The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-02
Ii Journal

NJ w. october Ell hear 1t sus-
~ ~" ,-,n like this must be mon
'',' md no monotony in it. There
,,,,,, similarity between the
,..,,,os. shouting, eager crowns
!. our way through the pra'r'es
~. ), hundreds or thousands at
wv. YET they differ with an IN
finsnce. tat. n, ,noc =
Bryan himself is now the m man a.. OF
Z. lous looked for come at iaSI'
|. seal Of bis own opinions ~nlc men
|, ,lre.dy heard or read and e' D,h
!, IA says tina, has not been said
received with enormous re'0sn'-
Sympathy
ss Is humanity is in'eres.'hs "
hi,ss. spectacles like this can
.sous monotonous. Never can !
y ,f,ec,ed by those ouistretched'
!, hands, crowded together strlv-
,srb the hand of the man OF
! lands knotty and gnarled' but
,ilS a heart In II.
unknown creatures shoulder
d The platform on which be
sn,es grimy with the soil oil
"a the smoke Of the factories;
wer till now have felt an In
d, politics Of their country.
,pr men. but In this election
Il h bought. The buried TitaE
ID himself. He feels dimly that
k,r he begins to realize that no
3 strong as be. He is getting to
a. uuderrate the significance of
4, Pictures worthy OF a paint
!; continually come and 20. Just
ause for a moment al some
u tlde station. All that could he
u village was a few lights twin
|ru. The gloom Of the surround
IA At the rear OF the train,
PLATFORM where Bryan stood,
nN together The whole populacc
kmlh little place. wild. unkempt,
.nvn in intense contrast Of light
IN BY the lanterns Of the brake
|yAi, homely faces. staring eyes.
hstls. and the light shone
led placard on the side Of a
ry behind the crowd. and on
The shanty half a dozen figures
ping forward in intense attitudes
lear.
we outlined against the deep,
" Of the eastern evening sky,
ssns single great star. Only
4 Bryan was audible for a mo-
tised. piercing shout went
s;rres on the roof tossed their
q, and the train moved away
taking their leader from their
b sight forever.
n Will never forget him. and
m, years hence. will recall the
ilrre Of the silver candidate.
~ forehead, black hair. and
"a, as he saw 1t for a moment
fiorn Of train when he was
III.
ever forget these pictures NJ
a' people, seen for a moment,
"a gone 1t has happened to
our lifetime 10 see the Ame-i-
II lsa memorable sight.
s9uoa and scene at Alton. some
nom jacksonville. would seem
'ac IN frigid prose. The roar
crowd outside the train long
sa'lon was reached was al
wang 10 hear An open square.
isan from the station. was
Noa Its upper side by the
,Gsn from which BRYAN
q. Tbs square was Q swaylng
IN r.a, up a voice of welcome
"s been heard across the
~, Il seemed impossible that
'.s reach the platform. And
,n.'nering Ike this, to ma';r
, ~ understand, to hold hon
~ ataa'iEe, to win the control,
~, -. oeyond human power. Yei
-' .a. Bryan did. and then he
a'a lnan the crowd. and The
~ ausd was incarnate in him.
~ !" type Of many. Dut 4,
49, ,oa az The longer this cam.
nv, rs4 me better its true issues
sas ~, we deeper and unquonch-
eoiIss Of the people becomes.
NM 'Ss mates Of MIR. BRYAN
h. ps =, am In the smoking car
~ "a one Of them said.
H., asser go OH, with us when
ror, ~ come and make nirht
NJ '. ~, nay that he didn't kno,y
IL, bur e , 'u,are might have in
b Az whatever it was. he was
i,n Nv morning now which mieh,
Asr.r po"er to deal with
remarked that Prv,r ma
10 college wac ~ s'n' IKE
M, ~, ~, unlike -, Others
n respected by those Of "e am.
}. annl Tse OF his transparent
NJ NO see him believe sre' in p' b ine
sa,Ssx .alns crowds that pnpo.
M ~ a., the expression Of ', hil
PIE ,D Stse who can hear him
l. , ,.a,, power over e eyerv om
siel, meets, Nothing less tb Sa
r. On, u, ~ Of the towns at WHICH Is,
En. w s,o to Welcome him. ""i'n
S.,,as p 81 We lay Inst nigh,
a,il m to gather about ON, n's an.
rs., ). dawn but, res U", var
Fttss ' ,,, they malntain ,G'p sn M
Nat, " pd1os At breakfast at a
use. ,o ~o, me-, entered the c,r
y, '. Tat s., found yoi Ess go :
= !, vas =; inpassable'. ''' aalo'a-
de- ,ssissShsOnville bore bu,,.n
b, p,, as flowers Grow S'P Up To-,
i d a. 3 voice was s on ,ne
\ a.. q q. by y, a srote s9Isi D Dar5
rs + =, which he ssss6i afforded M
tsrse =, we blows Of a s sIao az
slsston ~ telegram.
saaiipuouSse was was driven a mile |