The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
BRYAN AT ATLANTA.
A WONDERFUL DEMONSTRATION
ACCORDED HIM.
eheered by Thousands and Compelled
to Resume His Talks From the
Rear Platform Euroute-An Epi-
tome of His Great Lecture,


Rear Platform Euroute-An Epi-
tome of His Great Lecture.
Atlanta, Co., December 2I.-(Special.
The appearance of william Jenning
Bryan at the Grand opera house las
night, for his first lecture, was, as had beef
expected, the occasion of great demon
stration. The ory of strong lunget
man, "Hurrah for the man Of 1900v
brought the audience into response will
mighty yell, and when Mr.. Bryan wat
Introduced he bad to stand for severa
minutes, bowirg first to the one side ant
then to the other, before he could get ar
opportunity to speak word.
During the delivery of his address he
was in excellent voice. Gathered Close
Mound him were Captain Evan p
Howell, Governor Atkinson, United
States Senator A s. Clay, Robert L.
Berner, President Of the State Senate
Hut Jenkins, Speaker Of the House
General Clement A. Evans and Others
Of note.
The Grand opera house has a seating
capacity Of $1,000 The stage, the largest
In the South, was cleared of its para
phernalii and 500 were seated thereon.
Then the sitles were brought into requisi-
sion, orowding in ZOO more. Every
seat and every inch of standing room was
taken In the boxes we're gathered the
beauty of Atlanta. Beginning at Chat
lanooga on his southwark trip Tuesday
night Mr.. Bryan dropped into his old
campaign habit of appearing on the rear
platform at every station.
Though defeated, we have not sur
rendered onr principles, he said at one
point. At another he declared: 1.-THE
Ct m aign Of 1900 will prove the correct
ness Of my views. The people will then
rally to the polls and take possession of
their riRhtful inheritance.
Il won't vote for you until 1900, cried
voice at a small station near Atlanta,
unless you come out and speak
That would bring any man out, said
Mr.. Bryan, appearing on the rear plat
form. Let me grasp the hand Of that
man"
In Atlanta Mr.. Bryan was met by a
committee headed by Hal Lewis, Of
Greensboro, the Georgia delegate who
placed Mr.. Bryan in nomination at
Chicago.
Governor Atkinson made an early call
upon Mr.. Bryan, and took him to the
executive residence for few hours. At
noon the Young Mems Democratic Club,
with the leading men of this and adjoin-
ing states as their guests entertained Mr..
Bryan.
After the lecture he was the guest of
the Fulton Club, of which former Secre
tary, Hoke Smith, is member. Asked
what hope he had to extend TO Democrats,
Mr.. Bryan replied:
Defeat does not mean annihilation
of the party. General Grant received
700, 900 popular plurality in a total vote
which was hardly half the total vote of
last month Four years later the Demo
corsts elected their president, though, it
is true, he was not seated. Four years
after that the Republicans elected their
and the Democrats went into |
office four years after that, and so it has
been for years back. The public has
swung from one side to the other, dis
satisfied with the present and hoping for
something better in the future. l shall |
discuss the future in some public utter
snces, probably next month"
Mr.. Bryan talked mosJ entertainingly |
Of his campaign. He said that defeat
was not a bitter disappointment to him.
Il Office holding is not the highest holding
IN my life, be the Cflice ever so great, "
be said. Mr.. Bryan, in opening his lee
lure, illustrated the development of an
idea, saying:
My only purpose is to leave with you
ZONE thoughts in connection with
subject very near to my heart in the
hope that these thoughts will awaken
themselves in your minds, and that this
activity in your minds will lead you to
better citizenship. l have been i'm
pressed, during the last few years espeU-
ally, with the power Of an idea 1t
.akes possession Of society; it revolution
nation, and 1t convulses nation. Ideas
ire the things which live; they are the
realities. Take the first idea for utilz-
ng steam, for instance, as a power That
1ne idea has changed the whole face of
An idea in regard to govern
nent will be spoken by some one
Strange it will sound at first Then
ome one takes it up, and then another,
md the idea grows, until a government
g replaced with a new government.
You have a great many ideas. THAT Is
rue Of small ideas, because there are two
inds; but the small idea comes in to tit
10 condition; the great idea comes In to
make the condition fit. Now, while the
rooer would be interested in those things
Which concern his business, the lawyer in
hose things which concern his profession,
here are certain ideas which must CON
ern all, because there are certain ques-
Ions which affect all alike
If nn idea affects the government we
lust be interested in IL, because govern
lent is thing that we cannot escape !
'om. The great beauty of our form of
overnment is that we can have Just