The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-29
TALKED TO STUDENTS.
Bryan Opened the Week In His
Old College Town.
ALSO SPOKE AT A MAsSMEETING.
He VIII Reach Alton, Ills, This Even
ing and Late Tonight Leave For Lin
coln-spent a Quiet sunday In jack
sonville--His Trip saturday.

JACKSONVILLE, Ills, Oct 26.-W. J. |
Bryan addressed the college students
of his alma mater in the chapel this
morning
This afternoon he addressed a mon.
ster massmeeting in the city park.
He will depart for Alton at 4 80 ar.
irving there at 6 80 and will put in q
good share of the next four hours there,
expounding free silver doctrine. At
80 O'Clock he leaves for Lincoln, ar
irving there tomorrow morning
1t was day of quiet and rest that
that William Jennings Bryan spent in
this city Sunday where for six years he
prepared himself for his after life. In
the morning he attended services at the
State Street Presbyterian church and
listened to q sermon by the Rev. A. B.
Morris. 1t was probably the largest
congregation that divine has addressed
in that edifce. Long before the hour
that the congregation generally Assem-.
bled the church was crowded and in
front of the building many of the citi.
zens of Jacksonville waited for over an
hour in order to get a glimpse at the
former citizen. When he did arrive
there was general craning of necks
and one of the admirers of his oppo-
nent cheered for Mckinley. The ser.
mon did not touch upon any of the
political issues, and barring the usual
prayer for the welfare of those in high
offices no one would have known that a
man of national reputation helped to
make up the congregation.
After the sermon an informal recep.
ton was held from the pew which Mr..
Bryan had occupied, and as soon as
possible the nominee was taken out q
side door and put into carriage and
driven rapidly away. Mr.. Bryan spent
the day at the home of DIR. Hiram j.
Jones, where he lived during his resi-
dence in this city. There were few
callers, but outside the house a large
crowd gathered and stared at the few
visitors who were admitted to grasp the
hand and exchange compliments Of the
day with the candidate.
The Bryan special spent Saturday
working back and forth from the Missis
sippi, through the rich black bottom
lands of Illinois, making northward
toward Chicago.
MIR. Bryan closed the week in full
possession of his strength and vigor and
enters upon the last week of the cam.
paign with confidence unshaken, even
strengthened.
At La Sale, a railroad town of some
Importance, Mr.. Bryan replied to the
attacks recently made on him by ex.
President Harrison and by President
Ingalls, of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway, because he advised working.
men to wear Mckinley buttons and
march in Mckinley parades, but vote
for him Bryan at the polls. He said :
"Now, l desire to justify my posi-.
ton. The right to vote according to
ones conscience is a law-given right.
Coercion is q violation of law, and
when l advise employees to vote as they
please, even though they must wear
| Republican buttons and march in Re.
publican parades, l am taking higher
moral grounds and giving more patriotic
advice than those who countenance co.
ercion.'
At Spring Valley thousands Of farm.
ers and miners had gathered. This
was the scene of the fearful Spring
Valley coal miners strike.
The famous governors train" was
passed on a siding at Kewanee, and
they saluted the Bryan special by firing
cannon which had a despairing re
port, just as it passed and dumping on
the platform bushel of gold bug liter
ature. The governors train" waS
again crossed at Galva, where q few
score of yellow hated, yellow hadgec
Republicans exchanged harmless yer
val shots with Mr.. Bryan, who stood or
the rear platform.
The Mississippi was reached at Mo
line. Here three considerable towns arr
in touch, Moline and Rock Island, il
Illinois, and Davenport, just across thu
| -.
immense agricultural implement manu-
featuring interests, and their workiul
population is in close sympathy with
the farmers. There were $4,000 peopl,
J gathered here in an open field near tn,
Augustine college. Vice President Stew
enson, who is stumping Illinois for tn,
Democratic ticket, followed Mr.. Bryan
in a brief, but cordial speech.
One of the features of the day Wa
! Mr.. Bryan's reply to Bishop Worthing
ton of Nebraska on the Monmouth fai
grounds. 1t was an almost exclusivel,
farmer audience, $4,000 men being pres
ent, their wagons and carriages cover
ing acres of ground. The meeting wa
! under the auspices of the Monmouth
Woman's Democratic club, composed o
farmers wives, and a farmers wifi
presided.
, Bishop Worthington asserted in New
York last week that farmers sons wer
Bver-educated and made dissatisfie,
with their station in life. Mr.. Bryan il
} replying said:
, "To talk of. over-education of ou
farmers sons and to attribute the diff
culties which surround US today t
over education is, in my mind, one o
the most cruel things that a man eve
uttered. My friends, do you knON
what that language means. 1t mean
3 a reversal of the proof of civilization
( and march toward the dark age
. again" Applause and cheers.
At Bushnell and Macomb there wer
{ crowds exceeding the 10000 mark, an
| ut Quincy, where the days work CLOSED
: over 40, 900 people were gathered at tn
three meetings. Vice President Stever
son, who joined the party at Moline
J made an address at the opera house
while Mr.. Bryan was speaking to i'm
1 mense crowds in the open air. Th
, special then left for Jacksonville.
y No Eggs at Bowling Green.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky, Oct. 26.-SeC
retary Carlisle's reception here Satul
4 day was hearty, and he was greete
= with a shower of flowers from the hanG
! of many of the scores of ladies presen
, This caused the secretary to max
a pleasant reference to the Covingto
incident in acknowledging the hospita
ity of his Bowling Green friends.
d If you have ever seen little child
the agony of summer complaint, yo
can realize the danger of the trouble an