The Forrest City times., 1896-09-18
BRYAN AT LEXINGTON.

Addresses an Audience of Twenty Thou
sand fersons-A Thousand Men on Thor
ooshbreds Head Procession "A Mile
Long 4" Escort the spe sker to the Grad
stand-Driven to shelter BY "a Heavy
Storm.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept. l6.-William
!. Bryan was given rousing recep-
ton here yesterday afternoon. lie
made speech at the fair grounds to
an immense audience, estimated at
from $1,000 to 10000. The spacious
grand stand was damned with people.
and on the track in front of the
judges stand, from which Mr. BRYAN
made his address, several thousand
men and boys stood ankle deep in
mud.
Mr.. Bryan, Senator Black burn and a
big party of democrats from Louisville
and other places in this state, reached
Lexington from Versailles. over the
Southern railroad, at . p. IN. and were
met by State Senator Z. j. Bronston,
chairman of the democratic state CEN
trail committee, and a number of local
supporters of the Chicago ticket A
procession mile long, composed of
l.UD
horsemen, most of them mounted on
spirited Kentucky thorough breds, es-
corted Mr. Bryan to the county fair
grounds.
The appearance of the candidate
was the signal for an ovation. Men
waved their mats as they cheered, and
the women waved handkerchief as
they joined in the shouting, and kept
1t up until they grew tired.
Mr.. Bryan was presented by State
Senator Bronston.
Just after the democratic candidate
had began his speech heavy rain
shower drove many of the spectators
from the field. but their places we're
taken by a continuous stream of con-
stantly -arriving people. Mr.. Bryan
said in part:
Nature smiles upon your husbandry. Your
SOIL gives forth In rich profuson but according
TO the experience OF the farmer, with all he
can 10 with his industry, with his economy
with all his patient toll, he finds that the load
OF the American farmer grows harder every
year lGreat applause. In olden times under
the rule OF those who waved the scepter and
swept the saoer, as they said, by right divine
complaint was answered with the lash; but
now the Just complaint of the toling millions
OF the United States is answered by charges
that they are anarchists and socialists
Great applause. My friends, there is
one unfortunate thing in connection
with the use OF the word anarchist applied
To those who are banded together to restore
the money OF the constitution. Anarchy is q
thing not TO be considered in a land like this
Anarchy can have no home among people
who have the ballot to right their wrongs
Great applause. And the unfortunate thing
about this campaign Is that The name anarch-
Isl ID appied to the bone and muscle of this
country by men who are doing more TO over
throw our government than any anarchist who
ever carried "a rel flag. | say that when this
word anarchist is applied TO the toiling mil
lions by men VINO seek without Toll to usurp
the fruits and reap the rewards OF
those who toll. the danger is that il
Will make the name respectable because OF its
association tUproarlous applause ana loud
Cheering protest against the use OF that
name for the purpose which deprives ii OF all
its terrors. My friends, those who are OPP
posed To us cannot AFFORD to place the farmers
of this country and the laborers OF this coun-
try in the position of the enemies Of the gov
eminent, because they are the only friends
any government ever had lApplause.l My
friends, these very men VINO are abused and
despised by those who doubt the capacity OF
the masses for self government; these very
people, in time or emergency must protect
their calumnators from themselves and their
associates.
My friends, there is not a syndicate that has
preyed upon the public which would not rather
Try its case against another syndicate before
the common people OF his country than before
jury made up OF another syndicate tGreat
applause.
At the conclusion of the speech Mr..
Bryan was driven to his special car at
the Louisville Il Nashville station, fol-
lowed by the cavalcade that had
formed part of his escort to the
grounds The train left for Mays
vile at p. III.