The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-17


sun up to-day when Hon. William j.
Bryan, the Democratic Presidential nom
inee, accompanied by his wife and three
children, left Salem ILL.,, for Lincoln
Neb., Mr. Bryan's present home. There
were less than score of people at the
depot to bid the distinguished party
goodbye At each of the stations where
the train stopped Mr.. Bryan got off and
shook hands with the citizens, who had
come to catch glimpse of the free silver
candidate. Mr.. Bryan made no speeches.
The number of the people at the various
stations varied in number from a half
dozen to three score, and at several places
flags were brought out and waved i'm his
honor.
There was an exception ut East St
Louis, for when the train stopped there
about : O'Clock, there were about 200
railway employees on the platform who
shouted and scrambled to get near him
Each one seemed determined to shake the
hand of the nominee. Then there were
cries for Il speech. In response he said
People have II curiosity to see the
nominee for the Presidency and shake
him by the hand | have been there my
self and crowded around IL train to shake
hands with Presidential nominee. even
If did not vote for him. | don't know
whether here it is all curiosity or not.
You can't tell much about a man by
looking mt him. ! think it is far better
to take the platform and study it and de-
eide whether you like it, and | can say to
you that Mr.. Sewall and myself stand on
the platform, and if we are elected we
will carry it out to the letter 1t presents
policies which are important, and will be
good for the masses of the people We
believe when prosperity is brought to the
producing classes of this country il will
find its way to the other classes. There
is no legislation which is good if it does
not reach the masses. Prince Bismark.
in speech made to the farmers Il little
over year ago, said that the farmers
must stand together and protect them
selves from the drones of society, which
produce nothing but laws. The pro-
ducers of the country are just as much
entitled to the fruits of the industry and
to consideration rs those who consume
the things produced. ~
The train only stopped three minutes,
and Mr.. Bryan's speech was necessarily
short. There was loud cheering and
waving of hats when he finished, and the
train pulled out for St Louis
y half hour later the train arrived at
the union station in this city, where sew
eral thousand people had gathered to
now famous apostle of silver and the
Presidential nominee of Il great party. A
most enthusiastic greeting was given the
distinguished gentlema as he stepped
from the train, and rs he and his family
moved across the midway of the station to
the dining room, where Il hasty breakfast
was to be taken, cheer after cheer was
given by the great crowd, and repeated
cries We're made for speech
Finally Mr.. Bryan yielded to the
wishes of the throng, and mounting Il
chair, which was ready ut hand, he spoke
Il few words AS follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: am not
here to make IL speech this morning. |
am afraid that some of you have an idea
that don't do anything but talk, but
want you to understand that occasionally
| eat daughter and applause) And /
am trying now to get n chance to eat.
However, If you keep up this enthusiasm
until election day have no doubt of the
result" applause and cries of I'VE
will keep it up)
The party then went to breakfast
thence to the Missouri Pacific train, and
ut o'clock departed for Kansas City
At Nandeventer station, in the western
part of the city, Hon. Richard p. Bland
boarded the train and will accompany the
lGtltN us litF us Jefferson OltN.
When the train reached Washington,
Mo, Mr.. Bland introduced Mr.. Bryan to
Il large number of people gathered at that
place, saying that he was 10 be the next
President of the United States. II
served with him for two years in Con.
greSs, he said, land he has been lust as
true to the silver cause and the people as
/ have been, and if had been consulted
about naming the candidate of the Dem
ocratic party for President of the United
states, this gentleman would have been
my choice
The assembled Missourians cheered the
appearance of Mr.. Bryan Justify. He ac-
knowledged the ovation paid him with Il
bow and said:
Ladies and gentlemen and fellow-citi-
zens; do not consider my nomination
as personal compliment at all, nor do
desire TO consider that in my nomination
the convention reflected upon Mr. Bland
If this nomination had gone by merit it
would have gone to the man who, for
twenty years has worked to keep alive
the silver cause, and in the hour of its
victory will be entitled to more credit
than any other man living. Great APP
plause.) Circumstances, not merit, have
decided this nomination, and all that..I
can do will be no more than Mr. Bland
would have done under the same circum-
stances. If he had been the choice of the
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