The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30
B0MBSHELLING BoLTERS.
BRYAN PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO THE
NATIONAL-DEMOCR

Says They Deal in Anony nous Argu-
ments and Love Darkness Better
Than Light Because Their Deeds
Are EvfI-The Candidate Meets
One of the Most Enthusiastic Audi
ences of the Campaign in HOr-
nellsViIle, n. Y.-He Asks Them to
Decide Between the Two Factions
rs to Which Is the More Honest.
Buffalo, n. Y, Aug 29.-Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Bryan left Niagara Falls at SOP a.
m, by the Erie road. for Hornellsville,
where Mr.. Bryan spoke in the early after
noon, and then proceeded to jamestown,
where another speech was promised.
Tonight and tomorrow Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan will be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Z. Mack Of Buffalo, at their cot
tage, at Lakewood, near Chautauqua. The
train with the candidate on board ar
rived at the Erie depot here at s:55 and
left for Hornellsville at o'clock
There were few stops made by Mr. Bry-
ans train between Buffalo and Hornells-
vile. Attica was reached at 9:45 o'clock
The train stopped long enough to permit
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan to crafty the 700 or
800 people collected at the station, by go
dng out on the rear platform and greeting
them with smiling faces and with a hand
shake to every one who got near enough
to extend a hand to the husband or wife
There was pretty fair proportion of wo-
men in the crowd, and was a gathering
of prosperous-looking people, who evinced
much pleasure and enthusiasm. There
were some calls for a speech, but there
was not time for one, as the train soon
moved off.
A tremendous crowd was gathered at
the Hornellsville station, reached at 11:1O
a. m. Mr. Bryan was loudly cheered as
he descended from the train. On the plat
form he was greeted by a reception COM
mittee and by members of the Bryan and
Sewall Club. A procession Of carriages
was formed, headed by a band, and the
candidate and his wife were conveyed to
the house of Alderman Dolson, where a
reception was held until noon.
Before a gigantic gathering OF farmers
at Maple City park, near Hornellsville,
this afternoon, William j. Bryan severe
ly criticized the third ticket movement,
and those who are taking part in it,
Mr.. Bryan was at his best and spoke
with an earnestness approaching fevor.
He paid his compliments to those demo.
Gratis who want to nominate new candi-
dates, and worked his audience up to a
high state of enthusiasm by his remarks.
People from all over Steuben and the
neighboring counties gathered at the park
to hear Mr.. Bryan speak.
The candidate reached Hornellsville at
| lilo O'clock this morning from Niagara
/ Falls, where he spent the night. AT the
| station a great crowd cheered him in n
hearty manner. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were
entertained at luncheon by Alderman
| Charles A. Dolson, where reception was
| also held for an hour. The grand stand
in the fair grounds maple City park. has
a capacity of 1900. To-day it was packed
and jammed and stretching in a solid
mass on the racing track and enclosure,
were thousands more. 1t is certain that
there were at least 1000 people present,
and the manner in which they showed
their approval of Mr.. Bryan's remarks,
gave them the title of being one of the
most enthusiastic audiences the candidate
has addressed since he started out from
Chicago after his nomination.
From the time his carriage entered th6
gate until after he had taken his seat in
the speakers stand the cheering was
| continuous. The stand was mounted on
a big truck, and horses drew it down the
track to a point directly in front of the
grand stand, on the race track. The cheers
that greeted the candidate when he was
presented by Alderman Dolson, were of
the heartiest and continued for sometime.
Mr.. Bryans voice was husky when ne
began, but it soon gained strength and
| became strong and clear before his dis
course was finished.
Mr. Bryan spoke as follows: Fellow
Citizens: I have not time TO enter into
an elaborate discussion of the issues pre-
sented to the people in this campaign, but
7 desire to call attention to few things
which may assist you in deciding on which
side YOU should cast your influence. There
are certain things which you have right
TO consider
'It is the object (or at least it should
be) of the public speakers to help their
audiences to understand the merits of dis
puted questions, and it is one of the evil
dences of sincerity of purpose that the
person discussing the public issues shall
discuss them plainly, clearly, so that ev-
cry one can understand just what is said,
and lust what is meant. When ambigu-
Gus language is used, when obscure eX-
pressions are employed, it is an assured
fact that the person using them has some
thing to conceal rather than to make
nlain. The good book speaks of certain
nersons who love darkness rather than
light. and the good book gives a reason
for that peculiar affection. Do you re-
member what it is? They love darkness
rather than uSAL ptCdusS tl64L OSSuS art
evil.
whenever find darkness employed in
the discussion Of question, or in the
statement Of a position, / am irresisti-
blv reminded of that Bible passage, and
conclude that the person who attempts
to obscure does Il because he is not will
ling that the people shall know what he
believes and what he desires to accom-
Dlish. When 1 hear a man talking about
sound money without telling what he
means by it. I think he loves darkness
rather than light because his deeds are
evil (Applause) And when 1 find that
/ o11r opponents are taking their argu-
ments from people who have not names
I am afraid that there is a purpose in
the obscurity. Let me call your attention
! to something which you will find at the
ton of the first column of the first page
Of the Buffalo Courier, under great, big
! headlines. Ready to Unload, Indiana
Bankers Hope That Bryan Win Win.
! Great Hoards of Silver, They Are Eager
to Dump it by the ShiplOad on United
! states Mints and to Double Its Present
Prices
Under these headlines 1 find this spe-
| cial cabiegram from that great city
whence comes most Of the arguments OF
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