The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-21
is CRIMINAL.

Mr.. Bryan on the Policy Of the Adj
ministration.
Says the Boilers Are Going to Feed the
Hogs-The Washington Speech Made
in the Rain.
Fredericksburg, Va, September 19.-Up
at dawn and off for Washington at z o clock
was the manner in which William j. Bryan
made his programme for today. He ar
rived here from Richmond at 9, delivered
a speech at II, and left for Washi ngton
this afternoon.
Several stops were made along the
route. Ashland, the seat of the Ran
dolph- Macon college, had Mr.. Bryan two
minutes, and most of those who heard
him there were students To them he
said:
II believe this county claims the honor
! of being the birthplace of two of
Americas greatest men-Honry Clay,
the mill boy of the Slashes, was born in
this county, as was also Patrick Henry
Il believe the policy for which stand
in this campaign in some respects re-
wives the memories of both men. Henry
Clay In lS45 described the effects of con-
traotlng the currency, and Patrick Henry
was in favor of an American policy, .
(Applause.)
lew more words were said to small
number of people at Milford. A few
hundred persons cheered Mr. Bryan as he
descended from the train here. A brass
band led the parade which escorted the
candidate to the Exchange hotel, At II
o'clock Mr.. Bryan was taken to the
Mary Washington monument. Here the
candidate addressed a large gathering of
Virginians.
Mr.. Bryan, in his opening remarks,
referred to the monument of Mary Wash
ington. the mother of George Washing
ton, and said:
II am glad to stand on this spot. l am
glad to feel the Influences which sur
round her grave. In a campaign, espec-
tally in campaign like this, there is
bitterness and sometimes abuse luveled
against the candidates for public Office,
but, my friends, there is one character,
the mother, tho candidate for the affeo-
lions of all mankind, against whom no
true man ever uttered a word of abuse.
| II am told chat in this county were
| FOUGHT MORE BATTLES
than in .any country Of like size in the
world. Here opposing lines were drawn
up facesto face; here opposing armies
met and sought to take each others lives
1 but all those scenes have passed away.
Here the plowshare has been made out of
the sword, and the spears have been con-
verified into pruning hooks, and people
learn war no more. Here the bands on
either side stir up the tagging zeal with
notes thar thrill the hearts Of men,
| These two bands are now component
parts OF one great band, and as that band
m arches on in the lead, playing Yankee
Doodle and Dixie, too, (great npplause)
behind the band follow the r.scarred
veterans who wore the blue and the
war-scarred veterans who wore the gray.
each vieing with the other in the effort
bO make this the greatest and the grand
lest of all the nations on Gods footstool.
(Great oheering.)
81 am glad to visit this historic place.
They say that here George Washington
once came and threw a silver dollar
across the river; but remem Der, my
| friends, that when he threw that silver
dollar across the river, 1t lit, it fell and
| al in d aorico
cheering.l
"They thought that it was great feat
| then, but we have developed 90 rapidly
in the last hundred years that We have
fnanciers now who can leave George
Washington's achievement far behind
We have fnanciers 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
that
A 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 fnanoiers? (sNo.
no.")
"Well.s it is. 1t is SO mean that tbey
don't like it. Why, our opponents tell us
that they want a dollar that Will 90 all
| over the world. We have had dollars
| which have gone over the world 80 rapid
! ly that we want dollar that will stay at
home without curfew law" (Cheers.
Mr.. Bryan's Estimate of the Present Ad
ministrat ion.
Washington, September I9.-In COM
pany with Manor White and members of
the reception committee, Mr.. Bryan was
driven to the railway station and left
fredericksburg for Washington. The
journey was without notable incident
except at Alexandria where 8, 900 persons
gathered and expressed enthusiasm with
mt stint nurjDr bo ton ,,;cr%o, AZ.