Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
GOES TO HIS OLD HOME.
Candidate BRYAN Makes Few Speeches
En- Rnnte to SnIam. Ill.

Candidate BRYAN Makes n Few Speeches
En- Route to Salem. Ill.
Chicago, July 14.-William j. Bryan,
accompanied by Mrs. Bryan, left the
scene of his triumphant nomination
Monday afternoon at 2:2o p. m. over
the Illinois Central railroad for his boy
hood home in Salem, Ill. The time and
place of his departure were not sufli-
GENTLY known to draw crowd to the
depot, and his departure was accord
ingly unattended by any demonstration.
Salem, ILL.,, July 14.--William j. Bryan,
the democratic nominee for president,
reached this city, the place where he
was born and spent his boyhood, short
ly after IL p. m. Monday. The great
crowd of former neighhors who turned
out to do him honor were not sparing
in the exercise of lung power.
1t was only two weeks ago that Mr..
Bryan was last at his native town. 1t
had been n sad visit, for he had come to
attend the funeral of his mother. who
did not live long enough to see her son
receive the highest compliment that
could be paid him by his party. His
three sisters live here, and they were
the happiest of those who clustered
around the young orator and told him
how proud they were of his success.
Mr.. Bryan, on his way from Chicago,
was the recipient of hearty greetings
all along the route. At many points
the candidate was compelled to step
from his car onto the depot platforms
and grasp the many hands extended.
The most rousing receptions occurred
at kankakee, Gilman, Paxton and Cham
paign. Mr.. Bryan will remain in Salem
until Thursday morning. He will then
proceed to Lincoln, Neb., which point
he expects to reach Friday night.
At Mattoon the train stopped for
some time, and from the platform Of
his car Mr.. Bryan made his first cam
paign speech, addressing an audience
of $4,000 persons. He said in part:
This will be a campaign in which there
will be great deal of feeling, more feel
ing than at any time since the war in a
campaign in which you or have indulGed.
There will be certain feelings on both
sides. You will find that there are those
who will say that the platform adopted a.
Chicago will be runous to the country.
On our side you will find those who claim
that the restoration of the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the present
plished without waiting for any other ma
ton on earth. Those who will be par
ticularly benefited in the rise of the dol {.
| lar are in favor Of raising the value of the
dollar. But those others, who are the
| people, do not want the value of the dol
lar to rise when II depresses the value of
| human toll. When those who are ben
| Gifted by the rise of the dollar ask you what
kind of money you want. tell them you
| want good money. You want dollar that
| will be just, not one that will take from the
| large producing classes of the world"
Although Mr.. Bryan had decided not
to talk at Odin he was forced to break
the resolution, and consented to make
remarks. Col. n. b. Morrison, chair
man of the reception committee, intro
duced Mr.. Bryan as the next president.
and when the enthusiasm had quieted
down, Mr.. Bryan made pleasant little
address without any politics in IL He
did not want them to expect a speech,
| he said, because he had not vet been
notified of his nomination. He had had
an inlIling of it through the press, but
| he thought it better to wait until the
formal notification came. Mr.. Bryan
then delivered some remarks on the
power of circumstances:
1t was curious. he said, how they marked
out ones career. He had been placed by
| circumstances as the standa rd-bearer
| of the democratic party. The party
wanted some one to carry out the
| platform and circumstances pointed
| to him. II elected he was but to hold the
| office of president for little time and then
| he would step down and out and give all
| Difference to the man who would succeed
| him. He never thought of our office hold
| ing system, he said without thinking of
our simplicity of government. Every Of
| ficeholder was merely the creature of the
peoples will and whenever change in the
| political situation occurred he would leave
| his situation and another would take his
place. The American people. said Mr.
| Bryan, knew no divine right of kings.
| They We're the ones who directed the affairs
CT state and the safety of the nation was in
the common people of America. the great
est country on earth.