The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-16
VOLUME XXXIII---NO. 38.

following were those occupying seats
on the rostrum: Senator and Mrs. Nc
l.aurin. Congressman and Mrs. LENT.
Of Ohio; Congrcssman ana Mrs.
Shorcwaiter. Of Pennsylvania Con
Norton. of South Carolina.
Frank Il. Gary. Of the %llou>c
of Representatives: Mrs. Is. Il. Till
man and daughter. j. a. johnson. Of
Washington: President llartzov. Of
tlcmson College; Col. ". \. Neal.
Col. Knox Livingston, Capt. and Mrs.
y. Is. Byrd. Of Bolton. Mcssrs.
Cooper. lIazcldcn and Applet.
i ncle George u. Tillman was one
OF the last to arrive. As soon rs the
audience caught sight Of him they
burst into wells. Without hccding
the applause he stepped forward and
kissed Mrs. Is. Il. Tillman. This
brought forth another snllcy Of cheers.
1t wa> i.l5 o'clock when Mr.. Bryan
accompanied by Governor lllcrbc.
Congressman batimcr and President
Gricr. of Hrskinc College. cam upon
the rostrum from Il rear door. His
appearance was the signal for y srlcn-
did ovation. Every one Of the 1000
or more persons in the hall took Il long
breath and then emitted it in Il burst
of yclls and cheers. Time and again
they gave vent to their feelings.
President Grier stood rapping Wig
orously on the floor with his cane. lie
raped patiently until his call to or
der was heard and needed. This is
Bryan day in Erskinc College, was
his first announcement. This set the
audience wild again. but they stopped
to hear what was to follow. There
were many familiar faces here. he
said, but among them he noted several
distinguished visitors who had left
their duties to pay tribute to IA man
whose name and fame grows brighter
by public inspection.
He then announced that Il short IA
troductory speech woulu be made by
one who had received thc highest
honor in the gift Of the ncoa!e: q fear
less, honest and CONSCIENTIOUS man
Governor Ellcrbc.
Gov. Ellerbc said though thousands
Of miles from his home. the distin-
guishcd visitor needed no introduc-
ton, for his name was already a
household word throughout tho State.
The fearless fight Of Mr.. Bryan to
cnancipatc the people had won the
admiration Of all, but nonc more than
South Carolinians. After continuing
along this line for some time, Gov
ernor Ellcrbe introduced Mr. Bryan.
The audience broke into cheers at
the mention Of Mr.. Bryan's name. AS
he came forward the applause was re-
doubled. Ehcn AN example Of the
wonderful magnetism of the man,
which has been noted so frequently
before, occurred. 1t seemed as if
nothing could stop the yelling crowd,
yet the mere raising Of his hand
hushed all.
Mr.. Bryan explained at the outset
of his speech why Ie =, '"ocnow in
stead Of june. - Says glad
to speak to students. he said, for he
was one who believed that students
cxerted more than the average inhu-
cncc in this country. After speaking
Of how this influence could be used
for the benefit Of all, Mr.. Bryan said
that the first desire of Il young man
should be to be right. if man were
right he should not force his ideas on
any one against their will, for truth
from however low q source would pre-
vail.
The underlying principle, the foun-
dation Of our government, said he, is
the declaration that all men are equal.
The same, he said. was true Of our re-
ligion. This Fundamental principle,
he thought, should be applied to all
questions. He illustrated by adapting
it to taxation. Prom this he applied
hie fundamental rule to the money
question and showed how our present
system kept all men from being equal.
Mr.. Bryan then went into an ex-
haustive discussion Of the silver ques-
ton. His speech lasted two hours.
1t was SO clear that one could not but
follow him with pleasure. The eli
max was reached when with clcnched
hand thrust suddenly above lis head.
his body leaning forward, he ex-
claimed: II don't claim to be more