Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-19
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Mr.. Bryan in Fredericksburg.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept. 10
VIM. J. Bryan arrived here at nine,
delivered a speech at eleven and left
for Washington at LAG p. N. Several
hundred men, women and boys gather
ed at the railway station and cheered
Mr.. Bryan as he descended from the
train. The streets of this town were
too muddy for the marching escort of
the candidate to proceed with comfort,
so that part of the procession walked
along the pavements while number OF
mounted men rode beside the carriage.
A brass band led the parade which
proceeded to the Exchange Hotel. At
II o'clock Mr.. Bryan was taken to the
monument erected to the memory OF
Mary Washington.
Mr.. Bryan and the members of his
party were entertained at the houses OF
Mayor w. S. White and E. D. Cole,
and then proceeded to the speakers
stand. Between 1000 and 5000 peo-
pie were present. Congressman Jones
introduced Mr.. Bryan. In the course
of his remarks Mr.. Bryan thanked the
Mayor for his eloquent words OF well
come and said he was glad to renew
his acquaintance with his colleague in
Congress who had so kindly presented
him. He was also pleased to greet the
people who had assembled in such
large numbers. He paid a fitting
tribute to Fredericksburg, and alluded
to many traditions connected with the
place which are dear to every Vir-
ginian, and dwelt at length on the fact
that he was standing in close proximi-
ty to the grave Of the mother of Wash
ington. Mr.. Bryan then referred to
Fredericksburg's war history, saying
that more battles were fought in her
county than in any of like size in the
world. Here" he said, ''the plough
share has been made out of the sword
and the spears have been converted
into pruning hooks and people learn
war no more, while the battle-scarred
veterans of both armies march side by
side citizens OF common country"
Ia conclusion Mr.. Bryan said; Il am
glad to visit this historic place. They
say that here George Washington once
came and threw silver dollar across
the river, but remember, my friends,
that when he threw that silver dollar
across the river, it lit, it fell, and re-
NAMED on American soil. (Great cheer
ing.) They thought that it was y great
feat then, but we have developed so
rapidly in the last hundred years that
we have fnanciers now who can leave
George Washington's achievement far
behind. We have financiers who have
been able to throw gold dollars all the
way across the Atlantic and then bring
them back by an issue of bonds.
Would you believe, my friends, that
silver dollar which was good enough
to be handled by the Father of his
Country is now so mean thing as to
excite the contempt of many of our So
called financiers? (No, no.) Well it is.
1t is so mean that they don't like it.
Why, our opponents tell us that they
want dollar that will go all over the
world. We have had dollars which
have gone over the world so rapidly
that we want dollar that will stay at
home without curfew law. Our OPP
ponents tell US that they want q dollar
that they can see anywhere in the
world if they travel abroad. | am not
so much worried about our dollars
which travel abroad. 1 want dollar
that wont be ashamed to look farmer
III the face"