The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-07
The Colonel the First to Greet Mr.,
Mckinley on His Arrival.
THEY BOTH MADE SPEECHES.
The President Congratulated the
Country on the Return Of Pros
perlty-Tho Colonel Pays HIS
Respects 20 the Administra
tion's Foreign Policy.
Free Silver Not Dead.

CANTON. ILL, october 6.-Colonel W.
J. Bryan sat directly behind President
Mckinley this evening at Canton while
the President delivered a brief address.
a street fair is I'm progress here, ana
Colonel Bryan had been secured TO de-
AVER 4 two-hours' speech. The NeOras-
kan was among the nrst TO greet Pres
ldent Mckinley as DE left the train and
asceneded the platform. When the Pres
ldent concluded his address, ne turned
ana grasped Colonel Bryans outstretched
nand Goodbye. Mr. President" said
colonel Bryan, and the President re-
sponded with a word Of farewell
MKINLEY's SPEECH.
President Mckinley SAID;
our glorious old flag, me symbol Of
liberty, floats to-day over two hemis-
pheres During the recent war we had
exhibitions OF unprecedented patriotism
On the part Of the people and unmatched
.aerOlsm on the part oL our SOLDIERS ana
sailors (Applausc).
Our second great triumph is the
triumph OF prosperity The busy mills.
hMt AlAaNf AnANIHNA tNnf AAf' er"'A..N'-
psrlty. have scattered plenty o'er smil-
lnE country our third great triumph Is
the triumph we have had over sectional
asm. We are no longer "a divided people
and who surs up aninosity between
North and South is denied a hearing IN
both sections.
The boys Of the South and the boys
OF the North fought uiumphantiy Ola
land and sea IN every engagement durins
our Wat.
-"North and South together brought,
Now own the same electric thought;
in peace a common fias salute
And with free and unresenttul rivalry,
Harvest the fields whereon they fought
so conclude by saying that this nation
has been greatly blessed, and that tnls
hour we are united and prosperous and
patriotic people. And may tnat Divine
Providence which has guided us IN an our
undertakings from the inception OF the
government. continue His gracious and
assuring favor to US foreyermore' CAP
plause). -.....,...
WHAT BRYAN THINKS
Colonel Bryan delivered an address OH
the public square 20 an immense audience
He said:
'~The silver question is not dead, not
wlthstanding the fact that for a number
Of years our Republican friends have been
claiming that IL has been inferred. Ihey
claim that the people settled the silver
question In 1886 but this is not true The
only party before the people in that cam
paign that had a gold standard platform
was the God Democratic party, and that
party carried only one township and that
was in Western Kansas which had in
Il only six voters. That does not appear
20 be q settlement of the silver question
He then paid his respects TO the trusts
which be said had IN the main grown up
within SIC last few years as the result
Of Republican legislation. He did not
agree with Mark Hanna "wh0" said Col
onel Bryan. recently said. after return
ing from England that the English sys-
tenn of government was as good, II not
better. than the American system"
About half Of his address was devoted
10 the foreign policy Of the admnistra-
tion. claiming that its trend was in the
direction Of Imperialism. The war I'm the
Philippines, he said, was a war Of con-
quest and not one IN the interest Of Re
publican government. He wanted the Fill
pinos treated as the government has
promised to treat the Cubans. Instead Of
doing what was being done, he thought
IL would have been better for Admiral
Dewey. after destroying the Spanish fleet
20 have left for home"