The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-26
BRYAN SPEAKS
NINETEEN TIMES.
He Makes Addresses in Mary
land and in Delaware.
TALKED TO THE FARMERS.
rold Them Some salient Points ABOUT
the ont tentions OF the Parties This
Year-A Plea For
Liberty.


wilmington, Del, Oct. 25.-Mr Bryan
made nineteen speeches yesterday, end
ing with two large gatherings in this
city.
He began at st. Michaels, on the
eastern shore of Maryland; he spoke in
succession at Easton, Preston, Hurlock.
Vienna, Salisbury, Berlin, all Of which
places are in Maryland, and at Frank
fort, Georgetown, Milford, Harrington,
Dover, Clayton, Middletown, Kirkwood
and New Castle, in Delaware.
The audiences of the day were enthu-
siastic and nearly all of them were
large.
Between Berlin and Frankfort Mr..
Bryan crossed the line from Maryland
into Delaware and began a campaign
of the latter state, which extended into
all three of it's counties. He was ac-
companied by a delegation OF Demo-
cratic leaders including United States
Senator Kenny, Gov. Tunnel, Hon. p.
j. Ford, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor; Hon. M. A. Daily, Democratic
candidate for congress, and willard
Salisbury, chairman Of the Democratic
state committee.
At Georgetown the meeting was held
In the public square, across the street
from the court house, in the rear OF
which stood a conspicuously painted
post, which under the laws Of Delaware,
is used as a whipping post. At that
point Mr.. Bryan spoke for about forty
minutes, giving his special attention
TO the interests of the farmers, of whom
the audience was largely composed.
In the beginning the audience appeared
cold, but it afterwards warmed up con-
siderably and the applause was both
frequent and generous towards the
close of the speech.
Beginning his speech at Georgetown,
Mr.. Bryan said
"The voter in Delaware this year has
responsibility that seldom comes to
voter in any country, for this year we
have issues at stake more important
than any which the people have passed
Judgment upon in generation, and
added to that responsibility, borne in
common with the people of this nation,
in Delaware you have this other re-
sponsibility, that here you elect two
senator's, and those two senators may
determine the political complexion or
| the United States senate. And here the
vote of one citizen, which may result in
the election of legislature and in the
selection of two senators and in the
determination of the policy of the ma
ht
his vote before he casts it. l am not
here to tell you how to vote. am only
here to tell you what your vote means,
SO that when you cast it you will un-
derstand what the result will be. The
lines are drawn between the parties
and no intelligent man can fail to un-
derstand what his vote signifies in this
election"
Addressing himself to the agricul-
tural community, Mr.. Bryan said that
! If the farmers could arrange some way
so that Republican farmer was not
the victim of trust, then the Repub-
lican farmer might be Indifferent to
the suffering of his Democratic neigh
bors. But" he continued, "if you
think a Republican farmer can escape
just you try it. Let some Republican
farmer go into the store to buy sugar,
and, when they want to charge him
more, let him just tell the merchant
that he is Republican; that he is the
best friend the trust has, and there
fore he does not have to pay an in
creased price. The merchant will tell
him that the trust is like the Lord in
the one respect that it is no respector
Of persons and Republican has to pay
just like anybody else" 90 -.
Mr.. Bryan also presented his views
on the Philippine question and the sub
ject of standing army. He contended
that $4,000 soldiers were sufficient
number for all the uses of this country
In closing Mr.. Bryan urged his hearers
to do their duty at the polls on election
day, saying:
"Show the world that little Delaware
still believes that the people are the
source of power and repudiate the Eu-
lropean Republican idea that govern
ment is thirteen inches in diameter.
round in shape and fired out of can
non."