The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
BIG OVATION GIVEN BRYAN.
LIVE OAK, LAKE CITY AND ITALIA
HASsEE CHEER HIM.

Tic Ia Received at the Florida Capt.
tai by Legislative Committee
and City OmciaIs-The Residence
of Gov. BIOxham Thrown Open to
Him-His speech in the Public
square on the same Lines as Those
That Have Become Characteristic
of Him-AnOther Grand stand Col
lnpses.
Live Oak, Fla, April 9.-W. ]. Bryan
came out on the platform as the train
from Jacksonville rolled into Live Oak to-
day and made short address to the sew
eral hundred people who had assembled
to get a glimpse of the great apostle of
free silver. Senator Call and James Alex
ander came down from Tallahassee on a
previous train to meet the Bryan party at
this point.
Tallahassee. Fla, April 9-Both houses
adjourned early this morning until Mon
day in honor of Mr.. Bryan's visit. The
great free silver leader arrived on the
Jacksonville train little after o'clock,
and was met at the depot by the governor,
his cabinet, supreme court, legislative
committee headed by Senator Chipley, a
committee from the city council, Mayor
Shine and a large number of prominent
citizens
Mr.. Bryan looked somewhat the worse
for his st. Augustine experience, and was
badly bruised under the eye and shaken
up He was driven to the residence of
Gov. Bloxham, where he was called upon
by large number of representative citi-
zens.
Extensive preparations had been made
in Lewis park In the center of the city
and the great crowd that surged far out
into adjoining streets broke forth into a
cheer as Mr.. Bryan appeared upon the
platform.
He was accompanied by Col Chipley
and when order had been restored, Mayor
Shine, in a few happy words, announced
Mr.. Bryan's presence. The Introductory
address was delivered by Col. Chipley in
his best manner, and when he declared
that if Napoleons pedigree dated from
Austerlitz and Marengo, Mr.. Bryans be-
gun with political campaign, memorable
in the annals of American politics, the
parallel was greeted with a roar of ap-
pause
Mr.. Bryan spoke with his accustomed
force, and deprecated the superstition that
he was here to influence a senatorial con-
test He was here, he said, to expound
Jeffersonian democracy, and was willing
the best democrats should have benefit of
any enthusiasm he might arouse. His
speech was largely devoted to an attempt
TO show that the principles enunciated in
the declaration of independence had been
departed from through the methods that
resulted in what he claims is practically
robbery of the people His comparison of
the income tax with established methods
of taxation was received with applause
in his peroratlon Mr.. Bryan declared that
the Chicago platform, which was despised
and spit upon, would yet be written in
the law of the land.
At the conclusion of the speech Mr.
Bryan was surrounded by an excited
throng, eager to touch his hand. but those
about him waved them back, anxious TO
prevent a repetition of the distressing az
cident upon the Bryan platform in ST.
Augustine, and earlier in the evening"
when a smaller platform erected upon the
grounds collapsed with loud crash Mr.
Bryan was observed to vince very no.
ticeably.
The platform from which the silver
apostle spoke was literally packed with
people, and was intended for the use of
members of the legislature and cabirrst
officers many of whom were present.
One of Mr. Bryan's happiest hits were
in his reference to the ladies present, who
had literally showered the scene, the
speaker and the hotel parlors devoted to
the reception, with the beautiful roses of
which all good Tallahasseeans are so
proud. These roses, he described as the
most beautiful he had seen in the south
and the compliment brought forth round
of applause equal to the salvos that re-
warded his florid denunciation of the cor
porations.
The town is thronged with strangers.
cheap excursions having been run from
Pensacola, Jacksonville and intermediate
points; and at midnight the Leon hotel is
full to overlooking with people from the
country anxious to see Mr.. Bryan and
shake his hands.
Mr.. Bryan looks well and talks we'll He
expresses himself as deeply impressed with
his southern tour, and will leave for Jack
sonville at O'Clock tomorrow morning
Mr.. Bryan will leave here for Jackson
vile in the morning at o'clock with his
cousin, Hon. ". s. Jennings, ex-speaker
of the Florida House of Representatives.
At Lake City Mr.. Bryan was greeted
by large crowds and brass bands, and
there, and at Lloyds, he made brief
speeches.
AS ne stepped from the train here he
was asked how he felt.
IAN right" was the reply but l was
considerably shaken up. My chest and
legs are very painful"