The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-14
BnrAN,s rnI umpHAn JOURNEY.
Visits Childhood's Scenes--Makes u Speech
En Route,

In ROUTE
Chicago, July 13.-Wililam j. Bryan,
accompanied by his family, left this af-
ternoon for his boyhood home in Salem,
Ill. The time and place of his depart
ure not being widely known only few
dozen friends bade him good bye. The
departure of Mr.. Sewall for Maine was
more demonstrative, $50 people having
gathered at the Lake Shore station to
see the Maine man off. He made no
speech.
Champagne, ILL.,, July 13.-William j.
Bryan arrived her this evening from
Chicago. At several places along the
route Mr.. Bryan was given hearty
RECEPTIONS. At Kankakee, a thousand
men, women and children gathered. A
cheer went up from the crowd as Mr..
Bryan appeared on the platform OF
the Pullman sleeper and he was obliged
to get down into the crowd and grasp
the many hands extended.
At Kankalkee Mr.. Bryan was handed
this telegram:
Franklin, Pa, July 13.-Accept con-
gratulations. Your spurs were won in
the field. (Signed) ]. G. SIBLEY."
At Gilman a stop of a couple OF mill
utes was made to enable the hundred
or more farmers gathered there to give
cheer for the candidate and shake his
hand. The crowd was goodnatured,
and indulged in many joking remarks.
which Mr.. Bryan seemed to appreciate.
There he is, the man with the white
hat" was the cry at Paxton. Mr.. Bry-
ans white hat is likely to be a conspic-
lluous object in the campaign. AS Mr..
Bryan stepped from the train hearty
shout went UP, and the crowd of two
hundred laughed uproariously at Mr..
Bryans remark that "If you just vote
as well as you shout Well get along
right"
Rantoul, another small station, turned
out hundred or more people and big
flag, and they, too, had the opportunity
of congratulating Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bry-
an made his first campaign speech at
Champagne, where the train stopped
twenty minutes. A fiat car had been
improvised into a speakers stand and
from this Mr.. Bryan addressed his au-
dience Of fifteen hundred persons. He
said:
II have not been in your city since
1879. In that year, when I was stu
dent at the Illinois college, / attended
an intercollegiate contest at this place.
/ am not going to make "a political
speech this evening. (Here a small boy
yelled hooray,' and Mr.. Bryan Joined
in the laugh) have just been talking
some in Chicago and am sort Of be-
tween speeches.
This Is an important campaign. In
my judgment 1t is the most important
/ campaign this country has passed
| through in time of peace. The issues
A are those which effect every man, wo-
man and child in the nation and I beg
of you that you shall appreciate the
important party you bear in this CAM
| paign. This is the greatest nation on
earth. 1t is in advance of all other ma
tions. Its advancement is because our
form of government is the best on
| earth. If our laws are good, If our
laws are just, I believe 1t because
our people have force to make them
just l believe there is more justice
in the people that is expressed through
their representatives. If laws are bad
it is the fault Of the representatives Of
people.
There are those who have the idea
that patriotism can only be manifested
in time of war. / was too young to &c
to the war, but in every campaign such
as this you have a chance to show oul
i patriotism. Our government is the
most perfect form of government, be-
cause it is the best that the people car
offer for display Of patriotism.
Every great economic question is 9
great moral question When you come
to settlement of a question like that Of
the present campaign morality is in
volved The financial question Is the
most important issue in this campaign
and I wish that you would study it sc
that you may understand the way il
effects you and your interests. There
is no class to which the question car
be committed, because no one calss car
be trusted to take care of it.
Before the campaign is over thu
dicussion will turn on one question
Is this nation great enough to legis
lative itself? We believe we are stronl
enough to determine our own financia
policy, not waiting for any other nation
on earth. (Cheers.) 1t Is not a compli
Gated question. Every great economi
question is at least great moral ques
ton and when it come to be settled i
can molly be done by the great common
people.
1.-THE politicians have tried to settl
the question; the people have triet
to settle the money question, but it will
not be settled until the people have
chance to express their opinions ant
then it will be settled and from tina
there is no appeal"
The people cheered as the train pull
ed out.