The record-union., 1896-08-18
THE BOY ORATOR
OF THE HUDSON.
That Was the New Title Suggested for
Bryan.
he Goes From Irvington to Pough-
keepsie and Barrytown.
Cordial and Enthusiastic Reception
Given Him All Along His Route,
and He flakes a Short Address to
Four Thousand People at POugI1-
keepsie-He Has Gone to Red Hook
to Write His Acceptance.

keepsie-He Has Gone to Red Hook
to Write His Acceptance.
UPPER RED HOOK On. W, Aug.
li.-Here in this little village, away
from the busy whirl of politics, Will
lam j. Bryan has established himself
for week or ten days of quiet to ena-
bic him to compose his letter of accept
ance. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. 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 reached
Tarrytown this afternoon by train
from Poughkeepsie, and with Mr.. and
Mrs. Perrine and Mr.. Cuthridge, Mr..
Bryan's secretary, drove six miles
through beautiful farming country
to the home of Mr.. Perrine. Tonight
there was an outpouring of citizens
from this place and neighboring viii
lagos to give him proper welcome.
Party lines We're not drawn in the re-
ception given Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan by
Mr.. and Mrs. Perrine, and there We're
many Republicans at the gathering.
Jacob Elseffer, lawyer, introduced Mr..
Bryan, who, standing on the portico,
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: Speaking for Mrs. Bryan as we'll
as for myself, | desire to thank the gem
tleman who has SO graciously extended
the welcome and the people who by
their presence supported his words.
1T gives us great pleasure to come
here upon this occasion and renew an
old time acquaintance with one of our
esteemed citizens. In reaching this
spot we have passed UP the river of
which we have so often heard, but
which until this visit we knew moth
ing. We have been impressed with the
fact that this river and it's 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-
iutionary days. We shall remember
with great delight this our first ac-
quaintance with them.
I'VE are glad to find our rest in this
quiet place among the people who ex-
emplify the truth spoken by the wise
man so many hundred years ago. When
Solomon said he desired neither riches
nor poverty, he gave expression to
thought that we may Well consider In
such a community as this we find an
equity and fraternity, and we find peo-
pie bound together in a friendship that
promises for all that is good and up
lifting in the human race. We are glad
to come among you. We are glad to
rest here for a few days from the wear
mess of the campaign, and we are
pleased to know that you who live
among these mountains, where you can
take broader view Of the earthly
scenes, are also citizens able to rise and
take broad view of our political life;
that you, Republicans as we'll as Dem
ocrats, the members of all parties can
lay aside for the moment all political
thought and gather without respect to
party affiliations to do honor to the Of
fee to which at this time l aspire
voice: And you'll get it,
Il have always lived among those
who differed from me and at all times
have found some of my best friends
X
me upon public questions. / am glad
that you recognize that higher plane Of
citizenship in which each citizen, while
firmly standing by that in which he be-
lieves and courageously upholding the
cause which he espouses to be best for
his country, can at the same time extend
to all others that charity which he asks
for himself / am glad that as we strug-
;V1+ox
ing forward those policies which we be-
lieve are of vital Importance, We can
still, like brethren, stand side by side
without feeling that there is anything
in the contest which should draw forth
personal animosity. I thank you for
your greeting and for this opportunity
of making your acquaintance" cloud
cheers)
Hugh ]. Brady Chairman of the st.
Louis Central Committee and a mem
ber of the Bryan and Sewall Committee
on ratification met Mr. Bryan by acci-
dent on the steamer Albany to-day and
had dinner with him. Mr.. Brady says
Mr.. Bryan told him he would speak in
st. Louis between the 10th and 10Th
of September. In answer to repeated
inquiries as to whether he would make
any reply to the speech to be delivered
tomorrow night by Bourke Cochran,
Mr.. Bryan said Mr. Cochran and
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. | shall not return to New
York until the latter part of September,
when I expect to speak briefly in Brook
lyn and in New York on my way from
New England"
TARRYTOWN On. ". Aug. IL
William Jennings Bryan laughed this
morning when some one suggested that
his title be changed to THE Boy Orator
OF the Hudson" The remark was ap-
ropos of the fact that Mr.. Bryan made
Fart of his northward journey by
means of the Hudson River day boat
Albany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, Mr.. Sewall and
the members of John Brisben Walkers
family had an early breakfast at the
Walker residence at Irvington. There
was some uncertainty as to whether
the Albany would stop at Irvington,
and when 1t was learned from the
steamboat company that the depth of
water was not sufficient to permit the
vessel to make a landing, Mr. Bryan,
rIr Spwal1 and fba of I,arc of tho Marty