Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-16
AT LEXINGTON.
Nearly 10000 People Heard One OF His
Best Speeches Yet

Best Speeches Yet.
Lexington, KY, Sept. 15.-Willam J.
Bryan was given rousng reception
here. He made a speech at the fair
grounds to an immense audience, esti-
mated a from 10, 600 to 90 900. The grand
stand, said to hold 5000 people, was used
by spectators to the extent of three
fourths of its capacity. In the lower
story, which was packed with humanity,
nearly all the places We're filled by men,
while in the upper story majority of
the on-lookers were women. On the
track in front of the kiosk-like judges
stand, from which Mr.. Bryan made his
address, several thousand men and boys
stood ankle deep in mud. Mr.. Bryan,
Senator Blackburn and big party of
democrats from Louisville and other
places in the state reached Lexington
from Versailles at 2 p. M, and were met
by State Senator G. j. Bronston and a
number of local supporters of the Chi
cago ticket. A procession a mile long,
composed of Bryan and Sewall club
and thousand horsemen, escorted Mr.
Bryan to the fair grounds.
The appearance of the candidate was
the signal for an ovation. Men waived
their hats as they cheered and the
women waved handkerchiefs as they
Joined in the shouting. Mr.. Bryan was
presented by State Senator Bronston.
Just after the candidate had begun his
speech a heavy shower drove many of
places were taken by continuous
stream of constantly arriving humanity.
One of the pleasant incidents of the
day was the parade of over 800 horse
men, which passed the stand from which
Mr. Bryan was speaking. In the middle
of his speech the equestrians made their
appearance, carrying banners and In
terrupted Mr.. Bryan In his talk, making
a very impressive sight. They cheered
him time and again and fell In line at
the outskirts Of the crowd and Istenea
to the rest of his speech. Mr.. Bryan said
in part:
Mature smiles upon your husbandry.
Your soil gives forth in rich profusion,
but according to the experience of the
farmer, with all he can do with his IN
dustry, with his economy, with all his
patient toll, he finds that the load of the
American farmer grows harder every
year. Great applause)
s'In olden times, under the rule of those
who waved and swept the saber, as they
said. by right divine, complaint was an.
swered with the lash, but now the Just
complaint of the toiling millions OF the
United States Is answered by charges
that they are anarchists and socialists.
(Great applause) There is one unfoftu-
nate thing in connection with the use OF
the word anarchist as applied to those
who are banded together to restore the
money of the constitution, there Is one
unfortunate thing about it, Anarchy is
a thing not to be considered In land
like this Anarchy can have no nome
among the people who nave tne sn4,, pa,'ot
to right their wrongs. And the unfortu-
nate thing about this campaign Is that
the name anarchist is applied to the bone
and muscle of this country by men VINO
are doing more to overthrow our govern
ment than any anarchist who ever car
ried a red flag. / say that when this
word anarchist is applied to the toiling
millions by men who seek without toll
to usurp the fruits and reap the rewards
of those who toll, that the danger Is that
it will make the name respectable because
of its association. Uproarious applause
and loud cheering) l protest against
the use of that name for the purpose
which deprives 1t of all its terrors. Inose
who are opposed to US cannot aHord TO
place the farmers of this country ana
the laborers of this country In the posi-
tion of enemies of the government be-
cause they are the only friends any gov
ernment ever had. (Applause)
"My friends, thege very men who are
abused and despised by those who doubt
the capacity of the masses for self-goy-
ernmeit are the very people who in time
of emergency must protect their culum-
niators from themselves and their asso-
ciates.
my friends, there is not syndicate
that has preyed upon the PUBLIC which
would not rather try its case against an
other syndicate before the common peo-
pie of this country than before jury
made up Of another syndicate. (Great
applause)
II shall remember this speech because
of the most remarkable parade which 1t
has ever been my good fortune to wit
ness. (Applause) And they bore pan
ners which present notices which make
any further speaking unnecessary. If
were to talk to you from now until night
! could not more than emphasize the
notices which they have passed In pro-
cession before you. (Applause) ] saw
one motto, our barns are full. our pockets
are empty tapplause), and In that
sentence Is epitomized twenty years of
farming history In the United States
On the conclusion Of the speech Mr..
Bryan was driven to his special car at
the Louisville and Nashville station, fol-
lowed by the cavalcade that had formed
part of his escort to the grounds. The
train left for Maysville at p. M.
Carlisle to Take the Stump.
Louisville, KY, Sept 15.--Georgc NJ Da-