The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-16
BRYAN AT DUE f
lie Elcctriiles an Audience OF Two
Thousand.
SDcciol 70 TIC .Niuic.

Due West. Never before has this
little town, nesting in the hills of
the Piedmont, been in such a furry of
excitement as it has been all day.
Every one you meet is nervous and
noisy. If the temperate character of
the place were NOT so we'll known one
would not hesitate to make affidavit
before Il magistrate that all were in
ebriatcd. AS the town is situated on
the straight and narrow road to
heaven according to Senator Nc
Laurin. one is forced to look for
another cause OF the excitement. The
display Of bunting and flags shows
that the town is Ell fete and the mum
erous pictures Of William j. Bryan
give the clue to the mystery. 1t is
his expected arrival hat has setcvcry-
thing topsy-turvy and causes even the
sleepy waiter at the hotel here to
treat you with more than his usual
neglect.
But, speaking seriously, Due Vests
excitement was pardouablc. She had
by persistent effort got the incompara-
bic leader Of the Democratic party to
speak there when larger own in the
State might have, had they shown
only onc-half her zeal. For two hours
they listened to the cause Of bimctal-
ism championed by Il man whose
reputation as an orator is worldwide.
Il vas 4 great day for Due West and a
memorable one to those who went
there.
The Hon. William Jennings Bryan.
from his brief citizenship in many
States has necessarily come to be a
cosmopolitan. He has learned the
value Of the adagc, when in Rome
do as Rome does He Showed this
in lis first speech which he made in
South Carolina. 1t was at Greenwood
this morning. He was speaking to
1000 people whose church-likc
silence was in striking contrast to the
noisy acclaims which had greeted him
as he made his way from the train to
the stand on the public square. He
was illustrating a point by n Of
those apt anecdotes with which his
speeches abound. It was an old story,
but it took on fresh interest when told
by him. It was about a medical stu
dent who stood ar examination while
in an enebriatc condition. "The stu
dent went into a saloon, or as I should
say, into a dispensary,' said Mr.
Bryan. An outburst Of laughter
greeted this reference to South Caro-
lina's peculiar liquor law. A raising
of his hand restored silence so sud
denly that,i it was startling. He then
finished the anecdote, which better
conveyed his meaning than would an
hours dissertation by some learned
folk.
Were ] asked what most impressed
me in Mr.. Bryan's speech at Green
wood l should unhesitatingly answer
the striking cpigrams. They were
doubly distilled truths worded so that
one could not forget them. They
stuck to the memory like burrs to a
sleeps We |.
What, for instance. could better IL
lnstrate the policy of the party in
power than this: "The Republicans
are treating the people for overloaded
stomachs when hunger is the natter
or this: 1.-THE dollars are getting fat
and the people thin
1t veuld be folly to attempt to re-
prodree Mr.. Bryan's speech. Il
would lose much served out in cold
type. Only when heard in the full.
resonant voice of Mr.. Bryan is one
able to assimilate the facts which he
lets fall in every sentence.
The subject was free silver. a dry
subject at best, and one under which
an audience soon grows FESTIVE. Not
so with the good folk from and about
Greenwood. They we're there to hear
and they listened. Not a word cs-
capped them. Cheers frequently in
terrupted the speaker. A mention Of
Is to l brought forth a f%ervcnt
''amen!" from an old fellow, and the
crowd yelled.
The Is minutes were soon up. 1t
seemed but as many seconds. There
were c!amors Of 'More, more" A
firm no and that magic raising Of the
hand and the crowd lapsed into 81
lence.
From the stand Mr.. Bryan walked
to the door Of the depot waiting room.
His course through the throng conld
be marEed as wala nf q ahin ct