The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-15


but | was corrected by a drummer there
who said that there was nothing win
ming in it: he couldn't win. Haughter.)
But he knows all about finance. He
knows all about the working and man
agement of this gOvernment-he has
had so much experience. NaughterD
10 be sure as Il lawyer. he had never
had any practice. As an editor, he new
er received more pay than the salary OF
an average reporter. but for statesman
ship, he is the shining light of the cent
ury. Laughter.)
Chance for Young Men.
You know, he was nominated because
he made Il pretty speech. A wonder
full convention. that Chicago body must
have been. uaughter) And now, L
learn on good authority, that since the
success of the boy orators speech at
Chicago there are one or two boys prac-
ticing at every college of the United
States for the next Chicago Democratic
convention. daughter and appause.)
l don't object at all to young men
Why shouldn't the boys have had their
chance? 1t isn't at all necessary you
know to elect them. Naughter) But
give them Il chance and let them run
Haughter) Let them practice. YOU
know. Twenty-Five or thirty years hence
who knows but Bryan might make Il
pretty fair presidential candidate. if he
studies hard. Uaughter) But one of
the troubles with Bryan at this time
is, that although a good man, so far as
L know. he has too many vices run
ming with him.. (Applause.) He couldn't
go up into Maine. He was afraid to
because Sewall was there. Iaughter.)
Perhaps if he could have gone without
making Watson madden than he is. he
might have stopped Sewalrs son from
making speeches against his father. and
his brother from making speeches. There
is an awful amount of irregularity 60
ing on in the Democratic party.
Iaughter.) Why it just breaks fami-
lies right up in two. the families of the
candidates. | don't know where Wat
sons boys and brothers stand, and for
tunately for Bryan, his are too small to
fight about politics yet. UaughterJ
Now, just take Watson. | wish l had
his photograph. | would like to have it
enlarged to show up here on the stage
Now. Watson was in Congress, and all
that | remember about him was that he
made 4 speech. 1t wasn't so long as
some of Bryan's but it had about the
same quality of stuff in it. Uaughter)
He got muddled in the middle of his
WISH 10 ne NOllupGtu III.
He got kind OF turned around as people
do on the road once in while ana
don't know what is north or south or
east or west, and he stood for a minute
and looked around. and then said.
where am l att Uaughter) That is
the only thing remembered of Watson in
the Congress of the United States.
Uaughter) And he will repeat that
wise, profound remark on the It'll of
Noypp1bar ..Nvbnrn
Great laughter and applause)
Bryan and his vices remind me of
couple of Irish soldiers that belonged
to the Irish brigade. This is one of my
friend Mulholland's stories which he told
me couple, of weeks ago. A couple
of Irish soldiers in the Irish brigade
were talking about the war. and Tim
said to Mike, Mike, PLAT did you come
tie grocery shop in First avenue and You
had nice little wife. Plat did you
want to go to the war for?'
"Oh, Tim" said he. Il know I had
a nice little grocery store, and, yes,
had two of them Qaughter), and, Tim,
had come to the war for peace
daughter and applause.)
Now, poor Bryan, he keeps on in
Georgia and he keeps on in Maine for
peace. and he travels with Mrs. Bryan,
a good selection. for everybody says she
is devoted, tender and true woman.
her against Bryan 16 to 1, every time.
more laughter.)
Now. my friends, want to hear Gen.
Stewart. I have never heard him.
have heard of him, and | know we shall
all enjoy his address. l want to hear
to hear him now because | have heard
him often. And it is discourteous for
me to occupy much more of your time
to the prejudice of your enjoyment of
those two rators. They are orators. 1
am not
Opposed to Sectionalism.
And yet, before 1 take my leave of
YOU. do want to say very few earnest
words suited to the gravity of what is
before u.s. This leads me to ask again,
sWhy am l here?' l am here because
| am opposed to sectiOnalsm, and sec
tionalism is foreshadOwed in the proceed
ings of the Chicago convention and in the
attempt to divide this country once more
into sectional lines.
The Rebellion grew out of SectiOnaliSm,
and the veterans who are here; and their
comrades all over the land, know too well
what it cost us to put that Rebellion
down. Five hundred thousand lives and
uncourhed millions of treasure.
n mllIlOu uO1ltS lcll utSOldtt. w III
ows. sisters, fathers and mothers. Our
d, aun+rv covered with graves of the noble
heroes sacrificed to maintain and pre-
serve our unity. We cannot tolerate, will
not tolerate, any man representing any
party who attempts again to disregard
the solemn admonitions of Washington
to frown down every attempt to set one
portion of our country against another
lApplause.) That farewell address of
Washington was written and given to
his countrymen just century ago on
the 10Th of September, 1896. Will the
American people listen to the teachings of
a Tillman and close their ears to the ad.
monition of a Washington? Cries OF
"Never.') Never.
An Incident of the Encampment.
MY friends, wish you could all have
been with me at St. Paul a few weeks
ago. l wish you could have seen that