The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-27
BRYAN TO STUDENTS.
The POpOcratic AgitatOr Makes
Speech in ~ College Chapel.

speech III "a OOlIeSe shapeA.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ALTON, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-The voluble Popo-
cratic candidate began another week of
talk. talk. talk, in Illinois by making
insidous appeal to the students of Illinois
College at Jacksonville this morning. Then
he made a speech in the public square of
that city He arrived here this evening
and talked to big crowds. At Jacksonville
the students of Mr.. Bryans college We're
Coerced into assembling in the chapel at
10 o'clock and listening to an adroitly word
ed speech by the Popocratic agitator in be-
half of himself and free silver. In closing
he said:
Il have SO little chance to have my side
heard in some Of our institutions of learn
ing that | do not feel that l ought to neg
lect an opportunity to say word in de-
Tense of the cause for which stand: l
read in the papers that in various inStitu-
lions of learning they nearly all against
me. My friends, if / should read in the
papers that there was not a college pro-
lessor, not business man nor man prom
trent in society who believed in what / am
teaching, while believe in it, L would still
trouble with the masses of the people is
that they do not work hard enough, l re-
when he heard the complaint that came up
from his people, said the thing. He
said: They ere idle; that is what troubles
them Make them make more bricks and
make them furnish the straw / know,
too. that all the great reforms of society
have come up from the common people, not
down from those who are we'll to do or so
surrounded that they do not feel the needs
of the people. l remember that the Bible
what he ought to do and was told to give
what he had to the poor. he went away
s sorrowlng, because he had great posses
SONS L know that great possessions some
times SO monopolize persons thoughts,
SO occupy his time, that he has not time to
give to those needs of society which are
felt and realized by those who suffer I
want you, in the study of all questions not
to take my views. because as / say NAV
be Wrons-not take anybody's views-but
to try to find out what is best for the
people and be satisfied that you can only
about you"
Mr. Bryan's second speech in Jackson
CITY Hall square. There was a big crowd
OF people present. many of whom were Re
pu63Heans wearing, yellow badges. After
Bryan defended the planks in the Chica %
platform relating TO the income tax and the
criticism e OF the Supreme Court He quoted
the dissenting opinion of Justice Brown
and then went on to reply to the charge
mat the Democrats We're trying to array
to women only in the opera house Then
he started for this city
tween Jacksonville and Alton At Rood
house, where fve-minute speech was
made, a good-sized assemblage, among
which there was liberal sprinkling of VET
low ribbons, greeted the candidate He
spoke from the platform for a few mo-
ments. his speech being of the same gen
eral tenor as his ordinary tail-end adj
dresses. Godfrey. Jerseyvile and Kane
turned out fair-sized crowds to cheer Mr.
Bryan as he appeared at the back end of
the car.
Two speeches We're made at Alton to-
night one from either side of the CITY Hail
building Mr.. Bryan spoke on the money
question, using many of the same argu-
ments and illustrations employed by him
before. He left at 1905 o'clock for Lincoln
ILL.,, where he viii address audience in
time to leave that place by sis in the
morning. Bloomington will hear the candi-
date at 1890 tomorrow. and after an hours
stop he will speak at Pontiac then at
Dwight and Braidwood. Joliet and Lamont
and will arrive in Chicago at $3.50 p. m.