The Green Forest tribune., 1899-07-27
Heard Bryan Speak.

edltorto hear the great and only Wm. Jennings Bryan speak at the Springdale Chatauqua last Nj on- day.
 Having long had favora bl e opinion of Mr. Bry an and never doubting his ability and sincerity, but differing from him on the econ- omic principles of government, it leaves us in a peculiar attitude to offer, with propriety, our judge ment ot his beauties ana faults, therefv re we reserve all crticis m and will briefly tell our read CTS jus; how we first saw and heard the Boy Orator of the Platte"
 Monday moruing found a throng ot more than hundred people at the Eureka Springs depot eager to pay s2 for a round trip tick ct to Springdale. Connection was made with south bound cannon ball at Seligman. Mr. Bryan was aboard the train, but did not give himse'f to public gaze until stop of twenty minutes for break fast was made at Rogers. Here a seething mass of people were pushing and showing to get a glimpse of him, and also anxious to get aboard.
 Nil. Bryan alighted and quickly passed oat of view and ate lunch. On emerging from the eating house he climbed upon an impromptu platform and amid the cheers and hubbub he made a short speech.
 The excitement was so intense that but very few could hear a word he said, and even some did not know but that he was still on the train and they were lined up on the depot platform the whole distance of half dozen coaches, looking with suspicion up. on every stranger on the inside with the hope and partial belief that they might be looking al Mr. Bryan.
 "W here is he 2" ''where is he ?' was heard from hundred mouths. In reply to one otthese questions a colored porter said: "Why look right down yondcr, sur, don't you see Kunei Bry'n on that goods box maxim a speech 7" We took advantage of the colored gentle man $ answer and casting our eyes in the direction pointed, and be- hold! we, were for the first time, looking squarel y into the tace of the man who is aspiring to be president of the United States.
 He spok only a minute or so, and stepping down, he walked along beside the train to the rear car, shaking hands both right and left.
 In less than an hour the over crowded train pulled into Sprin g. dale where it seemed that every body had assembled to get the first glance at the magic man. Old men, big women, liule girls, small boys, matronS and maidens were vielng with each other to get a glimpse of him. Before but a small portion of the crowd knew it, MT, Bryan had stepped from the car and into buggy and was being driven up town through streets almost completely damned with people.
 Little boys saw the funny side of these maneuvers and one of them would hollow out "Here he is." and every body would run in stbat direction, then HI ere he is" would ring out in another dlriction and again the scene would be changed. We would pot be much surprised to learn that some people failed to got tO Sco MT. DryaH at all.
 Mir. Bryan was billed to speak at the Chautauqua grounds at II d. m., and long before that hour several thousand people had paid 50 cents at the gate and 25 cents tor a seat in order to hear hlm speak.
 Promptly st the hour, he began, al 4nr tn,. hanna h n l,.ll 1, ;h .....