
 we shall remember with great de- light this, our first acquaintance with them. We are glad to find our rest in this quiet place, among the people who exemplify the truth spoken by the wise man so many hundred years ago. When Solomon said he desired neither riches nor poverty, he gave expression u LIiC tllpuSuL Illett we uidy we'll Cclt- slider. Tn such a community as this we find and equality and fraternity, and we find people bound together in a friendship that promises we'll for all that is good and uplifting in the human race. We are glad to come among you. We are glad to rest here few days from the wearinesS of the campaign, and we are pleased to know that you, who live among these mountains where you can take broader view of these earthly scenes, are also, as citizens able to rise and take broad view of our political life; that you, republicans as we'll as democrats, you the members of all parties, can lay aside for the mo- nlent all political thoughts and gather without respect to part affiliation to do honor to the office to which at this time I aspire" (Voice:) And you'll get it.''
 T have always lived among those who differed with me and at all times have, found some of my best friends among those who could not agree with me upon public questions. I expect to find it that way this year, and n all the years to come, but I am glad that friendship, affection and love are strong to cross all lines and bind to- gether all congenial spirits. am glad