Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-22
IN ~OLD VlRCINNY."
Mr.. Bryan Closes His Tour Of
North Carolina
ENTRANCE TO THE OLD DOMINION.
Warmly Welcomed at Petersburg and
Rlchmond-Pays His Respects 10 the
Supporters of the Indianap-
oils Ticket.

SsAS
oils Ticket.
Goldsboro, N. G., Sept. N.-Wilnxn J.
Bryan arrived here nj 1870 Thursday
night, where che private car he is
travelling in was sidetracked until nine
o'clock Friday morning, at which hour
he delivered an address from plat
form to large crowd which had been
waiting since early morning.
Talks of Income Tax.
On the plank in the platform favor
ing an income tax, Mr.. Bryan spoke as
follows:
"In my Judgment the income tax is Just.
1t Is not war upon prosperity. but 1t is a de-
mand that those who have property and
who demand the protection of that prop
erty by federal laws should be willing to
support the government to which they look
for that protection, and not seek to use
instrumentalities of the government for
their own benefit, and thus throw the bur-
den OF supporting that government on the
backs Of those not able to bear 1t. [Cfeefs.l
Greatest OF All Issues.
.'The three parties which have joined In
my nomination agree that while there are
other issues before the people aside from
the money question, yet the money ques-
ton rises paramount to them all, and must
be settled first. Other questions can wait;
the money can not. 1t has been forced upon
public attention. 1t has been brought be-
fore the people, and we have to decide
whether we shall continue tho present
financial system, wherein few men have
undertaken to run the government, or we
shall put the financial policy of the Amer
lean people in the hands of the American
people to be framed by them and for them
from now on. LCheers.] / never lose an
opportunity to impress upon the people
the Importance of this question to every
citizen. The republican platform declares
that we must maintain our present finan-
until foreign nations get tired Of 1t and con-
sent for us to abandon 1t.
ITO my mind, no more infamous PROPOSE
tion was ever Endorsed by any party, and I
cannot believe, as 1 look into the faces Of
tens of thousands of free Americans
throughout all these states, that they are
willing to trust the destinies of the peo-
pie in the hands Of foreigners whom we
can only reach by petition" LCheers.l
At Other Points.
Rocky Mount, n. c., Sept. 19.-At Will
son Mr.. Bryan spoke from stand
erected beneath spreading tree. He
was presented to 100 people by Hon.
T. A. Woodland, with whom he served in
congress. The Bryan special reached
Rocky Mount shortly before one o'clock.
Here the special was abandoned and Col.
Julian Carr, of Durham, and the other
members of the state escort committee,
said good-by to the candidate. The
candidate remained here an hour and a
quarter, leaving at 2:17 for Richmond,
via the Coast Line railway. The Rocky
Mount meeting took place in the fair
grounds, and was attended by great
crowd. Excursions came from Fayette-
vile and other points, and helped swell
the number of the Rocky Mount people.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced by EXON
gresham Bum. He made speeclto
the large gathering.
He Enters Virginia.
Richmond, Va, Sept. l9.-The first
stop after leaving Rocky Mount and the
last in North Carolina was at Weldon.
Several hundred people We're in the rail
way station waiting for the nominee,
and they cheered him when he appeared.
Mr.. Bryan made a little farewell speech
to the Old North state.
The Virginia line was crossed soon
after leaving Weldon, and Mr.. Bryan
made his first speech to Virginia au-
dience at Emperor, which was called
Belfeld Until the post office department
changed it six months ago. 1t was re-
served to Petersburg, 20 miles from,
Richmond, to give the democratic can
didate his first hearty Virginia welcome,
Fully 5000 people We're assembled at
the Washington street station, and
when the train came to a standstill at
1928 o'clock opposite the platform
erected for Mr.. Bryan, they cheered
with strong-lunged fervor. Maj. Francis
r. Lassiter, United States district at
torney, introduced Mr.. Bryan. The
cheering was renewed as the nominee
came forward. In his speech at Peters
burg Mr.. Bryan referred to the desertior
of the gold faction of the party, and said
that the democratic party had right
to present the platform it presented
through the Chicago convention, and
my man who did not like that platform
had a. perfect right to refuse to stand
upon 1t, but when he objects to what the
democratic party did, he has no longer q
right to call himself democrat. The
name belongs to the majority of the
party and the majority has the right
to determine what the party's policy
shall be.
At Richmond.
In all his career William j. Bryan
never received a greeting so enthusiast
tic, SO wildly demonstrative as thai
given him by Richmond Friday night
Not even the reception at Columbus anG
Toledo, although they We're greater by
far in the attendance, could compare ir
frantic excess of partisan emotion tt
the manner in which the great audience
that heard him at the Auditorium, gave
him welcome. Upon the arrival of TIT
train big crowd cheered the candidate
who was Immediately driven to the resi-
dcnce of State Chairman Ellison, whcr,
he partook of lunch, and rested for
time. Then he was driven to the Au
ditorium, where there was gathered al
audience Of 10000. When Mr.. Bryan
entered mighty shout went up. TIL,
demonstration which was something re
markable, lasted for ten minutes
Then Mr.. Bryan was introduced b,
Senator Daniel, and talked for SOM
time, covering all of the issues of tn
campaign, his remarks following tn
same lines as adopted in his forme
speeches. He said among other things.
His Claim for Votes.
II am the nominee of three conventions
but do not appeal to the voter on tn
ground that was nominated by his party
I nave higher claim to your suffra ee
than party ties can give me. I appeal t
you as the only candidate for the presi
dency who believes the American peopl
man. Pennoyer. Llewellyn. Waite. Coke