The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-27
BRYAN AMONG COLLEGE BOYS.
HIS SPEECH AT HIS ALMA MATER
ONE OF HIS BEST.

ftlS huOrt Free FROM bitterness
and Appeals TO Partisan Passion
and Class Prcjudice-rhe Teach
ings of One of His Tutors Recalled
and Used in Explaining His own
Attitude on the Money Question.
Alton, ILL.,. Oct. 26.-This was not Will
liam J. Bryans busy day. He spent most
of 1t in the environments of old college
association, and late In the afternoon left
the old educational community OF Jack
sonville, where. surrounded by many OF
those who knew him as a student years
ago, he enjoyed nearly two whole days
of restful quiet-the pleasantest period
since his hard working campaign began.
1t is true that his Jacksonville visit in
cluded two long addresses, and another
brief enc, but the robust young nominee
with his record of thirty speeches in y
single day. did not consider such slight
effort as worthy of designation as labor.
He became a boy again In the morning,
as he sat with the students of his alma
mater in the college chapel. He sang
with them, and then made some interest
ing remarks defensive of himself with rer-
erence to insinuations that his purposes
in leading the present agitation were nos
the best.
The thrust at Maj. Mckinley was con-
| tanned in the few words he addressed to
delegation of visitors from the porch OF
the house where he was guest, when ne
said that speech made from a porch
could not be considered undignifled.
In the afternoon a great democratic
rally was held in Jacksonville, and Mr.
RrVQO 70 1op yIe
| concluding his second In time to leave for
Alton on the regular train, to which his
special car had been attached.
Leaving Jacksonville at 415 O'Clock Mr.
| Bryan made short speeches at Rood House
and at Jerseyville, and shook hands with
a number of people a Kane and Godfrey
This Mississippi river town had him for
three hours tonight, and the silver peo-
pie, resident and visiting, heard two
| speeches at the city hall, He spoke from
two sides of the building. Each address
was devoted largely to the money ques-
| ton, grounds familiar to the readers of
! the nominees speeches being covered
At 10 o'clock he left Alton for an all
night ride to Lincoln, ILL.,, where he will
| speak in the morning His itinerary for
| tomorrow calls for Bloomington, Pontiac,
| Dwight, Braidwood, Joliet and Lemont,
with Chicago scheduled for $3.50 o'clock In
| the afternoon.
Jacksonville, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-The streets of
Jacksonville began to show evidences
early this morning that some especial
event was about to take place in the pretty
college town. Vehicles In which people
had driven many miles lined up along the
ourbs of the principal streets. while the
sidewalks were crowded with excursion
lists. The presence of William ]. Bryan
and his wife In the community where
they were educated and spent the first
few years of their married life. was the
magnet that attracted so many visitors,
all of whom had come to see and hear the
candidate deliver a speech on the public
square in the afternoon.
Horsemen attired in red, white and blue
sashes and decorations Of shimmering
silver foil galloped about the shaded thor
oughfa1es of Jacksonville from an early
hour, and the occasional arrival OF brass
bands and free silver clubs added to the
excitement and interest that pervaded the
little city. Mr.. Bryan began his day in a
| very pleasant way.
Surrounded by students of his alma ma
ter, he made an address in the chapel Of
the Illinois State College in the afternoon,
in which he denied insinuations that he
| was not actuated by earnest belief in ad-
vocating the free coinage Of silver, and
maintained that he was anxious to do the
greatest good to the greatest number of
| people in the United States. The little
chanel was crowded No display was at
tempted, the regular religious exercises
that we're practiced in Mr.. Bryan's time
| and are still maintained being carried
| out in all their simplicity. Mr. and Mrs.
| Bryan Joined the students In singing
America" and in the responses to the
25th Psalm, which preceded the introduce
ton Of the candidate by DR.. j. e. Bradley,
the president of the college. The boys
forgot their surroundings In their desire
| to do honor to the distinguished alumnius,
and cheered with a will as Mr.. Bryan
arose.
The candidate began by reference to
DR.. Sturtevant, who had been a profess
| or at the college when he was student
| there, and said that when he began to
| study the money question, he found that
DR.. Sturtevant In his book Economics
| or the Science of Wealth." had stated the
fundamental principle which underlies It,
/ II always go with pleasure before col.
| lege students" he continued, but | come
with especial pleasure before the students
of the college because, while man In
| public life must expect to have his mo-
| tives construed and his purposes doubted
| vet | know something about how young
| men feel, and / believe that young man
will believe me when / tell them that my
study Of economic questions has been with
one single purpose, and that has been TO
find out what solution Of public questions
| were best for the majority OF the people.
| Now, we have differences of opinion ana
It Is proper that there should be charity
| shown one to another, because you know
| none of us is infallible-we are all apt
/ to make mistakes; but believe that those
| who desire most to ascertain the truth
| and who labor hardest to find out what Is
| beat will come the nearest TO arriving at
| just conclusion, and that no one who de-
sires to know the truth, who desires 10
| do the best that can be done, ever OBJ
jects to hearing from one who may differ
| from him.
"You know truth does not exist in Sc
| clusion but comes from the clash of
| IDEAS, from the comparison Of views. Err
| ror is the only thing that fears public
discussion. Truth has power within IT.
self by which 1t propagates itself and
| after all, there is nothing omnipotent but
| truth And, now, while we differ here,
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